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WINNIPEG — Logan Oxenham is celebrating a number of firsts this month. He was elected for the first time to Manitoba's legislature with the New Democrats in the Oct. 3 election.

Auston Matthews knows a little bit about what Connor Bedard has been going through to open his NHL career. A player dubbed as a potential "Next One" since age 13, the top pick at June's draft ran a gauntlet through his first four professional games.

Mahmoud Nasser said he could feel the ground shake as he watched two missiles land in the distance in Gaza, where essential supplies are running short and living conditions are becoming more desperate as he and other Canadians hope for an opportunity

OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in September rose eight per cent compared with August.

OTTAWA — The United Nations human-rights chief says Canada can boost its chances of joining the council that monitors freedom around the world by better following up on the pledges it makes at home and abroad.

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

OTTAWA — A majority of Canadians don't think lasting peace is possible between Israelis and Palestinians, a new poll suggests.

TOKYO — Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal and Sebastian Ofner of Austria, both coming off exhausting opening-round singles victories in the Japan Open Tennis Championships, went head-to-head in a battle of the fittest Tuesday night.

Vancouver FC's James Cameron, Valour FC's Matteo De Brienne and Forge FC’s Kwasi Poku are up for the Canadian Premier League Best Canadian Under-21 Player Award.