Liberals snatch Quebec riding in federal byelection

Justin Trudeau’s Liberals have pulled off a stunning byelection upset, snatching the federal riding of Lac-Saint-Jean away from the Conservatives.
A Liberal victory in Quebec’s nationalist heartland — where the party hasn’t won since 1980 and where it posted its worst result in the province in 2015 — would have been remarkable at any time.
But it was particularly sweet for the prime minister on Monday, coming at time when his government has been mired for weeks in c