Indigenous News

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...

EDMONTON — Some Indigenous nations say they are prepared to continue enforcing their jurisdiction over child welfare if Canada's top court sides with Quebec in a landmark constitutional case.

EDMONTON — A poll released Thursday suggests nearly two-thirds of Albertans oppose the provincial government's moratorium on approvals for new renewable energy projects.

TORONTO — When it came time for Michael Crummey to write his latest novel, he decided he wouldn't go easy on himself — or his reader. There would be no kernel of goodness at the core of his two main characters, no redemption, no justice.

TORONTO — Canada's near-term economic struggles will ease next year when growth returns and the Bank of Canada begins cutting its key lending rate, a new forecast from Deloitte Canada said. A better-than-expected U.S.

VICTORIA — A homecoming celebration for a memorial totem pole after an absence of almost 100 years will resonate far beyond the tiny Indigenous village in northwest British Columbia where it is being returned Friday.

DARTMOUTH, N.S. — A 61-year-old man is in hospital following a stabbing at an apartment building in Dartmouth, N.S. Halifax Regional Police were called to a building on Primrose Street shortly after 10:30 p.m. Wednesday for a report of a stabbing.

EDMONTON — Connor McDavid was having a quiet game by his standards Wednesday night, but the Edmonton Oilers captain was a factor when it mattered the most.

WINNIPEG — Calgary Flames goalie Dustin Wolf handled an escalating workload and a shootout in a 3-2 pre-season win over the host Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday.

TORONTO — The winning numbers in Wednesday's Lotto 649 draw for an estimated $5 million: 09, 17, 25, 30, 38 & 48.