Indigenous News

MONTREAL — Canada is in the driver’s seat after a perfect 2-0 start to its Davis Cup qualifier against South Korea. The Canadians, however, aren’t treating it like the job is done. They still need one more win to advance to the next stage.

TOLUCA, Mexico — Captain Annabelle Chukwu scored three goals to lead Canada to a 5-0 win over Puerto Rico in group play Friday at the CONCACAF U-17 Women's Championship. Liana Tarasco and substitute Adriana Bianchin also scored for Canada.

In a story about a helicopter crash that was published on Jan. 29, The Canadian Press erroneously reported that crash victim Lewis Ainsworth was survived by his partner and their 10-year-old daughter.

VANCOUVER — The father of a murdered 13-year-old girl did not bring a gun into a Vancouver courtroom eight weeks ago, on the day Ibrahim Ali was convicted of the killing, the man's lawyer has told a B.C. Supreme Court hearing.

VANCOUVER — A coroner's inquest jury looking into the Winters Hotel fire that killed two people in Vancouver two years ago was stood down Friday to deliberate potential recommendations to avoid similar deaths.

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QUEBEC — Canadian long-track speedskater Ted-Jan Bloemen won gold and teammate Valerie Maltais took bronze at the ISU World Cup Speed Skating competition Friday. Bloemen, from Calgary, finished in six minutes 13.

VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby says he was "profoundly disturbed" to hear that a provincial Crown prosecutor had been assaulted in Vancouver.

VANCOUVER — An American transgender woman says she plans to appeal a Federal Court ruling that overturned the decision granting her refugee status in Canada and sent it back for redetermination.

VICTORIA — Researchers say a deadly disease starts out slow but has the potential to devastate British Columbia's deer population over time, after the discovery of the first cases in the province. The concerns come after the B.C.