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Singh would use federal money to 'encourage' provinces on health services
WELLAND, Ont. - The billions of dollars the federal government transfers to provinces for health care give Ottawa leverage that NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he'd use to push for better local ser...
Oct 19, 2019
Trudeau defends record on Indigenous issues, as stump speech mentions are brief
HAMILTON - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is defending his record on Indigenous issues, which have received precious little attention in a 40-day federal election campaign that is nearly over...
Oct 19, 2019
Scheer promising carbon tax will be history by January if he gets majority
LITTLE HARBOUR, N.S. - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer gave a glimpse Thursday of what kind of prime minister he might seek to be: one not tethered to conventions. He promised to do whatever it...
Oct 19, 2019
'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