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Hydro-Quebec may not see full restoration until Tuesday : In The News for April 10

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 April 10 ... What we are watching in Canada .....

Apr 10, 2023

Police search for man who allegedly damaged cenotaph statue outside Surrey museum

SURREY, B.C. - Police in Surrey, B.C. say they're on the lookout for a man who allegedly dismantled a statue outside the city's museum in late March. RCMP say they're hoping the public can help locate...

Apr 9, 2023

Quebec City police say man, 66, dead after fire, no smoke detector in apartment

Quebec City police say a 66-year-old-man is dead after an apartment fire in the Vieux-Limoilou neighbourhood. Police Sgt. David Poitras says firefighters were called to the two-storey building shortly...

Apr 9, 2023

Hydro-Québec says some ice storm power outages will not be fixed before Tuesday

MONTREAL - Another 50,000 Hydro-Qubec customers should see their power restored by end of day on Sunday, the utility said while warning some of its remaining repairs to lines damaged by last week's de...

Apr 9, 2023

Quebec police watchdog investigating after head-on collision on provincial highway

MONTREAL - Quebec's police watchdog is investigating after a driver travelling the wrong way on a provincial highway while being chased by police struck another vehicle Friday night, killing its occup...

Apr 9, 2023

Review of democratic processes needed as ministerial responsibility changes: experts

OTTAWA - One of the longest House of Commons committee filibusters in the last 10 years was the recent marathon attempt by the Liberals to prevent the prime minister's chief of staff from testifying a...

Apr 9, 2023

'A hell of a choice': Patients left frustrated amid delays to access assisted dying

OTTAWA - John Scully has been living with a major depressive disorder diagnosis for four decades, and despite trying nearly every treatment known to medicine, from shock therapy to trans-magnetic stim...

Apr 9, 2023

Quebec tragedies put mental health in spotlight, but expert warns of stigma

MONTREAL - A series of tragic incidents in Quebec has thrown the issue of the suspects' mental health into the spotlight, but a Canada Research Chair holder says the debate risks unfairly stigmatizing...

Apr 9, 2023

Alberta premier gives new version of why she spoke with accused before criminal trial

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has delivered a new version of why she engaged in a controversial phone call with a Calgary street pastor in which they discussed his upcoming criminal case r...

Apr 8, 2023

DriveBC issues advisory for 150 km stretch of highway between Golden and Revelstoke

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's transportation ministry says an "intense spring storm" is poised to hit a 150 km stretch of Highway in the southeastern part of the province. DriveBC issued a travel adv...

Apr 8, 2023