Explainer: The Canadian federal election: what has happened and what is at stake

FILE PHOTO: The Canadian flag flies on Parliament Hill in Ottawa August 2, 2015. REUTERS/Blair Gable

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadians go to the polls on Sept. 20 in an election that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called two years early, seeking to turn public approval for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic into a fresh, four-year mandate.

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