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Party leaders focus on economy in debate

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Canada’s economy took centre stage, along with the three frontrunners hoping to guide it over the next four years, during the second federal Leader’s Debate.

Hearing-impaired student says teacher won't use device to help him hear in class

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A student at Memorial University in Newfoundland says he is being discriminated against because of a hearing impairment.

Veiled women only stopping themselves from becoming citizens

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The federal government says it will ask a judge to put a hold on a court decision allowing would-be Canadians to wear face coverings while taking the oath of citizenship.

Former Olympic boss John Furlong wins defamation case filed by journalist

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VANCOUVER -- Former Vancouver Olympics CEO John Furlong did not defame a freelance journalist who reported on allegations he abused First Nations students, a judge ruled Friday.

No $55M Lotto Max winner

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No one has the winning ticket for the $55-million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw.

Gold, liquor and ladies: How Trump's grandfather made his fortune in Canada

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Canadians amused by the improbable presidential run of Donald Trump might be surprised to learn the role their own country played in shaping his story.

Pollsters fear dubious NDP poll on Trudeau hurts industry's credibility

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A dubious poll purporting to show Justin Trudeau trailing in his own Montreal riding has set off alarm bells in an industry already struggling to regain credibility after some spectacular failures to gauge election outcomes.

Mulcair apologizes for 1996 remark about Newfoundlanders and Labradorians

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ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -- NDP Leader Tom Mulcair apologized Sunday for referring to Newfoundlanders and Labradorians in a derogatory fashion during a heated exchange in the Quebec legislature nearly two decades ago.

Retirement party held in Halifax for cat who caught rodents aboard CSS Acadia

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HALIFAX -- An elderly orange tabby cat slept calmly on a table in the chart room of the CSS Acadia on Sunday as dozens of people dropped by to stroke his head and give him kisses in honour of his retirement.

Harper slams Trudeau over plans to kill F-35 purchase

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Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau fired a political broadside directly at one of his Conservative rival's most vulnerable flanks Sunday as he promised to scrap the controversial big-ticket purchase of the F-35 fighter jet, sinking the proceeds instead into the Royal Canadian Navy -- and shipyards in Halifax and Vancouver.

NDPer trying to beat Trudeau in his own riding

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As NDP candidate Anne Lagace Dowson spends a recent morning greeting public transit users and chatting up patrons at a cafe in Montreal's Papineau riding, her high-profile political foe is campaigning way across the country in British Columbia.

Federal government should invest $3.3B into health care for seniors: Report

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TORONTO -- A new report has put a price tag on aging in Canada.

Mulcair promises funding for veterans to help them deal with PTSD

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Canada's "disrespected" military veterans would see more federal health-care support under an NDP government, including funding to help them deal with post-traumatic stress disorder, party leader Tom Mulcair announced Monday.

Justin Trudeau defends plan to scrap procurement of F-35 fighter jets

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Canada has no obligation to purchase F-35 fighter planes, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau said Monday, but he wouldn't confirm that Canadians won't be on the hook for any costs associated with his promise to cancel plans to buy the jets.

B.C. father punches cougar in the face to save toddler from attack

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A Vancouver Island man punched a cougar in the face Monday to rescue his two-year-old girl from its jaws.

NDP promises to freeze EI premiums, improve youth benefits

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The NDP would freeze employment insurance premiums for four years, Tom Mulcair announced Tuesday, marking a clear line to differentiate his party from his rivals on the program.

Will cancelling F-35 'crater' the aerospace industry?

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One of the cornerstones of the Liberal defence policy is to formally opt out of the Conservative government's plan to acquire 65 F-35 stealth fighter jets to replace the Air Force's aging fleet of 1980s vintage CF-18s.

Tories face turbulence over Terry Fox election pledge

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An apparently ill-advised Conservative attempt to score some electoral points by invoking one-legged runner Terry Fox has Stephen Harper on the defensive.

Two Canadians abducted by gunmen in Philippines ID'd

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Gunmen abducted two Canadians, a Filipino woman and the Norwegian marina manager at an upscale resort complex on a southern Philippine island, sparking an air and sea search by authorities, officials said Tuesday.

Evidence sufficient to convict Montreal teen on terror charges: Crown

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A Montreal teen was determined to get to Syria and committed an armed robbery on behalf of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant to finance his travel, the Crown said during his trial's closing arguments Tuesday.
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