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Election campaign starts in shadow of trade war with Canadians casting their votes April 28

CBC - Canadians will go to the polls on April 28 in what's shaping up to be a consequential and close election. The 36-day campaign, the shortest allowed under the law, began with the main party leaders invoking the threat of U.S. President Donald Trump as the trade war and his taunting of Canadian sovereignty are expected to dominate the race.

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Former Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson announces run for federal election (Copy)

CTV News - Former Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson is running in the federal election, saying he was invited to do so by Liberal Leader Mark Carney. Robertson will be running in the Vancouver Fraserview-South Burnaby riding where there was a vacancy on the Liberal slate following Harjit Sajjan’s announcement that he would not be seeking re-election.

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Mark Carney Expected to Call Snap Election for April 28

The Globe and Mail - Prime Minister Mark Carney is poised to call a snap federal election Sunday for an expected vote on April 28, two sources say, kicking off a campaign that is almost certain to focus on U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war and his talk of making Canada the 51st state.

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The key takeaways from the French Liberal leadership debate

CTV News - The four remaining candidates in the race to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as head of the Liberals squared off in the first of two debates Monday. Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney, former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland, former government House leader Karina Gould — who resigned last month to run for the leadership — and former MP Frank Baylis went head-to-head for a two-hour debate in French in Montreal.

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