from the national Newsroom of the Canadian press I'm Brenda Molina Navidad Federal NDP leader jmet Singh is trying to position himself as the only viable alternative to conservative leader Pierre PV in the next federal election he spoke to reporters in Toronto a day after announcing he's tearing apart his party's Alliance that has propped up the Liberals minority government sing sidestepped questions about whether he would support a non-confidence motion that could trigger an election in in terms of any motion moving forward we're going to look at that motion before we decide we're not going to presuppose an outcome of that but we have torn up I have ripped up the agreement with Justin trudo and I know that means that an election is now become more likely we are ready to fight an election whenever that happens Singh acknowledges one of his party's biggest challenges will be persuading Canadians it can actually form government Health Canada has confirmed its reviewing updated covid-19 vaccines from fiser madna and novavax it expects to authorize the new shots this fall if they meet safety and efficacy standards the group representing Canada's doctors says it will formally apologize during a live streamed ceremony in Victoria for the role Physicians played in harming members of indigenous communities in this country an international credit rating agency says Canada's canola industry could take a$1 billion hit in the wake of new Chinese trade actions Morning Star dbrs says China's plan to launch an anti-dumping investigation into can Poli AED imports from Canada could result in China levying tariffs on the crop the agency says if tariffs are imposed it could have a meaningful impact on canola trade flows the economic impact could be similar to the last time China took a canola related trade action against Canada industry estimates showed that action cost the Canadian canola sector between 1.54 and $2.35 billion between 2019 and 2020 Michelle zadikian the Canadian press Vil has days to make changes following a Train delay that left passenger stranded for 10 hours over the Labor Day long weekend transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez says he told the railway company in a letter that it needs to update its Emergency Management action plan Auto Sales in Canada Rose 5.6% in August compared with the same time last year Red Lobster says it will soon exit from chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after dozens of its restaurants had to close the seafood chain is expected to operate about 544 locations across the US and Canada upon emerging from bankruptcy actor Michael Keaton wants to change his name his real name Michael Douglas which he couldn't use when he started acting because his Screen Actors Guild credit rules there was already a Michael Douglas where did that come from so he picked the name Keaton at random but now he tells People magazine he'd like to change his name professionally to Michael Keaton Douglas and he meant to for his directorial debut last year Knox goes away but he forgot Jason aens ABC News Hollywood this is the Canadian press in sport sports team Canada keeps on striking gold at the par Olympic Games in Paris Quebec swimmer OD rad came first today in the women's S10 400 meter freestyle her third medal at the games wheelchair racer Brent Latos also won Gold today in the men's t53 800 m a London Ontario Court heard today legal arguments in the sexual assault case of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team the players plan to defend themselves against allegations of a sexual assault at a hotel in 2018 the trial is said to take place next year Alex Morgan has announced she's retiring from the US Women's National Soccer Team the two-time Women's World Cup champion and Olympic gold medalist also announced she's pregnant with her second child Morgan thanked the fans for their continued support over the years I'm so shaped into me because of because of you because of soccer um and I am forever grateful from the Canadian press I'm Brenda Molina naid [Music] thanks for listening don't forget to follow And subscribe for more of today's top stories visit the Canadian press news.ca