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Andrew Scheer's experience in the insurance industry: '6 or 7 months'
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Janyce McGregor
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The climate change issue keeps dogging Andrew Scheer on the campaign trail
John Paul Tasker
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Analysis
Promising back-to-back deficits isn't political suicide in Canada anymore
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Aaron Wherry
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NDP commits $10B for 500,000 new child-care spaces across Canada
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is promising to spend $10 billion over the next four years to create 500,000 new child-care spaces in Canada.
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Analysis
What tipping point seats say about Liberal, Conservative paths to victory
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Éric Grenier
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More arrests possible as police review video evidence from Bernier rally clashes
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Christine Rankin
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Quebec Conservative candidate says Scheer should have attended a climate rally
Canada -Montreal ||
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NDP looking to social media for a campaign boost
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Ashley Burke
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POLL TRACKER
Polls hold steady, Conservatives narrowly ahead and Liberals favoured in seats
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How to watch The National's face-to-face interviews with the federal leaders
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WEST OF CENTRE
What Canada's economy would look like if Alberta's recession never happened
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Robson Fletcher
Canada -Calgary ||
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Analysis
Boutique tax credits dominate Liberals and Conservatives campaigns once again
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Peter Armstrong
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Why protest votes don't count — even if you drink your ballot
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Haydn Watters
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Liberals to boost spending and extend deficits while taxing luxury goods and internet giants
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Aaron Wherry
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Violent clashes break out at Maxime Bernier event in Hamilton
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Justin Mowat
Canada -Hamilton ||
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Alberta will remain an 'energy superpower' under Green Party climate plan, says May
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Liberals ask for an investigation of Scheer's insurance industry credentials
Elise von Scheel
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NDP pledges investment in sports, after-school programs to steer youth away from violence
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Jody Wilson-Raybould calls for non-partisan approach to climate change
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Chad Pawson
Canada -British Columbia ||
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Stunned authorities find dozens of encrypted computers in alleged spy's home
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Catharine Tunney
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CANADA VOTES
The party leaders and the world stage
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Green party proposes a 'robot tax' when companies replace workers with machines
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Where the party leaders are on Day 19 of the federal election campaign
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