Anti-abortion group Right Now urges members to vote for more transparency around party nominations, more power for local associations over Poilievre’s team. [Global]

Conservatives gathered in Quebec City will vote today on a series of changes to their policy handbook on the final day of a three-day convention. [TorStar]

Poilievre speaks of how Canada was before Justin Trudeau was PM, with 'rock bottom' inflation and interest rates, affordable housing and falling taxes. [National Post]

A dozen prime ministers lived in the home between 1951 and 2015, including Stephen Harper and Justin Trudeau's father, Pierre Elliott Trudeau. [Global]

An embassy spokesperson reiterated China’s denial of the interference allegations Friday in response to the federal government's call for a public inquiry into the matter. [Global]

Governor Tiff Macklem defended the Bank of Canada's operational independence on Thursday as the central bank's interest rate decisions face political commentary. [Global]

Canada's new sports minister isn't ready to laud Hockey Canada on its efforts to change the sport's culture. [Global]

Manitoba's Progressive Conservatives promised Friday to sharply increase tax credits for charitable donations if they are re-elected Oct. 3. [CP]

This week, Elections Manitoba has taken to targeting first time voters with a generationally coded phrase: "Some choices mean more than your fit check. Vote." [Global]

Timothy Snyder: One and a half years is an awkward period for us.  We might like to think that it can be brought to a rapid conclusion, with this or that offensive or weapon.  When the war does not quickly end, we jump  to the idea that it is a “stalemate,” which is a situation that lasts forever.  This is false, and serves as a kind of excuse not to figure out what is going on.  This is a war that can be won, but only if we are patient enough to see the outlines and the  opportunities. [Thinking About ...]

The vote in Slovakia this month will be a test of European unity on Ukraine, and of Russia’s efforts to undermine it. The front-runner wants to halt arms shipments to Kyiv. [NYT]

The G20 has kicked off in New Delhi, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arriving alongside other leaders from the world's richest and powerful countries. [TorStar]

Ships without crews. Self-directed drone swarms. How a US Navy task force is using off-the-shelf robotics and artificial intelligence to prepare for the next age of conflict. [WIRED]

 Les militants conservateurs ont rejeté la résolution qui proposait de couper les vivres à CBC et à Radio-Canada. [La Presse]

Meta will end the Facebook News tab from December and stop funding the [UK] Community News Project when the current contracts elapse, it has said. [Press Gazette]