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Town hall with Chrystia Freeland cut short by protesters

TORONTO - A town hall with Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland held by the National Council of Canadian Muslims was cut short today after protesters calling her a "war monger" repeatedly interr...

Sep 22, 2019

Liberals promise lower taxes, cellphone bills in pitch aimed at middle class

BRAMPTON, Ont. - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is promising to make the first $15,000 of income tax free for most Canadians. Trudeau was in Brampton, Ont., today to announce the tax cut, which he says...

Sep 22, 2019

Trudeau blackface images have tarnished Canada's reputation: Wynne

TORONTO - Images of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau in blackface and brownface have tarnished Canada's international reputation and he should have confronted them long ago, former Ontario premier K...

Sep 22, 2019 (The Canadian Press)

Ontario Liberal caucus will soon drop to five as Lalonde wins federal nomination

OTTAWA - Ontario's provincial Liberals have lost another legislator after one of their members won the nomination to run for an Ottawa seat in next month's federal election. Marie-France Lalonde ...

Sep 22, 2019

Trudeau pledges tougher gun control as he tries to get campaign back on track

TORONTO - Politicians sending "thoughts and prayers" to victims of gun crimes just won't cut it anymore, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau said Friday as he pledged a ban on military-style assault&nb...

Sep 22, 2019

NDP pledges more money to prevent disastrous effects of climate change

GATINEAU, Que. - The NDP is promising to more than double the amount of federal money earmarked to prevent damage from natural disasters such as floods. During a campaign stop today in Gatineau, Que.,...

Sep 22, 2019

Fossil-fuel subsidies on Scheer's list of possible corporate cuts

SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said Friday fossil-fuel subsidies could be cut as part of his plan to find $1.5 billion in savings from corporate handouts - just a few hours ...

Sep 22, 2019

Scheer promises to clear backlog of veterans waiting to receive benefits

CANOE COVE, P.E.I. - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is promising to provide support to Canadian veterans by clearing a backlog of benefit applications within two years if elected. Scheer says a Con...

Sep 22, 2019

Some facts and figures about the federal riding of Saint-Leonard—Saint-Michel

Saint-Leonard-Saint-Michel This Liberal stronghold located within Montreal's historic Italian community wasn't supposed to be a riding to watch. Since its creation in 1988, the riding has only been re...

Sep 22, 2019

Some facts and figures about the federal riding of Outremont

Outremont Tom Mulcair became the NDP's only Quebec MP when he won this Montreal riding in a 2007 byelection, the second person in party history to win a seat in the province. The victory was also...

Sep 22, 2019