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The truth about Canada’s Afghan training mission

It's not about what we accomplish inside the wire - it's about leaving with honour

In Quebec, the NDP is No. 2

The latest Angus Reid poll is a wake-up call for the Bloc. For the first time in its history, the New Democrats have become the second political force in the province

Bloc’s grip on Quebec puts province on the outside looking in

Ontario and B.C. will decide who governs Canada, not La Belle Province

Ignatieff’s six-minute debate challenge: Win the faceoff

Stakes are high for Liberal Leader trying to knock Conservative Leader off his game. The good news? He won’t have to compete with hockey for the nation’s attention

How the party leaders prepare for TV debates

New format means ground is level for all candidates, says the NDP

Harper promises to continue farm subsidies

Conservative leader Stephen Harper travelled to a farm in rural Quebec to highlight his party’s plans to support Canadian farmers.

Riding profile: Scrappy Liberal incumbent battling star Tory challenger

The rookie candidate is in a rush. He has to be at the Harwood Avenue Bridge before 4 p.m. Some events are political. Others are personal.

National campaign crucial factor in 80 vulnerable ridings across Canada

There are 80 vulnerable ridings and although elections are won riding by riding, experts say the national campaign is more important to turning these close ridings than the local one is.

Tories target urban ridings

When federal Conservatives, as they are known at times to do, brag publicly about their hard-won success over the past decade in breaking the Liberals' dominance in votes in Canada's ethnic enclaves,...

Iggy caught double-talking

Michael Ignatieff has some 'splainin' to do. As the Liberal leader scoots across the country asking for your vote, it seems he has forgotten where he has voted in the past.

Leaders cut appearances ahead of midweek debates

There is little action on the campaign trail today as the leaders start looking ahead to their only head-to-head televised debates of the election campaign.

Trusty Tory:Canadian Media is Ridiculous

Michael Ignatieff gets better and better, doesn't he? I especially love how they back up stand-up candidates. And the media, like the Globe and Mail, CBC and Red Star are doing an excellent job...

Morton's Musings: Elizabeth May and the Greens

Today I was canvassing with a team at the Oshawa GO Station (we started at 5:20 am!!!).

Random Musings of a Tormented Mind: Why Do We Base So Much on Opinion Polls?

I'm not just talking about pre-election polls, I mean any sort of poll or survey. They fully rely on the person giving the answers to be honest. But how can anyone be sure?

Hookers, money laundering and PMO

Perhaps they will order the RCMP to physically remove pesky journalists who ask questions about the latest Carson scandal.

Selective scandal coverage is a disservice

Who knew that the most pressing issue facing the country was whether the Conservative Party of Canada checked the Facebook statuses of people coming to their rallies to see if they are friends with...

Plan to vote Liberal?

If you do, read this first. See what kind of man Iggy is standing by. I am about to give you a quiz of sorts that will not take you more than a minute to decide whether you’re a Canadian...

Climate change? Not in this campaign

What a difference an election makes. At this point in the last campaign three years ago, one issue had emerged to define the campaign. That issue –climate change and the Liberals’plan for a...

Coalition and HST will work in Harper’s favour

In the run-up to the leaders’debates next week there have been two significant developments, neither having anything to do with the leaders’tours and the polls, both essentially meaningless in...

Let's go one-on-one

Having Ignatieff and Harper engage directly with each other in debate will provide the opportunity for a memorable exchange. On Tuesday night from the Government Conference Centre in Ottawa, I'll be...

Liberal candidate regrets sex assault view

The Liberals are keeping as a candidate a former Alberta judge who was forced to say sorry Thursday for controversial remarks he made on a radio show last week about sexual assault and jail time.

RIM tablet PlayBook due April 19 'lots of fun': Dwight Duncan

TORONTO - One of Ontario's top politicians has spent the last couple of weeks fiddling around with a new gadget that tech geeks around the world are clamouring to get their hands on: the PlayBook...

