Six stories in the news today, Oct. 24
Six stories in the news for Monday, Oct. 24
LIBERALS HOPE TO SNATCH ALBERTA SEAT FROM CONSERVATIVES
A federal byelection will be held today in a southern Alberta riding that hasn’t elected a Liberal since the late 60s. The Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner seat became vacant this year after Tory MP Jim Hillyer died of a heart attack. Both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose have campaigned in the riding. Last week Trudeau said he believed his Liberals could defy the odds and steal the seat.
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