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Border officials, RCMP followed law in arrest of Meng Wanzhou: Attorney General
VANCOUVER - Canadian officials followed the law when they detained Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou at Vancouver's airport and the defence has no proof to substantiate its "conspiracy theory" that she wa...
Sep 25, 2019
Liberals pay extra attention to seat held by Poilievre, the Tories' agitator
GREELY, Ont. - The battle for a semi-rural riding south of Ottawa has all the makings of something personal for the Liberals. Conservative Pierre Poilievre won it in 2015, but not by very much ov...
Sep 25, 2019
Trudeau and Scheer attack Ford and Wynne in battle for bountiful Ontario
OTTAWA - Ontario leaders - old and current - were pinned in the crossfire of Justin Trudeau and Andrew Scheer's battle Monday for the vote-rich province th...
Sep 25, 2019
Three party leaders campaign in British Columbia, Scheer tours Quebec
OTTAWA - British Columbia is getting attention from three federal party leaders today, including the promise of a "new deal" from the NDP's Jagmeet Singh. Singh has already promised to cede authority ...
Sep 25, 2019
Some facts and figures about the federal riding of St. John's South-Mount Pearl
St. John's South-Mount Pearl Liberal incumbent Seamus O'Regan has bounced back to a high-profile cabinet role but has taken heat back home from the oil and gas sector over Bill C-69, the government's ...
Sep 25, 2019
East Coast vote: Liberals brace for losses in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - At first glance, it would appear Justin Trudeau's Liberals built an electoral fortress in Atlantic Canada in 2015, having won all of the region's 32 ridings. Four years later, with...
Sep 25, 2019
Canada's top 1% saw fastest income acceleration, overall decrease in taxes
OTTAWA - A new study says the incomes of Canada's top one per cent grew at a faster pace than everyone else's in 2017 - and, overall, they saw their taxes ...
Sep 25, 2019
Canadian delegation campaigns for temporary UN Security Council seat this week
OTTAWA - There will be more than one Canadian election campaign unfolding this week. A second round of politicking is taking place in New York City, where a delegation of former prime minist...
Sep 25, 2019
Three party leaders campaign in British Columbia, Scheer tours Quebec
OTTAWA - British Columbia is getting attention from three federal party leaders today, including the promise of a "new deal" from the NDP's Jagmeet Singh. Singh has already promised to cede authority ...
Sep 25, 2019
Motown mogul Berry Gordy announces retirement at 89
DETROIT - The Motown mogul who launched the careers of numerous stars like Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross and Michael Jackson has announced his retirement. The Detroit Free Press reports Berry Gordy said h...
Sep 25, 2019