On the eve of the first federal leaders' debate, Canada's campaign trail grew quiet Wednesday as the rivals prepared for their live four-way faceoff.
Political leaders lay low ahead of first debate
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Newfoundland man barely escapes maggot-filled septic tank; 'Don't let me die in this s---hole tonight'
A St. John's man who fell into an abandoned maggot-filled septic tank on a walk eventually edged his way out after praying to his dead father to not let him "die in this s---hole tonight."
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Teen cadet dead after falling ill at base in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley
GREENWOOD, N.S. -- Military police are investigating the sudden death of a 14-year-old cadet after he fell ill at a Nova Scotia military base.
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Trial dates to be set in November for pair accused of alleged Halifax mall shooting plot
HALIFAX -- Two young people accused of
plotting to shoot shoppers at a Halifax
mall made a brief court appearance today
for a pre-trial hearing.
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Second mass stranding in 2 days sees all 14 whales helped back to sea
BAYFIELD, Ont. -- Another group of
beached whales in Nova Scotia has been
helped back out to sea, marking the
second time this week that concerned
residents joined together to save a
stranded pod.
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Police find body of missing pregnant woman in her Quebec home
Quebec Provincial Police say a body found Thursday in a home near Montreal is that of a woman who lived there and who had been missing since last Saturday.
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Trudeau comes out swinging, but no clear debate winner
OTTAWA - Liberal leader Justin
Trudeau, needing a boost to revive his
campaign to become Canada's prime
minister, came out swinging in an
election debate on Thursday, but his
opponents delivered their own blows,
suggesting there was no clear winner.
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Bikers wearing 'Hells Angels' jackets force Harper's team to beef up security
Stephen Harper's security detail was forced to take extra precautions at the Conservative leader's hotel after a group of bikers -- some wearing full-patched Hells Angels jackets -- rumbled into the parking lot Thursday.
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B.C. guide chased down terrified deer in boat: Police
He's no lion-poaching dentist, but the alleged hunting technique of Canadian Andreas Handl could result in a similar backlash.
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Justin Trudeau ducks questions about endorsing former Conservative MP Eve Adams
Justin Trudeau brushed off
questions Friday about his endorsement
of former Conservative MP Eve Adams,
who defected to his Liberal party but
failed to win a nomination for the
Oct. 19 election.
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Ontario cabinet minister sues Globe & Mail for $4.5M
An Ontario cabinet minister has launched a defamation lawsuit against the Globe and Mail newspaper over articles that said Canadian intelligence agents had expressed concerns about his "unusually close ties" to Chinese officials.
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One winning ticket for $50 million jackpot in Friday's Lotto Max
TORONTO -- There is one winning ticket for the $50-million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw.
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Toronto NDP candidate's oilsands remarks provoke Alberta politicians
A comment by a prominent Toronto NDP candidate Friday on Alberta's oilsands touched off a political storm on Saturday with the other parties and one provincial politician chiming in.
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Harper promises further Conservative crackdown on 'terror tourism'
OTTAWA -- The Conservatives are promising a legal crackdown on Canadians travelling to regions of the world controlled by terrorist groups.
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CBC reporter 'rattled' after getting unwanted kiss live on air
SQUAMISH, B.C. -- Another television reporter doing a live report received a jarring distraction after a man kissed her on the cheek.
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CBC reporter Megan Batchelor files complaint after on-air kiss from stranger
It took a few seconds for Megan Batchelor to process what had happened. She was reporting live from the Squamish Valley Music Festival when a stranger appeared out of nowhere and kissed her on the cheek.
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Former Newfoundland Liberal to run in federal election as an Independent
PARADISE, N.L. -- A former Liberal MP
in
Newfoundland and Labrador will run in
the federal election as an Independent
candidate in Avalon.
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Liberal, NDP anti-terror strategy just 'dropping aid on dead people': Harper
The Liberals and the NDP would fight insurgents overseas by doing little more than "dropping aid on dead people," Stephen Harper said Monday as he doubled down on the Conservative party's tough-on-terror strategy.
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Amanda Lindhout, Canadian survivor of Somalia hostage-taking, helps girl who survived brutal attack
A freelance journalist who was kidnapped in Somalia has joined the growing list of Canadians stepping forward to help out a Manitoba girl who survived a vicious attack of her own.
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Sailors charged in Halifax sexual assault seeking permission to return to U.K.
Three of four British sailors charged
with sexually assaulting a woman in
Halifax are expected in court today to
challenge the conditions of their bail.
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