CP Election

Trudeau, Scheer, May fight for votes in Toronto while Singh stick with B.C.

OTTAWA - Jagmeet Singh's love affair with British Columbia continues today, as the NDP leader spends an eighth straight day campaigning on the West Coast. He's due to have breakfast with families to p...

Oct 01, 2019

Conservatives snub surveys on climate policy; other parties give full responses

Environmental groups are wondering why the federal Conservatives brushed off two surveys on climate change policy when all other main parties provided detailed, lengthy answers. "I would prefer t...

Oct 01, 2019

Scheer won't say if costed platform will be out before next week's debates

OTTAWA - The federal leaders seem certain to take to debate stages this month with only some having revealed a full set of promises and their expected costs. Only the Liberals and the Greens have so f...

Oct 01, 2019

PPC candidate withdraws, citing 'divisive and dangerous elements' in the party

A People's Party of Canada candidate withdrew Monday in Nova Scotia, saying there are divisive and dangerous elements in the party and he doesn't want to be a part of it. Chad Hudson withdrew his cand...

Sep 30, 2019

NDP commits $10 billion for 500,000 new child-care spaces across Canada

OTTAWA - An NDP government would spend $10 billion over the next four years to create 500,000 new child-care spaces in Canada, leader Jagmeet Singh said Monday. In an announcement at a child-care...

Sep 30, 2019

Renowned poet Rupi Kaur endorses Jagmeet Singh before crowd in his B.C. riding

BURNABY, B.C. - Internationally renowned poet Rupi Kaur and Jagmeet Singh held a love-in of sorts Saturday as each heaped praise on the other before a crowd in the NDP leader's riding in Burnaby, B.C....

Sep 30, 2019

Scheer promises Tories would ease access to federal disability tax credit

WHITBY, Ont. - Andrew Scheer continued applying his campaign strategy of offering tax breaks to specific groups of Canadians on Monday by promising a Conservative government would make it easier for t...

Sep 30, 2019

Scheer promotes Conservative plan to create national energy corridor

EDMONTON - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer touted his plan for a national energy corridor Saturday, pitching it not only as a way to benefit the struggling oil-and-gas sector, but also the environme...

Sep 30, 2019

Themes and formats announced for next week's two televised leaders' debates

OTTAWA - The group responsible for producing two televised leaders' debates says the events will focus on five distinct issues, with some variation between the French and English events. The English e...

Sep 30, 2019

Doctors, health colleagues urge political action on gun control at Liberal event

TORONTO - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says his party wants to strengthen gun control while his Conservative opponents will weaken it, which he is presenting as a clear choice for vote...

Sep 30, 2019