Indigenous News

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Isiah Kiner-Falefa hit his first home run as a Blue Jay to key a three-run second inning and Toronto defeated the Boston Red Sox 5-1 in spring training action Friday.

CHAPAIS, Que. — The pastor of a Cree Nation church and other people en route to medical appointments were among the victims of a head-on collision in rural Quebec on Thursday that killed five people.

SOOKE, B.C. — Police on Vancouver Island say a man and a woman are in custody after a crash that led to the discovery of an "explosive device." RCMP in Sooke, B.C.

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government issued a new, higher deficit projection Friday and announced financial audits of health authorities to crack down on what it called overspending.

OTTAWA — Veterans and advocates say the government's move to end the military's ability to prosecute sexual assault and similar crimes will push more cases into an already overburdened justice system, and won't solve the real problem.

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia judge approved Friday an extension to a court order protecting Atlantic Canada's largest media company from a long list of creditors owed more than $90 million.

HALIFAX — A provincial health-care renovation project that has drawn pointed criticism from Nova Scotia’s auditor general is being turned over to a private company.

SURREY, B.C. — Police say a Canadian gang leader who escaped to Puerto Rico and posed as a businessman has been returned to Canada to face trial for his alleged role in a 2009 homicide in Vancouver.

HAWKESBURY, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police and Montreal police say they've struck a blow to car thieves with the arrest of 34 people in the Montreal area on outstanding warrants for vehicle thefts and other serious crimes in Ontario.

Shares in Lululemon Athletica Inc. were down about 15 per cent in afternoon trading Fridayas investors reacted to lower revenue projections and a U.S. slowdown. The Vancouver-based athletic apparel retailer's fourth quarter, which ended Jan.