Global National: Oct. 4, 2023 | Manitoba's next premier Wab Kinew hopes for unity

Wab Kinew and the Manitoba NDP have won a majority government, defeating the Progressive Conservatives in the provincial election. Melissa Ridgen has the reaction to Kinew's historic victory, his message to the province, and the hurdles he faces. Plus, David Akin explains how the Tories' message didn't resonate with voters and the takeaways for other political parties in future elections.

A regimental funeral has been held in British Columbia for RCMP Const. Rick O'Brien, who was shot and killed while carrying out a search warrant at a home in Coquitlam on Sept. 22. Neetu Garcha reports on the sombre procession and how the fallen officer is being remembered.

A woman who has accused Peter Nygard of sexual assault told jurors at his Toronto trial on Wednesday that fear, shame, and concern that the fashion mogul could derail her career prevented her from coming forward for years following the alleged attack. Catherine McDonald reports.

Sam Bankman-Fried is standing trial, accused of bilking billions of dollars from customers of FTX, the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange platform he founded in 2019. Joel Senick explains the case against Bankman-Fried, the implications this could have on the crypto industry, and what consumers are being urged to do.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has scrapped another section of High Speed 2 (HS2), a planned high-speed rail line that was initially supposed to link London to northern England. Redmond Shannon explains why Sunak is scaling back the project and what Canada, the only G7 country without high-speed rail, can learn from this.

The rise of artificial intelligence has spawned a wave of viral deep fakes, with AI-generated impersonations of celebrities becoming a popular tactic for online scammers. Mike Drolet looks at how the technology is becoming easier to use, and how legislation on these kinds of videos is lagging behind.

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