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Mounties have called an Amber Alert for a kidnapped two-year-old girl out of Blairmont.

The Liberals courted the traditional NDP vote Tuesday, criticizing that party's insistence on balancing the books and promising unions $750 million for skilled trades funding.

Just as Tom Mulcair attempts to convince Canadians that the NDP is a safe, moderate choice in the Oct. 19 election, some of his party's highest profile supporters are issuing a manifesto calling for a radical restructuring of the country's economy.

A Canadian barred from voting in the Oct. 19 election because he has been abroad too long is planning to run as a candidate in a city he has never set foot in against none other than the incumbent prime minister, Stephen Harper.

Sen. Patrick Brazeau has pleaded guilty to reduced charges of assault and possession of cocaine.

OTTAWA -- A judge has reserved her decision in the case of Bruce Carson, a former top aide to the prime minister who is charged with influence peddling.

For the sixth time since the start of the federal election campaign, the Conservatives have dismissed another of their candidates.

A Federal Court of Appeal panel has dismissed a government appeal over a ban on face coverings at citizenship ceremonies.

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. -- A suspect has been arrested following what Niagara Region police call a violent sexual assault inside a department store in St. Catharines, Ont.

BLAIRMORE, Alta. -- A candlelight vigil meant to lend hope and support in the search for a missing two-year-old girl dissolved in grief Tuesday night as RCMP informed the crowd that investigators had discovered human remains.

HALIFAX -- A British sailor charged in an alleged group sexual assault of a woman at a Nova Scotia military base is being permitted to go home while awaiting trial.

Air Canada says one of its pilots diverted an international flight to ensure a dog could travel in safety.

RCMP have found the body of little Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. -- The Crown says Richard Oland died after suffering 40 blows to the head and neck as the murder trial of his son Dennis Oland opened Wednesday in Saint John, N.B.

After five years of terrorizing bank tellers, a man suspected of being Canada’s most notorious bank robber has been arrested in Geneva.

Homicide investigators in Halifax are interviewing a 27-year-old man taken into custody in connection with the death of a Nova Scotia police officer, but say they don't believe the murder is related to the officer's work.

Elections are about conversations, but not everyone one is engaged in high-minded political dialogue.

Police have charged a 27-year-old Halifax man with second-degree murder in the death of an off-duty police officer who was reported missing earlier this week when she didn't show up for work.

Parents of a severely ill baby girl in British Columbia say they will not give up their fight to gain full custody and treat her with cannabis oil, despite dropping court action that sought greater control of her care.

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, taking the offensive after an election campaign marred by setbacks and missteps, on Thursday said his rivals would badly damage the economy if they took power.

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