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Tories continue to slide: poll
Published on: October 7, 2008 - 08:45
The Conservatives continued their week-long slide in the polls Monday, with indications Leader Stephen Harper is dragging down his party's fortunes by being seen by the electorate as sitting on...
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Crown says it has confession from man in murder of Quebec teen
Published on: October 7, 2008 - 08:38
The Crown says it has a videotaped confession from a Vancouver-area man accused of using a baseball bat to kill a Quebec teen who was in B.C. to pick fruit.
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Quebec's young Liberals thrown to the wolves
Published on: October 7, 2008 - 08:34
Marcos Simard turned 21 yesterday. A bright, engaging young man, he is dressed in a dark suit and patterned tie, chatting with a composure that belies his youth, in a room with one telephone, one...
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Duceppe's game plan is a chip off the old Bloc - and it's working
Published on: October 7, 2008 - 08:21
No strategy in Quebec politics has proved its worth in rhetorical flourish more than the well-worn formula of portraying your adversaries as the local deputies of an outsider agenda.
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Duceppe rules out coalition
Published on: October 6, 2008 - 16:34
Bloc Québécois leader Gilles Duceppe is ruling out the idea of ever participating in a coalition government even if it were to mean blocking the Conservatives from returning to power.
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Brief: Natives block Highway 117
Published on: October 6, 2008 - 16:32
Highway 117 has been completely blocked by a native blockade this morning in de la Verendrye Park, about 260 kilometres northwest of Montreal.
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Trial for Hells Angel begins 11 years after shooting of Quebec prison guard
Published on: October 6, 2008 - 16:29
The first-degree murder trial of a top-flight member of the Hells Angels has begun in Montreal more than 11 years after the brazen slaying of a prison guard.
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Quebec is making progress on infrastructure
Published on: October 6, 2008 - 09:02
As the second anniversary of the collapse of the de la Concorde overpass in Laval came and went last week, it was natural for Quebecers to ask if we can now feel confident that there will be no more...
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Harper pledges minor increase to child care benefit
Published on: October 6, 2008 - 09:00
Harper also continued his war of words with Bloc Québécois leader Gilles Duceppe on Monday in attempts to win the key battleground of Quebec.
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Taking Quebec's election temperature
Published on: October 6, 2008 - 08:52
Which is why it was a mistake to say -- as I read last week in several newspapers -- that two different surveys gave conflicting readings of the parties' positions in Quebec. It was a mistake...
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Moderator Steve Paikin on the English debate
Published on: October 3, 2008 - 15:50
Conservative Leader Stephen Harper came under fire from all sides in the English-language debate Thursday night as rivals tore into the Tory economic record and charged he's not adequately...
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N.B. signs cross-border work agreement with Quebec
Published on: October 3, 2008 - 15:47
New Brunswickers working in the construction industry will now have an easier time getting work in Quebec.
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Duceppe stealing hearts in English Canada
Published on: October 3, 2008 - 15:45
They can’t vote for him, most abhor his dream to break up the country and few understand the words that come out of his mouth.
Still, many Canadians living outside Quebec have warmed up to Bloc...
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Quebec cheese retailers get $8.4M in provincial aid
Published on: October 3, 2008 - 15:45
The Quebec government will spend $8.4 million to revive its cheese industry, which has been hit hard by the recent listeriosis crisis.
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Liberals slump in Ontario, Tories support drops in Quebec
Published on: October 3, 2008 - 07:32
Both the Liberals and Conservatives are facing significant challenges in key battleground ridings, a new poll shows – with the Liberals slumping in Ontario and Conservative support dropping in Quebec.
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