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'Nonsense:' Experts weigh in on Scheer's claims about who can form government
OTTAWA - Experts on Canada's parliamentary system say Andrew Scheer should know better than to erroneously contend that whoever wins the most seats on Monday gets to form the government. The Cons...
Oct 19, 2019
Quebec man found guilty of first-degree murder in slaying of ex-wife, stranger
ST-JEROME, Que. - A Quebec man has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2017 stabbing death of his ex-wife and the fatal beating of an elderly stranger in order to ...
Oct 19, 2019
Leaders pour it on with rallies, boosts for candidates as campaign reaches peak
OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau has a marathon day of campaigning ahead, starting early this morning near Niagara Falls, Ont., and ending with a late-night rally in Calgary after a stop in Winn...
Oct 19, 2019
Leaders pour it on with rallies, boosts for candidates as campaign reaches peak
OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau has a marathon day of campaigning ahead, starting early this morning near Niagara Falls, Ont., and ending with a late-night rally in Calgary after a stop in Winn...
Oct 19, 2019
Bail hearing in RCMP secrets case to conclude with final submissions
OTTAWA - Final submissions will be made Friday at a bail hearing for Cameron Jay Ortis, a senior RCMP official accused of breaching Canada's official-secrets law. Ortis, 47, is charged with&...
Oct 19, 2019
Trudeau sidesteps questions about Obama, pleads for progressive votes in Quebec
TROIS-RIVIERES, Que. - Justin Trudeau would not say Thursday whether his team asked former U.S. president Barack Obama to endorse his bid to remain prime minister, which came as the Liberals fight har...
Oct 19, 2019
Prison needle use should be supervised to ensure safety, guards say
OTTAWA - Setting up supervised injection sites at federal institutions is the way to go if the Correctional Service plans to continue making needles available to drug-using inmates, prison g...
Oct 19, 2019
Province announces first round of support for forestry workers
The B.C government has announced its first round of support for workers and communities impacted by recent mill closures. Those impacted can now access forest worker support programs through a new onl...
Oct 19, 2019
Conservatives, Liberals in tight race in crucial Milton riding
MILTON, Ont. - Lisa Raitt is bracing for a late night on Monday, knowing the race in her southwestern Ontario riding of Milton is likely to be a nail-biter. With the federal election just days away, t...
Oct 19, 2019
Facts and numbers about the federal riding of Milton
MILTON, Ont. - Milton Conservative Party deputy leader Lisa Raitt will face Liberal star candidate Adam van Koeverden for the right to represent this growing riding west of Toronto. Prime Minister Jus...
Oct 19, 2019

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