Ontario woman who faked cancer receives 15-month conditional sentence

MILTON, Ont. - An Ontario woman who faked cancer to make money through a bogus charity will not go jail for the scam. Ashley Kirilow of Burlington received a 15-month conditional sentence Thursday...

Drive Clean test overhauled

Drive clean is getting overhauled.

Tories to push anti-crime bill

Stephen Harper is expected to promise an omnibus law-and-order bill that will wrap together 11 pieces legislation the party was unable to pass previously and have it voted on within 100 days if the...

Liberals would extend, boost health funding beyond 2014

Michael Ignatieff says a Liberal government would pump billions of new dollars into health care once a deal with the provinces ends in 2014.

NATO: No apology for hitting rebels in tanks

NATO acknowledged Friday that its airstrikes had hit rebels using tanks to fight government forces in eastern Libya, but said it would not apologize for the deaths because no one told them the rebels...

Manitoba, Saskatchewan brace for spring flooding

Sand bags are being filled as Manitoba and Saskatchewan brace for spring flooding. Forecasters say all of southern Saskatchewan is threatened by an above normal runoff due to a heavier than normal...

Loonie up despite employment data

The Canadian dollar surged to a fresh three-and-a-half-year high Friday morning despite an employment report for March that missed expectations.

Tories to unveil platform as Grits focus on health care

Prime Minister Stephen Harper is set to unveil his party's election platform in the Toronto-area Friday, not far from where his chief rival Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff is touting his party's...

Canadian unemployment slips to 7.7 per cent in March

Though economists had predicted that Canada's economy would gain 20,000 jobs in March, it actually lost 1,500, the latest Statistics Canada numbers reveal.

Battleground Ontario heats up as NDP support drops

A new poll shows support for the NDP in Ontario is dropping -- possibly as party faithful flock to the Liberals in an effort to stop the Conservatives from getting the majority government they are...

Senior dies saving granddaughter

A senior who died after being struck by an SUV Thursday pushed her young granddaughter out of the way, saving the child's life, says Alberta's minister of employment and immigration.

Woman humiliated by gossip site

A young Winnipeg woman is speaking out about a gossip website that she says continues to post nasty comments, humiliating rumours and blatant lies.

In agony, teen girl meets with N.L. premier

An 18-year-old girl suffering from severe pain was asked to leave the public gallery at the Newfoundland legislature this week because she was screaming uncontrollably and disrupting the house.

Ralph Klein suffering from progressive dementia

In Ralph and Colleen Klein's cosy living room in Calgary's southwest, sadness and tears mingle with occasional laughter as Colleen finally tells the full story of the former Alberta premier's failing...

Dog missing 15 days rescued by helicopter from Vancouver-area mountains

The owner of a Bernese Mountain dog rescued Thursday after being lost for 15 days in the Vancouver-area North Shore mountains wonders what Hurley would have to say for himself if he could talk.

Making companies pay more is not smart policy

If we want to attract more investment, then we should continue on the path established during the Chrétien-Martin era and extended by the Conservatives

Liberal success lies in winning back Greater Toronto ridings

If the Liberals want to succeed this election, they have to do more than hold Toronto. They have to win back ridings.

U.S. House Dem says budget deal 'very close'

House of Representatives Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer said Friday that budget negotiators were "very close" to a deal to avoid a shutdown of the federal government.

Rae bristles at personal attacks against Ignatieff’s wife

It’s getting nasty out there – and Bob Rae doesn’t like it. The Toronto Centre Liberal MP and foreign-affairs critic condemned an attack on Zsuszanna Zsohar’s citizenship Thursday, calling...

NDP unveils plan to stamp out gang violence during Surrey stop

NDP leader Jack Layton pledged Thursday during a campaign stop in Surrey that an NDP government would crack down on gang violence and increase crime prevention.

Brampton-Springdale: Sikh sympathies turning blue

When Stephen Harper kicked off his election campaign on a Sunday morning in Brampton, with Sikhs flanking him on both sides for a national news audience, the scene seemed straight out of an old...

