Good morning. U.S. President Donald Trump wanted to make a good impression during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit. More on that below, along with updates from the synagogue shooting in Belleville, Ont., and Kenneth Law’s sentencing hearing.

U.S. President Donald Trump hailed the “truly great friendship” he has forged with Xi Jinping as the Chinese leader began his highly anticipated state visit by pressing for the world’s two biggest economies to work more closely together to avoid friction as they compete.

Analysis: Trump was clearly out to impress, writes Asia correspondent James Griffiths. But for all the pomp and ceremony – including a supersonic bomber flyover, a brass band and troops dressed in Revolutionary War-era gear – the good vibes expressed by both men could not hide the fragility of the current rapprochement.

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Two Indigenous sisters who have maintained their innocence since they were convicted of murder more than 30 years ago will have their case heard by Saskatchewan’s Court of Appeal following a review by the federal Minister of Justice. Sean Fraser issued a statement that said an in-depth review had concluded that the 1994 convictions of Odelia and Neressa Quewezance were likely a “miscarriage of justice.”

The history: Neressa and Odelia were arrested and charged in the stabbing death of 70-year Joseph Dolff, a janitor at the local residential school the sisters attended in their home community of Keeseekoose First Nation, Sask. The sisters’ 15-year old male cousin, whose identity remains protected because he was a youth at the time, was charged with murder to which he pleaded guilty.

The attack on a synagogue in Belleville, Ont., as worshippers were gathering to mark Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, was a hate-motivated crime, the city’s police chief confirmed at a press conference Thursday. The officers are the only thing that prevented a greater attack, Chief Murray Rodd said.

The details: Chief Rodd played a video that was captured at the scene of the attack. In it, the shooter, standing behind a parked car a few metres from Constable Jeff Smith, can be heard yelling “you are going to die for the Jews” before opening fire on the officer.

The politics: Jewish leaders and MPs say that tackling antisemitism and hate should be a priority and Ottawa should boost federal funding for community security.

Canadian officials are alarmed at the first public details of the Tumbler Ridge shooter’s interactions with ChatGPT that show OpenAI’s program provided tactical advice on how to maximize carnage and counselled her on how to bypass the tech giant’s own safeguards.

A quote: “This is far worse than we thought it was going to be, although I already imagined it to be pretty bad – there needs to be accountability for this,” said Niki Sharma, who has stepped away from her attorney general duties this week to run in B.C.’s election. She added that provincial lawyers had asked OpenAI to hand over the chat logs earlier this year and were rebuffed. “It’s shocking that this technology is out there.”