National News

OTTAWA — Accusations of widespread murder, extortion and coercion across Canada linked to agents of the government of India sparked an escalation of already strained diplomatic tensions Monday, as each country expelled six diplomats.

VANCOUVER — There was no holiday for British Columbia's party leaders as the Oct. 19 election draws near with talk of foreign interference and vehicle insurance rates from the NDP and a promise of a new Children's Hospital in Surrey.

MONTREAL — A Montreal suburb will go ahead with a long-awaited white-tailed deer cull in a local park that has become overrun with them.

TORONTO — Hundreds of students have returned to class at a Jewish girls’ school that was the target of a weekend shooting in Toronto’s north end, the school's administration said Monday as police continue investigating the incident.

VANCOUVER — A key assumption about dwindling numbers of southern resident killer whales pins the blame on a lack of salmon, but a study out of the University of British Columbia has found they have twice the number of chinook available in summer as t

HALIFAX — The deadly crash of an MK Airlines cargo plane in Halifax on Oct. 14, 2004, heightened concerns about crew fatigue and inadequate training, but 20 years later, key safety improvements have yet to be made.

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Conservatives have unveiled their education policy plans about six days before the Oct. 19 voting day.

SQUAMISH, B.C. — New Democrat Leader David Eby is urging Green voters in British Columbia's tight election to back the NDP to keep John Rustad's B.C.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the Liberal Party's new campaign chair, as some MPs reportedly band together to ask their leader to step down.

MONTREAL — Montreal police say a man is dead following a fatal altercation on a downtown metro station platform late Saturday. Const. Jean-Pierre Brabant says a 37-year-old man was stabbed in the upper body during a fight at about 11:20 p.m.