Indigenous News

Ottawa's light-rail transit service has fully resumed after a month-long hiatus. A fleet of between nine to 13 single-car trains — varying with ridership peaks — will run along the entirety of the LRT's east-west line for the rest of August.

TORONTO — Ontario spent about $766 million more than planned in the first quarter of this fiscal year, but the province's bottom line is the same since nearly all of that new spending came from contingency funds.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Norwegian energy giant Equinor has hired a drilling rig to look for more oil off the coast of Newfoundland.

MONTREAL — Denis Shapovalov is one of four players that has been named to Canada's Davis Cup team for the international tennis competition's upcoming group stage. Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont.

MONTREAL — Rogers Sugar Inc. has announced plans to spend $200 million to grow its production capacity at its plant in Montreal to help meet increased demand in Eastern Canada.

TORONTO — Oxford Properties Group says it will spend $28 million to redevelop Yorkdale mall's main corridor and food court.

OTTAWA — A sexual-assault trial for the military's former head of human resources has been delayed.

TORONTO — Coinbase is rolling out Interac e-transfer integration as part of its Canadian offerings as it says it's encouraged by the regulatory approach in the country.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Heat wave expected to expand into B.C.

VANCOUVER — Advocates for renters in British Columbia say it's time to consider setting a maximum temperature for rental housing to protect vulnerable tenants from dangerous heat.