Canada

Unprecedented snowstorm leads to state of emergency in Manitoba

WINNIPEG - Nearly 21,000 Manitoba homes and businesses remained without power early Monday in the wake of a snowstorm that the province's Crown energy utility said had left an unprecedented amount of ...

Oct 15, 2019

Sprinting to the finish line and disappearing dimples; In-The-News for Oct. 15

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. 15. What we are watching in Canada ... Li...

Oct 15, 2019

Rewards for good behaviour part of school-violence prevention: teachers' union

VANCOUVER - Hearing about the stabbing death of a 14-year-old boy outside a school in Hamilton has Darrel Crimeni grappling with questions of bullying and a lack of empathy that may also hav...

Oct 15, 2019

Manitoba Hydro unable to estimate how long some customers will be without power

WINNIPEG - Electricity is returning to many Winnipeg customers affected by an intense winter storm, but Manitoba Hydro says it can't even estimate how long it will be before power is restored to ...

Oct 14, 2019

First Nations displaced by storm share concerns with Scheer campaign

WINNIPEG - Families forced to flee the Lake Manitoba First Nation are expressing frustration around evacuation efforts following a recent snowstorm that's left thousands of people in the province...

Oct 14, 2019

Montreal demonstrators protest Turkish military invasion in northern Syria

MONTREAL - Demonstrators gathered in Montreal Saturday to protest Turkey's incursion into northeast Syria, warning of humanitarian disaster and U.S. strategic folly. Members of the Kurdish-C...

Oct 14, 2019

Mourners wear pink in stand against bullying at slain Hamilton teen's funeral

HAMILTON - Many mourners grew teary-eyed and wore pink in support of anti-bullying campaigns as they gathered Saturday for the funeral of a 14-year-old boy who was stabbed to death...

Oct 14, 2019

As Liberals, NDP skirmish, Scheer sets sights on Prime Minister's Office

OTTAWA - Election day is now just a week away - and talk has turned to what the House of Commons is going to look like when the dust finally settles. With polls warning of a minority Parliam...

Greg Fry Oct 14, 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 14, 2019

'Blond hair everywhere:' Nurse first on scene remembers Humboldt Broncos crash

Vivian York recalls that the debris was still flying when she drove up to an intersection where the Humboldt Broncos hockey bus and a semi-truck carrying peat moss had just collide...

Oct 14, 2019