National News

WASHINGTON — Sixty firefighters from Quebec have arrived in California to help battle the wildfires ravaging the state, Canada's answer to a plea from Gov. Gavin Newsom for international help with the crisis.

OTTAWA — The Conservative Party's fundraising arm has a new chair for the first time in two decades.

WINNIPEG — Brad Regehr is a bit surprised to see the attention he's getting over his new job.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador has rolled out new COVID-19 testing rules for people who routinely work outside the province and return on a set schedule.

WHITEHORSE — The Canadian side of the Yukon Quest dog-sled race has been cancelled for 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Yukon Quest says the annual 1,600-kilometre race had already been facing several challenges because of Canada-U.S.

BRANDON, Man. — Police say they have viewed video that shows suspects yelling racial slurs at a Black man at a skateboard park in Manitoba before punching, kicking and stabbing him.

The federal government has started providing cash for food processors across the country to help them deal with COVID-19. A $77.

OTTAWA — Federal transport officials have issued the first fines to air passengers who refused to wear face masks on Canadian flights, in violation of a government order to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

OTTAWA — Canada is waiving some immigration fees for Lebanese-Canadians and their close relatives affected by last month's explosions in Beirut if they want to come to Canada.

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Sept. 4 ... What we are watching in Canada ...