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Opposition leaders in the House and DND shopping: In The News for Sept. 28

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. 28. What we are watching in Canada ... O...

Sep 28, 2020

COVID-19 cases surge in Ontario, Quebec warns of alarming situation in some cities

Canada's most populous province is reporting a surge in new cases of COVID-19 today, nearly half of them in Toronto. Ontario reported 700 new cases of the novel coronavirus - 344 in Toronto,...

Sep 28, 2020

Plumbers found human flesh in the accused's pipes, Ontario murder trial hears

OSHAWA, Ont. - The double-murder trial of an Oshawa, Ont., man is hearing gruesome details of what the prosecution alleges were the accused's attempt to get rid of the body of one of the tee...

Sep 28, 2020

Trudeau urges largest countries in the world to support UN biodiversity plan

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling on countries with the largest land mass to do more to protect the biodiversity of their land and water. Trudeau made that call today at a special sess...

Sep 28, 2020

Families sue Ontario sperm bank, allege they were misled on donor background

Seven Canadian families are suing an Ontario sperm bank, alleging they were misled about their donor's background, including a potentially debilitating genetic condition. The families - who've la...

Sep 28, 2020

Gap in early death rates between rich and poor growing: research

Poor Canadians stand a greater chance of dying early than the well off and that gap has been growing for decades, says a detailed new analysis.The study, published Monday in the Canadian Medical Assoc...

Greg Fry Sep 28, 2020

Veterans Affairs could clear application backlog in a year if it hired hundreds: PBO

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget office says Veterans Affairs Canada can clear its backlog of disability benefit applications in a year if it hires nearly 400 more people. The number of pending appli...

Sep 28, 2020

COVID-19 aid bill, Tory leader O'Toole's speech headline Parliament's first full week

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole and Bloc Quebecois chief Yves-Francois Blanchet are expected to take their seats in the House of Commons this week after being benched due to COVID-19. The tw...

Sep 28, 2020

Childhood lessons, fight with cancer helped John Horgan forge political goals

VICTORIA - An Indigenous leader says John Horgan would often use a joke to ease tensions during difficult times in talks over the future of fish farms between groups with different interests in Britis...

Sep 28, 2020

Parliament Hill security increased after reports of harassment

OTTAWA - The security service charged with protecting Parliament Hill says it is stepping up its presence in the area following several recent reports of harassment. The Parliamentary Protective Servi...

Sep 27, 2020