BURNABY, B.C.—New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh has won a bitter byelection race in Burnaby South just months before a federal election. He will be the first person of colour to lead a federal party in the House of Commons. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh celebrates his byelection win Monday night in Burnaby, B.C. ( Jonathan Hayward/THE CANADIAN PRESS ) NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh celebrates a projected win in the Burnaby South byelection on Monday. Some in Burnaby South have cited the murder of a Chinese-Canadian teen, allegedly by a Syrian refugee, as evidence of a public-safety risk connected to immigration.

Source: thestar February 26, 2019 04:18 UTC