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Trudeau to march at Montreal climate rally

Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada Justin Trudeau paddles a canoe at the Lake Laurentian Conservation Area in Sudbury, Ontario on Thursday Sept. 26, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

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SUDBURY, Ont. - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau will take part in Friday's massive climate march in Montreal, he announced Thursday as he continued to criss-cross the country making a series of environmental announcements.

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Scheer promises inquiry into SNC-Lavalin

Federal Conservative leader Andrew Scheer arrives before making a campaign announcement in Montreal, Que., on Thursday, September 26, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

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MONTREAL - A Conservative government would launch a judicial inquiry to find out what happened during the SNC-Lavalin affair and introduce legislation to investigate "sleazy" politicians, leader Andrew Scheer said Thursday.

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Singh announces $5,000 home rental subsidy

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh talks with Betty Nicolaye and one of her three children as he makes a campaign stop with Rachel Blaney, NDP Candidate for North Island-Powell River, at a Habitat for Humanity project in Campbell River, B.C. on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019. The family is homeless and living in their van. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh spent a third consecutive day campaigning in the critical battleground of British Columbia — this time on Vancouver Island where his party is trying to prevent a surge by the Greens.

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Greens plan to cancel pipeline projects

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May speaks during the Maclean

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MONTREAL - Green Leader Elizabeth May says if she were prime minister, she'd create a "war cabinet" to deal with what she says is the most important issue of the upcoming election: climate change.

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Liberal candidate urged to condemn abuse

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OTTAWA - Two prominent Ontario doctors are accusing Dr. Lesley Barron, a Liberal candidate in the federal election, of standing by while another physician made offensive and misogynist comments about them on social media.

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Energy think tank demands Tories remove ad

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OTTAWA - A British Columbia think tank asked the Conservatives on Thursday to either stop running a new anti-carbon tax ad, or remove the reference in it to Clean Energy Canada's research.

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New rules help shift third party spending

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OTTAWA - Two third-party groups shifted their advertising strategies as the election campaign began, showing the impact of Canada's new ad rules.

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A look at the parties' election promises

Federal Conservative leader Andrew Scheer arrives before making a campaign announcement in Montreal, Que., on Thursday, September 26, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

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OTTAWA - A running list of specific promises announced by the Liberals, Conservatives, NDP and Green party since the official start of the federal election campaign on Sept. 11.

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