Here are five stories we are highlighting this morning.
1. A new poll suggests 13 per cent of Canadians think Canada should become the 51st American state.
2. Fishermen have questioned how federal officers will cope if a proposal to increase licenses to net baby eels in the Maritimes goes ahead next year.
3. Members of Parliament are set to vote on a government request for over $21 billion in funding as the clock ticks down on a deadline.
4. Quebec's Catholic bishops have come out against Premier François Legault's desire to end prayer in parks and other public places.
5. A trustee who oversaw the bankruptcy auction of Alex Jones ’ Infowars has asked a judge to approve The Onion's winning bid for the conspiracy-filled platform.
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