OTTAWA — With the TV debates behind them, the federal leaders are off to spend a frenetic last couple of weeks working to seal the deal with the wavering, the undecided, the persuadable. And a series of recent polls suggests that some of those voters are shifting their intentions. TheRead More

OTTAWA — NDP Leader Tom Mulcair was out to shore up his credentials as a social democrat Friday in a French-language debate that’s likely the last time voters will see political leaders square off before the Oct. 19 election. The debate, perhaps the most important of the campaign for theRead More

OTTAWA — Stephen Harper is venturing into a lion’s den that is perhaps the least fertile electoral ground for him in Canada. The Conservative leader is attending a rally today in the riding of Avalon in Newfoundland and Labrador — the event in Bay Roberts is Harper’s first foray intoRead More

OTTAWA — Green Leader Elizabeth May, excluded from TVA’s French-language election debate, accused the network of running an illegitimate event. Midway through the televised French exchange, May tweeted Thursday from her B.C. riding that the TV network was doing Conservative Leader Stephen Harper a favour. May took part in theRead More

TORONTO — New Democrats will unveil an election platform on Friday geared specifically to Toronto and its surrounding suburbs — a vote-rich region of the country that could determine who wins on Oct. 19. The platform, entitled “Building a Better Toronto,” is based on the NDP’s national platform but highlightsRead More

OTTAWA — The mayor of Halifax and a city councillor from Vancouver will lead a task force set up by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities to develop a response to the humanitarian crisis facing Syria. The federation says cities are traditional hubs for immigrants and Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Ottawa andRead More

TORONTO — Disgraced former broadcaster Jian Ghomeshi is headed to trial after he pleaded not guilty to five charges, including four counts of sexual assault and one count of overcoming resistance by choking. Ghomeshi is set to return to court Feb. 1, 2016, when the trial is scheduled to beginRead More

Olivia Chow is losing her earlier lead in Fort York—Spadina while the Liberals and NDP appear to be nearly deadlocked Toronto Centre, new riding-specific polls suggest. A poll conducted by Forum Research from Sept. 30 to Oct. 1 in Spadina-Fort York found the former mayoral candidate and MP is aheadRead More

OTTAWA — Four of the federal party leaders square off tonight in what may be their last high-profile opportunity to influence Quebec voters. The French language debate in Montreal, hosted by the TVA network, comes amid recent polls that suggest New Democrat support in Quebec is loosening, giving the otherRead More

TORONTO — The premiers of Ontario and Alberta meet in Toronto today and their approaches to dealing with climate change could be among the topics up for discussion. Alberta Premier Rachel Notley’s visit to Ontario’s legislature is part of a business trip which has already taken her to Montreal andRead More