| | | Good evening, these are your top stories for Tuesday, October 17, 2023. Go to cbc.ca/news to read more stories. | | | | | October 17 , 2023 • 09:39 AM CST | Family of Candyce Szkwarek wept as she told a Winnipeg court she is "forever changed" by the stabbing attack she suffered at the hands of Trevor Farley in 2021, on the same day he fatally stabbed his parents. Farley was found not criminally responsible for the offences on Tuesday. | Read more | | | | October 17 , 2023 • 06:20 PM CST | On a morning when Manitoba's premier-designate Wab Kinew was praised by First Nation leaders, he pledged his government would make history by including First Nations women in cabinet for the first time in the province's history. | Read more | | | | October 17 , 2023 • 09:00 AM CST | Gunshots and then sirens rang out in Winnipeg's Exchange District and Centennial neighbourhood on Monday evening during drive-by shootings that targeted people on the sidewalk, police say. | Read more | | | | | October 17 , 2023 • 12:51 PM CST | Gaza's Hamas-run Health Ministry said an Israeli airstrike Tuesday hit a Gaza City hospital packed with wounded and other Palestinians seeking shelter, killing hundreds. However, the Israeli military said it had no involvement in the explosion, which it says was caused by a misfired rocket from the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad. | Read more | | | | October 17 , 2023 • 12:04 PM CST | Manitoba Regional Chief Cindy Woodhouse has announced her candidacy in the upcoming Assembly of First Nations (AFN) national chief election. | Read more | | | | Enjoying this newsletter? You may also like CBC News Morning Brief, the news you need to know to start the day. Delivered weekday mornings. Sign up here | | | Share this newsletter | | or subscribe if this was forwarded to you. | | | | That's all for now. Check cbc.ca/news throughout the day for the most recent headlines. | | | | | |