{
  "id": 18572604,
  "title": "Council seat in Norfolk County, Ont., finally decided by a draw out of a top hat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/council-seat-in-norfolk-county-ont-finally-decided-by-a-draw-out-of-a",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T18:43:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC Canada",
    "slug": "cbc-canada",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/norfolk-country-councillor-name-pulled-from-hat-9.7412431"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "After a long campaign, a recount and two weeks of uncertainty, the race for a Norfolk County council seat was left up to fate. Chris Van Paassen will return as Ward 4 councillor after Norfolk County Clerk William Tigert drew his name from a hat Thursday night, breaking a tie with challenger Jeni Lambert.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}