KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The driver of a speedboat that slammed into a houseboat on a British Columbia lake in 2010 was drinking beer and smoking pot before the crash, a witness has told B.C. Supreme Court.
MONTREAL — The RCMP says it has arrested another person in its investigation into a Canada-wide prostitution ring alleged to have smuggled more than 500 Asian women into the country.
VANCOUVER — The deputy provincial health officer of British Columbia says four cases of measles have now been diagnosed and linked to a high-school trip to China.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper made the announcement today in Miramichi, where he said one facility will be responsible for consolidating the public service's payroll system in an effort to save money.
OTTAWA — Employment Minister Pierre Poilievre will not intervene to ensure a terminally ill Alberta man denied Canada Pension Plan disability benefits finally gets his payments.
Finance Minister Joe Oliver will deliver the latest federal budget on April 21. The budget — Oliver's first, but the 10th for the Harper government — comes later than usual. The government attributed the delay to the volatile oil price situation.