Lucas Powers
Senior Writer at Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
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3 weeks ago |
awolau.org | Tom Langford |Lucas Powers
When Sensi Messner-Baker stepped into a classroom in northeast Washington, she said, it lacked the basic tools students needed to thrive. As a tutor with , she saw firsthand how a shortage of supplies and books hindered learning. Messner-Baker worked at a school in 2024 where most students were below the poverty line, she said. “So, within the classroom I tutored at, there were very little supplies,” she said.
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4 weeks ago |
cbc.ca | Jenna Benchetrit |Lucas Powers
Canada election: Leaders campaign in Quebec before hunkering down to prepare for debates | CBC LoadedConservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Liberal Leader Mark Carney and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh are all in the Montreal area this morning to make announcements. We’ll also hear from Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, who is fighting to hold on to his party’s seats in Quebec.
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1 month ago |
cbc.ca | Jenna Benchetrit |Michelle Song |Lucas Powers |Michael Woods
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said that “sometimes the truth hurts” when asked about criticisms of Poilievre’s campaign. Ford’s former campaign manager Kory Teneycke has been outspoken in his criticism of the federal Conservative campaign, saying on a recent podcast appearance that “blowing a 25-point lead and being like 10 points down is campaign malpractice at the highest level.”Asked today about those remarks, Ford made some eyebrow-raising comments of his own.
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1 month ago |
cbc.ca | Meagan Fitzpatrick |Jenna Benchetrit |Lucas Powers
Hello! It’s Jenna, your morning live page writer. It’s debate week in Montreal. Yesterday, Liberal Leader Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre were put under the microscope with appearances on Tout le monde en parle, the ultra-popular talk show hosted by Radio-Canada’s Guy A. Lepage. Both are campaigning this week in Quebec, where they’ll navigate a unique political landscape in an attempt to win over Francophone voters.
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1 month ago |
cbc.ca | Lucas Powers
Get geared up for the debatesMorning! I’m a Toronto-based producer and I’ll be curating this live page for part of today. There are two weeks left until election day, and later this week the major party leaders will square off for debates in both official languages. Stay with us for all the latest developments and analysis from the campaign trail today.
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