Officials with Canada's New Democratic Party said members will soon make a decision about whether to drop new from the 48-year-old political party's name. The officials said the approximately 1,000 delegates to the party's national biennial convention in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Aug.

OSHAWA MONDAY OCTOBER 13, 2008 8:30 am Jack Layton speaks to supporters with former NDP Leader Ed Broadbent and NDP candidate Mike Shields (Oshawa) 312 Bloor Street West Oshawa, ON ETOBICOKE MONDAY OCTOBER 13, 2008 12:30 pm Whistle stop - Etobicoke-North 110 - 2428 Islington Etobicoke, ON TORONTO MONDAY OCTOBER 13, 2008 1:35 pm Whistle stop - York South-Weston 1542 Jane Street Toronto, ON 5:00 pm Jack Layton appears on "MuchMusic" 299 Queen Street West Toronto, ON 6:35 pm Whistle stop - Davenport 1318 Bloor Street W Toronto, ON 7:50 pm Whistle stop - Beaches-East York 1832 Danforth Ave.

WINDSOR SUNDAY OCTOBER 12, 2008 8:30 am Whistle Stop - Windsor and area 129 Erie Street East Windsor, Ontario 9:55 am Whistle Stop - Essex 1496 County Road #22 Lakeshore, Ontario 2:15 pm Whistle Stop - Elgin-Middlesex-London 384 Talbot Street St.

New Democrats released an English language television ad today focusing on the choice before hard-working Canadian families in this election campaign: Stephen Harper's plan for a $50 billion corporate tax giveaway or Jack Layton's plan to hire and train more doctors and nurses.

OTTAWA THURSDAY OCTOBER 2, 2008 9:00 pm Jack Layton participates in televised Leader's Debate - English National Arts Centre Ottawa Ontario 11:27 pm Scheduled scrum time for Jack Layton