Category Archives: CP Election

Kill Notice: Kill FedElxn-NDP moved 11:22 WT; replacement story upcoming
MONTREAL - Editors: KILL and make no further use of FedElxn-NDP, moved at 11:22 ET. The story is incorrect. There will be a substitute story moving momentarily. The Canadian Press
Oct 02, 2019

Doctors, health workers urge hand gun ban at Liberal campaign event
TORONTO - Doctors dealing with the bloody fallout from rising gun violence in Toronto called on Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau to ban handguns at a campaign event Monday - a move he and his party are n...
Oct 02, 2019

Four federal-party leaders gird for French-language debate tonight
OTTAWA - Four federal leaders will take the stage in Montreal tonight for the first debate to feature Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau. Conservative Andrew Scheer, New Democrat Jagmeet Singh, and Yves-Fr...
Oct 02, 2019

Baloney Meter: Andrew Scheer says Canada sends foreign aid to rich countries
OTTAWA - "The Trudeau government sends $2.2 billion of so-called foreign aid to middle- and upper-income countries like Argentina, Barbados, Brazil, China, Iran, Italy, Mexico and Turkey. Worse still,...
Oct 02, 2019

Liberals, Tories, NDP stay in comfort zones as campaign reaches halfway mark
OTTAWA - The Liberals, Conservatives and New Democrats spent the day at the halfway point of the federal election campaign in their comfort zones. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau talked about ...
Oct 02, 2019

A Liberal, a Tory, and how racism became an issue for them in the 2019 election
OTTAWA - Ahmed Hussen and Abdul Abdi both came to Canada from Somalia as kids, both dedicated their early professional lives to public service, and both then chose to take that a step further and...
Oct 02, 2019

Demonstrators clash outside PPC Leader Maxime Bernier event at Hamilton college
HAMILTON - A protest outside an event by People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier took a violent turn Sunday evening as demonstrators clashed with supporters and those attending, with several pe...
Oct 01, 2019

As third-party group count tops 2015 tally, five highlights of recent spending
OTTAWA - The number of groups registered as third-party advertisers in the federal election campaign has eclipsed 2015's total, as 117 unions, non-profits, industry associations - and even some i...
Oct 01, 2019

Election signs can be a safety issue for visually impaired in Montreal
MONTREAL - Federal campaigns say they'll strive to do better after an advocacy group for the visually impaired called them out for the danger posed by low-hanging signs in Montreal. In Montreal, ...
Oct 01, 2019

May slams Scheer for re-entering partisan politics after being Speaker
TORONTO - Green Leader Elizabeth May is accusing Andrew Scheer of doing "permanent damage" to the respect for the office of the Speaker by re-entering partisan politics. The Conservative leader became...
Oct 01, 2019