Conservatives have big lead: polls

The Conservatives are well ahead of their rivals ahead of the May 2 federal election but it is unclear whether they will win a majority in Parliament, according to two polls released on Friday.

Federal government appeals release of Khadr brother

The federal government will argue Friday at Ontario's highest court that a judge erred last August by stopping U.S. extradition proceedings against terrorism suspect Abdullah Khadr and releasing him.

Where does Ignatieff stand on crime? Everywhere

As recently as two weeks ago, leading Liberals were sneering that the Tories' quartet of tough-oncrime bills were, in fact, "dumb on crime."

Where in the world is Canada's foreign policy debate?

Predictably, the world has disappeared from the federal election campaign, despite the fact that Canadian military forces are involved in two confused and failing overseas missions. In Afghanistan,...

Ignatieff's the victim as the Liberal brand loses its lustre

The Liberals are running in third place in Quebec, and it's not Michael Ignatieff 's fault. In yesterday's Nanos daily tracking poll for CTV and the Globe and Mail, the Bloc was at 35.8 per cent, the...

National Post: Selling out their own slogan

Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff has been framing the difference between his party and Stephen Harper's Conservatives as a matter of stark, simple choices.

Political bubble boy

While Ignatieff mainstreets, PM’s inside campaign cocoon, away from voters. The Conservative campaign is getting kicked around for kicking out some people who wanted to go to Stephen Harper...

Tories maintain 10-point lead but face ‘potential drop’ in B.C.

Public opinion appears to have settled after recent bouncing around, with a daily tracking poll showing the Conservatives holding a steady 10-point national lead.

Candidates differ on how to improve pension system

Peterborough riding federal election candidates all seem to agree that improvements need to be made to the Canada Pension Plan.

Heart attack kills ball hockey player

Paramedics are questioning whether an on-site defibrillator could have saved the life of a 38-year-old ball hockey player Tuesday night.

Closing Bell: Gold puts the shine on TSX

A surge in the price of gold kept the trend in the Toronto Stock Exchange positive on Tuesday, while other markets responded negatively to a surprise interest rate hike in China

Strong loonie good for productivity: Rick Waugh

A strong loonie is good for Canada because it forces companies to be more productive and it shows what the rest of the world thinks about us, said Rick Waugh, chief executive of the Bank of Nova...

Escort service in mansion may face eviction

A luxury home owner housing a high-end escort agency says he's exploring his options to boot the tenant.

ER wait times down in Alberta

Emergency room patients in Alberta's two largest cities are facing less of a wait.

Military mum on Trenton commander's move

Col. Dave Cochrane is leaving his post as commander of Canada's largest air base, but defence ministry officials have refused to comment on his move until after the federal election.

Canadian mint to unveil royal wedding coins

A series of collector coins struck to commemorate the royal wedding will be unveiled Wednesday in Ottawa.

Harper targets GTA ridings

Conservative Leader Stephen Harper is scheduled to campaign in the Greater Toronto Area on Wednesday, targeting two Liberal strongholds. Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff is expected to spend the day...

Top Mountie wasn't involved in Carson clearance: source

A senior intelligence official denies the RCMP commissioner green-lighted a security clearance for Bruce Carson, despite his criminal past.

Envoy says France firing on Ivory Coast leader's home

Laurent Gbagbo's European representative says French forces have opened fire on the residence of embattled Ivorian strongman from helicopters and a nearby rooftop.

Manitoba funding clinical trials of MS 'liberation therapy'

Clinical trials of so-called liberation therapy for people with multiple sclerosis got a $5-million boost Tuesday from Manitoba which has decided to partner with its neighbour to the west.

Female firefighter moves up the ladder

Eighteen years after joining up with the Calgary's blaze battlers, Mona Kronberg's breaking its glass ceiling with a fire axe.

Transport Canada says Ignatieff's plane not affected by U.S. safety warning

Transport Canada has confirmed that an aircraft chartered by the Liberal party to ferry Michael Ignatieff on his election campaign tour is not affected by a new U.S. aviation directive issued after a...

