6:30 p.m. PDT:
Elections Canada shows Liberals currently in the lead with 36 seats, followed by Conservatives with 27, Bloc Quebecois with 12 and NDP with one.
5:08 p.m. PDT:
Elections Canada website is down for some people, and slow for others, in the final hours of the election.
"Our website is having technical difficulties. As a result, some of our online services and tools are currently unavailable. We are aware of the issue and are working hard to fix it. We apologize for any inconvenience," an alert from Elections Canada says at the top of its website.
4:59 p.m. PDT:
The first polls have closed in Atlantic Canada.
Polls remain open in B.C. until 7 p.m. PDT. In Alberta and Nunavut, polls will be open until 7:30 p.m. MDT, and until 7 p.m. MDT in Yukon.
Stay with Black Press Media throughout the evening as we post live results from across the country here.
For more detailed coverage of election night from regions and ridings from Black Press Media news teams from across the province, check out some of our regional hubs:
