The renowned co-founder of one of the country's leading theatre companies resigned on Thursday, just days after four actresses alleged in lawsuits that he had sexually harassed them with impunity for years.
Joshua Boyle, 34, was arrested in Ottawa, his lawyer, Eric Granger, told The Canadian Press.
The 15 charges against Boyle, according to court documents, include eight counts of assault, two counts of sexual assault, two counts of unlawful confinement and one count of causing someone to "take a noxious thing, namely Trazodone," an antidepressant.
Former Conservative cabinet minister and provincial police commissioner Julian Fantino has accused a Canadian judge, lawyers and several police forces of acting improperly and even illegally in the conviction and jailing of a man for contempt of court.
The family of a teenager who killed herself in a remote Indigenous community on James Bay is calling for a coroner's inquest into her death two years ago.
Two Canadians were confirmed killed in Sunday night's Las Vegas music-festival massacre. On Monday Prime Minister Trudeau denounced the "senseless and cowardly act of violence."
Harry, who served in Afghanistan with the British army for about two months, said he wanted to use his platform to help the world understand and be inspired by the spirit of those who wear the uniform
Doctors across Canada who support Finance Minister Bill Morneau's proposed tax reforms say they want their voices to be heard above the din of criticism from colleagues and medical societies.
A long-awaited and politically sensitive criminal trial involving allegations of document destruction in the Ontario premier's office is finally set to start on Monday, September 11, 2017.
