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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, COVID exemptions: In The News for Sept. 30

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, COVID exemptions: In The News for Sept. 30

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. 30 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
Jury finds Winnipeg man guilty of first-degree murder in stabbing of three-year-old

Jury finds Winnipeg man guilty of first-degree murder in stabbing of three-year-old

WINNIPEG — Family members of a three-year-old boy who was stabbed while he slept in his bed hugged and cried outside a Winnipeg courtroom Wednesday night after his accused killer was found guilty.
Truth and Reconciliation Day personal for new Governor General Mary May Simon

Truth and Reconciliation Day personal for new Governor General Mary May Simon

OTTAWA — Governor General Mary May Simon had some very personal reflections Wednesday on the eve of Canada's first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Old-growth logging protesters dig in as company appeals court's injunction denial

Old-growth logging protesters dig in as company appeals court's injunction denial

VICTORIA — All sides in the old-growth logging dispute dug in deeper Wednesday after a British Columbia Supreme Court judge refused to extend an injunction against protest blockades on southern Vancouver Island.
'State of crisis': National medical group urges lockdowns in Alberta and Saskatchewan

'State of crisis': National medical group urges lockdowns in Alberta and Saskatchewan

CALGARY — If you think of COVID-19 like a fire, one Grande Prairie doctor would describe Alberta's blaze as out of control with too few resources dedicated to fighting it. Dr.
Liberals, NDP, Bloc say MPs should be vaccinated to be in Parliament, not Tories

Liberals, NDP, Bloc say MPs should be vaccinated to be in Parliament, not Tories

OTTAWA — All federal parties except the Conservatives say they believe Members of Parliament should be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before entering the House of Commons when it resumes in the fall.
Detailed plan to meet emissions targets coming in 'months': environment minister

Detailed plan to meet emissions targets coming in 'months': environment minister

OTTAWA — Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says a detailed plan showing how Canada might finally meet a greenhouse gas emissions target will be ready in a few months but not likely in time for this fall's global climate change conference in Sco
Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin's request for reinstatement in vaccine campaign now with judge

Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin's request for reinstatement in vaccine campaign now with judge

OTTAWA — A Federal Court judge is now considering whether to reinstate Maj.-Gen.
N.B. coroner's inquest told community policing model could have saved Indigenous man

N.B. coroner's inquest told community policing model could have saved Indigenous man

MIRAMICHI, N.B. — The uncle of an Indigenous man shot dead by police in New Brunswick in 2020 told a coroner's inquest Wednesday his nephew would be alive today had a former community policing model not been disbanded.
'Put down your sword': Federal Court dismisses feds' Indigenous child-welfare appeals

'Put down your sword': Federal Court dismisses feds' Indigenous child-welfare appeals

OTTAWA — The Federal Court has dismissed Ottawa's attempts to appeal a pair of rulings about providing services and compensation to First Nations children.