National News

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 Mar. 14 ... What we are watching in the world ...

VANCOUVER — The wail of an air-raid siren has become part of the soundtrack of Svitlana Matviyenko's life. The first time she heard the blaring alarm indicating she was along the trajectory of a Russian rocket, Matviyenko panicked.

TORONTO — The head of Canada's largest private-sector union is retiring amid what the organization says is ongoing health issues. Unifor says in a statement that national president Jerry Dias is stepping down after more than eight years in the role.

VANCOUVER — Three engineers have been disciplined nearly eight years after one of Canada's worst mining catastrophes.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Patrick Brown has officially joined the race to lead the federal Conservatives, with a promise to heal the fractures that have erupted in the party over recent years. Brown, 43, launched his campaign in Brampton, Ont.

CANSO, N.S. — A missing fisher has been picked up off the Nova Scotia coast following a mishap during a rescue mission on Sunday morning where the person fell in the ocean during a transfer to a coast guard vessel. However, as of 5 p.m.

HALIFAX — Newfoundland power crews were continuing to restore electricity Sunday evening to almost 1,200 customers after a strong wind and rain storm swept across the Atlantic region over the weekend.

OTTAWA — With Sept. 10 picked as the date for when the Conservative Party of Canada will have a new leader, time is ticking for prospective candidates and their teams to get into place.

GANDER, N.L. — All of the crew members hospitalized following a Cormorant military helicopter crash last week at the Gander, N.L., airport have been discharged from hospital.

Canada's mining industry is pushing back against proposed tougher federal coal effluent rules, saying the draft regulations aren't practical or backed by science.