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NDP leader Tom Mulcair's campaign rolled into Canada's auto-manufacturing heartland Wednesday where he pledged financial incentives for automakers and parts suppliers in an effort he insists will boost jobs in the sector.

Stephen Harper is sticking to his plan to further reduce payroll taxes by cutting Employment Insurance premiums.

TORONTO -- Hussein Rahim had already lost his cousin and uncle -- one shot dead, the other missing -- when he was arrested by military forces during a protest in his native Syria.

MONTREAL - A 16-year-old Montreal teen, the youngest person charged with terrorism offenses in Canada, expressed disdain for his country which he said was run by infidels and needed to be overthrown, in a police videotape played in court on Wednesday.

The RCMP say a full recovery is expected for a Mountie who was injured after being dragged by a vehicle on the Confederation Bridge.

The federal Liberals are threatening to pull out of a leaders debate on foreign policy later this month over concerns that it won't be bilingual as promised.

Conservative leader Stephen Harper appears ready to shift gears on the Syrian refugee crisis, hinting for the first time Thursday that work is underway to expedite the process of refugee resettlement.

If you’ve been listening to the federal party leaders on the campaign trail, you might think whoever wins the most seats in parliament will form the next government. It’s not true.

Stephen Harper defended his decision to appoint Mike Duffy to the Senate during a stop in Prince Edward Island on Thursday.

ELKFORD, B.C. -- Animal cruelty charges have been laid against a man after the shooting deaths of two dogs in Elkford, B.C.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -- A former medical technician who examined military recruits faces two more counts of sexual assault and 10 counts of breach of trust.

The federal Fisheries Department is investigating reports that people in eastern Newfoundland have been trying to lasso and ride a beluga whale that has been frequenting the area around Grates Cove.

A Vancouver Island mother fears her four missing children are in the same region where hundreds of thousands of refugees are fleeing.

After two weeks of sustained pressure to do more for the victims of conflict in Syria, Stephen Harper's government announced Saturday that Canada will provide $100 million in additional humanitarian assistance for the millions of Syrians crammed into refugee camps.

A transit driver who's been fired amid a controversy over Calgary's Pride bus says he wasn't alone in his reluctance to take the wheel of the rainbow-wrapped vehicle.

Stephen Harper warned Canadians Sunday that electing a Liberal or NDP government would create a "nightmare scenario" leading to job losses, downsizing and business closures everywhere.

Tom Mulcair plans to spend the week outlining his prescription to improve health care as the NDP leader announced a plan Sunday tailored for the well-being of seniors.

Liberal leader Justin Trudeau enlisted the support of former prime minister Jean Chretien on Sunday to brush up his economic bona fides and accuse the NDP of wanting to make it easier to break up the country.

SAINT-JEROME, Que. -- The process of selecting a jury is underway in the second trial of a former Quebec doctor who is facing two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his young children.

OTTAWA -- A former top aide to Prime Minister Stephen Harper has formally pleaded not guilty to an influence peddling charge as his trial begins.

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