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In the news today: Trudeau at G20 in New Delhi, "Freedom Convoy" trial

In the news today: Trudeau at G20 in New Delhi, "Freedom Convoy" trial

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...
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Thousands of residents return to Yellowknife, but many still out in other communities

Thousands of residents return to Yellowknife, but many still out in other communities

YELLOWKNIFE — Thousands of people from the Northwest Territories have returned home this week after a wildfire evacuation order was lifted for Yellowknife's 20,000 residents.
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Trudeau ready to testify with 'enthusiasm' at inquiry on foreign meddling if asked

Trudeau ready to testify with 'enthusiasm' at inquiry on foreign meddling if asked

OTTAWA — A Quebec judge will head a public inquiry into allegations of foreign interference in Canada's affairs now that federal parties have agreed on a process to examine the thorny subject, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he is ready to tes
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Trudeau eyes Indo-Pacific trade deals to avoid China aim to 'play us off each other'

Trudeau eyes Indo-Pacific trade deals to avoid China aim to 'play us off each other'

SINGAPORE — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada's rocky relations with China have stabilized, while telling business leaders in Singapore that Ottawa has committed to a timeline for trade deals with the region.
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Beginning of blue wave or just a summer fling? Conservatives meet amid polling boost

Beginning of blue wave or just a summer fling? Conservatives meet amid polling boost

QUEBEC — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he wants to give Canadians hope for a better future.
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Only media report spurred Yukon to tell parents of sexual abuse in school: ombudsman

Only media report spurred Yukon to tell parents of sexual abuse in school: ombudsman

WHITEHORSE — Yukon's ombudsman said in a new report Thursday the territory's government had a policy and legal duty to notify parents at a school where a child was sexually assaulted, but instead delayed revealing the information for 19 months.
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Don't try to dodge police checkpoints, B.C. fire zone residents are told

Don't try to dodge police checkpoints, B.C. fire zone residents are told

WEST KELOWNA, B.C. — Residents of wildfire evacuation zones around West Kelowna, B.C., are being warned not to try to dodge police checkpoints and to stay out of restricted areas or face possible fines.
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Western Canada a global hot spot over summer months: Climate Central study

Western Canada a global hot spot over summer months: Climate Central study

Western Canada was a global hot spot in a summer that climate change made one of the warmest on record, according to a new analysis.
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'Flood the city,' Video of 'Freedom Convoy' organizers' shown at trial

'Flood the city,' Video of 'Freedom Convoy' organizers' shown at trial

OTTAWA — "Freedom Convoy" organizer Chris Barber called for people to "flood the city" in a social media video that was shown Thursday in court as part of his criminal trial in Ottawa.
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Quebec man, 37, charged with arson in connection with wildfires in province's north

Quebec man, 37, charged with arson in connection with wildfires in province's north

Quebec provincial police have arrested a man for arson in connection with numerous forest fires that burned earlier this summer in the province's north.
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