In campaigning on Monday, Conservatives promise consecutive life sentences for mass murderers, Liberals pledge new defence procurement agency and NDP plans to hire 35,000 new nurses over five years.

For voters who can't attend the campus locations, or have not yet made up their minds on who to support, advance voting will be held Friday through Monday at various locations around the province.

Liberal Leader Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are campaigning in Montreal, days before the federal leaders take part in debates. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will be in Toronto.

On Sunday, Conservatives promise to tighten financial transparency rules, Carney and Poilievre to appear on Quebec talk show and NDP lays out plans for northern Ontario, that include more doctors.

As the election heads into the home stretch leading up to the April 28 vote, party leaders are looking ahead to televised debates next week in Montreal on Wednesday and Thursday.

Prime Minister Mark Carney held no Liberal campaign events on Friday and spent the day in Ottawa while Conservatives release economic action plan, NDP appeals to voters to stop a majority government.

On day two of his stop in Saskatoon, Singh said more cuts to health care would hurt the already struggling system, pointing to Saskatoon City Hospital's reduced hours due to staffing shortages.

Singh called out both Pierre Poilievre and Mark Carney claiming they will cut essential services to Canadians. He said the NDP is committed to improving universal healthcare and the housing market.

He also touched on previously announced campaign promises like building millions of homes, making Canada an "energy super power," creating more educational opportunities and careers for the trades.

The CRRF released questions for MPs, with the top one being, "What is your party's vision for rural and northern Canada?" Yet, few parties are addressing it in the election.

It's been some time since either the federal Liberals or the NDP have won a seat in Saskatchewan. Two NDP seats and one Liberal seat were lost to the Conservatives in 2019.

In federal election campaigning on Tuesday, Poilievre targeted offshore tax loopholes, Carney doubled down on housing and tariffs, Singh promised limit on speculative and foreign real estate.

On the campaign trail Monday, Liberals talked lumber tariffs, seniors and conservation, Conservatives spoke about resource project approvals and NDP promised to build three million homes by 2030.

NDP promised on the campaign trail Sunday to protect tenants with national rent control, the Conservatives focused on addictions treatment, while Liberals waited for evening to make announcements.

In campaigning on Saturday: Liberals plan to boost Canada's skilled trades workforce, NDP promises access to a family doctor to all by 2030 and Conservatives focus on cutting bureaucratic red tape.

In campaigning Friday, Liberals and NDP said CBC is crucial to protecting sovereignty in the face of attacks from Donald Trump and rise of misinformation, Conservatives say Canada can't afford it.

Quebec is a seat-rich province with 78 electoral districts and recent polls suggest the Liberals have reversed a lead previously held by the Bloc.

In Tuesday campaigning, Pierre Poilievre promised support for the oil and gas industry, Jagmeet Singh pledged support for public health care and Mark Carney highlighted measures to help families.

On Monday, Liberals proposed constructing 500,000 new homes a year, Conservatives said Canada needs big projects that link regions east to west, and NDP promised free energy-saving home retrofits.

Angus Reid reports Saskatchewan will focus on the cost of living, inflation, healthcare, housing affordability, and the economy as the federal election nears while U.S. relations remain unstable.

Even as Pierre Poilievre is attracting crowds of several thousand to rallies, the wide lead the Conservatives enjoyed over the Liberals has entirely evaporated and the knives have already been sharpening.

Affordability measures dominated discussion on the federal election trail on Saturday, with the NDP focused on capping the price of some food items and Pierre Poilievre offering more tax writeoffs.

Liberal Leader Mark Carney on Friday promised a new $5 billion infrastructure fund to accelerate big projects, while Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre targeted fentanyl and gun trafficking.

"We had a very good talk, the prime minister and myself," the U.S President said in the Oval Office. "And I think things are going to work out very well between Canada and the United States."

Mark Carney is under fire for choosing not to take part in a proposed French debate.

The current poll had the NDP at only six per cent, down three points from the last survey.

Deputy Premier Jim Reiter stopped short of telling people who to vote for.

Poilievre and Singh both in Ontario, Carney campaigns in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Walters says the feeling on doorsteps has changed with the new Liberal leader.

Top issues for Scheer are natural resources, agriculture, crime, cost of living.