VICTORIA — It looks good on paper and has a certain nostalgic appeal for left-leaning voters, but the NDP pledge to make Canada once again the top western troop contributor to United Nations peacekeeping comes with a cost — one a defence expert says the party and its supporters mightRead More

OTTAWA — There could be “real consequences” for the Canadian economy if the Liberals form government, Stephen Harper’s finance minister warned Saturday. Joe Oliver’s message, delivered at a small business in Toronto, comes as the latest public opinion polls suggest the Tories are in a fierce battle as the LiberalsRead More

MONTREAL — The volatility of the Quebec vote is offering Canada’s main political parties something rarely seen during a federal election campaign: most of the province’s votes are up for grabs by multiple parties. Quebecers usually vote in blocs — or “waves,” as they are commonly called — as theRead More

QALUIT, Nunavut — Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is in Iqaluit today in support of candidate Hunter Tootoo. A tough three-way race is playing out in the far-reaching federal riding, which encompasses the entire territory. Tootoo is taking on New Democrat Jack Anawak — a former Liberal MP in the governmentRead More

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — The NDP incumbent in Ontario’s Thunder Bay-Rainy River riding says his campaign continues after a collision with a bear that left his vehicle wrecked. John Rafferty was driving home from an all-candidates meeting in Thunder Bay, Ont. on Thursday night when he hit a bear onRead More

Mississauga : An investigation is underway to determine what sparked a fire to break out inside a Mississauga building on two separate occasions early Saturday morning. Firefighters were first called to the building on Tomken Road near Dundas Street at around 5 a.m. after a blaze broke out in aRead More

Winnipeg:- Canada’s Metis and non-status Indians are hoping their 16-year court case will finally be resolved at the Supreme Court of Canada, where they’re pushing for official recognition under the Constitution Act, along with access to all the government programs and services that entails. Dwight Dorey, National Chief of theRead More

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia man who murdered four people as a teenager has been granted day parole. James Ruscitti is serving a life sentence for the June 22, 1996 shooting deaths of his parents Rocco and Marilyn Ruscitti, his brother’s 17-year-old girlfriend and a boarder who lived in theirRead More

Ottawa: – Mayor John Tory says he believes the ongoing debate over allowing new Canadians to wear a niqab during citizenship ceremonies is “corrosive” and goes against Canada’s tradition of embracing diversity. Tory, who has largely refused to weigh in on the ongoing federal election, made the comment to reportersRead More

VAUGHAN, Ont. — Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says he isn’t surprised by a report that says the processing of some Syrian refugees was halted this spring so the Prime Minister’s Office could vet their applications. Trudeau is calling it further evidence of Stephen Harper’s lack of transparency, and us urgingRead More