TORONTO – The New Democrats have nothing to lose and everything to gain in two Ontario byelections today because they didn’t hold either Niagara Falls or Thornhill.
The NDP are in a close race with the Progressive Conservatives in Niagara Falls, even though the riding had been Liberal for the past decade.
The other byelection in the north Toronto riding of Thornhill is a two-way contest between the governing Liberals and the Conservatives, who had held the riding.
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SPORTS
Sochi Olympics:
Canada’s Alex Beaulieu-Marchand failed to medal Thursday in the men’s slopestyle skiing finals after the U.S. swept the podium.
Skip Jennifer Jones and Team Canada remain perfect in women’s curling, improving to 4-0 in round-robin play Thursday after an 8-5 win over Denmark.
IN THE NEWS…
Two men were killed and another was seriously injured after separate stabbing incidents in the Greater Toronto Area overnight.
Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit has been brought in after a teenage girl was struck and killed by a pick-up truck that reportedly belongs to police.
Ontario’s top forensic pathologist is set to take the stand for a second day at the trial of a couple accused of killing a 10-year-old boy.
There was some light rumbling under Lake Ontario late Wednesday caused by a minor earthquake.
Mexican authorities have arrested one man and launched an interstate manhunt for another as they investigate the grisly slaying of an elderly Canadian couple.
ALSO COMING UP TODAY…
The C.D. Howe Institute presents a roundtable with Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath. (12 p.m. at 67 Yonge St.)
Prime Minister Stephen Harper will make an announcement. He will be joined by Denis Lebel, minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, and Paul Calandra, parliamentary secretary to the Prime Minister and for Intergovernmental Affairs. (2:30 p.m. at Whitchurch-Stouffville Museum & Community Centre)
Greenpeace Canada hosts an event where 10 celebrated Canadians will share their stories of courage in the hope of inspiring many more to do courageous acts for social justice and the environment. (7:30 p.m. at Winter Garden Theatre)
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