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Vaping vs cigarettes, royals visit Newfoundland and Labrador : In The News for May 17

Vaping vs cigarettes, royals visit Newfoundland and Labrador : In The News for May 17

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 May 17 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
Milgaard pushed for action on Indigenous sisters' wrongful conviction claims

Milgaard pushed for action on Indigenous sisters' wrongful conviction claims

David Milgaard was actively helping people who claim they have been wrongfully convicted right up until his sudden death, including two Indigenous sisters who have been incarcerated for nearly 30 years.
Shortages of some baby formula in Quebec due to panic buying, U.S. supply issues

Shortages of some baby formula in Quebec due to panic buying, U.S. supply issues

MONTREAL — When Catherine Labrecque-Baker went to purchase hypoallergenic baby formula in mid-April for her six-month-old baby, her Quebec City pharmacist told her there was none left.
Multiple reports say Marner's SUV was stolen in an armed carjacking in west Toronto

Multiple reports say Marner's SUV was stolen in an armed carjacking in west Toronto

There are multiple reports that an SUV belonging to Toronto Maple Leafs star Mitch Marner has been stolen in a carjacking in the city’s west end.
Calgary and Edmonton city councils make friendly wager on NHL playoffs

Calgary and Edmonton city councils make friendly wager on NHL playoffs

CALGARY — The Battle of Alberta has officially started with a friendly hockey wager between the city councils in Calgary and Edmonton, and some elite Canadian soccer players with ties to both cities have also made bets.
Tory leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre denounces 'white replacement theory'

Tory leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre denounces 'white replacement theory'

OTTAWA — Pierre Poilievre, a high-profile contender in the Conservative party's leadership race, onMonday denounced the "white replacement theory," which was believed to be a motive for a mass shooting in Buffalo, N.Y.
Saskatchewan First Nation asks for Canadian Rangers to help in search for missing boy

Saskatchewan First Nation asks for Canadian Rangers to help in search for missing boy

PRINCE ALBERT — Teresa Whitecap misses hearing her grandson's voice. Five-year-old Frank Young was last seen 28 days ago at a playground on Red Earth Cree Nation in northern Saskatchewan.
Alberta man pleads guilty to killing woman and her 16-month-old son

Alberta man pleads guilty to killing woman and her 16-month-old son

HINTON, Alta. — A registered sex offender accused of killing a mother and her 16-month-old son in western Alberta has pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder. Robert Major entered the pleas at the Court of Queen’s Bench in Hinton, Alta.
Residential school site searches so far just 'tip of the iceberg': Marc Miller

Residential school site searches so far just 'tip of the iceberg': Marc Miller

OTTAWA — Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller says the searches on the grounds of former residential schools to date are just the beginning.
Joly condemns Israeli police behaviour at Palestinian journalist's funeral

Joly condemns Israeli police behaviour at Palestinian journalist's funeral

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is condemning as appalling images of Israeli police pushing and hitting mourners at the funeral of an Al Jazeera journalist who was shot while working in the West Bank.