CP Election

Trudeau, O'Toole in Ontario, Singh in Quebec on Day 18 of election campaign

The three main party leaders are staying central for Day 18 of the federal election campaign. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau begins his day with an announcement in Toronto. Conservative Leader Erin O'T...

Sep 01, 2021

Anticipated flood of mail-in ballots during pandemic hasn't materialized so far

OTTAWA - The anticipated flood of Canadians choosing to vote by mail on Sept. 20 has been more of a trickle so far. As of Monday night, Elections Canada had issued 298,040 special ballot kits. That's ...

Sep 01, 2021

Battle-scarred Trudeau banks on experience, pandemic management

OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau has got to be hoping the adage "like father, like son" applies to election campaigns. His electoral path thus far has been a carbon copy of that forged by his late father, Pier...

Sep 01, 2021

New candidates challenge NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh in Burnaby South riding

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and his wife decided to hit the campaign trail with a Polaroid camera to capture 36 days on the road when the election was called just a few days after the couple announced th...

Aug 31, 2021

Promise tracker: What the parties are pitching on the campaign trail

OTTAWA - A running list of specific promises announced by the Liberals, Conservatives, NDP and Green party since the official start of the federal election campaign on Aug. 15. Liberals Aug. 31: Estab...

Aug 31, 2021

Singh to target 'big-money' house-flippers by hiking taxable amount of capital gains

COQUITLAM, B.C. - The NDP leader promised Tuesday to crack down on "big-money" house flippers by increasing the taxable amount of capital gains profits from 50 to 75 per cent. Jagmeet Singh made the a...

Aug 31, 2021

Conservatives would balance budget with economic ramp-up and 'without cuts': O'Toole

OTTAWA - Erin O'Toole is stressing the Conservative goal to balance the budget "without cuts" within 10 years. At a campaign event from the party's broadcast centre at an Ottawa hotel, the Tory leader...

Aug 31, 2021

Riding snapshot: A look at the race in Kanata-Carleton

Kanata-Carleton Two-term Liberal MP Karen McCrimmon isn't seeking re-election in this west-Ottawa riding due to health challenges. City councillor and deputy Ottawa mayor Jenna Sudds is trying to keep...

Aug 31, 2021

Assembly of First Nations chief says keeping flags lowered honours children who died

OTTAWA - Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald says leaving Canadian flags lowered continues to honour the lives of Indigenous children who died at residential schools. The flag ...

Aug 31, 2021

Liberals pledge to create new mental health transfer for provinces and territories

OTTAWA - A re-elected Liberal government would give provinces and territories $4.5 billion over five years in funding for mental health, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday. The funding wo...

Aug 31, 2021