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Sask. stabbing suspect at large, NS shooting inquiry : In The News for Sept. 6 2022

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Sept. 6 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Sep 06, 2022

Make overdose education mandatory in B.C. schools amid drug emergency, advocates say

VANCOUVER - When a teenage girl collapsed on the SkyTrain in Coquitlam, B.C., passengers calling 911 thought she had fainted or was having an epileptic seizure. It was only when paramedics administere...

Sep 06, 2022

30-year-old Myles Sanderson is still at large, may be injured

Police say one of two suspects in Sunday's deadly stabbing rampage in Saskatchewan is still at large. They say 30-year-old Myles Sanderson may be injured, adding he is considered dangerous and should ...

Sep 06, 2022

Anglade on the offensive on Quebec campaign trail as Legault shores up base

MONTREAL - Liberal Leader Dominique Anglade is going on the offensive on the campaign trail today, while Coalition Avenir Qubec Leader Franois Legault will be visiting ridings his party already holds....

Sep 06, 2022

Mountie's testimony before the N.S. mass shooting inquiry Tuesday won't be broadcast

HALIFAX - Today the RCMP officer once described by another police officer as a "friend" of the man behind the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia will testify before the inquiry investigating the rampag...

Sep 06, 2022

CP NewsAlert: Parole document says past drug, alcohol had caused suspect to lose mind

A Parole Board of Canada document says a fugitive wanted in a deadly stabbing rampage in Saskatchewan has a history of drug and alcohol abuse that had caused him to lose his mind. It also says Myles S...

Sep 05, 2022

Timeline of the police response to stabbings in Saskatchewan that killed at least 10

RCMP say two suspects went on a stabbing rampage in Saskatchewan on Sunday. They say 10 people died and 18 others were injured over 13 locations where the attacks took place. Here's a timeline of the ...

Sep 05, 2022

Toronto Labour Day parade highlights how Gen Z is revitalizing the workers' movement

TORONTO - Chants, horns, drums, pop music and even bagpipes filled the air in downtown Toronto today for the return of the annual Labour Day parade. Hundreds of workers and dozens of unions showed up ...

Sep 05, 2022

Iqaluit water issues a matter of Arctic security, Nunavut MP Lori Idlout says

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's capital was able to avert a water-shortage crisis last week, but the member of Parliament for the territory says infrastructure in the North is an issue of Arctic security...

Sep 05, 2022

Health-care labour shortage a long time coming, requires shift to team-based care

OTTAWA - Nearly two and a half years since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the staffing conundrum initially driven by high infection rates has evolved into an acute labour challenge. Herb Emery, t...

Sep 05, 2022