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People take to the waters and shores of the Ottawa River in the Ottawa suburb of Constance Bay on Tuesday, July 6, 2023. The Weather Network is predicting more sunshine and warmer temperatures for the summer. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Canada to see warm summer, wildfire risks loom for some regions: Weather Network

Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Wednesday, May. 29, 2024

Get ready to feel the heat, Canada.

The Weather Network is predicting more sunshine and warmer temperatures for the summer.

The weather broadcaster's annual summer forecast released Wednesday indicates Canada will be blanketed in heat over the next three months as the country sees fewer rainy days and several regions experience humid conditions.

"We'd be very surprised, very surprised, if this didn't turn out overall as a warm summer," Chris Scott, the Weather Network's chief meteorologist, said in an interview.

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With a byelection campaign underway for the provincial riding of Tuxedo, it's the Tories who stand to lose if they can't recapture that traditional Tory stronghold vacated by former premier Heather Stefanson, shown here. (File)

Tories have much to lose in Tuxedo

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Tories have much to lose in Tuxedo

4 minute read Monday, May. 27, 2024

Byelections don’t usually reveal much about the state of affairs in provincial politics, especially when one is held so soon after a general election.

However, the results of an upcoming byelection in the Winnipeg riding of Tuxedo may have more significance than usual.

Premier Wab Kinew announced Monday that a byelection to replace former Progressive Conservative premier Heather Stefanson — who resigned her Tuxedo seat on May 6 — will be held on June 18.

The riding has traditionally been a safe seat for the Tories. It was held by former Tory premier Gary Filmon in the 1980s and 1990s and by Ms. Stefanson from 2000 to 2024. PC candidates normally win the riding with a plurality of well over 1,000 votes or more.

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Monday, May. 27, 2024

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