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OTTAWA — The Liberals sharpened their attacks on the Conservatives as the House of Commons returned from its summer break on Monday with the prospect of a snap election looming large.

WINNIPEG — A backbencher with Manitoba's NDP government has been removed from caucus over his link to convicted sex offender Peter Nygard.

VANCOUVER — Mayors and other leaders from several British Columbia communities say the provincial and federal governments need to take "immediate action" to tackle mental health and public safety issues that have reached crisis levels.

NEMASKA — For the first time in their history, members of the Cree community of Nemaska received a visit from a sitting Quebec premier on Sunday and were able to share first-hand the story of how they were displaced by a hydroelectric project in the

OTTAWA — The head of a federal inquiry into foreign interference says she will not be publicly identifying parliamentarians suspected by a spy watchdog of meddling in Canadian affairs.

OTTAWA — Former vice-admiral Haydn Edmundson has been found not guilty of sexual assault and committing an indecent act, concluding a trial that began in February.

MONTREAL — Quebec's Superior Court has authorized a class-action lawsuit involving temporary foreign workers who are suing the federal government over work permits that bind them to an employer.

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has announced changes to mortgage rules she says are aimed at helping more Canadians to purchase their first home.

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OTTAWA — Canadians in two federal ridings are choosing their next member of Parliament today, and political parties are closely watching the results.