Stephanie Levitz
Reporter with The Canadian Press
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Federal party leaders focus on wooing union heartland for Labour Day
Wooing workers in Canada's union heartland was the focus for federal party leaders this Labour Day, with Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh all in Hamilton, Ont.
Scheer's position on abortion a shift, but not a surprise to some conservatives
Andrew Scheer's promise to stop any efforts to revisit abortion laws could disappoint voters who had found comfort in having a political leader who shared their anti-abortion views, prominent leaders of that movement said on Friday, August 30, 2019.
Scheer says Liberals deflecting from scandals with abortion, same-sex marriage
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer sought on Thursday, August 29, 2019, to put a pin in the question of whether his party would reopen debates on abortion or same-sex marriage, blaming the Liberals for trying to aggravate ancient divisions to distract from their own failures.
All avenues for peace in Venezuela must be explored: Chrystia Freeland
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland will head to Cuba next week for more talks with her counterpart there on the situation in Venezuela.
Liberals granting more leeway to would-be Venezuelan immigrants, refugees
The federal Liberals are easing immigration and refugee rules for Venezuelans amid their country's deepening political and economic crisis, and ahead of a high-level meeting with the U.S. where the subject of democracy in the South American nation is on the agenda.
Unrest in Hong Kong not spilling over to demands on Canadian consulate
Canadians in Hong Kong are watching nervously as tensions escalate between pro-democracy protesters and police but so far, the Canadian consulate in the region is seeing no obvious signs of their concern.
Ethics boss Dion's professional lifetime spent trying to make government work
Mario Dion's appointment as ethics commissioner in 2017 was slammed by opposition MPs as "just ragingly incompetent and frustrating and cynical.”
Canada largely successful in managing economic immigration: OECD study
An international review of Canada's economic immigration system suggests the country is doing well when it comes to how it selects and welcomes foreign workers.
Former PM Harper says he was aware of allegations against Tory MP Dykstra
Former prime minister Stephen Harper and one of his senior aides are now publicly admitting they were aware a Conservative MP had been accused of sexual assault but let him remain on the ballot in the 2015 election.
Scheer announces probe of Stephen Harper's 2015 war room
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer promised an independent, third-party investigation of the Rick Dykstra controversy Wednesday as his own caucus members wondered aloud how the Ontario MP was allowed to run in 2015 despite facing serious allegations of sexual assault.