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New candidates challenge NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh in Burnaby South riding
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and his wife decided to hit the campaign trail with a Polaroid camera to capture 36 days on the road when the election was called just a few days after the couple announced th...
Aug 31, 2021

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 Aug. 15. Liberals Aug. 31: Estab...
Aug 31, 2021

Singh to target 'big-money' house-flippers by hiking taxable amount of capital gains
COQUITLAM, B.C. - The NDP leader promised Tuesday to crack down on "big-money" house flippers by increasing the taxable amount of capital gains profits from 50 to 75 per cent. Jagmeet Singh made the a...
Aug 31, 2021

Post-Secondary Students and Back-to-School Finances
When we think about back-to-school, we tend to think about the younger generation attending elementary and high-school. But what about those students heading off to pursue their post-secondary educati...
Aug 31, 2021

Fortin's lawyers cite Hajdu interview comment in court fight over his firing
OTTAWA - Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin's lawyers are citing Health Minister Patty Hajdu's statements during a television interview in May in their fight to prove their client's removal as head of Canada's vac...
Aug 31, 2021

Olympic champ Zverev wins at US Open; Djokovic set to begin
NEW YORK (AP) - Olympic gold medalist Alexander Zverev ran his winning streak to 12 matches by beating Sam Querrey 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 on Tuesday in the first round of the U.S. Open. The No. 4 seed from Ger...
Aug 31, 2021

'I'm so grateful': After life-threatening crash, Kate O'Brien wins Paralympic silver
Kate O'Brien is taking more than a silver medal away from the Tokyo Paralympics. The track cyclist says the Games have also showed her just how little separates elite Para athletes from their able-bod...
Aug 31, 2021

Conservatives would balance budget with economic ramp-up and 'without cuts': O'Toole
OTTAWA - Erin O'Toole is stressing the Conservative goal to balance the budget "without cuts" within 10 years. At a campaign event from the party's broadcast centre at an Ottawa hotel, the Tory leader...
Aug 31, 2021

Texas GOP voting changes on cusp of going to governor
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Republican lawmakers prepared Tuesday to send Gov. Greg Abbott their rewrite of the state's election laws, with the House approving the package after removing a bipartisan p...
Aug 31, 2021

Hutchinson likes what he sees as Canada kicks off final round of World Cup qualifying
TORONTO - At 38, Atiba Hutchinson has been part of four failed World Cup qualifying campaigns. Surrounded by a roster of rising stars, the veteran Besiktas midfielder has high hopes this time as Canad...
Aug 31, 2021