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Read More »Colombian presidential hopeful ‘fighting for his life’ after rally shooting, says wife
Colombian Sen. Miguel Uribe Turbay — a possible candidate in the country’s presidential election next year — was shot and wounded at a campaign rally in Bogota on Saturday, authorities said. His conservative Democratic Centre party released a statement calling it “an unacceptable act of violence.” The attack took place in a …
Read More »Ontario government hopeful interest rate cut will spur struggling home construction
Ontario housing minister Paul Calandra expressed confidence that the Bank of Canada’s interest rate cut on Wednesday will help spur housing development as the province struggles to realize its goal of constructing 1.5 million homes by 2031. Calandra told reporters he was “very relieved” interest rates had finally been cut …
Read More »Quebec teachers hopeful but weary as students return to school after strikes
Montreal high school art teacher Marion Miller says she’s looking forward to welcoming her students back to class on Tuesday for the first time since her union went on unlimited strike Nov. 23. “I think a lot of my colleagues are very relieved and happy that we’re finally going back …
Read More »Olivia Chow has been a front runner before, what’s different for the mayoral hopeful? – Toronto
TORONTO — Before the last high-profile debate of Toronto’s mayoral byelection campaign, Olivia Chow was prepared for attacks from the other candidates on stage. She was leading the polls, and in the crosshairs of her political rivals. What she was not prepared for was the large heart-shaped red card her …
Read More »Ontario Liberal hopeful Bonnie Crombie facing backlash for Greenbelt comment
Mississauga Mayor and Ontario Liberal leadership candidate Bonnie Crombie is facing heat on the day she officially announced her entry into the race for comments she made about the Greenbelt. Speaking to reporters after she officially launched her Liberal leadership bid, Crombie outlined a situation in which she said she …
Read More »Ontario Liberal leadership hopeful sets out key housing policies
Ontario Liberal leadership candidate Nate Erskine-Smith is pledging to create a provincially-owned construction agency to build new affordable housing, part of the first major policy push of the campaign. Erkine-Smith, who was the first candidate to officially launch his leadership bid, unveiled a housing strategy that also promises to eliminate …
Read More »Injury-riddled Jets ‘hopeful’ Scheifele plays crucial Game 5 in Vegas – Winnipeg
Mark Scheifele brought some hope with him when he arrived with the Jets at the Winnipeg airport for their Tuesday flight to Las Vegas. However, the team’s top goal-scorer, who left Monday’s 4-2 playoff loss to the Golden Knights with an upper-body injury, still remains a question mark for Thursday’s …
Read More »‘She is alive’: Sister of abducted Ontario woman says family is still hopeful 1 year later
The last time Aysa Hajtamiri spoke with her sister was nearly a year ago. They kept the phone conversation short as Hajtamiri was driving but planned to reconnect soon. That next phone call never happened. Not long after she got home, Hajtamiri said she learned that her younger sister had …
Read More »World AIDS Day: HIV activists hopeful for end to backsliding on infections, stigma – National
HIV activists are marking World AIDS Day by urging Ottawa to help stop a global backslide in progress on stemming infections and stigma. “It’s clear to us that this government is seized of the issue, but the truth of the matter is, no movement is happening quickly enough for people …
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