Canada

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

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 03, 2019

Barring inmates access to clean needles unconstitutional, activists to argue

TORONTO - Barring drug-using federal prisoners from access to clean syringes puts them at risk for serious diseases and violates their rights, an Ontario court is set to hear. For two days starting Mo...

Nov 03, 2019

'Extremely childlike:' Defence says accused in caseworker death needs assessment

CALGARY - A lawyer for an 18-year-old charged with killing his case worker at an assisted-living home says he doubts the young man is fit to stand trial. Brandon Newman remains in custo...

Nov 03, 2019

Three-year-old boy stabbed in Winnipeg to be taken off life support

WINNIPEG - A three-year-old boy who was stabbed multiple times while he slept in his bed was to be taken off life support on Friday. Roxanne Moar said her nephew Hunter Haze Straight-Smith was to be r...

Nov 03, 2019