Five federal party leaders will face off in the first of two official election debates Wednesday night in what may well be their best chance to sway voters before election day on Sept. 20.
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Party leaders in Central Canada as election campaign enters fourth week
OTTAWA — The main federal party leaders are in Central Canada as the election campaign enters its fourth week.
Majority of Canadians expect to pay more in taxes after Sept. 20 election: poll
A majority of Canadians say while they support a number of tax measures proposed by the federal parties during this election campaign, they also expect to pay more in personal taxes when all the votes are tallied.
Pandemic, health care take centre stage in first televised debate of campaign
Four party leaders went head to head in the first televised debate of the federal election campaign Thursday night, kicking off the discussion with a vigorous back-and-forth about the COVID-19 pandemic and health care.
Vaccine Hunters Canada halt social media posts, pivot to self-serve tools
Vaccine Hunters Canada, the volunteer-run organization which has helped thousands of Canadians find COVID-19 vaccines, will stop posting on their social media pages on Tuesday and pivot towards self-serve tools.
Conservatives, NDP show momentum heading into second half of campaign: poll
Support for Jagmeet Singh’s New Democrats is also up four points, to 24 per cent.
Canadians head to the polls in pandemic federal election set for September
Canadians are headed to the polls after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called a federal election for next month.
As U.S. demurs, Canada welcomes vaccinated American citizens back across border
WASHINGTON — The United States will remain on the sidelines for now as Canada gamely welcomes back fully vaccinated American citizens and permanent residents.
Canadian border agents prepare to begin job action amid labour negotiations
About 9,000 Canadian Border Service Agency workers are preparing to begin job action across the country today and say travellers should expect long lineups and lengthy delays at border crossings and airports.
Canada wins historic silver in women’s C1 200m at Tokyo Olympics
Canada’s Laurence Vincent-Lapointe has won a historic silver medal in the women’s C1 200m sprint race at the Tokyo Olympics.