A landslide southeast of Montreal has wiped out a portion of Route 133, forcing a family living nearby out of their home. About 30 metres of ground under the road collapsed into the Richelieu River just before 10 a.m. Thursday, near the town of Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu. There were no vehicles on the road at the time [...]

Three teenaged girls who drowned in a Kingston canal feared their father so much they wanted to leave their family home, and kept secret boyfriends prior to their deaths, Crown prosecutors told a jury Thursday in a groundbreaking murder trial. Prosecutors in the Shafia trial laid out their case Thursday morning, arguing that a Montreal [...]

Transport authorities in Montreal temporarily shut down some low-lying roads Thursday afternoon after heavy showers and hail flooded some areas. What’s closed: Highway 15 South at Salaberry East. Highway 15 North at Cartier (on the Laurentian Autoroute). The St-Jacques exit off the Ville Marie Expressway and the St-Rémi Tunnel were shut for about an hour, [...]

There will be no picket lines outside BC Place when the Vancouver Whitecaps play their final game of the season on Saturday, the union representing workers at the facility says. “No action on the part of BCGEU members will be taken before, during or immediately after the game,” said union spokeswoman Karen. But the union [...]

Libyans living in British Columbia are joining in celebrations around the world following the death of Moammar Gadhafi. The former Libyan dictator was died following a firefight with revolutionary troops in his hometown of Sirte, the transitional government confirmed on Thursday. Seraj El-Majdoub, a university student from Tripoli currently studying in Kelowna, said he’s been [...]