CALGARY - The election machine in Stephen Harper's affluent Calgary riding of structured streets, large homes and carefully manicured lawns is firing on all cylinders. With a large contingent of focused volunteers and plenty of signs on lawns...
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NEWMARKET, Ont. - Elvis impersonator, Anglican preacher, and federal election candidate Dorian Baxter is quick to point out that his version of the King of Rock 'n' Roll has not left the building. Baxter is making a third bid to move from...
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OTTAWA - A look at NDP Leader Jack Layton's election campaign as the race is nearing the end. Rallies, stump speeches, fatigue, sickness and mistakes are all part of the fun.
NAKONEY, Afghanistan - Canadian soldiers breathed a sigh of relief after a three-day patrol southwest of Kandahar City yielded large caches of Taliban supplies of everything from medical supplies to homemade bombs to weapons powerful enough to take...
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TORONTO - Thirteen-year-old Robert Fraser Burke of Toronto has made the Top 2 in "Hockey Night in Canada" anthem contest with "Sticks to the Ice." The winning theme, as chosen by voters, will be revealed Saturday.
QUEBEC - Abortion rights activist Dr. Henry Morgentaler was awarded his controversial Order of Canada on Friday as other recipients caught in the tempest moved to defend him while a handful of placard-wielding protesters voiced their opposition...
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OTTAWA - The federal government is buying up $25 billion in residential mortgages to give the chartered banks additional cash to issue loans, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced Friday.
MOOSE JAW, Sask. - The safety of the Tutor jet used by the famous Snowbirds is once again in question after a pilot and military photographer were killed in a crash Thursday. It's the second deadly crash in just over a year to involve the Tutor...
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