Indigenous News

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have acquired defenceman Mark Friedman and forward Ty Glover from the Pittsburgh Penguins. In exchange, Vancouver has sent defenceman Jack Rathbone and forward Karel Plasek off to Pittsburgh.

OTTAWA — The federal government introduced today legislation to update the Canada-Ukraine free trade agreement and announced plans for a business mission to the country next year.

Michael Klassen is giving back in a rather unique way. The former CFL player has launched an unconventional scholarship contest through his company, strEATS, a Calgary-based restaurant chain.

TORONTO — Suzanne Somers was best known for her acting roles and wellness books, but she also made time for Canadian students with career aspirations in the media industry.

TORONTO — Lions quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. has earned a spot on the CFL's weekly honour roll for his role in B.C.'s 33-30 road win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Adams was the top-graded quarterback (91.

AIRDRIE, Alta. — Police say a four-year-old boy who was found earlier this month in a pond in southern Alberta has died in hospital. Airdrie RCMP received a call about a missing child in the community north of Calgary on Oct. 3.

Opioid overdoses are killing a growing proportion of people experiencing homelessness in Ontario, a new study suggested Tuesday.

VANCOUVER — Wind and rainfall warnings cover much of the British Columbia coast as a wave of stormy weather washes over western parts of the province this week.

OTTAWA — Canada's inflation rate edged down to 3.8 per cent last month as price pressures eased across the economy, setting the stage for the Bank of Canada to hold its key interest rate steady next week, economists say.

MOORES MILLS, N.B. — A 26-year-old New Brunswick man who was the subject of an emergency alert last week has been arrested and charged with assault with a weapon and resisting arrest.