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Mulcair releases full platform, halving the surplus previously projected for an NDP government

The Canadian Press MONTREAL — An NDP government would make trade talks more transparent, reform the electoral system and ban bulk water exports, under the...

Harper releases Low-Tax, Balanced-Budget plan to protect Canada’s economy

Today Prime Minister Stephen Harper unveiled his low-tax, balanced-budget plan to protect Canada’s fragile economy over the next four years. The platform sets out...

Stephen Harper writes open letter to Canada’s public service, tries to correct ‘misinformation’

JASON FEKETE, OTTAWA CITIZEN After taking swipes on the campaign trail at bureaucrats in Ottawa, Stephen Harper says the Conservatives are the party to best protect...

TELUS announces world’s fastest internet is coming to Vancouver

BY GILLIAN SHAW, VANCOUVER SUN VANCOUVER — Telus announced today it is rolling out $1 billion in fibre optic infrastructure right across Vancouver, putting the city...

RCMP may struggle to recreate the success of community groups in stopping extremism

DYLAN ROBERTSON, CALGARY HERALD TORONTO — Muhammad Robert Heft left Iraq feeling disenchanted. He came home to Canada in 2003 after trying to help his fellow Muslims...

Tories promise RCMP tip line for people to report neighbours for ‘barbaric cultural practices’

BY BRUCE CHEADLE, THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Campaigning Conservatives continued to press the hot buttons Friday, focusing on what they call “barbaric cultural practices”...

Sarbjit Bains sentenced to 18 years without parole eligibility for three slayings

By Jennifer Saltman, The Province A Surrey man who choked three people to death has been sentenced to life in prison with no parole for...

Vancouver candidates promise to track down Canadians flouting foreign-asset disclosure laws

BY DOUGLAS TODD, VANCOUVER SUN VANCOUVER -- Federal election candidates are promising to strictly enforce foreign-asset disclosure laws so every Canadian pays their share of...

Local Woman Facing Mail Theft Charges

Chilliwack:  Amanda Sharon Paulen, 30, of Chilliwack is facing charges of Theft from Mail, Mischief Under $5000, and Possession of a Break-in Instrument after...

One person dead, active shooter on the loose in community west of Ottawa, police say

 BY MICHELLE MCQUIGGE AND PAOLA LORIGGIO, NA0923_Winlo_shooting_620_AB Ont. — WILNO, Ont. — Residents of a small eastern Ontario town were ordered to seek shelter on...

Trudeau attacks Mulcair over F-35s, calling NDP leader ‘irresponsible’ for still considering fighter jets

Glen McGregor, Postmedia News  Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau turned the defence of his plan to scrap the purchase of F-35s into an attack on Tom...

A full list of all the promises made so far in the Canadian election campaign

The Canadian Press  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank GunnLiberal leader Justin Trudeau, Green Party leader Elizabeth May and New Democratic Party leader Thomas Mulcair listen as Conservative...

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