SURREY, B.C. — There’s political gridlock and then there’s actual gridlock — Stephen Harper heads into a Vancouver suburb today hoping to break both. He’s expected to announce that a Conservative government would help fund light rail in Surrey, B.C., if the Tories are re-elected. The city is home toRead More

TROIS-RIVIERES, Que. — Justin Trudeau is opening a window into how his infrastructure investment will be divided in the years to come if the Liberals form government this fall. Speaking in Trois-Rivieres, Que., Trudeau detailed how the party would invest in green infrastructure in a bid to stimulate the CanadianRead More

NORTH BAY, Ont. — Stephen Harper is pledging more support for the mining industry today in the form of tax credits designed to spur exploration. Harper says a re-elected Conservative government would extend the existing 15 per cent mineral exploration tax credit first implemented in 2006, and also create aRead More

VANCOUVER — A mistake by Air Canada in offering a package of flights at just 10 per cent of the value has triggered a proposed class-action lawsuit by customers who thought they got an amazing deal. Court documents, filed in both Quebec and British Columbia, stated the flight pass wasRead More

Toronto police say two more suspects have been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting at a downtown restaurant in November. Mississauga resident Tariq Mohammed, 31, was shot and killed inside Garden Restaurant in the early morning hours of Nov. 14, 2014 in what investigators have described as a robberyRead More

OTTAWA — Fresh data showing that Canada’s economy now meets the definition of a recession sent immediate ripples across the federal election campaign trail this morning. Statistics Canada reported that the economy contracted at an annual pace of 0.5 per cent in the second quarter of 2015. It’s the secondRead More

KELOWNA, B.C. — Tom Mulcair is promoting the NDP’s plan to boost tourism as he tours British Columbia’s wine country, a region hard hit by wildfires and drought. Mulcair is promising to invest $30 million in Destination Canada over three years, as well as to reduce the small business taxRead More

HALIFAX — Elizabeth May is calling for a return to door-to-door mail delivery by Canada Post, saying the agency can pay for the service by diversifying into services such as banking in rural areas. The Green leader spoke to reporters Tuesday in front of a recently installed community mailbox inRead More

GATINEAU, Que. – Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is focusing his political sights on Quebec this week as the party tries to improve its electoral fortunes in the province. Trudeau will begin the day at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., where he is expected to react to grossRead More

OTTAWA — Stephen Harper kicked off the fifth week of the federal election campaign taking aim at Justin Trudeau’s plan to run deficits until 2019 in order to boost the economy. The Conservative leader took note Monday of the economic issues that have hurt Canada in the first three monthsRead More