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OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has yet to issue mandate letters for his cabinet ministers, leaving those in new roles without clear marching orders two months after announcing an overhaul to his front bench.

BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA, CANADA — Grizzly bear experts say fatal attacks are extremely rare, but it's always a risk when people venture into the wilderness.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba voters head to the polls on Tuesday. Here is a list of the major events during the provincial election campaign: — Sept. 5: Premier Heather Stefanson calls an election for Oct. 3, the date set out in provincial law.

GATINEAU, Que. — Lt.-Gen. Steven Whelan wiped away tears Monday morning when military prosecutors withdrew the final charge against him, bringing an end to the case.

OTTAWA — At least two Environment Canada meteorologists warned that linking Diwali fireworks to air pollution in an air quality advisory could be perceived as discriminatory, internal emails show, but the advisory was still published.

OTTAWA — The House of Commons will vote for a new Speaker Tuesday in a rare mid-session election.

TERREBONNE, Que. — A 79-year-old woman was killed over the weekend at her seniors residence, and an 81-year-old man found unconscious in her room is a suspect in her death, police north of Montreal said Monday. Capt.

OTTAWA — More than four years after Cameron Jay Ortis was charged with breaching Canada's secrets law, the former RCMP intelligence director is about to get his day in court. Ortis was taken into custody in Ottawa on Sept.

BANFF, Alta. — A couple and their dog were killed on the weekend in a grizzly bear attack in the wilderness of Banff National Park in Alberta.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...