For the next generation of Inuit, hope lies in education

A new national strategy begins with a focus on parents

Christy Clark sees precedent for holding by-election during federal election

Rookie B.C. premier continues to face questions about both her bid to seek a seat and timing of general election to secure mandate of her own

A Tory minority seems as inevitable as its demise

Immovable government meeting unstoppable opposition could see replacement by a Liberal government propped up by at least the NDP

Hudak is no Harper, but will he steal a page from his book?

Ontario PC Leader has some journalists waiting for the clampdown

NDP offers relief to the Sandwich Generation

The battle for the hearts and minds of Canadians facing the prospect of caring for their parents and their own children continued Tuesday with NDP Leader Jack Layton presenting his $1 billion plan

Cooper: Harper’s ‘permanent campaign’ is paying off

Polls for the past three months have consistently shown the Conservatives within reach of a majority. There are two reasons for this good news.

Tories to woo newcomers in Toronto, Libs pitch to rural voters

Prime Minister Stephen Harper woos new Canadians in Toronto today, while Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff is in small-town Quebec courting the rural vote.

Debate 'bomb' shocks May

Green party leader Elizabeth May said she is reeling from revelations Tuesday that if she is included in a televised leaders' debate next week, others may drop out.

Ignatieff tells N.L. we need oilsands

One day after promising to make Canada a "greenenergy superpower," Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff found himself defending what many consider to be the country's fastest-growing source of greenhouse...

Tories to offer loans to help immigrants get credentials recognized

Prime Minister Stephen Harper woos new Canadians in Toronto today, while Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff is in small-town Quebec courting the rural vote.

Police nab convict who escaped custody by fax

Neighbour allegedly stabbed over kittens

Pandora gets subpoena in grand jury app probe

Larry Page, here's your six-month plan

Were you affected by Epsilon data breach?

Dead escort's worst fear was to go missing

Kera Freeland's biggest fear was to become a missing person. Her older brother has been missing in B.C. for the last six years and his absence broke her heart.

Jurors hearing police testimony at Twitchell murder trial in Edmonton

EDMONTON - Jurors in Edmonton deciding the fate of a filmmaker charged with murder are hearing evidence from more police officers. Mark Twitchell is on trial accused of killing Johnny Altinger in...

Inmates part of alleged drug ring

City cops are accusing a guard at the Edmonton Remand Centre of smuggling drugs and lighters to inmates in the downtown clink.

Woman guilty of trying to run over ex

An Edmonton woman admitted she tried to run over and kill her estranged husband after attacking him with a broom handle the previous day.

First-time homebuyers boosting housing market this year: Re/Max

U.S. editorial sparks Keystone pipeline debate

Smart borrowers ditch fixed-rate loans

Real estate market braces for TMX-LSE merger

China bids on Equinox

Two teens get life in jail for rape, murder of B.C. girl

LCBO nixes bomb beer

Royal wedding: Welsh chefs create charity wedding cake

Newly weds Michael Bublé and Luisana burgled as they celebrated nuptials

Robin Gibb cancels Brazil gigs due to stomach pains

Scott Pelley To Replace Katie Couric At CBS

Scalpers Selling Charlie Sheen Tickets for Cheap

Blue Like You: Iggy’s lack of transparency

What is Michael Ignatieff trying to hide from Canadian voters? Why didn’t he boast about his “Green Shift Lite” during the infomercial-like unveiling of the Liberal platform?

Trusty Tory: A day of media stupidity

Well, I'm glad we have that cleared up. I wasn't sure - considering he's been Prime Minister for 5 years, and we've covered this in 2005, 2008 and now 2011, and there's no soldiers in our streets...

Dr. Roy: cap and tax, the grits new carbon tax

Iffy has snuck in cap and trade in his new grit red book. He has given no socts associated with this job and economy killing maneuver.

Impolitical: F-35 hovers over campaign today

There's an event in Ottawa today that is not part of the official campaign trail but might get some attention given the centrality of the F-35 debate to this election. Winston Wheeler, a critic of...