Indigenous News

TORONTO — Fewer stars and less buzz are expected at this year's Toronto International Film Festival, which kicked off Thursday under the shadow of dual strikes by Hollywood writers and actors.

QUEBEC — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he wants to give Canadians hope for a better future.

WHITEHORSE — Yukon's ombudsman said in a new report Thursday the territory's government had a policy and legal duty to notify parents at a school where a child was sexually assaulted, but instead delayed revealing the information for 19 months.

FORT MCMURRAY — A tribal council representing five First Nations in northeastern Alberta declared a state of emergency over what it calls an escalating mental health and addictions crisis.

WEST KELOWNA, B.C. — Residents of wildfire evacuation zones around West Kelowna, B.C., are being warned not to try to dodge police checkpoints and to stay out of restricted areas or face possible fines.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks understand what's at stake against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday. Ottawa (3-8) is currently last in the East Division, with Hamilton (4-7) slightly ahead in third.

CALGARY — Alberta Health Services says there are 128 lab-confirmed cases of E. coli connected to an outbreak at several Calgary daycares. It says in a statement that 25 patients are receiving care in city hospitals, while three have been discharged.

TORONTO — The jury at an inquest into the death of a teen who died at a school for blind students has recommended the province review the availability of overnight medical resources provided to schools that cater to disabled children.

Western Canada was a global hot spot in a summer that climate change made one of the warmest on record, according to a new analysis.

OTTAWA — "Freedom Convoy" organizer Chris Barber called for people to "flood the city" in a social media video that was shown Thursday in court as part of his criminal trial in Ottawa.