24 regions across Canada have voted for their favourite Searchlight artists, and as you read this, CBC Radio One shows across the country are announcing the winners - from Victoria to St. John's.
Keep checking back here - we'll keep updating this post through the afternoon with information about who is moving on to the top 24 in our national round!
British Columbia
Vancouver (On the Coast) Absolute Forever
Victoria (All Points West) Rosie June
Kelowna (Radio West) Good Ol' Goats
Alberta
Calgary (Homestretch) Randi Boulton
Edmonton (Radio Active) Shelbi
Saskatchewan
Regina (Afternoon Edition) Close Talker
Manitoba
Winnipeg (Up to Speed) Elton Adams
Ontario
Toronto (Here and Now) Dreamzdodododo
Hamilton Poor Angus
Kitchener-Waterloo: Ambre McLean
Ottawa (All in a Day) Henry Norwood
Sudbury (Points North): Kori Rowe
Thunder Bay (Voyage North): Shy-Anne Hovorka
Windsor (The Bridge) Sarah Smith
Québec
Montreal (Homerun) Motel Raphael
Québec City (Breakaway) i.No
New Brunswick
New Brunswick (Shift): Tristan Horncastle and Southern Drive
Nova Scotia
Cape Breton (Mainstreet C.B.) Mark Boutilier
Halifax (Mainstreet Nova Scotia) Ian Alistair Gosbee
Prince Edward Island
Charlottetown (Mainstreet P.E.I): Amy and Rachel Beck
Newfoundland
St. John's (On the Go): Sherman Downey
Yukon
Whitehorse (Airplay) Speed Control
Nunavut
Iqaluit (Qulliq) The Trade-offs
Northwest Territories
Yellowknife (Trail's End) Grey Gritt
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on Mar 08, 2013