Canada

Elizabeth May resigning as Green party leader, names Jo-Ann Roberts successor

OTTAWA - Elizabeth May has stepped down as the leader of the federal Green party. May told a news conference Monday on Parliament Hill that after 13 years in the job, she's stepping down as leader eff...

Maria Doty Nov 04, 2019

Nunavut government services affected by weekend ransomware attack

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Major government departments in Nunavut remain partly impacted after a weekend cyber attack. The attack has frozen electronic data for all services requiring access to ele...

Nov 04, 2019

Quebec renames hydroelectric installations after late premier, Bernard Landry

MONTREAL - A hydroelectric project in Quebec's far north has been renamed after a former premier whose personal relationship with Cree leaders made the venture possible. Quebec Premier Franc...

Nov 04, 2019

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