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• Foster parent's arrest raises doubts about system: Swann CBC - Fri Feb 5, 7:44 PM

  There are some serious problems with Alberta's foster system, the province's Liberal Party leader said Friday while discussing sex-related charges laid against a Calgary foster parent.

• Alberta foster system in trouble: Liberal leader CBC - Fri Feb 5, 4:35 PM

  There are some serious problems with Alberta's foster system in light of sex-related charges laid against a foster parent, the provincial Liberal leader said Friday.

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  Liberals hold on to Toronto riding in byelection won by former Winnipeg mayor The Canadian Press - Fri Feb 5, 12:34 AM

  TORONTO - Ontario's Liberal government won its third consecutive byelection Thursday night, crushing opposition hopes that recent scandals and anger over the planned harmonized sales tax would lead to an upset victory in Toronto Centre.

• Liberal Murray prevails in Toronto Centre CBC - Fri Feb 5, 12:01 AM

  Former Winnipeg mayor Glen Murray wins a Toronto byelection for the Ontario Liberals.

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  Liberal Glen Murray holds on to Smitherman's seat in Toronto Centre The Canadian Press - Thu Feb 4, 10:21 PM

  TORONTO - Former Winnipeg mayor Glen Murray has won the contest for Toronto Centre, holding on to that seat for the Liberals despite a solid showing from the New Democrats.

• Provincial polls close in Toronto-Centre CBC - Thu Feb 4, 9:58 PM

  Voting has concluded in a provincial byelection for the Toronto-Centre riding most recently held by George Smitherman. the former Ontario deputy premier and current Toronto mayoral candidate.

• Voters head to provincial polls in Toronto-Centre CBC - Thu Feb 4, 4:36 PM

  Voters in Toronto-Centre are deciding who will replace former Ontario deputy premier George Smitherman, who stepped down to run for mayor of the city.

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  Liberals slightly ahead: poll Reuters - Thu Feb 4, 10:34 AM

  OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's opposition Liberals have maintained their slight lead in popular support over the governing Conservatives but do not have a big enough advantage to guarantee an election victory, according to a poll released on Thursday.

• Liberals defend handling of N.B. bridge contract CBC - Thu Feb 4, 10:05 AM

  The Department of Transportation is again defending how it handled a contract for renovations to Fredericton's Princess Margaret Bridge.

• Tories, Liberals remain deadlocked: poll CBC - Thu Feb 4, 7:57 AM

  The Conservatives and Liberals remain in a virtual tie for support for a third week in a row, a new EKOS poll suggests.

• Afghan ambassador upbraids Liberals' Ignatieff: we're no crooks The Canadian Press - Wed Feb 3, 6:44 PM

  OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff has ruffled diplomatic feathers with his suggestion that Canadian aid money shouldn't be going to "crooks" or "warlords" running Afghanistan's government.

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  Keir accuses Opposition of 'instigating' Ganong boycott CBC - Wed Feb 3, 4:17 PM

  New Brunswick's energy minister has accused the leader of the Opposition of "instigating" a boycott of Ganong products over the chairman's role in the expert panel on the proposed NB Power sale.

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  Ganong boycott threats denounced by N.B. politicians CBC - Wed Feb 3, 10:49 AM

  The Liberals and the Progressive Conservatives are denouncing calls to boycott Ganong products over the chairman's role in the expert panel on the proposed NB Power sale.

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  Liberal MLA applauds Irving Oil decision to halt project CBC - Wed Feb 3, 9:51 AM

  An outspoken Saint John Liberal MLA is applauding the decision by Irving-owned Fort Reliance to abandon its plans to build a new $30-million headquarters along the city's waterfront.

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  Tory questions Elections Canada's impartiality as Liberals get court-ordered extension on leadership debts The Canadian Press - Tue Feb 2, 9:03 PM

  OTTAWA - The Harper government is openly questioning the integrity of Canada's independent elections watchdog after a court granted Liberal leadership contenders a two-year extension to pay off their three-year-old campaign debts.

• Quebec Liberal legislature member fined for breaching lobbying law The Canadian Press - Tue Feb 2, 4:46 PM

  QUEBEC - A Quebec Liberal member of the legislature has been fined $500 after pleading guilty to breaking the province's law governing lobbying.

• Tories rake in twice as much cash as Liberals, but Grits closing gap The Canadian Press - Mon Feb 1, 7:49 PM

  OTTAWA - Stephen Harper's Conservatives continued to rake in more money than any other political party last year, but the Liberals are finally closing the fundraising gap.

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  Liberals in dead heat with Tories, leading in key battlegrounds: poll The Canadian Press - Mon Feb 1, 6:23 PM

  OTTAWA - A new poll suggests a seismic political shift is underway, with the Conservatives off balance and the Liberals gaining traction in important areas.

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  Liberals in dead heat with Tories, gaining in key battlegrounds: poll The Canadian Press - Mon Feb 1, 4:07 PM

  OTTAWA - A new poll suggests the political ground is shifting under the Conservatives, with the Liberals making gains in key areas.