Canada

Independent probe sought in heavy-handed intervention by Montreal subway inspectors

MONTREAL - A Montreal man who was beaten by transit inspectors in a ticketing attempt captured on a bystander video this month broke his silence Tuesday, criticizing what he said was an excessive use ...

Mar 28, 2019

Former Afghanistan hostage Boyle made frantic 911 call about wife, court hears

OTTAWA - Former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle made a frantic, late-night 911 call in December 2017 to say his wife Caitlan Coleman had run screaming from their Ottawa apartment, threatening to kill...

Mar 28, 2019

Quebec premier defends limiting court challenges of upcoming secularism bill

MONTREAL - Premier Francois Legault invoked Quebecers' values, language and distinctiveness Tuesday to justify shielding from court challenge upcoming legislation th...

Mar 28, 2019

Port Moody mayor charged with sex assault: BC Prosecution Service

PORT MOODY, B.C. - The BC Prosecution Service says the mayor of Port Moody, B.C., has been charged with sexual assault. The service says in a statement that Robert Vagramov is alleged to hav...

Mar 28, 2019

B.C. seaplane company's plan for electric fleet is set for take off

VANCOUVER - A seaplane company in British Columbia says it is partnering with an electric propulsion firm with the goal of becoming the world's first all-electric airline. Harbour Air operat...

Mar 28, 2019

Calgary police officers to appeal corruption conviction in harassment case

CALGARY - Two former Calgary police officers found guilty of misusing department computers and harassing a woman in a custody battle have filed appeals. Court documents say Bradfor...

Mar 28, 2019

Chinese student Wanzhen Lu found safe after abduction Saturday: police

Chinese student Wanzhen Lu, who was violently taken from an underground parking garage in Markham, Ont., north of Toronto on Saturday, has been found safe and in good health. Const. Andy Pat...

Mar 28, 2019

Trudeau sells housing plan in visit to hot real estate market in B.C.

MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau touted efforts by the Liberal government to help first-time homebuyers put more down on their mortgages during a visit to a region of the co...

Mar 28, 2019

Quebec teachers, religious groups denounce government's secularism bill

MONTREAL - Advocacy organizations and citizens are denouncing the Quebec government's secularism legislation, saying it turns religious minorities into second-class citizens. The bill tabled today wou...

Mar 28, 2019

Top bureaucrat wrote 60-page memo to Trudeau about Mark Norman case, lawyer says

OTTAWA - Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's lawyer says she wants to see a secret 60-page memo the federal government's top bureaucrat penned for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about her client's case. Ma...

Mar 28, 2019