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QUEBEC -- A Quebec City mother has been arrested in the slaying of her two-year-old daughter and is expected to be arraigned later today. City police confirmed the arrest of 23-year-old Audrey Gagnon and say the file was handed over to the Crown. Source

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Puerto Rico's power company said Thursday that it has restored electricity to more than 80 per cent of customers affected by an island-wide blackout that was caused by an excavator hitting a transmission line, but tens of thousands of families still remain without normal service seven months after hurricanes Maria and Irma. Source

LONDON -- British officials say armed and undercover police officers will patrol train stations with routes leading to Windsor when Prince Harry marries Meghan Markle on May 19. British Transport Police said Thursday there will be a visible deployment of officers along with canine units and specialists trained to detect dangerous behaviour. Source

Hans Asperger, the Austrian pediatrician who pioneered research into autism and after whom Asperger syndrome is named, "actively co-operated" with a Nazi program under which disabled children were killed, according to a newly published academic paper. Source

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled unanimously that provinces have the constitutional right to restrict the importation of goods from each other, as long as the primary aim of the restriction is not to impede trade. Source

The Southwest Airlines pilot being called a hero in a harrowing emergency landing after a passenger was partially blown out of the jet's damaged fuselage is also being hailed for her pioneering role in a career where she has been one of the few women at the controls. Source

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne is defending her comparison of Ontario Progressive Leader Doug Ford to U.S. President Donald Trump this week, saying she doesn't think her remarks will undermine the province's trade relationship with the U.S. Source

Just days after the 16th anniversary of his brother's death, Ted Groen stood at the busy intersection of Alma Street and Howard Avenue in Amherstburg, Ont. where his brother was killed, saying town council has made a big mistake. Source

Prosecutors in the Minnesota county where Prince died will announce Thursday a decision on whether any criminal charges will be laid following a two-year investigation into the music superstar's accidental fentanyl overdose. Carver County lawyer Mark Metz has scheduled a news conference for 12:30 p.m. Source

ATLANTA -- The last train car full of New York City sewage sludge that has stunk up a small Alabama community for more than two months has finally been emptied, the town's mayor said this week. Source