Five stories in the news for Friday, Oct. 27——TRUDEAU IN QUEBEC FOR FUNERAL, ANNOUNCEMENTPrime Minister Justin Trudeau will be in Quebec today to attend a private funeral and to discuss the Canada Child Benefit. The prime minister will then head to Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville in the afternoon and highlight changes to the Canada Child Benefit. ——MANITOBA TO SET $25 A TONNE CARBON TAXManitoba’s Progressive Conservative government will announce a carbon tax of $25 a tonne today — to be implemented sometime next year — and keep it at that rate, a government source familiar with the file confirmed to The Canadian Press. ——MORNEAU TO DONATE SOME SHARE-SALE PROCEEDSBill Morneau has made further attempts to silence accusations that he’s personally profited from decisions he’s taken as federal finance minister. RCMP say 36-year-old Curtis Sagmoen was charged Oct. 17 with disguising his face with intent to commit an offence, uttering threats and weapons offences.

Source: National Post October 27, 2017 08:15 UTC