Indigenous News

HALIFAX — As she stood outside her Halifax home recently and recalled the acrid smoke that filled the horizon last spring, Antoniella Assalone wondered whether she will have a safe escape route if another wildfire comes.

BAIE-COMEAU, Que. — Raoul Boilard produced two goals and one assist as the league-leading Baie-Comeau Drakkar defeated the Val-d'Or Foreurs 6-3 on Sunday.

MONTREAL — The Vancouver Canucks wasted little time getting back to dominant form a day after a tough loss in Toronto.

REGINA — Tanner Howe scored two power-play goals to lead the charge in Regina's run of four unanswered scores and the Pats defeated the Brandon Wheat Kings 4-2 on Sunday in Western Hockey League action.

CANMORE, Alta. — A climber from British Columbia is dead after being buried in an avalanche at a provincial park in southern Alberta on Saturday.

KITCHENER, Ont. — Trent Swick had two goals and one assist in leading the Kitchener Rangers to their fifth straight win, 5-3 over the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds on Sunday.

MEDELLÍN, Colombia — Natalie Achonwa scored a team-high 16 points in leading Canada to a 77-68 win over Puerto Rico on Sunday in FIBA Women's Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament action.

Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive back Nic Marshall has been arrested on a gun possession charge, according to the team. The Roughriders said in a statement that they had been made aware of the situation Sunday night through media reports.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Police Service has released a photo of an SUV and surveillance video of two suspects in last week's fatal shootings of a gang member and his 11-year-old son, who were gunned down while parked outside a fast-food restaurant.

EDMONTON — Jay Woodcroft and Dave Manson's fates were already sealed before the Edmonton Oilers took the ice in Seattle Saturday night.