Canada

Roughly 9,000 still without power after snowstorm pummels Manitoba

WINNIPEG - Some 9,000 Manitoba homes and businesses are still without power after last week's heavy snow storm - down 4,000 from yesterday. Manitoba Hydro says it's hoping to have electricity for ever...

Oct 16, 2019

'Save the kids!' Dorian survivor tells the harrowing story of his wife's death

TORONTO - Cialin Dany knew he was in trouble when he saw a massive palm tree laying on the ground next to the Abaco Lodge. As hurricane Dorian whirled at the door, Dany, 32, took his Canadia...

Oct 16, 2019

Just one of many election battlegrounds, Montreal gets love from three leaders

OTTAWA - Montreal is getting attention from the leaders of all the top three federal parties today. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is campaigning hard in Quebec, making numerous stops to try to persona...

Oct 16, 2019

Conservatives stoke fear of NDP-Liberal coalition as Scheer pushes for majority

OTTAWA - Andrew Scheer is raising the spectre of a reckless, tax-and-spend Liberal-NDP coalition government to urge Canadians to hand the Conservatives a majority on Oct. 21. ...

Oct 16, 2019

Greta Thunberg's Alberta visit and leaders in Quebec; In-The-News for Oct. 16

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 Oct. 16. What we are watching i...

Oct 16, 2019

Health concerns over vaping cast haze over cannabis market expansion

WINNIPEG - Public health concerns over vaping have cast a haze over expansion excitement in the cannabis market. The production and sale of cannabis derivatives - edibles, extracts, topicals and ...

Oct 16, 2019

Pot use admission at U.S. border snagging Canadian boomers, says lawyer

VICTORIA - Canadians wanting to cross the U.S. border are being asked different marijuana questions than they were before cannabis was legal, says an American immigration lawyer who represents numerou...

Oct 16, 2019

PETA takes Toronto to court over removal of anti-Canada Goose ads

Toronto violated an animal welfare organization's right to free expression when a company contracted by the city took down the group's anti-Canada Goose ads, court heard Tuesday. People for ...

Oct 15, 2019

Alberta government won't seek meeting with teen enviro-activist Greta Thunberg

EDMONTON - The Alberta government won't seek out a meeting with teen climate activist Greta Thunberg, but Environment Minister Jason Nixon said he hopes the Swedish girl takes time to l...

Oct 15, 2019

Climate activist Greta Thunberg tweets that she plans to visit Alberta

EDMONTON - Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has announced that's she's going to Alberta. The 16-year-old tweeted that she'll be heading north following "a few days of well needed rest...

Oct 15, 2019