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Trudeau's 2001 'brown face' and moving Beyond Meat; In-The-News for Sept. 19

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. 19. What we are watching ...

Sep 21, 2019

'We can move on with our lives:' Alberta parents acquitted in death of toddler

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - An Alberta mother and father who treated their ill son with herbal remedies rather than get him medical attention have been acquitted in the boy's death. The courtro...

Sep 21, 2019

Trudeau asks Canada to look to his current, not past, actions on race

OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau's privileged upbringing created a "massive blind spot" when it came to understanding how dressing in blackface could be harmful, he said Thursday. But the Liberal party le...

Sep 21, 2019

Singh campaigns in Toronto, May in Winnipeg, as Liberal and Tory leaders pause

OTTAWA - Jagmeet Singh and Elizabeth May are continuing on the campaign trail today while the leaders of the bigger parties take a break from the road. Singh is to be in Toronto campaigning with Andre...

Sep 21, 2019

Yearbook photo surfaces of Trudeau wearing 'brownface' costume in 2001

HALIFAX - A 2001 yearbook photo of a costumed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, his face and hands darkened by makeup, detonated Wednesday on the federal campaign trail, instantly tarnishi...

Sep 20, 2019

A look at some Canadian parents accused of failing to get medical help for kids

A couple in Alberta has been found not guilty of failing to provide the necessaries of life for their toddler son. Court heard that David and Collet Stephan gave 19-month-old Ezekiel natural reme...

Sep 20, 2019

Expert says acquittal of Alberta parents in boy's death unlikely to set precedent

CALGARY - A law professor says the acquittal of an Alberta couple in the death of their son isn't likely to set a legal precedent but should open a conversation about parental responsib...

Sep 20, 2019

Schools can borrow Second World War artifacts through Canadian War Museum program

Classrooms across Canada can borrow sets of Second World War artifacts and reproductions in the second instalment of a popular learning tool provided by the Canadian War Museum. The Can...

Sep 20, 2019

Ottawa loses in court battle with Bangladesh over alleged coup plotter

OTTAWA - Bangladesh has won a round in its court battle with Canada over a man accused of taking part in a 1975 coup that resulted in the death of the south Asian country's president. In a r...

Sep 20, 2019

International group takes pass on monitoring election due to limited resources

OTTAWA - An international body that specializes in monitoring elections is skipping this year's Canadian election due to limited resources despite questions and potential concerns about the role of th...

Sep 20, 2019