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Erin O'Toole and hydropower project rejected: In The News for Nov. 3

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 Nov. 3 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

Nov 03, 2021

O'Toole versus the grassroots: Conservative leader finds himself divided from base

OTTAWA - Erin O'Toole insists the Conservative caucus is united behind his leadership. But can he be as confident about the party's grassroots? The reaction from a handful of third-party organizations...

Nov 03, 2021

Man accused of killing doctor dies in hospital weeks before Alberta murder trial

CALGARY - A man who was to face trial later this month in the slaying of a family doctor at a central Alberta medical clinic has died. Deng Mabiour, 54, was charged with first-degree murder in last ye...

Nov 02, 2021

Senate votes to send tech exec David Cohen to Ottawa as Biden's U.S. envoy

WASHINGTON - The Senate has confirmed David Cohen, a tech executive who once served as chief of staff to the mayor of Philadelphia, to be the next U.S. ambassador to Canada. Cohen, a lawyer, lobbyist ...

Nov 02, 2021

No 'euthanasia' in Quebec care homes during COVID-19, expert tells coroner's inquest

MONTREAL - A coroner's inquest into deaths in Quebec long-term care homes during the first wave of COVID-19 was dominated Tuesday by debate over whether medicating certain residents to alleviate their...

Nov 02, 2021

City of Iqaluit says water meets health standards but residents still can't drink it

IQALUIT - City officials say Iqaluit's drinking water meets national standards, but residents can't consume it until Nunavut's chief public health officer says it's OK. Chief administrative officer Am...

Nov 02, 2021

PM says Indigenous talks may offer "solution" so Canada can honour war dead

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is confident a "solution" will be reached to allow Canada to honour its war dead on Remembrance Day by lowering the flag to half-mast. Trudeau gave his s...

Nov 02, 2021

Kabul safe houses need $5 million by Friday to stay open, say veterans

OTTAWA - Canadian veterans who fought in Afghanistan say another $5 million is needed to keep safe houses in Kabul open past a Friday closure deadline. The safe houses are protecting about 1,700 forme...

Nov 02, 2021

Ex-soldier who killed his family in N.S. knew what he did was morally wrong: doctor

PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - An inquiry into a triple murder committed by a former soldier in Nova Scotia heard today from a psychiatrist who said Lionel Desmond understood what he was doing was wrong when...

Nov 02, 2021

As trade bottlenecks weigh on economy, Liberals urged to help reshape supply chains

OTTAWA - Opposition parties say the federal government should use the current snarl in global supply chains to rethink the country's reliance on foreign suppliers. Conservative critic Ed Fast says the...

Nov 02, 2021