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Conservative Leader Stephen Harper and NDP Leader Tom Mulcair put forward sharply contrasting visions Friday of the role Canada's military should play in relieving the international humanitarian crisis that has all but consumed the federal election campaign.

HALIFAX -- The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal has ordered a new trial for a high-profile Halifax lawyer sentenced last year to three years in prison for sexually assaulting a 19-year-old woman.

No one has the winning ticket for the $36-million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw.

Two men have drowned in the St. Lawrence River near Cornwall, Ont, in what authorities suspect was a failed human smuggling attempt.

RCMP say a 25-year-old man is in stable condition after he was shot by an officer in a community on Labrador's southern coast.

The New Democrats and Liberals say Canada needs to do more to help alleviate the Syrian refugee crisis.

A memorial service is planned in Vancouver today for two little Syrian boys who drowned in Turkey in a tragedy that has attracted worldwide attention.

Police in Newfoundland are searching for suspects after a taxi driver was assaulted.

Police say a woman is dead after being hit by a vehicle while crossing the Trans-Canada Highway in New Brunswick.

Two CP rail trains crashed near Golden, B.C., early Sunday morning sending several cars off of the tracks.

Niagara Regional Police are seeking the assistance of the public in both Canada and the U-S in identifying a body pulled from Lake Ontario.

The Conservative Party says a man seen making prank calls in several online videos -- including one where he pretends to have a mental disability -- is no longer a candidate.

The Conservatives were quick to dump two problematic candidates after embarrassing videos surfaced.

OTTAWA -- Stephen Harper says only one single member of his staff in the Prime Minister's Office acted irresponsibly or unethically during the Mike Duffy affair, and the Conservative Leader admitted he phoned the one employee he did blame to wish him well last year.

NDP Leader Tom Mulcair fielded questions Tuesday about the costing of his platform by saying he will open the accounting books on his promises in due course

The federal Liberals are promising sweeping changes to the employment insurance system, including a reduction in premiums that won't cut as much as what the Conservatives have promised.

RCMP Staff Sgt. Jennifer Pound says the body of Nicholas Hannon has been found in Mission, B.C., and charges have been laid against the trio, all in their 20s.