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Once the election is over, Canada’s new prime minister will have to move fast and pick priorities to strengthen the economy. The good news is both the Conservative and Liberal leaders agree on (most of) what needs to be done.


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With millions of Canadians gearing up to cast their votes on Monday, here’s a breakdown of the process Elections Canada uses to ensure everything runs smoothly behind the scenes.


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Richard Anderson lives with his addictions — as well as survivor’s guilt after his brother died from a suspected overdose. During this election campaign, he’s looking for a party that will crack down on drug suppliers and provide access to safer drugs for addicts.


Mark Carney looks into the distance in front of the B.C. Legislature in Victoria.

Liberal Leader Mark Carney says if he wins the election on Monday, he will push for an immediate meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.


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Days before the federal election and after more than a week without commenting on Canada, U.S. President Donald Trump resurfaced his 51st state rhetoric Wednesday afternoon.


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New Democrats would continue to combat injustice and pressure the federal government to respect Indigenous Peoples’ human rights if elected to Parliament, Jagmeet Singh said Wednesday in an election pitch to First Nations.


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Public service unions are paying close attention to the fully costed platforms recently released by Canada’s major political parties, with a focus on what parties are promising to spend on the federal workforce.


Fewer Vote Compass users now say Canada-U.S. relations is the most important election issue for them. After last week’s debates, more users say they are concerned by the economy, cost of living, health care and social justice.


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The Conservative Party has republished the English-language version of its platform after what it says was a “publishing oversight” resulted in the omission of a previous commitment to crack down on “woke ideology” in the public service and federal funding for university research.


An outreach worker approaches a homeless encampment in Toronto to provide supplies. The encampment appears to be made of tarps of different colours that hang from a roadway down into a vacant area near the road.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to clean up Canada’s streets and parks by giving police the power to dismantle encampments and arrest their occupants for setting up tents and shelters to live in.