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 Nov. 10 ... What we are watching in Canada ...

OTTAWA — The story of Pte. James Peter Robertson was well-known in Peter Harris’s family. During the First World War, the Canadian soldier singlehandedly took out a German machine-gun nest at Passchendaele.

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith promised to focus on the concerns of everyday people after winning a seat in the legislature Tuesday, but observers say other clues to her agenda can be found in her record as a lobbyist for one of the provin

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is warning businesses against deepening their ties with China as part of a long-anticipated Indo-Pacific strategy, which she says is coming by early December.

OTTAWA — Candidates vying to helm the federal Green party offered their visions for its future and their explanations for its disarray during a leadership debate Wednesday night.

TORONTO — An Amber Alert issued for a two-year-old girl in Toronto has been cancelled. Police say the girl is safe with officers and is getting a medical checkup. The Toronto Police Service says on Twitter that everything appears to be in order.

SURREY, B.C. — A decision in the trial of former Surrey, B.C.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will miss Friday's national Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa to attend a summit in Cambodia involving countries from across Southeast Asia.

QUEBEC — A former Quebec provincial politician on trial for sexual assault told his accuser in an email that he had no memory of the alleged events because he had drunk too much that night, a jury has heard.

OTTAWA — RCMP appeared caught off guard by protesters blockading a Canada-U.S. border crossing last winter despite Alberta's government being warned ahead of time, the mayor of Coutts, Alta., testified at a public inquiry Wednesday.