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COVID and air pollution, storm cleanup in Ontario and Quebec : In The News for May 24

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 May 24 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

May 24, 2022

Hedley frontman's sex assault trial set to resume in Toronto today

TORONTO - The sex assault trial of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard is set to resume in Toronto today. The Crown finished presenting its evidence early last week, and the defence is expected to begin m...

May 24, 2022

'It all comes back to lodging': electrician says lack of housing slows construction

KUUJJUAQ, Que. - Daniel Gabois would usually be out hunting this time of year. Flocks of Canada geese have started to appear overhead in their V-formations, returning to nesting grounds in the norther...

May 24, 2022

Death toll from Saturday's storm hits 10 as communities survey damage

Power outages caused by the powerful and deadly storm that swept across Ontario and Quebec on Saturday are stretching into another day, as hydro providers warned customers they could be waiting even l...

May 24, 2022

NewsAlert: CFL players turn down new collective bargaining agreement with league

TORONTO - CFL players have rejected the new collective bargaining agreement with the league. According to the source, CFL players voted against ratifying the tentative deal reached Wednesday between t...

May 23, 2022

Conservative party ends its investigation into complaint about a racist email

The Conservative Party of Canada has ended its investigation into a racist email sent to leadership contender Patrick Brown's campaign team after the party member purportedly behind it resigned their ...

May 23, 2022

Military members urged to contact Habitat for Humanity amid housing crisis

OTTAWA - An email encouraging members of the Canadian Armed Forces to consider contacting Habitat for Humanity if they can't find affordable housing is casting a spotlight on a growing challenge facin...

May 23, 2022

Prime minister should have lieutenant-governor shortlists, constitutional lawyer says

OTTAWA - The COVID-19 emergency and a recent court ruling in New Brunswick show why the prime minister should have a succession plan for lieutenant-governors, one constitutional lawyer says. "The weir...

May 23, 2022

Sunrise ceremony opens daylong Kamloops memorial to mark graves detection anniversary

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A memorial to mark the one-year anniversary of the announcement of the detection of an unmarked burial site at the former residential school at Kamloops, B.C. starts early Monday with...

May 23, 2022

Storm leaves at least nine dead, many powerless

Tens of thousands of people remain without power after Saturday's powerful storm that left at least nine dead and caused extensive damage throughout southern Ontario and Quebec. Hydro utilities report...

May 23, 2022