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Judicial recount ordered in Barrie, Ont., riding after narrow election win
Conservative Alex Nuttall won by 108 votes over Liberal Brian Tamblyn in initial count.
Candice Bergen adds name to Conservative interim leadership contest
Bergen is up against opponents including heavyweights Erin O'Toole, Rob Nicholson, and Diane Finley
Tom Mulcair says niqab position was a defining moment of political career
NDP support during election plummeted when niqab row engulfed Quebec stronghold, as Stephen Harper clamoured for baning the garment at citizenship ceremonies.
Duke Energy buying Piedmont Natural Gas for $4.9 billion
Charlotte, North Carolina, companies are key partners in the $5 billion Atlantic Coast Pipeline that will be the first major natural gas pipeline to serve the eastern part of the state.
John Baird says he won't run for Conservative leader
Stephen Harper's former foreign minister surprised many earlier this year when he abruptly quit politics after two decades.
Ethan Hawke will be a special guest at a native water ceremony in Nova Scotia
Hawke, who owns land in the St. George's Bay area near Antigonish, was contacted by the local Mi’kmaq community to attend the event in support of his neighbours.
Former cabinet minister Erin O'Toole eyes Conservative interim leadership
Uncertainty still looms over the process to replace Stephen Harper and there are tensions over perceived meddling by the outgoing leader's aides.
CSIS operations under C-51 with foreign partners raise accountability concerns
C-51 allows CSIS to engage in joint "disruption" efforts abroad — including covert actions that break foreign laws — something the spy service previously had no authority to do.
Anger at Stephen Harper, disenfranchisement fuelled turnout of aboriginal voters
Some aboriginal communities saw voter turnout spike by up to 270 per cent in the Oct. 19 election - despite Harper's Fair Elections Act that made it harder for someone to vote without approved ID.
Oilpatch firms in for an ugly third quarter as crude doldrums linger
Oil prices plunged to below $50 per barrel one year ago and they've been stuck at that level since.