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Flood warning in B.C. as power outages persist : In The News for Dec. 27

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 27 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Dec 27, 2022

Passenger advocate urges stranded Sunwing passengers in Mexico to take legal action

As hundreds of Canadians scramble to get home after their Sunwing flights from Mexico were cancelled last week, a passengers' rights advocate says stranded travellers should consider legal action if t...

Dec 26, 2022

Military can't—or won't—reveal outcomes of criminal sexual cases passed to civilians

OTTAWA - Military police don't know - or won't say - how many of the dozens of cases involving criminal sexual behaviour referred to civilian counterparts over the past year have resulted in charges. ...

Dec 26, 2022

With trust collapsing in the RCMP, some call for 'broken force' to be rebuilt

Harry Bond is blunt in his assessment of the RCMP's role on the night his mother and father died in the Nova Scotia mass shooting - and of the force's potential to reform in the future. "My trust for ...

Dec 26, 2022

Thousands remain in the dark days after fierce storms knocked out power

Thousands of Canadians are spending another day in the cold and dark, as hydro crews continue working to restore electricity to those affected by the power outages caused by fierce winter storms last ...

Dec 26, 2022

Power outages have thousands shivering on Christmas Day as stormy conditions persist

Thousands of Canadians woke up in the dark on Christmas Day as power outages caused by ferocious winter conditions persisted across Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick. A state of emergency continued in...

Dec 25, 2022

'Hundreds' of Canadians stranded for days in Mexico after Sunwing cancellations

Hundreds of Canadians are stranded in Cancn, Mexico and don't know how they'll get home after their Sunwing flights were cancelled last week. Passengers say they've been shuffled from hotel to hotel a...

Dec 25, 2022

Canada urges Taliban to reverse decision on banning women from NGO work

OTTAWA - Canada's international development minister is calling on the Taliban to reverse its decision to bar women from working at non-governmental organizations in Afghanistan. Harjit Sajjan's comme...

Dec 25, 2022

Small earthquake hits Quebec's Charlevoix region early Sunday morning

MONTREAL - Earthquakes Canada confirmed that a 3.1 magnitude earthquake was felt in Quebec's Charlevoix region this morning. The federal agency reports that the small earthquake occurred at 4:51 a.m. ...

Dec 25, 2022

Dolphins delight with return to B.C. waters, but some see 'invasive species'

After 100 years of absence, large numbers of Pacific white-sided dolphins are back in the northern part of British Columbia's Salish Sea. But while their return is being greeted by some with delight, ...

Dec 25, 2022