PPC Leader Maxime Bernier Eyes Manitoba Seat Long Held by Tories
OTTAWA — People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier appears set to announce his candidacy in a coming byelection for a federal seat in Manitoba.
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OTTAWA — People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier appears set to announce his candidacy in a coming byelection for a federal seat in Manitoba.
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Several rivers and lakes in Quebec remained under special surveillance by public security Monday morning as weather forecasts predicted rainfall for days in various areas of the province. On Monday morning, one sizable flood was observed, at Quesnel Bay on the Ottawa River in Rigaud, in the Montérégie region.
Nearly 70,000 Hydro-Quebec customers lost power Monday after rain and strong wind gusts pounded parts of the province. As of 2:00 p.m. Monday, the bulk of the outages were in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean (22,000), Quebec City (9,000), and the Laurentians (8,000). In Montreal, about 250 customers were in the dark.
Those struggling with the aftermath of last week's ice storm seemed to be quickly forgotten over the weekend by the premier.