Volkswagen charged with violating vehicle emission standards in Canada

German automaker Volkswagen AG was charged on Monday with importing nearly 128,000 vehicles into Canada, breaking the country's environmental legislation, a Canadian government agency said. Volkswagen was charged with 60 counts of breaching the Canadian Environmental Protection Act by importing vehicles that did not conform to prescribed emission standards, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) said. The charges included two counts of providing misleading information. The court hearing is scheduled for Dec. 13 in the Ontario Court of Justice. A Volkswagen spokesman said the company has cooperated fully with the investigation by the ECCC.