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Immigration lawyer Sherif Ashamalla said that in his experience refugees from Beirut will typically face up to a year of additional waiting because they still have to go through two more steps after approval: a medical check and police check.

Instead, Justin Trudeau said if elected, his government would launch an “open and transparent competition” to replace the aging fleet of CF-18s with a cheaper option, allowing increased spending on the Royal Canadian Navy.

But the warm words of support are all that Gretzky can do for the Conservative leader – as a long-time resident of the United States, it is highly unlikely the hockey legend will be allowed to vote in the upcoming election. While your government has been juggling numbers,...

Speaking from the sidelines, Green party leader Elizabeth May said the debate “touched on climate, but never talked about the urgency”.

But the collapse in oil prices and global fiscal turmoil raised doubts about those forecasts.

Canada’s trade unions are committed to establishing a special fund with the Canadian Council for Refugees to help support the settlement of Syrian refugees in Canada. However, they have put significant financial strain on the many Edmonton families who privately sponsored...

The sampling error for the survey, taken from August 26 to September 1, was 1.7 percent. However, the startling image may not be the game changer some had predicted.

Both the Conservative and the NDP leader oppose Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau on the issue of deficit spending.

Stephen Harper is in Drummondville, Que. where he is repeating his message that his government is the best bet in uncertain economic times.

Canada’s three main political leaders traded accusations of fiscal recklessness and promises of budget prudence Wednesday as the health of the economy dominated the federal election campaign for a third straight day.

Economic uncertainty, big-ticket promises and few details about where the money’s going to come from has the Conservatives, the Liberals and the NDP all flirting – for the moment – with the prospect of a budget deficit during their first year in power, a...

“I think that NDP is very well positioned to defeat the Conservatives in this riding”, she said in an interview at the event.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is promising to restore a system of lifetime pensions for veterans in an attempt to win support from angry ex-soldiers, usually drawn to the Conservatives.

On the anniversary of Jack Layton’s death, NDP Leader Tom Mulcair promised to run a positive campaign despite attacks from his rivals that he called a sign of desperation.

Mulcair had in mind a statement from Quebec Conservative incumbent Denis Lebel, who accused the NDP leader of being “an impostor without principles”.