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Updated Should 'knees together' judge Robin Camp keep his job? Inquiry hears final arguments

Justice Robin Camp has a "strong moral compass" and his mistreatment of a complainant in a sexual assault trial in 2014 was due to ignorance that has since been rectified, his lawyer told a Canadian Judicial Council inquiry Monday, in a bid to save the judge's job. More 4:07 PM ET

• Justice Robin Camp tells inquiry he's learned from 'hurtful' comments he made at sex assault trial Sep 10
• Justice Robin Camp defended at inquiry: 'He's not a misogynist, he's not a racist' Sep 07
• Robin Camp's daughter says his support after her own rape shows he is no 'sexist brute' Sep 07
• Judge Robin Camp's 'insensitive, rude' comments not grounds for dismissal: lawyer Sep 07

Updated Sir John Franklin's long-lost HMS Terror believed found

What's believed to be the wreck of HMS Terror, one of Sir John Franklin's two ships lost in the doomed 1845 Franklin Expedition, has been found in a Nunavut bay. More 4:14 PM ET

• Searching for HMS Terror: Hunt resumes for 2nd Franklin Expedition ship Aug 30
• Inuit press claim for co-ownership of Franklin artifacts Jul 24

Ontario promises electricity bill rebates in throne speech

The Ontario government promised in a throne speech today that it will provide rebates to urban and rural residents and small businesses to help offset high electricity rates. More 3:27 PM ET read comments

• Ontario Liberals attempt to reboot with throne speech today 1:10 PM ET
• Ontario legislature returns Monday with throne speech to lay out Premier Kathleen Wynne's priorities Sep 11

Analysis Last-ditch diplomacy yields an imperfect Syria deal — and boost for Assad

The U.S.-Russia deal coming into effect at sundown tonight is aimed at ending the fighting yes, but it also reaffirms Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s longstanding view that the only battle worth fighting in his country is that against extremists. What's understood perfectly is that such reconciliation is only possible with Assad at the helm. More 2:16 PM ET read comments

• Ceasefire takes effect in Syria 3:29 PM ET
• Syria ceasefire set to begin Monday, but battles persist Sep 11