Indigenous News

TORONTO — Shares of Aecon Group Inc. fell 12 per cent Thursday after the company said it faced challenges with four large fixed-price legacy projects being carried out by joint ventures in which it's a partner.

Ottawa Senators forward Shane Pinto has been suspended 41 games by the NHL for "activities relating to sports wagering," the league announced Thursday. The NHL said in a statement it found no evidence Pinto made any bets on its games.

CALGARY — The outlook for Canada's oil and gas industry heading into 2024 is "exceedingly strong," the CEO of Canada's largest drilling rig contracting company said Thursday. Kevin Neveu, CEO of Calgary-based Precision Drilling Corp.

Zack Kassian announced his retirement Thursday following a 12-year career in the National Hockey League.

TORONTO — Police say a 17-year-old boy has been rushed to hospital after being found with a stab wound on the steps of a Toronto high school. They say officers responded shortly before 1 p.m.

HAMILTON — Stavros Katsantonis has certainly made the most of his opportunity this season with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

The Canada Border Services Agency issued Thursday an "armed and dangerous" alert to officers stationed along the Canada-U.S. border, warning them to be on the lookout for the man suspected of fatally shooting 18 people in southern Maine.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have already set a record this season, but it’s nothing to cheer about. The team drew 11,136 fans for its 4-2 win over the St.

OTTAWA — Sheila North, a former grand chief of Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak, announced Thursday she is joining the contest to become the next national chief of the Assembly of First Nations.

Buffy Sainte-Marie, a musician known for decades of Indigenous activism, says she’s always been honest that she doesn’t know the identity of her birth parents, as a CBC report was expected to question her First Nations ancestry.