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Trudeau's cabinet guessing game and container ship calamity: In The News for Oct. 25

Trudeau's cabinet guessing game and container ship calamity: In The News for Oct. 25

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. 25 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
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'Everybody knows everybody:' Nunavut voters head to the polls in territorial election

'Everybody knows everybody:' Nunavut voters head to the polls in territorial election

IQALUIT, Nunavut — Campaigning in Nunavut's territorial election is a little like competing against your neighbours and friends, says former premier Paul Quassa.
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'Never going to be ashamed:' Métis, two-spirit NDP MP wants to rebrand Alberta

'Never going to be ashamed:' Métis, two-spirit NDP MP wants to rebrand Alberta

EDMONTON — Blake Desjarlais says he represents what Alberta is truly about and it's not what the rest of Canada might think.
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Trudeau uses pandemic-plagued supply chains in free trade pitch to ASEAN

Trudeau uses pandemic-plagued supply chains in free trade pitch to ASEAN

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used the spectre of gnarled global supply chains in a bid Sunday to a bloc of Southeast Asian nations to win them over on a free trade deal.
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Military to support Saskatchewan with up to six critical care nursing officers

Military to support Saskatchewan with up to six critical care nursing officers

The Canadian Armed Forces says it's prepared to support Saskatchewan with up to six critical care nursing officers, who it says will be deployed to intensive care units.
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Military arrives in Iqaluit to set up reverse osmosis water purification

Military arrives in Iqaluit to set up reverse osmosis water purification

IQALUIT, Nunavut — The Canadian Armed Forces says its members have arrived in Nunavut's capital to assist with the city's ongoing water emergency.
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Quebec outlines curriculum for revamped ethics and culture course

Quebec outlines curriculum for revamped ethics and culture course

MONTREAL — A new course intended to replace Quebec's polarizing, long-standing ethics and religious culture curriculum will teach students how to be proud members of Quebec society, the province's Education Minister said Sunday.
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Fire on cargo ship in B.C. under control but not known how many containers burned

Fire on cargo ship in B.C. under control but not known how many containers burned

VICTORIA — Officials don't yet know how many containers burned aboard a cargo ship in a still-smouldering blaze off the coast of Victoria, a spokesman for the Canadian Coast Guard said Sunday.
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Driver dies in collision with bus transporting Miramichi Timberwolves hockey team

Driver dies in collision with bus transporting Miramichi Timberwolves hockey team

ASTLE, N.B. — The driver of a car died Sunday in a collision with a bus transporting the Miramichi Timberwolves Junior A hockey team on a New Brunswick road.
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Internal government analysis shows depth of reliance on now-defunct recovery benefit

Internal government analysis shows depth of reliance on now-defunct recovery benefit

OTTAWA — The majority of Canadian residents who received the federal Canada Recovery Benefit were continuous or repeat recipients of the now-ended aid program, An internal government analysis reveals.
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