Indigenous News

Chris Simon, once one of hockey's most feared enforcers, has died. He was 52. The NHL Players' Association confirmed the news via Simon's family that he died Monday night. The cause of death wasn't provided.

OTTAWA — A solemn parade of dignitaries and well-wishers offered condolences Tuesday to the family of Brian Mulroney as the former prime minister began lying in state near Parliament Hill.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said Tuesday he is considering extending his government's fuel-tax holiday, which is set to expire at the end of June.

TORONTO — Roy McMurtry, a legal and political giant in Ontario who helped pave the way for same-sex marriage as a judge and a key player in the Canadian Constitution, has died at 91.

TORONTO — Adam Copeland has never been interested in playing it safe. The 50-year-old Copeland, originally from Orangeville, Ont.

VICTORIA — British Columbia's auditor general has released audits on two key government programs aimed at curbing the death toll from the toxic-drug crisis.

Quebec has become the last province to reach an agreement in principle with the federal government on health-care funding. Under the proposed deal, the province would receive an additional $900 million a year over 10 years for health care.

OTTAWA — The Senate has passed a bill to implement Canada's updated free trade agreement with Ukraine, paving the way for it to become law.

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Colton Cowser and Tyler Nevin both homered in the seventh inning to kick-start a late Baltimore run as the Orioles earned a 13-8 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday in pre-season action.

MONTREAL — Risk assessments should be mandatory before Quebec's mental health review board decides whether a patient is released into society, a criminologist told a coroner's inquest on Tuesday.