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Trudeau in Glasgow and this year's Silver Cross Mother: In The News for Nov. 1

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. 1 ... What we are watching on the world s...

Nov 01, 2021

Heather Stefanson to move in Manitoba premier's office after weekend leadership win

WINNIPEG - Heather Stefanson has a full agenda ahead as she prepares to move into the Manitoba premier's office. After a narrow victory over rival Shelly Glover on the weekend for the leadership of th...

Nov 01, 2021

Holland optimistic minority Liberals can work with opposition to get lots done

OTTAWA - How long Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's second minority government lasts and how much it manages to get done depends to a large degree on Mark Holland. It's a huge responsibility for the vet...

Nov 01, 2021

Justin Trudeau in Glasgow for UN climate talks, first time since Paris

GLASGOW, United Kingdom - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Scotland for the 26th meeting of the UN's climate group. It's the first time he will be at a COP meeting since the Paris agreement was sig...

Nov 01, 2021

Scientists hope to link lab bench with pharmacy shelves through Edmonton drug plant

EDMONTON - University researchers and drug developers in Edmonton are joining forces to create what they say will be Canada's first facility that can take the latest scientific pharmaceutical insights...

Nov 01, 2021

Legion hoping sense of normalcy returns to this year's poppy campaign

The Royal Canadian Legion is hoping its annual poppy campaign regains a sense of normalcy this year as fewer pandemic restrictions are in place across the country. In the lead-up to Remembrance Day, t...

Nov 01, 2021

Mom of only Quebec soldier killed in Afghanistan named Silver Cross mother

OTTAWA - Jose Simard still recalls the spirit of playful mischief that ran through her daughter, Karine Blais, going back to grade school in rural Quebec. "Once we had a turtle at home. I was brushing...

Nov 01, 2021

Quebec City honours victims on first anniversary of deadly sword attack

MONTREAL - Officials in Quebec's capital held ceremonies and urged residents to come together on Sunday to honour the victims and survivors of a deadly sword attack that unfolded one year ago. The Hal...

Oct 31, 2021

Trudeau says climate progress made at G20, though Canada wanted more ambitious plan

ROME - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada wanted a stronger and more ambitious agreement on climate change to emerge from the G20 summit. The final communique today from the two-day gathering r...

Oct 31, 2021

'We need help': Nunavut politician wants mental-health facility in his community

GJOA HAVEN, Nunavut - Tony Akoak's house sits atop what Gjoa Haven's residents call the uptown, a hill that overlooks the turquoise Arctic Ocean in the otherwise flat Nunavut community. Inside, the li...

Oct 31, 2021