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UFOs, roommates and a deer in a clothing shop; In-The-News for Oct. 2

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 Oct. 2. What we are watching in...

Oct 02, 2019

Liberals, Tories, NDP stay in comfort zones as campaign reaches halfway mark

OTTAWA - The Liberals, Conservatives and New Democrats spent the day at the halfway point of the federal election campaign in their comfort zones. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau talked about ...

Oct 02, 2019

Quebec inquiry that examined treatment of Indigenous people calls for apology

MONTREAL - A Quebec inquiry that examined relations between Indigenous communities and the provincial government delivered a scathing final report on Monday that called on the prov...

Oct 02, 2019

Jury to hear evidence this week in trial of suspect in Edmonton officer stabbing

EDMONTON - A jury has been selected for the trial of a man accused of trying to kill a police officer and of running down pedestrians two years ago in Edmonton. Abdulahi Hasan Sharif, who is...

Oct 02, 2019

Jury selection underway in fitness hearing for accused Fredericton shooter

FREDERICTON - Jury selection will continue Tuesday in the hearing to determine if Matthew Raymond - accused of killing four people in a shooting spree in Fredericton in August 2018 - is fit to st...

Oct 02, 2019

Jury to start hearing evidence in trial of suspect in Edmonton officer stabbing

EDMONTON - A jury is to start hearing evidence today in the trial of a man accused of stabbing an Edmonton police officer and striking four pedestrians with a van. Abdulahi Hasan Sharif...

Oct 02, 2019

Names of children who died in residential schools released in sombre ceremony

Rose Mary Wolfe in Lestock, Saskatchewan. Bella Johnson in Whitefish Lake, Alberta. Jacob Grey in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. James Paul in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia. The list goes on and on - ch...

Oct 02, 2019

B.C. sergeant-at-arms retires after legislature spending review

VICTORIA - The sergeant-at-arms of the British Columbia legislature has announced his retirement after he was placed on administrative leave last year when questions were raised about his sp...

Oct 01, 2019

Kenney pleads for national unity during speech to Calgary business crowd

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says federal party leaders who would let provinces block new pipelines are ignoring the Constitution. Kenney made a plea for national unity during a speech ...

Oct 01, 2019

Mentally ill killer of five people in Calgary can be eased into community: board

EDMONTON - A review board has ruled that a mentally ill man found not criminally responsible after killing five young people in Calgary can be eased back into the community. With prior approval, ...

Oct 01, 2019