Canada

Bail hearing for alleged RCMP leaker wraps, decision due Tuesday

OTTAWA - Cameron Jay Ortis, a senior RCMP official accused of breaching Canada's official-secrets law, should learn next week whether he will be released on bail. A two-day bail hearing wrap...

Oct 18, 2019

Roughly 9,000 still without power in Manitoba after snowstorm

WINNIPEG - Slogging through drenched fields and exposed to open prairie in near-freezing temperatures, Manitoba Hydro crews continued to restore power Wednesday to homes and businesses hit by last wee...

Oct 18, 2019

Scheer takes fight to Bernier, Greens and NDP go head to head on West Coast

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer returns to Quebec today, a province he just left, to campaign alongside the candidate hoping to knock People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier out of the House o...

Oct 18, 2019

Alleged sex assault victim to file lawsuit against Toronto private school

TORONTO - A former student of an all-boys Catholic school in Toronto alleges in court documents that the bullying and sexual assault he suffered at the hands of his schoolmate...

Oct 18, 2019

Greta, food waste and a wild ride in a stolen pickup; In-The-News for Oct. 18

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. 18. What we are watching i...

Oct 18, 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 18, 2019

Singh invokes memory of Layton as federal leaders make final pitch in Quebec

OTTAWA - The battle for the hearts and votes of Quebecers took centre stage Wednesday as Liberal, Conservative and New Democrat leaders wooed voters in a province that could determine the outcome...

Oct 18, 2019

Fewer than 850 irregular border crossers deported, hundreds more in limbo

The Canada Border Services Agency says it's unable to proceed with deporting a "significant" number of failed asylum seekers. Statistics from the agency show fewer than 850 people have been deported o...

Oct 18, 2019

Verdict expected in case of Alberta teen charged with shooting German tourist

CALGARY - An Alberta judge is expected to rule today whether a youth is guilty of shooting a German tourist in the head on a highway west of Calgary last year. The teen from the Stoney Nakod...

Oct 18, 2019

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg in Edmonton for climate rally; counter-rally planned

EDMONTON - Albertans are planning to hit Edmonton's streets today to support - or protest - Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg's visit. Climate Justice Edmonton has announced that the 16-y...

Oct 18, 2019