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Trudeau, Scheer dodge questions, trade barbs on final push to election day
Two leaders vying to be the next prime minister of Canada repeatedly dodged questions from reporters today, with Justin Trudeau refusing to speak about electoral reform or post-election scenarios and Andrew Scheer deflecting calls for an explanation on allegations his party orchestrated a smear campaign against a rival political party.
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Kathleen Harris
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Trudeau speaks at rally in Winnipeg, Scheer attends rally in Richmond Hill, Ont.
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Bernier files complaint to elections watchdog over 'secret' campaign to smear his party
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Kathleen Harris
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On the edge: Tight riding races put some top Liberal cabinet ministers at risk
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Kathleen Harris
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Kinsella consulting firm worked to 'seek and destroy' Bernier's PPC party, documents say
Warren Kinsella’s Daisy Group consulting firm was behind a social media campaign to put the People’s Party of Canada on the defensive and keep leader Maxime Bernier out of the federal leaders’ debates, according to documents provided to CBC News.
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Jeff Yates
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Need to catch up before election day? Here are some highlights from the past 6 weeks
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Stephanie Hogan
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A round-up of federal party platforms - and CBC's platform fact checks
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Trapped in the 'bubble': Why has the 2019 campaign ignored foreign policy?
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Special ballots will be used to allow hydro workers in Manitoba to vote near job sites
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Rachel Bergen
Canada -Manitoba |
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'Entirely untrue': Trudeau pushes back at Scheer's claim that he would hike GST, cut transfers
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Kathleen Harris
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Analysis
With polls in a dead heat, Liberals step up attacks
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Tara Carman
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How to watch and listen as federal election results come in
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Scheer says he would compensate First Nations children, families affected by on-reserve child welfare system
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Jorge Barrera
Indigenous |
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N.B. premier asked if Quebec is the favourite child this election: 'That's not a new thing'
Verity Stevenson
Canada -Montreal |
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Conservative's Lisa Raitt suggests NDP could support Tory minority government on a 'case-by-case' basis
Radio -The Current |
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Analysis
No, the party with the most seats doesn't always govern
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Aaron Wherry
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Opinion
This election presented would-be prime ministers with a moral test. They all failed: Robyn Urback
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Robyn Urback
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No bail decision yet for alleged RCMP spy
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Catharine Tunney
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PODCAST
The Pollcast: How the election is shaping up before the final push
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Unions top funders of third party election ads, financial records show
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Tara Carman
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In swing riding, ex-Liberal Jane Philpott hopes to defy odds and win as Independent
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Mark Gollom
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More donors, smaller donations: How political fundraising has changed in Canada
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Roberto Rocha
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Fewer than 850 irregular border crossers deported, hundreds more in limbo
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Stephanie Levitz
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Point of View
'None of them speak my language': Frustration with politicians echoes across Canada: Peter Mansbridge
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Peter Mansbridge
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Fact Check
Is the 2019 election Canada's 'nastiest' ever? Not by a long shot
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Jonathon Gatehouse
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Analysis
How the 'Doug Ford strategies' are playing out in the election campaign
Mike Crawley
Canada -Toronto ||
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POLL TRACKER
Still deadlocked in polls with Conservatives, Liberals regain seat advantage
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POLL TRACKER
Still deadlocked in polls with Conservatives, Liberals regain seat advantage
Politics |