Greens hope to maintain 2 seats on Vancouver Island where NDP dominated last federal election

But it will likely be a tighter battle in Nanaimo–Ladysmith, which Paul Manly won in a byelection in 2019. He was then re-elected six months later, but in both cases the Conservative and NDP candidates weren’t so far behind. The NDP won them by between 3,000 and 8,000 votes over the Green Party or Conservatives last election, […]

Rural, small-batch Ontario cannabis farm hopes to enter market of big pot players – CBC.ca

“This is our hometown, Merlin. I went to public school just down the road,” said Jason, who decided to spend the wait for their cultivation licence planting and harvesting sweet corn to donate to a local food bank. By submitting a comment, you accept that CBC has the right to reproduce and publish that comment in whole […]

Love for Olympic soccer star Desiree Scott on full display at Winnipeg meet with fans | CBC News

“It’s incredible,” she said of the meet-and-greet. Some of his career highlights have been documenting the plight of asylum seekers leaving America in the dead of winter for Canada and the 2019 manhunt for two teenage murder suspects. By submitting a comment, you accept that CBC has the right to reproduce and publish that comment […]

Alberta reports 1,407 new COVID-19 cases over weekend as province tops 5,000 active … – CBC.ca

Active cases have now climbed to 5,354, an increase of 916 from the province’s last update on Friday. The province reported that 1,215 cases of coronavirus variants of concern were detected. Of the 43 in ICU, 90.7% are unvaccinated & 4.7% partially vaccinated. By submitting a comment, you accept that CBC has the right to […]

‘I was crying’: Former teammate, coaches watch Ottawa defender’s gold-medal win

On Friday, Gilles missed her penalty kick when the ball hit the crossbar, but her former high school soccer coach, Joé Fournier, said the game’s conditions were “harsh”. Fournier, who’s the director of the soccer program at École secondaire publique Louis-Riel in Ottawa, said he felt immense relief and excitement after the team’s gold-medal win. …Read the full […]