National News

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. 11 ... What we are watching in Canada ...

SURREY, B.C. — Incumbent Mayor Doug McCallum of Surrey, B.C., is facing consecutive challenges — one at the ballot box and the other in a courtroom.

REGINA — Some of the people who died in the stabbing massacre on James Smith Cree Nation last month were killed because they were trying to help others, RCMP say.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned Russia's latest attacks on Ukraine as the country unleashed a lethal barrage of strikes against multiple Ukrainian cities on Monday, including downtown Kyiv where at least six people were killed.

A British man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a Canadian teenager who moved to England last year after meeting him online.

MONTREAL — As provincial governments hand out one-time cash payments to help residents cope with inflation, anti-poverty advocates say the efforts are a missed opportunity to help those most in need.

EDMONTON — The top adviser to incoming Alberta premier Danielle Smith says her proposed sovereignty act would respect Supreme Court decisions – a reversal of her core policy promise on how she would challenge Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s governmen

SASKATOON — The founder of the online group "Diagolon" remains in custody after being denied release following a bail hearing in Saskatchewan. Jeremy MacKenzie was arrested on September 29 in Cole Harbour, N.S.

MONTREAL — Three teenagers are dead after a single-vehicle crash in Quebec's Montérégie region Sunday evening. Provincial police say the 19-year-old driver of the vehicle and two 18-year-old passengers were killed.

The inquiry into the federal government's unprecedented use of the Emergencies Act during "Freedom Convoy" protests last winter will start public hearings on Thursday. Here are five things to know about it: 1.