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Global National: October 20


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That was quick. After just six weeks on the job and insisting she's "a fighter and not a quitter," Liz Truss has bowed to much pressure and resigned as Britain's prime minister. Where it all went wrong, which familiar face may be favoured to succeed Truss, and the extraordinary revolving door of Conservative prime ministers, which that party can't afford. Plus, lettuce rejoice: how Brits are finding comedy gold in this political gong show. Back in Canada, David Eby, British Columbia's former attorney general, will be acclaimed as the province's next premier, after his only opponent was kicked out of the NDP leadership race. What led to the controversial disqualification of Anjali Appadurai, a candidate who's never held office and potentially could have pulled off a political upset, and the reaction from current premier John Horgan. Plus, Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay has now publicly spoken about the case of a Canadian veteran with post-traumatic stress who was offered medical assistance in dying by a Veterans Affairs Canada worker. And emotional final farewell: the joint funeral is held for two Ontario police officers, Constables Morgan Russell and Devon Northrup.
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