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OTTAWA — Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney says a global recession is likely, making it challenging for Canada to avoid a similar economic downturn.

EDMONTON — Supporters of open-pit coal mining say there's a chance new mines could be built in Alberta's Rockies after comments from the province's new premier.

VAUDREUIL-DORION, Que. — An 82-year-old man was charged Thursday in the killing of his 90-year-old partner at a seniors residence just west of Montreal.

Montreal’s Haitian community is expressing opposition to the possibility of foreign troops being dispatched to Haiti amid civil unrest in the Caribbean country.

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will look at whether a law banning publication of certain proceedings in criminal matters applies before the selection of a jury.

OTTAWA — Parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux says Ottawa's proposed dental benefit for children under the age of 12 would cost $703 million over the next three fiscal years.

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. 20 ... What we are watching in Canada ...

OTTAWA — Two dozen complaints about abuse and mistreatment have been filed with Canada's new sport integrity commissioner, but she cannot investigate most of them because so few national sporting bodies have agreed to work with her office.

VANCOUVER — In Vancouver's Chinatown, baker Denny Wong is so enthusiastic about mayor-elect Ken Sim that he's already thinking about 2026.

TORONTO — The winning numbers in Wednesday's Lotto 649 draw for an estimated $5 million: 04, 15, 30, 35, 42 & 43.