Federal Election

Scheer, Trudeau, Singh haggle over potential minority government outcome

If you believe the polls, it appears the Liberals and Conservatives are neck-and-neck

Oct 17, 2019 11:18 AM Read more >

Lawyers for ‘Snowden refugees’ demand Trudeau grant asylum before election

The group offered shelter and other help for a few weeks to Snowden in 2013

Oct 17, 2019 8:15 AM Read more >

ELECTION 2019: Have Justin Trudeau’s Liberals really cut middle-class taxes?

Conservative Andrew Scheer vows to cut bottom bracket, NDP’s Jagmeet Singh targets wealth tax

Oct 17, 2019 6:00 AM Read more >

Should we be re-examining Canada’s tax structure?

Candidates in upcoming federal election have different thoughts on how to address income inequality

Oct 17, 2019 6:00 AM Read more >

Singh invokes Jack Layton’s legacy, Trudeau gets Barack Obama endorsement as Election Day nears

Every federal leader save Elizabeth May began Wednesday in Quebec

Oct 16, 2019 4:50 PM Read more >

UBC issues statement after instructor tells students to vote for Liberal Party

University says partisan messaging was not intentional

Oct 16, 2019 10:50 AM Read more >

Advanced polls saw 4.7 million Canadians cast their ballots in the 2019 federal election

That’s a 29 per cent increase from advance polling in 2015

Oct 16, 2019 8:00 AM Read more >

North Island candidates chime in on climate change, transition from fossil fuels

How do we get off oil and gas without tanking our economy?

Oct 16, 2019 6:30 AM Read more >

ELECTION 2019: Climate strikes push environment to top of mind for federal leaders

Black Press Media presents a three-part series on three big election issues

Oct 16, 2019 6:00 AM Read more >

North Island – Powell River candidates chime in on housing issues

One of many questions asked at Thursday’s all-candidates forum at the Tidemark

Oct 15, 2019 4:30 PM Read more >