Indigenous News

NANAIMO, B.C. — Police on Vancouver Island say a hit-and-run crash has killed a 90-year-old woman. A statement from Nanaimo RCMP says a passing driver called police at around 8:50 p.m. Saturday after finding the woman lying unconscious on the road.

REITERALM, AUSTRIA — Canadian Brittany Phelan finally has her first women's ski cross World Cup gold medal. Phelan, 32, finished first in the women's final Sunday.

Quebec City police are investigating a suspicious overnight fire that left one woman dead. Firefighters say they were called to a home in the provincial capital around 2:30 a.m., after a fire was reported in a basement.

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Cargojet results Cargojet Inc. will report its fourth-quarter results and hold a conference call with investors before markets open on Monday.

CALGARY — Oral Virtue first met Newfoundland-based Canadian soldiers as a child growing up in Jamaica, never forgetting their friendliness, openness and the way they spoke this “funky foreign language.

CALGARY — Ask John Wildenborg if he thinks Canadians will be paying more for steak during future barbecue seasons, and the owner of Calgary specialty butcher shop Master Meats doesn't hesitate.

OTTAWA — Authoritarian countries are leveraging social media to set back progress for women worldwide, a Canadian special envoy says, as Ottawa refreshes its cross-government gender policy.

EDMONTON — The Calgary Flames scored on their first shot and never looked back on Saturday. Noah Hanifin had two goals and an assist as the Flames bulldozed their way to a 6-3 victory over the rival Edmonton Oilers.

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — Sloan Stanick scored three power-play goals as the Prince Albert Raiders defeated the visiting Brandon Wheat Kings 5-2 in Western Hockey League action on Saturday at the Art Hauser Centre.

CALGARY — Rachel Homan booked an express ticket to the Canadian women's curling championship final with an extra-end 5-4 win over Jennifer Jones in an intense playoff game Saturday night.