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In The News for June 20: Did last night's byelections change anything in Ottawa?

In The News for June 20: Did last night's byelections change anything in Ottawa?

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 Tuesday, June 20, 2023 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
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'Motivated and prepared': Canadian Forces engineers training Ukrainian troops

'Motivated and prepared': Canadian Forces engineers training Ukrainian troops

WROCLAW, Poland — A passionate Ukrainian soldier hopes the skills he's learning from Canadian troops and their allies will ultimately help make a difference in winning the war with Russia.
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Conservatives cruise to victory over Bernier's PPC, Liberals get boost in Oxford

Conservatives cruise to victory over Bernier's PPC, Liberals get boost in Oxford

OTTAWA — Early results from a federal byelection show the Tories cruising towards victory in a race that pitted Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives against Maxime Bernier's People's Party of Canada. As of about 3:15 a.m.
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Oil and gas, electricity emissions remain a challenge for Ottawa-Alberta relationship

Oil and gas, electricity emissions remain a challenge for Ottawa-Alberta relationship

OTTAWA — There is no line in the sand between his government and Alberta over energy and climate policies but there is also still a lot of daylight in their respective visions, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said Monday.
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Injured employees had complained of long commutes before B.C. bus crash: union

Injured employees had complained of long commutes before B.C. bus crash: union

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — The union representing housekeepers at a pipeline camp who were involved in a bus crash near Prince George, B.C., on Friday says they're awaiting a grievance decision over complaints about the long ride to get to work.
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Temple leader who supported separate Sikh state is shot dead in Surrey, B.C.

Temple leader who supported separate Sikh state is shot dead in Surrey, B.C.

Police in British Columbia are urging Sikh community members to overcome their fears by providing any evidence in the shooting death of a local gurdwara president who advocated for a separate Sikh state in India.
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Indigenous artist's design chosen for Afghan war monument

Indigenous artist's design chosen for Afghan war monument

OTTAWA — Veterans of the war in Afghanistan were influential in choosing the final design for a monument that will memorialize Canada's contributions in the conflict.
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Manitoba to review deadly intersection, bring in experts if needed: premier

Manitoba to review deadly intersection, bring in experts if needed: premier

Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson says the province will bring in experts if necessary as part of a review to ensure safety at an intersection where 15 seniors were killed in a crash.
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Fire situation eases slightly, but risks remain as more than 400 wildfires still burn

Fire situation eases slightly, but risks remain as more than 400 wildfires still burn

OTTAWA — Canadians should be on alert for more bad air quality days ahead this summer as wildfires continue to burn out of control in most provinces, national public health officials warned Monday.
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No investigation of political interference allegations in SNC-Lavalin affair: RCMP

No investigation of political interference allegations in SNC-Lavalin affair: RCMP

OTTAWA — The RCMP says it is not investigating allegations of political interference in the federal handling of criminal charges against engineering firm SNC-Lavalin.
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