Winnipeg Free Press

Good news: IT'S NEARLY OVER

It was supposed to be a campaign about big ideas, like the environment, the economy and an unpopular overseas war. Updated 9:15 AM

1. Eeny, meeny, miney -- BUT NO MO

   For Sir Isaac Newton, momentum was a simple concept with a precise definition — the product of mass and velocity. Updated 9:04 AM

2. St. Boniface, Winnipeg South up for grabs: Insiders

   At least two Manitoba ridings, and possibly three, are on the verge of changing hands in Tuesday's federal election, a Free Press Insiders panel survey suggests. Updated 8:38 AM

3. Manitoba races

   Brandon-Souris Updated 10:21 AM

4. Federal Election Guide: ISSUES

   CONSERVATIVE

   Updated 10:08 AM

5. The magic numbers

   155: Seats Harper needs for a majority Updated 10:45 AM

6. Races to watch

   St. John’s South-Mount Pearl and St. John’s East Updated 10:45 AM

7. Eight is (more than) enough: Packed roster vying for riding

   Winnipeg Centre MP Pat Martin vows he has not given up the dream of tearing up the CPR tracks and moving the unsightly rail yards from Winnipeg’s core to make room for parks and housing. Updated 8:25 AM

8. Notable names stand behind fired candidate

   Supporters of fired Liberal candidate Lesley Hughes have declared in an open letter that the U.S. knew of the 9/11 attacks in advance. Updated 2:50 AM

9. Don't give up hope... yet

   This is a tale of two debates - one that made me despair, as many Canadians have this election, for the state of our state, and another that restored my faith entirely. Updated 10:24 AM

10. All or nothing in Alberta

    55In fact, there are so few election-related signs, you wouldn't need all of the fingers on one hand to count them. Updated 8:26 AM

11. Tory lead growing, polls suggest

    OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper appears to have survived the Conservative campaign's moment of crisis and is again knocking on the door to a majority government mere days from Tuesday's vote.
    
    Insiders Survey: Most undecided city voters flow to Liberals, NDP
    Harper maintains Cadman tape findings won’t undermine lawsuit
    Despite polls, Layton presses on in Quebec
    Harper refusing to take anything for granted
    Dion bid for left voters has some Greens seeing red
    More Election 2008 coverage Updated 6:50 PM

12. Harper maintains Cadman tape findings won’t undermine defamation case

    Prime Minister Stephen Harper didn't show any sign today of backing off a defamation lawsuit against the Liberal party despite a finding that a key audio recording was not altered as he claimed. Updated 4:37 PM

13. Most undecided city voters flow to Liberals, NDP

    UNDECIDED voters are heading to the Liberals and NDP in ridings across the city during the last week of the federal election campaign, according to a special Free Press 'advance election' survey. Updated 8:32 AM

14. Tories lead despite economy

    With investors firmly holding down the panic button on the financial markets, a new poll suggests the Conservatives have not convinced voters they have the plan to deal with the economic crisis, but they likely will win a minority government on Tuesday. Updated 9:32 AM

15. BATTLEGROUND Winnipeg South Centre: Is NDP secretly cheering for Liberal Anita Neville?

    It's no secret Liberal MP Anita Neville is in the fight of her political life. Updated 8:31 AM

16. MP Smith's release for post-election event raises eyebrows

    OTTAWA -- Kildonan-St. Paul MP Joy Smith put out a press release from her parliamentary office Friday promoting an event she is hosting in Winnipeg next month but she says she didn't do it because she is 100 per cent confident she is going to be re-elected. Updated 8:32 AM

17. Strategic voting masks a deeper frustration

    What do Danny Williams, Elizabeth May, Sinclair Stevens, the gay and lesbian lobby and performance artists have in common? Updated 8:33 AM

18. The daily voter

    Riding: Winnipeg North Updated 8:06 AM

19. Tone gets nasty as campaign nears day of decision

    OTTAWA -- The argument over the state of the Canadian economy is taking on a sharply personal tone as the federal election campaign speeds toward the day of reckoning. Updated 11:36 AM

20. We're your best hope: Harper

    Prime Minister Stephen Harper rallied the faithful in Winnipeg on Thursday night in a last ditch, cross-country bid to woo more votes and win his Conservative party a majority government. Updated 7:54 AM

21. PM has bad case of bad timing

    FROM a sweater vest and a pleasant smile, to a dark business suit and a steely grimace, Stephen Harper has certainly come a long way. Updated 7:45 AM

22. Candidates spar over Lake Winnipeg, flooding

    In the Interlake, this election is all about water -- the kind that floods farms and the kind that spawns algae blooms. Updated 3:19 PM

23. Election Roundup

    Dion's English do-over draws scorn from PM

    OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his campaign team are seizing on a botched English-language interview given by Stephane Dion, claiming it proves the Liberal leader isn't up to coping with the country's economic problems. Updated 3:38 PM

24. Harper on the defensive

    VICTORIA -- Conservative Leader Stephen Harper defended his cool-headed approach to the global financial crisis on Wednesday, accusing the opposition of trying to exploit "panic and pessimism" in the markets to win votes. Updated 8:08 AM

25. Stock-market tip shows PM unfit to lead: Dion

    TORONTO -- Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion accused Prime Minister Stephen Harper Wednesday of failing the test of national leadership by appearing insensitive to the "fear and hurt being felt by Canadians" about their jobs, savings and pensions. Updated 8:12 AM

26. Affordable housing near top of agenda

    A shortage of affordable housing is one of the key issues in Winnipeg North, a wedge-shaped riding that contains some of Canada's poorest neighbourhoods. Updated 2:14 PM

27. Poll finds Manitobans in no mood for change

    OTTAWA -- Stephen Harper's majority government won't be won or lost in Manitoba, suggests a new Free Press/Probe Research poll. Updated 2:50 AM

28. Layton here to talk family finances

    To the strains of Twisted Sister's 80s hair metal anthem, NDP Leader Jack Layton called on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to crack down today on bank fees and interest rates. Updated 2:50 AM

29. Election Roundup

    No time for Katz

    THREE out of five of Canada's top federal party leaders couldn't find the time to answer a letter from Winnipeg Mayor Sam Katz. Updated 1:54 PM

The daily voter

Ron Chopek

Riding: Selkirk - Interlake

Voting: NDP

“They’re still not in the hands of big business”

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Battlegrounds

• Selkirk - Interlake

• Winnipeg North

• Portage - Lisgar

• Brandon - Souris/Dauphin - Swan River - Marquette

• Churchill

• Elmwood - Transcona

• Charleswood - St. James - Assiniboia

• Provencher

• Kildonan - St. Paul

• Winnipeg South/St. Boniface

Voter Toolkit

• Promises, promises...

• The Insiders: Week 4

• Poll Tracker: Week 4

• Manitoba Riding Profiles

• Meet the leaders

• Snapshot: 2006 results

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