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Where is the so-called “Home Plate Lady?” That was the question among Toronto Blue Jays fans on social media Tuesday after the famous supporter was not in her typical seat behind home plate during Monday’s home opener against the Seattle Mariners. “@BlueJays you have to put the home plate lady …
Read More »Longtime Winnipeg city councillor considers run for federal seat – Winnipeg
By Kevin Hirschfield Global News Posted January 22, 2024 10:20 pm Updated January 22, 2024 10:39 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A longtime Winnipeg city councillor is considering making the jump from municipal to federal politics. Janice Lukes confirmed to 680 CJOB’s The …
Read More »Greens get 2nd seat in Ontario as Aislinn Clancy wins Kitchener Centre byelection
Kitchener Centre voters have spoken and Green Party candidate Aislinn Clancy has been unofficially elected as the new Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) in the riding. “I am so incredibly grateful to the Kitchener community for putting their trust in me. To every single person who supported our campaign – …
Read More »Air Canada customers kicked off plane for refusing vomit-covered seat
Air Canada has apologized to customers who were allegedly escorted off a plane for refusing to sit in a chair covered with vomit for the duration of their over four-hour flight. The airline issued a statement after a viral Facebook post claimed two as-yet unidentified female flyers were told there …
Read More »Ontario NDP member resigns seat, cites child-care challenges
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 13, 2023 4:02 pm Updated July 14, 2023 8:24 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size The New Democrat member of provincial parliament for Kitchener Centre has officially resigned her seat. Laura Mae Lindo’s resignation will trigger a byelection call within …
Read More »Cree scholar ‘in shock’ after being appointed to Senate seat
Margo Greenwood said she was “in shock” after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced she will become the newest member of the Senate. A professor at the University of Northern British Columbia in Prince George, Greenwood is an internationally recognized expert in health research, specifically Indigenous health and well-being, says a press …
Read More »The love of my life died. My grief had to take a back seat to putting food on the table for my kids
This First Person article is written by Wendy Powell who lives in Stony Plain, Alta. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ. I was lying in bed in the middle of the night, wide awake as always every night since my husband passed away. I …
Read More »B.C. couple questions why they were escorted by police off Swoop flight after seat change
A B.C. couple is questioning why a minor dispute on a plane escalated to them being escorted off by police. Other passengers on the flight are defending the couple, who are Black, accusing staff of racism. Jhody Batiste was flying from Toronto to Kelowna on Wednesday when she asked another passenger to switch seats so she …
Read More »Macron’s alliance facing fight for absolute majority in French election despite leading projected seat count
French President Emmanuel Macron faces a tough fight to win an absolute majority in parliament that would allow him to govern with a free hand after a strong showing by a new left-wing alliance in Sunday’s first-round election. Projections based on the election’s partial results showed that at the national …
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