Five stories in the news for Monday, Feb. 25——SINGH’S FATE IN HANDS OF BYELECTION VOTERSJagmeet Singh’s political fatem, and the fortunes of the New Democratic Party as a whole, are in the hands of voters today in a B.C. The NDP leader is running for a seat in the House of Commons in Burnaby South, one of three federal byelections today. In a report released today, the National Indigenous Economic Development Board recommends sweeping changes to how so-called country food is exchanged. It says winter weather will persist for most of the country over the next three weeks, followed by a sudden turn to mild temperatures. But the network’s chief meteorologist says the sharp change in conditions doesn’t mean some colder days won’t briefly interrupt the spring weather.

Source: National Post February 25, 2019 09:11 UTC