Kitchener South-Hespeler: Get to know this riding and its candidates
CBC
CBC Kitchener-Waterloo is profiling different local ridings in advance of the federal election, set for Sept. 20, 2021. Read our earlier coverage of the Kitchener Centre, Cambridge, Waterloo and Kitchener-Conestoga ridings.
The Kitchener South-Hespeler riding includes the south end of the City of Kitchener, along with part of the City of Cambridge north of Highway 401.
There is no incumbent candidate in Kitchener South-Hespeler after former MP Marwan Tabbara declined to run again.
The riding has the most candidates running in the federal election this year out of any riding in Waterloo region.
They are Tyler Calver with the Conservative Party, Gabe Rose with the Green Party, Valerie Bradford with the Liberal Party, Suresh Arangath with the Green Party, Melissa Baumgaertner with the People's Party, Stephen Davis with the Rhinoceros Party, Elaine Baetz with the Marxist-Leninist Party and C.A. Morrison, who is running as an Independent.
Learn more about the riding and the candidates running in the election this year.
The riding is 111 km2 and has a population of 105,309, of which 80,444 are eligible to vote.
Some Canadian seniors say they're feeling abandoned by the Liberal government's latest inflation relief measure after learning they don't qualify for it.
WARNING: This article may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it.
The weather has certainly been gloomy, damp and windy over the past 10 days in Nova Scotia and it's going to continue this weekend.
Premier Susan Holt says the federal tax holiday on some goods announced Thursday could cost New Brunswick $62 million in revenue.
Thousands in Quebec's Montérégie region will not get their flu and COVID-19 vaccine directly at their seniors' residence anymore.
A 17-year-old boy is dead after he was shot by an RCMP officer in Norway House Cree Nation on Friday.
Saskatchewan road crews and residents alike are getting ready for another icy blast of winter this weekend.
Student leaders at the University of Alberta are criticizing the school's plan to hike tuition — particularly for international students.
Environment Canada says a new fall storm will bring winds gusting up to 110 km/h to southwestern British Columbia on Friday, potentially causing more outages and travel disruption.
Environment Canada says strong winds could cause damage to roofs and windows in P.E.I.'s Kings County and Prince County this weekend, with power outages possible from fallen tree branches.
City council has approved a 3.6 per cent increase in municipal property taxes for next year. The decision follows five days of debate on adjustments to next year's civic budget.