Bernier is running in a byelection against the Conservatives' Branden Leslie in the riding of Portage-Lisgar, where the People's Party gained just over 20 per cent of the vote in the 2021 election.
As of yesterday, most northeastern and northwestern regions of the province have been placed within a Restricted Fire Zone, meaning that open fires and the burning of grass or debris are temporarily banned.
A leading Toronto mayoral candidate has paused public events and another has temporarily closed his campaign office after a man allegedly threatened to shoot those running in the election.
The families of two tenants allegedly shot dead by their landlord over the weekend say the engaged couple were just days away from moving out of their Stoney Creek apartment and into a new home