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In the news today: Girl, 6, missing near Burns Lake, B.C. is safe

In the news today: Girl, 6, missing near Burns Lake, B.C. is safe

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Girl, 6, missing near Burns Lake, B.C.
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Court to hear appeal arguments over challenge to Saskatchewan's pronoun law

Court to hear appeal arguments over challenge to Saskatchewan's pronoun law

REGINA — Saskatchewan's Appeal Court is set to hear arguments over the next two days about a provincial law that requires parental consent when children under 16 want to change their names or pronouns at school.
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A look at recent B.C. crime and public safety incidents ahead of fall election

A look at recent B.C. crime and public safety incidents ahead of fall election

Crime and street disorder have become a key political issue in British Columbia amid a series of violent stranger attacks and other public safety incidents. Here are some of events that have made the issue prominent with the public. Sept.
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Missing 6-year-old girl missing near Burns Lake, B.C., since Thursday found safe

Missing 6-year-old girl missing near Burns Lake, B.C., since Thursday found safe

BURNS LAKE, B.C. — A 6-year-old girl who had been missing from her community in north-central British Columbia since Thursday has been found safe.
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Trudeau to be guest on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' during New York visit

Trudeau to be guest on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' during New York visit

NEW YORK — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will appear as a guest on CBS's "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" on Monday.
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'We have a responsibility:' Trudeau urges global leaders to support pact for future

'We have a responsibility:' Trudeau urges global leaders to support pact for future

NEW YORK — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that at a time when the world faces increasing instability, leaders have a choice: bury their heads in the sand or put their differences aside for the sake of future generations.
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Day 2 of B.C. campaign sees Conservatives and New Democrats focus on Metro Vancouver

Day 2 of B.C. campaign sees Conservatives and New Democrats focus on Metro Vancouver

The two top contenders in British Columbia's provincial election dove deep into the various issues plaguing the Metro Vancouver area on Sunday, in some cases hearing directly from those most affected.
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New seats redrew B.C. legislature's floor plan. They bring political calculations too

New seats redrew B.C. legislature's floor plan. They bring political calculations too

VANCOUVER — Work crews have been busy in the British Columbia legislature over the summer, prying apart desks in the historic chamber and piling them up in hallways as they tried to work out how to fit in six more seats.
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A look at the new districts in B.C.'s fall election as legislature grows to 93 seats

A look at the new districts in B.C.'s fall election as legislature grows to 93 seats

The Oct. 19 election in British Columbia will feature new electoral districts that increase the number of seats in the legislature from 87 to 93.
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City of Montreal, insurers question future of basement apartments after floods

City of Montreal, insurers question future of basement apartments after floods

MONTREAL — Pasquale Monaco says he’s debating whether to keep renting out the two-bedroom basement apartment of the Montreal building he owns after it was flooded — again — in August, when the remnants of tropical storm Debby sent four feet of water
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