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The Guelph federal Liberal Riding Association is officially accepting candidates seeking the party’s nomination in the city. In a news release from riding association chair Sean Mitchell, the opening of the nomination signals the start of the period where individuals interested in seeking the nomination can formally submit their intentions to …
Read More »Quebec City’s Jean-Talon riding gears up for tight byelection race – Montreal
Voters in Quebec City’s Jean-Talon riding will be heading to the polls Oct. 2, and it’s shaping up to be a tight race. The riding, which covers the neighborhoods of Sainte-Foy and Sillery, was a Liberal stronghold for years until the CAQ’s Joëlle Boutin snagged the seat in a byelection …
Read More »15-year-old boy riding scooter critically injured in Ontario crash
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A 15-year-old boy riding a scooter was critically injured in a crash involving a concrete truck in Dufferin County, Ont., and had to be airlifted to a trauma centre, police say. Ontario Provincial Police said it happened on Wednesday in the Township …
Read More »Ontario NDP expected to recapture Horwath’s old Hamilton riding in byelection
TORONTO — A downtown Hamilton riding held for many years by former Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath is expected to remain in the party’s hands after a byelection Thursday, despite their candidate being put on the defensive over some of her activism. Sarah Jama, the candidate for the NDP in …
Read More »Quebec byelection: Voters head to polls in former Liberal leader’s Montreal riding
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 13, 2023 9:18 am Updated March 13, 2023 9:19 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size A byelection is being held today in a Montreal riding to choose a new member of the provincial legislature to replace the former Quebec Liberal …
Read More »Prime Minister announces byelection in Mississauga-Lakeshore riding on Dec. 12
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has set the date for a federal byelection in the Greater Toronto Area. Voters in Mississauga-Lakeshore will head to the polls to pick their new member of Parliament on Dec. 12. The seat became empty earlier this year when former Liberal MP Sven Spengemann announced he …
Read More »Some Alberta communities push back on proposed changes to federal riding boundaries
Several communities surrounding Edmonton are raising concerns about proposed changes to federal riding boundaries. Municipal officials from Beaumont, Wetaskiwin, Leduc County and Strathcona County are asking the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Alberta to reconsider potential changes that, they say, could fracture longstanding cultural and economic relationships between communities. “The separation …
Read More »Riding the waves off Nova Scotia, this surfer says she felt cancer-free
It could be the most beautiful summer day in Nova Scotia or the harshest day of winter; if there are waves, Amber Spurrell will surf. Even while undergoing six rounds of chemotherapy. “Getting in the ocean allowed me not to have cancer for a few minutes and just be,” says Spurrell, 42, who was diagnosed …
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