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Former Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton To Speak In Winnipeg, Saskatoon

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 21 Jan, 2015 10:40 AM

WINNIPEG — Former U.S. secretary of state Hillary Clinton is to speak in Winnipeg and Saskatoon today.

Clinton is giving a lunch-time speech to the Manitoba Chamber of Commerce before heading west to Saskatchewan.

Tickets for the Winnipeg event are going for $300.

Her speech comes the day after President Barack Obama's state-of-the-union address.

There is wide speculation Clinton will take another run at the Democratic presidential nomination.

She ran unsuccessfully against Obama in 2008 and was appointed secretary of state following his election.

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