National News

LAKE COUNTRY, B.C. — Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer wants to revive two more of Stephen Harper's boutique tax credits axed by the Trudeau Liberals. Scheer was at a park in Kelowna, B.C.

VICTORIA — One of two 18-year-old students who died when a tour bus crashed on Vancouver Island is being remembered by his former principal as a friend to everyone at the Iowa high school where he was a talented soccer player.

OTTAWA — Green Leader Elizabeth May pushed past the political pack Monday by introducing a wide-ranging set of new policy promises while her rivals were recycling or expanding on old ideas.

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VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government says any proposed settlement from opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma needs to include Canadian claims for the devastation created by the overdose crisis.

MONTREAL — Quebec's independent police watchdog needs to be more transparent and its operations should be investigated by a legislative committee, rights advocates and victims' families said Monday.

TORONTO — The late headmasters of a Christian boarding school controlled every aspect of children's lives in order to break their spirits, a lawyer representing former students suing the defunct institution told a Toronto court on Monday.

OTTAWA — The Mounties are assessing and trying to mitigate the damage that might have been caused in light of the arrest of one of their senior intelligence officials, RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki said Monday.

OTTAWA — People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier secured an invitation Monday to two official leaders' debates in October.

VICTORIA — British Columbia's Green party leader is reducing his work schedule while he recovers after recently being diagnosed with labyrinthitis. In a statement, Andrew Weaver says he suddenly had symptoms typical of the condition on Sept.