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By Ian Pattison

Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada

The only thing most Canadians will remember about the budget this time next week is how the booze tax increase was reduced to two per cent from six, writes Don Martin in a column for CTVNews.ca.

Maybe, just maybe, this is the wake-up call Premier Danielle Smith needs.

While the United States was hurtling toward the dramatic conclusion of another round of national elections last week, Canada was quietly embarking on its own, smaller (much, much smaller) version of the American midterms: a byelection in the Ontario riding of Mississauga-Lakeshore.

Eric Grenier pleaded guilty earlier this year to possessing firearms with a felony conviction. Four state cases are still pending against him for assault, leaving the scene of a crash, attempted burglary and making repeated threats against his neighbors.

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Patrick Brown was disqualified from the Conservative leadership race due to allegations that he violated funding rules. (Chris Young/Canadian Press)

Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford’s campaign stop in Sault Ste. Marie Saturday shows he is concerned the riding will be a tight race, the city’s NDP candidate says.

The Ontario Party has its sights set on southwestern Ontario and other ridings across the province in the June 2 election, but just what impact the party founded in 2018 will have on the vote count has yet to be seen.