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HAGERSVILLE, Ont. — An Ontario Provincial Police officer who was fatally shot while responding to a call was "essentially ambushed," the commissioner of the force said Wednesday night. Police have said 28-year-old Const.

VANCOUVER — It's been a chaotic Christmas for many travellers across the country, including one fluffy passenger who was separated from their family and stranded at Vancouver's airport.

OTTAWA — The national public health agency says it's "closely monitoring" the COVID-19 situation in China, but gives no indication it's planning to follow the U.S. by requiring that travellers from China be tested for the virus.

OTTAWA — When Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala was shot while responding to a call Tuesday afternoon he became the sixth Canadian police officer to die since September, but an expert is warning the numbers do not represent a trend.

MONTREAL — Lengthy power outages that have left some Quebecers in the dark for days have exposed the province's lack of preparedness for the green energy transition to come, an expert said Wednesday.

MONTREAL — A corrections officer has been suspended following the death of a 21-year-old inmate from the Bordeaux jail in Montreal, a spokesperson with Quebec's Public Security Department said Wednesday.

OTTAWA — The commander of the Canadian Army says his force is being squeezed by more demands at home and abroad, especially in Europe, even as the number of soldiers available for such missions is shrinking.

OTTAWA — Canada is among four countries calling on Iran to agree to binding arbitration for shooting down Flight PS752 nearly three years ago.

Quebec City police say they think the recent arrests of several suspects will help solve a spate of robberies and other crimes in the provincial capital over the last few days.

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 Dec. 28 ... What we are watching in Canada ...