Category Archives: Canada

Crown seeks to overturn bail for RCMP intelligence official in secrets case
OTTAWA - The Crown is asking an Ontario court to overturn a decision to grant bail to a senior RCMP official accused of breaching Canada's secrets law. The Public Prosecution Service of Cana...
Nov 04, 2019

Second World War medals donated to Goodwill returned to soldier's family
CALGARY - Second World War medals discovered in a Calgary thrift store's donation pile have been returned to a fallen soldier's family. The Goodwill shop's manager had said she&nbs...
Nov 04, 2019

New Senate group forms to push regional interests in a fractured Parliament
OTTAWA - Eleven Canadian senators are forming a new caucus that aims to make sure regional issues get their due in the upper chamber. A statement from the newly christened Canadian Sena...
Nov 04, 2019

Crews restore power across Quebec after almost one million customers hit by storm
MONTREAL - The number of Quebecers without power following Friday's intense storm dropped steadily throughout the day Saturday, as hundreds of hydro employees worked to repair broken el...
Nov 04, 2019

Refugee safety and hospital interpreters; In-The-News for Nov. 4
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 Nov. 4. What we are watching in Canada ... A l...
Nov 04, 2019

Hydro-Quebec getting more out of province help to assist with reconnections
MONTREAL - Hydro-Quebec crews made great progress over the weekend reconnecting customers who lost power during the devastating wind and rain storm that swept across the province on Friday. At the hei...
Nov 04, 2019

Court to hear case on whether asylum agreement with U.S. violates charter
OTTAWA - A long-awaited legal look into whether the U.S. remains a safe country for refugees begins today at a Federal Court in Toronto. At issue is an international agreement that prohibits people fr...
Nov 04, 2019

Leafs fan, 11, gets massive Twitter response to disappointing birthday
CORNER BROOK, N.L. - Some high-profile athletes are rallying around a young Toronto Maple Leafs fan after the boy's dad tweeted that the 11-year-old had a disappointing birthday. Leafs forwards M...
Nov 04, 2019

Memorials and condolences continue after Winnipeg boy, 3, dies after stabbing
WINNIPEG - A memorial has grown outside the Winnipeg home where a three-year-old boy was allegedly stabbed as he slept last week, while political leaders add their voices to those offering condol...
Nov 03, 2019

Necropsy indicates Canadian fishing gear likely killed right whale
HALIFAX - A necropsy indicates a North Atlantic right whale found off the U.S. in September died after being entangled in Canadian fishing gear. The whale was last seen entangled in the Gulf of St. La...
Nov 03, 2019