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Leaders set to doff their gloves

thestar.com     4 hrs ago   10 related          

Prime Minister Stephen Harper today will end the life of his minority government – the second-longest in Canadian history – and launch the country into a campaign for an Oct. 14 election that promises to be a bruising...                    

Canada's PM to kick off election

iht.com     12 hrs ago   38 related          

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will dissolve Parliament on Sunday, kicking off an election campaign that could strengthen his minority government. Harper's Conservatives unseated the Liberal Party in 2006 after...                    

Harper sets terms for listeriosis investigation on eve of election call

canoe.ca     17 hrs ago   12 related          

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced terms of reference for an investigation into the recent listeriosis outbreak. The announcement comes a day before the start of a federal election campaign. Harper's...                    

Bodies of three slain soldiers returned to Canada

canada.com     yesterday   56 related          

Canwest News Service Published:Â Saturday, September 06, 2008 Three Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan last week came home Saturday. Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean and Defence Minister Peter MacKay joined grieving family...                    

Tories on a pre-election 'spending bender'

canada.com     yesterday   1 related          

OTTAWA -- The Conservative government -- which accused former prime minister Paul Martin of trying to buy votes before the start of the last election -- has been on a $15-billion "spending bender" in the months leading...                    

Canada's PM calls snap election

telegraph.co.uk     yesterday   2 related          

Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper will call an election on Sunday in a bid to secure an overall majority for his Conservative government. A spokesman for the prime minister's office confirmed that Mr Harper will meet...                    

Bloc Leader Gilles Duceppe is not taking anything for granted in election

canoe.ca     yesterday   7 related          

By Lia Levesque, THE CANADIAN PRESS Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe says his party is not taking anything for granted in Quebec just days before a likely federal election call. Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe...                    

Green Party pulls candidate for making 'anti-Semitic' remarks

k-litefm.com     Sep 5, 2008   3 related          

By: THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - The Green Party has turfed one of its candidates just days before an expected federal election call over allegations he made remarks deemed anti-Semitic. John Shavluk was ejected as the...                    

Economy's slide called key to vote

thestar.com     Sep 5, 2008          

Friday, September 05, 2008 | Economy's slide called key to vote Prime Minister Stephen Harper is seen standing in the House of Commons during Question Period in Ottawa on Wednesday, February 21, in this file photo. Issue...                    

Dawson College shooting report urges gun law reform

thestar.com     Sep 4, 2008   24 related          

An injured woman is wheeled away on a stretcher after a shooting incident at Dawson College in Montreal, Sept. 13, 2006. Coroner also recommends broader access to gun registries, improved emergency planning THE CANADIAN...                    

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