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OTTAWA — A human-rights lawsuit against a Canadian mining company can be heard in British Columbia, even though it involves events in Africa, the Supreme Court of Canada says in a potentially path-breaking decision.

Naila Saeed could do nothing but worry from afar when rioters descended on her family home in India, firing shots, burning barns and breaking the legs of pet horses.

Courtney McCann was used to giving lectures in her classroom, not receiving them at her local convenience store.

OTTAWA — The federal privacy commissioner is investigating the RCMP's use of cutting-edge facial-recognition software.

Public health officials say 14 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus have been diagnosed in Canada so far, with seven cases reported in Ontario and seven in British Columbia. One presumptive positive case has been reported in Quebec.

OTTAWA — The federal government ran a deficit of $11.0 billion over the first nine months of its 2019-20 fiscal year. The result compared with a surplus of $324 million for the same period of its 2018–19 fiscal year.

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 Feb. 28 ... What we are watching in Canada ... SMITHERS, B.C.

SMITHERS, B.C. — The hereditary chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en sat down Thursday with senior government ministers to discuss a pipeline dispute that has caused protests across the country, shutting down freight and passenger rail services.

Here is the latest news on protests across Canada over a natural gas pipeline project in British Columbia (All times Eastern): 9:15 p.m. ET A meeting between Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs and federal and B.C.

MONTREAL — Quebec public health officials are reporting the province's first presumptive case of the new coronavirus.