TORONTO — Finance Minister Joe Oliver says the country was not in a recession in the first half of the year despite economic data to the contrary. In an interview with The Associated Press, Oliver said there was an economic contraction mainly confined to the energy and resource sector —Read More

WINNIPEG — Stephen Harper says he is confident a re-elected Conservative government will be able to speed up the pace of job creation, based largely on his past record, despite his dire warnings about the state of the global economy. Harper announced a jobs target Tuesday while leaning on whatRead More

Toronto: A west-end middle school’s quest to raise $30,000 to help sponsor a family of Syrian refugees has prompted the Toronto District School Board to launch a board-wide initiative of its own aimed at raising money to help the millions of others displaced by the country’s bloody civil war. TheRead More

MONTREAL — The Liberals would give $380 million in additional funding for the arts and undo the Conservative funding cuts to the CBC, Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday. Trudeau said he would reverse the $115 million in cuts the Conservative government made to the national broadcaster annually for three years andRead More

MONCTON, N.B. — The NDP would freeze employment insurance premiums for the next four years and boost benefits, Tom Mulcair announced Tuesday as part of a plan his critics warned would kill jobs and hurt young people looking for work. The proposal draws a clear line differentiating the New DemocratsRead More

HALIFAX — Canada’s “disrespected” military veterans would see more federal health care support under an NDP government, party leader Tom Mulcair announced Monday. “I will ensure our government honours the sacrifices of our veterans and provides the services and benefits they’ve earned,” Mulcair said at a legion hall in Halifax.Read More

  OTTAWA — Elections Canada has quietly warned staff to be on the lookout for increasingly sophisticated tactics aimed at discouraging — or even stopping — voters from casting a ballot. The advanced voter suppression techniques flourishing in the United States are likely to spill into other countries, employees wereRead More

Support for the Conservative government’s controversial anti-terror legislation appears to be split, according to a new poll. Forum Research recently surveyed 1,402 Canadians and found that 41 per cent support Bill C-51 compared to 37 per cent, who oppose the bill. Twenty per cent could not decide whether they areRead More

Toronto : -Police say they have identified an Uber driver wanted in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a female passenger. According to police, the incident occurred on Sept. 15 when a 25-year-old woman got into an Uber vehicle near Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue. Police allege that theRead More

Toronto: – Justin Trudeau’s Liberals appear to have a strong following in not only Toronto, but also the surrounding GTA, according to a new poll. Forum Research surveyed 1,183 voters in Toronto as well as Durham, York, Peel and Halton regions and found that more than 41 per cent ofRead More