What’s next for Syria, NYC shooter arrest, border spending, and more
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Fallout after rebels take over in Syria. The Syrian prime minister says he will hand over power to the HTS, a group considered terrorists in several countries, including the U.S. and Canada. Some European countries have already said they will stop accepting asylum seekers from Syria. But the future of Syria is unclear.
And: Police have a man in custody in connection to the murder of a health insurance CEO in New York last week. He was found at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Police say they found a weapon, fake ID, and a handwritten document. UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot last week as he arrived for a conference at a hotel in Manhattan.
Also: Sources tell CBC the Trudeau government is considering spending hundreds of millions of dollars to protect the Canada-U.S. border. The goal: allay Donald Trump's concerns about drugs and illegal immigration, and avoid his threat to impose 25% tariffs.
Plus: Quebec’s premier suggests a ban on prayer in public places, the cost of cancer, and more.