CP Election

Parties' leaders pledge to support workers with more benefits

OTTAWA - The three main federal party leaders marked Labour Day with promises of better working conditions and more benefits for Canadian workers, along with additional supports for businesses. Libera...

Sep 06, 2021

'Anti-vaxxer mobs' can't dictate policy in Canada, Trudeau says of campaign protests

WELLAND, Ont. - Justin Trudeau says his pandemic recovery policies won't be shaped by the demands of what he called "anti-vaxxer mobs" that have dogged his campaign events in recent weeks. The Liberal...

Sep 06, 2021

Gun control advocates unimpressed with O'Toole's policy change on Liberal gun ban

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole had a simple message on Monday for candidates and supporters who deny the party has changed its policy on guns: he's in charge. O'Toole broke with the party's...

Sep 06, 2021

Canadian Labour Congress president says parties need plan to protect gig workers

OTTAWA - The head of the Canadian Labour Congress says the next government needs to better protect the country's gig workers by giving them access to the social safety net and employee protections. Fe...

Sep 06, 2021

NDP aims to boost COVID-19 vaccine uptake, curb violence against healthcare workers

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party is ready to immediately tackle the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic with a plan to increase vaccination rates. The party's plan is aimed at improvi...

Sep 05, 2021

Trudeau pledges to further tighten gun control at Toronto-area event

MARKHAM, Ont. - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau tried to cast his main rival as opposed to public safety on Sunday as he pledged tighter controls on guns already banned by his government and funding for...

Sep 05, 2021

O'Toole appears to break with election platform, pledges status quo on firearm bans

VANCOUVER - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says a Liberal ban on 'assault-style' firearms would stay in place if he forms government, appearing to break with his own election platform. In May last y...

Sep 05, 2021

Federal leaders campaign while Kovrig, Spavor mark 1,000 days imprisoned in China

OTTAWA - Canada's federal leaders spent part of their time on the campaign trail Sunday expressing support for two men who have now been detained in China for 1,000 days. During a campaign stop in the...

Sep 05, 2021

Look to Conservative platform to 'fill in the blanks' on gun policy: O'Toole

COQUITLAM, B.C. - Hunters and sports shooters have been unfairly caught up in the Liberal government's bans on "assault-style" weapons, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole said Saturday as he was dogged ...

Sep 04, 2021

NDP's Singh promises dental care coverage for families earning less than $90,000

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A one-per-cent tax on some of Canada's wealthiest residents would be enough to fund the start of a national dental care program, the leader of the federal NDP said Saturday as he fi...

Sep 04, 2021