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  Campaign worker faces first charge in 2011 election robocalls scandal

  A junior Conservative campaign worker in Guelph, Ont., has been charged under the Elections Act in relation to fraudulent robocalls made during the 2011 election campaign.

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  CRTC fines two companies over robocalls

  Canada's telecommunications regulator has fined two companies over their telemarketing practices. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission says Ontario Consumer Credit Assistance and Quick Connect Solutions both failed to get the consent of people they robocalled to promote their services.

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  Elections chief fears repeat of robocalls episode without new rules by 2014

  Canada's chief electoral officer says tougher rules need to be in place by next year to prevent false or misleading telephone calls in the next federal election.

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  Elections Canada wants greater punishment powers after robocalls debacle

  Elections Canada is seeking greater powers to punish anyone caught impersonating one of its officials in the wake of the robocalls affair.

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  Ex-Tory staffer linked to '11 robocalls speaks out about latest scandal

  An ex-Tory staffer who’s been linked to the robocalls scandal that followed the 2011 federal election says the Conservative Party has lost credibility in its handling of the latest controversy.

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  Conservative robocalls within normal electoral review process, says Harper

  Prime Minister Stephen Harper is making no apologies for his party's use of deceptive robocalls to rally public opinion against proposed changes to riding boundaries in Saskatchewan.

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  Fate of six Conservative MPs at heart of robocalls saga now in hands of judge

  The electoral fates of six Conservative MPs, once strictly the purview of Canadian voters, landed in the hands of a judge Monday as lawyers on both sides of the so-called robocalls case wrapped up their arguments.

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  Key piece of robocalls evidence deeply flawed: Tory lawyer

  A key piece of evidence in the robocalls legal saga is deeply flawed and should be tossed out, says a lawyer representing Conservative MPs whose election wins last year are being challenged in court.

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  Things get heated at robocalls court case over pollster's treatment

  A pollster's treatment at the hands of a Conservative party lawyer made for a testy day at the robocalls court challenge on Wednesday.

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  Democracy, not dollars, behind robocalls court challenge: lawyer

  A left-leaning advocacy group stands to gain nothing from a Federal Court case into allegations of voter-suppression tactics, other than to ensure that democracy is upheld, says a lawyer for eight voters challenging the results in six ridings.