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MONTREAL — Canada will introduce new legislation this spring that will address the problem of travellers being bumped from flights, the federal government said Monday, as the violent dragging of a passenger off an overbooked flight in the U.S.

TORONTO — The price of oil rose for a fifth consecutive day Monday, helping provide a boost to the Toronto stock market amid growing concern about geopolitical risks in the Middle East. The S&P/TSX composite index was ahead 63.

VANCOUVER — Here is a look at some of the promises being made by the three main political parties in British Columbia as the campaign is set to officially begin Tuesday for the May 9 election.

Highlights from the news file for Monday, April 10 ——— TRUDEAU CALLS OUT RUSSIA, IRAN AND ASSAD REGIME: Bashar Assad's days as president of Syria are numbered, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suggested Monday as the spectre of escalating conflict in th

TORONTO — The chief justice of Ontario's provincial courts is examining what further steps could be taken on sexual assault education for judges, the attorney general said Monday.

TORONTO — A package of housing affordability measures that could have a swift impact on the hot Toronto-area housing market will be introduced "very soon," Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne said Monday.

CATALINA, N.L. — Newfoundland wildlife officers are defending their decision to kill a polar bear, but a witness says the situation was poorly managed. The bear was spotted Saturday near Catalina, N.L.

OTTAWA — A new analysis says governments can wrestle recreational-pot proceeds away from criminals — just so long as they're not counting on an early windfall from legalized weed. The study, to be released Tuesday by the C.D.

HALIFAX — A recently discovered painting by Maud Lewis will go on display Tuesday, as the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia highlights its collection of the famed folk artist's works to coincide with a new feature film on her life.

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada has placed an Easter egg on its website promoting the new $10 bill. If visitors to the website enter the right series of keys, it plays the national anthem and fills the screen with a shower of tiny animated banknotes.