CP Election

Liberal efforts to create wedges may have backfired, new campaign poll suggests

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Justin Trudeau's efforts to create wedge issues over private health care and his Liberal government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic might have backfired. But the Leger...

Aug 31, 2021

Erin O'Toole goes for Canada's political top — but are years of wanting it enough?

OTTAWA - Erin O'Toole made sure that when he went to law school, he dressed for it. While classmates at Dalhousie University sported jeans and T-shirts, one recalled O'Toole stood out for wearing slac...

Aug 31, 2021

Conservatives, NDP show momentum heading into second half of campaign: poll

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests the Conservatives and NDP have momentum heading into the second half of the federal election campaign, while the Liberals are bleeding support. Thirty-four per cent of dec...

Aug 31, 2021

Confidence dropping in RCMP sensitivity to different cultures, survey suggests

OTTAWA - Newly released figures suggest a steep erosion in the public's belief that the RCMP is attentive to the needs of a diverse society. Thirty-nine per cent of people who responded to an annual s...

Aug 31, 2021

Truth Test: Is the Trudeau government profiting off of student debt?

OTTAWA - The Truth Test is a project of The Canadian Press that examines the accuracy of statements made by politicians. Each claim is researched and analyzed to provide Canadians with facts instead o...

Aug 30, 2021

Singh promises to crack down on billionaires, close corporate tax loopholes

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is recommitting to a crackdown on artful tax dodgers with high net worth. The pledge is part of a basket of measures that aim to raise revenue while lowering inequali...

Aug 30, 2021

Tory candidate in N.S. withdraws from race after online sexual assault allegations

HALIFAX - A Conservative candidate in Nova Scotia withdrew from the federal election Monday after an allegation of sexual assault surfaced on social media. Troy Myers, the candidate for Dartmouth-Cole...

Aug 30, 2021

Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, a 'foreigner' in Ottawa

OTTAWA - One day in April 2020, Bloc Qubcois leader Yves-Franois Blanchet felt he'd had it with the games surrounding politics. At the time, the COVID-19 pandemic had forced his party and the New Demo...

Aug 30, 2021

'A lot more to be done': Three women vie for Nunavut's single seat in Parliament

IQALUIT, Nunavut - For the second federal election in a row, three women will face off for Nunavut's only seat in Parliament. The riding is up for grabs Sept. 20 after New Democratic Party MP Mumilaaq...

Aug 30, 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. 30: Inves...

Aug 30, 2021