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Scheer, Trudeau warn voting Bloc will lead to another Quebec independence referendum
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer adopted a sharp tone Sunday in his final news conference of the election campaign, warning that returning more Bloc Québécois MPs will result in another referendum on independence in Quebec.
John Paul Tasker
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Justin Trudeau attends rally in Vancouver
Here's what you need to know about where the leaders of Canada's political parties are on Day 40 - the final day of the election campaign.
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NDP asks Elections Canada to provide special ballots for evacuees in Manitoba
The federal NDP is asking Elections Canada to make special accommodations to help ensure hundreds of evacuees from First Nation communities can vote tomorrow, following a crippling snowstorm that has thrown Manitoba into a state of emergency.
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Catharine Tunney
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Analysis
In 2019, Justin Trudeau has baggage - and faces a very different political landscape
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Aaron Wherry
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Inside 48 hours and a momentum shift on the Conservative campaign
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Katie Simpson
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Analysis
Why the Bloc Québécois came back from the dead to haunt the Liberals
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Jonathan Montpetit
Canada -Montreal ||
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CANADA VOTES
The campaign is ending - and the fallout may just be starting
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From student debt to Indigenous reconciliation, here's what is driving young first-time voters to the polls
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Alvin Yu
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Trudeau, Scheer dodge questions, trade barbs on final push to election day
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Kathleen Harris
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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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Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau takes shot at Jason Kenney during late-night Calgary rally
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Sarah Rieger
Canada -Calgary ||
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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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POLL TRACKER
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Kinsella consulting firm worked to 'seek and destroy' Bernier's PPC party, documents say
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Jeff Yates
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How to watch and listen as federal election results come in
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You've heard of the 'big 6' political parties, but what about the 'fringe 15'
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Peter Zimonjic
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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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Where the party leaders are on Day 39 of the federal election campaign
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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
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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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Scheer says he would compensate First Nations children, families affected by on-reserve child welfare system
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Jorge Barrera
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POLL TRACKER
Liberals favoured to win most seats, but race with Conservatives still close
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