Five stories in the news today, Feb. 28
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, Feb. 28:
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O’LEARY TO SKIP DEBATE TO ATTEND OWN EVENT
Kevin O’Leary’s boycott of tonight’s Conservative party leadership debate has his competitors crying foul. O’Leary says having all 14 candidates on stage together to answer the same questions — as is planned for the Edmonton event — is unproductive. O’Leary will hold his own event this evening in Edmonton to meet with party members, and hopes the party will reconsider the format for the next debate, scheduled for late April.