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MONTREAL — Justin Trudeau returned to his home turf of Montreal on Tuesday, where the Liberal leader is hoping to make inroads in this election and knock down some of the New Democrats who dominate Quebec.

Conservative Leader Stephen Harper isn’t budging on his refusal to hold a federal inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women, framing the issue Tuesday as a law-and-order problem and noting police have solved most of the crimes.

OTTAWA — The Conservative party says a candidate who defended therapies that attempt to turn gays straight is no longer their official representative in a suburban Toronto riding, although it is too late to remove him from the ballot.

Liberals' Trudeau in Montreal, NDP's Mulcair in Surrey

DIRK MEISSNER The Canadian Press An Independent member of the legislature says British Columbia must protect valuable farmland after an international company bought more than 12,000 hectares it plans to turn into forests.

IQALUIT, Nunavut — Things to know about the Nunavut riding: Worth watching: Leona Aglukkaq, a well-regarded minister in the territorial cabinet, won the seat for the Conservatives in 2008.

By Stephanie Levitz THE CANADIAN PRESS VAUGHAN, Ont.

WINNIPEG — Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau promised millions of dollars in new money Tuesday for research and development, as well as for small technology businesses.

OTTAWA — The federal NDP is questioning the way the Liberals have costed their $2.6-billion pledge for First Nations education, saying the party has promised to top up a Conservative promise that no longer exists.

IQALUIT, Nunavut — An NDP government would spend $32 million over four years to ensure more northerners have access to nutritious food, party leader Tom Mulcair said Tuesday.