Indigenous News

Brooks wins Brazil surfing event after bid for Canadian citizenship turned down

SAQUAREMA, Brazil — Teenage surfer Erin Brooks, whose bid for Canadian citizenship was denied this week, won the Corona Saquarema Pro on Saturday.

Oct 21, 2023 12:14 PM Read more >

Canada downs Norway 4-3 to capture world curling bronze medal

ABERDEEN, United Kingdom — Canada scored twice in the seventh end and another in the eighth to edge Norway 4-3 and capture the bronze medal at the world mixed curling championship Saturday.

Oct 21, 2023 11:58 AM Read more >

Morning house fire in Brampton, Ont., leaves one dead: police

BRAMPTON, Ont. — One person is dead and three others are in hospital after a house fire in Brampton this morning. Peel Regional Police first reported the blaze near the intersection of Hollybush Street and Fernforst Drive shortly after 9:30 a.m.

Oct 21, 2023 11:37 AM Read more >

Mounties arrest 'top priority' U.S. fugitive wanted in Creston, B.C.

CRESTON, B.C. — The RCMP says a fugitive from the United States has been arrested in Creston, B.C. The Mounties say they were alerted Friday that the man, who was wanted in the U.S.

Oct 21, 2023 10:53 AM Read more >

Much of southern Quebec under rainfall warning, up to 60 millimetres expected

Much of southern Quebec is under a rainfall warning today as Environment Canada forecasts between 40 and 60 millimetres of rain could drench the province by Sunday evening.

Oct 21, 2023 9:14 AM Read more >

Montreal one step closer to getting park to mark Irish mass grave site

Montreal is one step closer to getting a commemorative park for the 6,000 Irish immigrants buried in unmarked graves in an industrial pocket of the city southeast of the downtown core.

Oct 21, 2023 9:01 AM Read more >

Canada falls tow Sweden, will play for bronze medal at mixed curling worlds

ABERDEEN, United Kingdom — Canada's first loss at the world mixed curling championship was a costly one. The Montreal-area rink, skipped by Felix Asselin fell 7-4 to Sweden in the tournament's semifinal on Saturday.

Oct 21, 2023 7:04 AM Read more >

Canada's Leylah Fernandez falls to Siniakova in Jiangxi Open semifinal

NANCHANG, China — Leylah Fernandez's eight-match win streak came to an end on Saturday as she fell 7-5, 6-4 to Katerina Siniakova in the semifinal of the Jiangxi Open.

Oct 21, 2023 6:35 AM Read more >

Montreal-born singer Rêve on astrological signs and the elements of pop success

TORONTO — Early in a conversation around her new album “Saturn Return,” Rêve tips to being fascinated by the intangible.

Oct 21, 2023 6:24 AM Read more >

Canada-U.S. refugee pact changes expected to 'exacerbate existing threats': memo

OTTAWA — A newly released memo shows federal officials warned last spring that expanding a bilateral refugee pact to the entire Canada-U.S.

Oct 21, 2023 5:53 AM Read more >