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Here are five need-to-know stories to help you get out the door in-the-know this morning: the federal government will announce the replacement for its military search-and-rescue planes; a new banknote will be unveiled today, featuring a Canadian woman; U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden makes an official visit to Canada today; indigenous leaders are calling for the MMIW inquiry to be expanded; and giraffes are the latest animal to face extinction.

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1. Long search over: The federal government will choose the Airbus C295 to replace the military’s aging search-and-rescue planes, ending a drawn-out decision process launched over a decade ago, sources tell CTV News. The official announcement is expected today.

2. New bills: A Canadian woman will be named as the new face of a Canadian banknote today. The list of five includes a human rights activist, athlete and suffragette.

3. Biden in Canada: Outgoing U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden visits Canada today. The two-day visit will include meetings with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and First Ministers.

4. Expand inquest: Indigenous leaders are holding a press conference today to call on the National Inquiry into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls to be expanded to include victims of all genders. The press conference comes as the Assembly of First Nations ends its annual December assembly.

5. High risk: The giraffe population has shrunk nearly 40 per cent in just 30 years, and now scientists say the tallest land animal is at risk of extinction.