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Follow along as the 6 leaders face off in tonight's final English-language debate
Live updates, analysis and fact checks as the federal leaders take the stage in tonight's final English-language debate of the campaign.
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PARTY PLATFORMS
As the leaders debate, compare the party platforms on these top election issues
Read the policies and promises of the six main parties on this election's pressing issues. These will be updated as parties add to their platforms ahead of the Oct. 21 election.
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18 arrested in Halifax as climate action protests hit major Canadian cities
Protesters were arrested in Halifax and Toronto, and fist fights reportedly broke out in Edmonton Monday morning as climate change activists blockaded several major commuter bridges in Canadian cities. The demonstrations are part of efforts by Extinction Rebellion Canada.
Canada -Nova Scotia ||
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Judge rejects Trump's presidential immunity claim to keep 8 years of taxes secret
A U.S. District Judge emphatically rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's attempt to keep his financial records under wraps, calling the president's broad claim of immunity from all criminal proceedings "extraordinary" and "an overreach of executive power" at odds with the Constitution.
World ||
14-year-old student dead after assault outside Hamilton high school
A Grade 9 student was rushed to hospital in Hamilton after being attacked outside an east-end high school. Police later confirmed the student had not survived.
Canada -Hamilton |
Live
Scheer calls Trudeau a 'fraud' as English debate kicks off
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Here are some of the big campaign promises from the major parties so far
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'This is not part of the future': Why a Norwegian pension fund is ditching the oilsands
Canada -Calgary |
Insults, accusations fly ahead of federal leaders' debate
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GO PUBLIC
'A slap in the face': Little-known rule says airline can keep your money without delivering what you pay for
Business ||
POLL TRACKER
Heading into debate week, Liberals and Conservatives remain tied
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Analysis
Where are the voters that leaders need to reach in tonight's debate?
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N.B. seafood giant vows change after hidden camera shows salmon being stomped and smashed
Canada -Nova Scotia ||
Saturn is now the 'moon king' of the solar system with 82 moons
Technology & Science ||
Analysis
Why the Ford government won't get a deal with teachers as easily as with CUPE
Canada -Toronto ||
Women still earn 13 per cent less than men, but the wage gap is shrinking, StatsCan reports
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'Level zero' crisis turning deadly, city warns
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Laura Osman
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Follow along as the 6 leaders face off in tonight's final English-language debate
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Green Party drops candidate in Glengarry-Prescott-Russell
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Catharine Tunney
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1st workday without downtown buses starts as a mixed bag
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How to watch the federal leaders' debates
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Why is this online banking security feature common in other countries, but not Canada?
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Yvonne Colbert
Canada -Nova Scotia ||
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'My brother's body was desecrated': Family traumatized by body-dragging incident
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Charles Rusnell, Jennie Russell
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Trump defends decision to pull U.S. troops back from Syrian-Turkish border
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6 leaders take the stage tonight for the campaign's last English debate
John Paul Tasker
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Founder's widow to help pay back jilted QuadrigaCX clients
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Jack Julian
Canada -Nova Scotia ||
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Liberals aren't setting aside enough cash yet for pharmacare, says advisory panel chair
Hannah Thibedeau
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Green Party drops anti-abortion candidate in Ontario riding
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Catharine Tunney
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Updated
Right-wing outlets win legal battle to attend the leaders' debate
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Paola Loriggio
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Analysis
Liberals step up attacks with 2 weeks left, but Conservative campaign most negative, data shows
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Tara Carman
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Women-only spacewalk rescheduled after smaller spacesuit arrives
Technology & Science ||
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Tories promising free admission to Canada's national museums
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Catharine Tunney
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POLL TRACKER
Heading into debate week, Liberals and Conservatives remain tied
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