CP Election

Promise tracker: What the parties are pitching on the campaign trail

OTTAWA - A running list of specific promises announced by the Liberals, Conservatives, NDP and Green party since the official start of the federal election campaign on Sept. 11. Liberal...

Oct 18, 2019

Green Leader Elizabeth May predicts minority government, warns against majority

VICTORIA - Green Leader Elizabeth May says it appears Canadians are about to elect a minority government, which could make the environment the biggest winner. Minority Parliaments force parties to wor...

Oct 18, 2019

New Brunswick premier critical of Trudeau comments on abortion service

FREDERICTON - The premier of New Brunswick says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is playing politics with the issue of abortion services in the province. The comments from Blaine Higgs Wednesday came a d...

Oct 18, 2019

Alberta Opposition leader Notley says she will vote NDP in federal election

EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition leader says she'll be voting for the NDP candidate in her riding on Monday, despite disagreements with the federal party on energy policy. Provincial NDP Leader Rachel ...

Oct 18, 2019

Obama weighs in on federal election, urges Canadians to vote Trudeau

OTTAWA - Former U.S. president Barack Obama is urging Canadians to re-elect Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau in an endorsement just a few days before the federal election. Obama ...

Oct 18, 2019

Greens say they would restructure trade relations to address climate change

NANAIMO, B.C. - Green Leader Elizabeth May says her party would restructure Canada's global trade relations if elected Monday, arguing current agreements favour the rights of corporations at...

Oct 18, 2019

State has no place in the wardrobes of the nation: Trudeau

WHITBY, Ont. - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is refusing to say whether he thinks the Quebec secularism law is discriminatory, even as he says governments should not tell people how to dress. "I have ...

Oct 18, 2019

Singh urges voters to ignore Liberal warnings about voting for NDP

NANAIMO, B.C. - Jagmeet Singh is encouraging progressive voters not to fall for what he says are Liberal scare tactics and instead cast their ballots for the New Democrats with confidence. The Liberal...

Oct 18, 2019

Bloc leader already talking about defeating minority governments, blocking bills

CANDIAC, Que. - Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet is already touting the gains his party would seek for Quebec - and the projects it would block - in the event of a minority gover...

Oct 18, 2019

Trudeau accuses Tories of running 'one of the dirtiest, nastiest campaigns'

MONTREAL - Justin Trudeau usually moves through a crowd at a brisk pace, stopping just long enough to pose for a photo and express his gratitude before reaching for the next outstretched hand. An olde...

Oct 18, 2019