31 October - Pale Moon START Page - MSM Canada

• Emergency meetings begin as northern Quebec grapples with string of suicides a day ago  –  The two-day agenda shows a different approach from previous suicide prevention meetings: it includes a motivational speech, discussions on the meaning of life and how to enact positive change.
• The massacre at the Pittsburgh synagogue was not an aberration, but a culmination
• Rate hikes cause recessions but maybe only when they come too late: Don Pittis
• 'Turn it off!': Ex-NXIVM member describes Clockwork Orange-style 'fright study'
• Delaying Jagmeet Singh's byelection might be calculated, but it isn't unprecedented

• Opposition demands proof documents in Mark Norman's case haven't been destroyed a day ago  –  Opposition parties have opened a second political front in their battle to get information out of the Liberal government on an ongoing court case involving the military’s former second-in-command.
• Ex-governor general David Johnston nominated as Canada's first debates commissioner
• Shooting reshapes Liberals' apology for 1939 refusal of ship of Jewish refugees
• Trump wants to end birthright citizenship in the U.S.
• 3 Asian countries urge citizens not to use marijuana in Canada
• Residents who admit to pot use turned away at U.S. border, says Estevan, Sask., mayor
• NDP calls for cancellation of Bannon debate in Toronto
• New study associates highly effective blood pressure medication with small risk of cancer
• Angela Merkel's exit could destroy stable party system in place since WWII
• People 'simply giving up on benefits to which they're entitled' from the CRA, critic says
• Doug Ford, Andrew Scheer join forces against carbon tax

• Convocation speaker apologizes for 'Playboy' remark at Western University 19 hours ago  –  Businessman and philanthropist Aubrey Dan has apologized for a remark he made during a convocation ceremony at Western University on Friday, which some faculty members deemed sexist.
• NASA's elite planet-hunting Kepler telescope declared dead after finding thousands of worlds
• The good and not-so-good of CBC's Brazil election coverage
• Trump pays tribute at Pittsburgh synagogue after mass shooting
• Canada Border Services Agency moves to 'substantially' increase deportations
• Corrections Canada investigation into Sask. Penitentiary riot 'superficial and self-serving,' watchdog says
• Separate caravans in Mexico heading to U.S. stop to regroup
• Father of 'Jihadi Jack' says he can clear his son's name - but the evidence is sealed
• Chair of Calgary Olympic committee recommends pulling plug on 2026 bid
• U.S., China roll back wildlife protections despite warnings of dwindling animal populations
• Boston gangster turned FBI informant Whitey Bulger killed in prison

• Wait at least a year before conceiving another baby to minimize health risks, new study suggests 11 hours ago  –  New parents planning another pregnancy should wait at least a year to conceive in order to minimize health risks to both mom and baby, according to new research.
• 'The situation is shocking': Senator leads charge against for-profit blood collection
• Federal parties grilled about voter privacy — and what they do to protect it
• Why Orange County, a.k.a. Reagan Country, is 'ground zero' for the Democrats' midterm hopes
• Pro sports charities hoarding cash, overspending on fundraising, watchdog says
• How China uses intimidation, negotiation to bring Christians under its control
• Federal, provincial governments reach agreement on funding proposal for Calgary 2026 Olympic bid
• FBI asked to probe 'false claims' against Robert Mueller
• Thinking about lying to U.S. border agents about your pot use? 'Do not do that. Trust me,' says lawyer
• The National
• Police raid Indian call centres linked to 'CRA phone scam' that have victimized Canadians

• Calgary 2026 Winter Games proposal based on much slimmer budget than other recent Olympics 32 minutes ago  –  A closer look at the day's most notable stories with The National's Jonathon Gatehouse: Calgary's proposed Olympic budget; Orange County's new political landscape; Jean Chrétien's career reflections; voter-suppression in Georgia midterms; babies born hooked on opioids.
• Privacy commissioner launches probe into StatsCan over collection of financial data
• Indonesia believes it has located crashed jet's fuselage and black box
• Government to review funding for former governors general, Trudeau says
• Facebook's Zuckerberg summoned to appear before session of U.K., Canadian politicians
• Khashoggi was strangled as soon as he entered Saudi Consulate: Turkish prosecutor
• Ottawa offers bridge funding to remedy cancelled Greyhound bus service
• Photos of targets' homes, Michelle Obama's driver's licence found on pipe bomb suspect's phone: prosecutors
• Canadian expected to be aboard Russia's 1st manned space mission since rocket failure
• 'Cesspool of cruelty, corruption and violence': Advocates call for inquiry at Edmonton prison
• Pacific Rim trade deal set to start Dec. 30, as 6th member Australia ratifies