Federal Politics

Six leaders square off in English-language election debate

OTTAWA - The Latest on the English-language leaders' debate with Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Green party Leader Elizabeth May, Bloc Queb...

Oct 07, 2019

Scheer, Trudeau trade barbs ahead of debate, amid Ontario education unrest

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer called his Liberal rival Justin Trudeau "disgusting" Monday morning for trying to score political points on the backs of Ontario students. Trudeau fired back...

Oct 07, 2019

Leaders descend on national capital in anticipation of Monday's televised debate

TORONTO - Most of the federal party leaders are hitting the books today, cramming for Monday's critical English-language leaders debate like high schoolers before an ...

Oct 06, 2019 (File photo/The Canadian Press)

Agriculture producers urged to engage federal election candidates

CALGARY -- The federal election on October 21 is now less than three weeks away and the Senior Manager of Government and International Affairs with the Canadian Cattlemen's Association (CCA), is urgin...

Oct 02, 2019 Cattle in feedlot - LNN

Alberta issues become wedge issues in 2019 federal election campaign

EDMONTON - In the riding of Edmonton Millwoods, Amarjeet Sohi goes door-to-door explaining how his Liberal party is re-energizing Alberta's bedrock oil industry. Meanwhile, rival Conservative candidat...

Oct 02, 2019

Liberal government runs $1.6B deficit four months into '19-20 on higher spending

OTTAWA - Preliminary numbers show the federal government posted a deficit of $1.6 billion over the first four months of the current fiscal year as program spending increased $9.1 billion - 9...

Sep 27, 2019

Scheer promises Conservative government would launch inquiry into SNC-Lavalin

MONTREAL - Andrew Scheer is promising a Conservative government would launch a judicial inquiry to find out what happened during the SNC-Lavalin affair. Scheer made the pledge during a visit to J...

Sep 26, 2019

Twitter says Canadian election so far free of major manipulation attempts

OTTAWA - Twitter is giving Canada's federal election the all-clear so far.Despite vigorous activity on the site, including "politically polarizing" conversations on an international scale, the company...

Sep 24, 2019

Indigenous candidates 'hurt,' 'frustrated' by Trudeau blackface photos

Indigenous candidates and community leaders expressed shock, pain and frustration Thursday after multiple photographs surfaced of Justin Trudeau made up in brownface and blackface.Several federal elec...

Sep 21, 2019 (The Canadian Press)

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 Sept. 11. Liberal...

Sep 20, 2019