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With Prime Minister Stephen Harper expected to ask the Governor General to call an election on Sunday, canada's federal political parties have already outlined their strategies.

Tropical storm Hanna came ashore on the border between North and South Carolina Saturday morning on its way to bringing heavy rains to the Maritimes on Sunday.

The Quebec government has ordered the recall of 11 cheeses because they may contain the listeria bacterium.

A special convention of the Canadian Auto Workers elected Ken Lewenza as president of the union on Saturday.

The head of the umbrella labour organization in British Columbia is calling for an investigation into the deaths of three farm workers on Friday.

The government will spend more than $76 million to upgrade military facilities and equipment on the East and West coasts, Defence Minister Peter MacKay announced Saturday.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has set the terms of reference for an investigation into the recent listeriosis outbreak linked to processed meat products that is blamed for the deaths of 13 people so far.

Family members and dignitaries lined the tarmac at CFB Trenton in eastern Ontario on Saturday evening as the bodies of three young soldiers killed in afghanistan arrived back on Canadian soil.