Indigenous News

TORONTO — Pascal Siakam is living a hip-hop head's dream. The Toronto Raptors forward was name-checked in a new song released by the rap supergroup Czarface, a trio that includes Wu-Tang Clan member Inspectah Deck and underground duo 7L and Esoteric.

ROCKY VIEW, Alta. — Three people were sent to hospital Friday after a stabbing at a mall just outside Calgary city limits. Airdrie RCMP say they responded to a report of multiple stabbings at CrossIron Mills on Friday evening.

OTTAWA — The New York Islanders played 57 minutes of Friday night’s game with four defencemen and the Ottawa Senators still couldn’t beat them. New York put a gutsy effort together to beat Ottawa 5-3 and deserved to leave with the two points.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors played the kind of team-first basketball they want to make their brand. Unfortunately, it came hours after they had been eliminated from the NBA's in-season tournament.

OTTAWA — The federal agency tasked with reviewing complaints against the RCMP says the police force is causing "significant delays" to an investigation of a unit set up to deal with protests against energy and logging projects.

OTTAWA — Home Depot is recalling one of its pre-lit artificial Christmas tree models because it could pose a fire hazard. Health Canada says consumers should stop using the Home Decorators Collection 7.

Regina city council has hired a new board to oversee operations at the city’s main events complex following a slew of problems, including a failed tourism rebrand.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The leaders of Canada and the European Union wrapped up a two-day summit in Newfoundland on Friday with a flurry of partnership announcements on green energy, raw minerals and research funding.

OTTAWA — Respondents to a public consultation favoured establishing a foreign influence transparency registry, but stressed a need for clarity on how it would work, the federal government said Friday.

HALIFAX — Ontario's police watchdog has been called in by its Nova Scotia counterpart to review new information unearthed by the inquiry into the 2020 mass shooting in the Maritime province.