Indigenous News

Montreal police say they are investigating allegations that an Ontario man accused of sending lethal substances to people who later took their own lives also sent those chemicals to Montreal residents.

TORONTO — Broad-based strength led by base metal, financial and tech stocks gave Canada's main stock index a boost Monday despite weakness in energy, while U.S. stock markets also rose to start the trading week, led by technology names.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes announced Monday the signing of American linebacker Darnell Sankey. The six-foot-one, 245-pound Sankey, a native of San Jose, Calif.

MONTREAL — Eight overdoses over a few hours in downtown Montreal this weekend reflect how homeless Indigenous people have started consuming hard and unsafe street drugs, says the head of a shelter that serves the vulnerable community.

HALIFAX — Though the track of hurricane Lee remains unclear, anxiety created by powerful storms has been growing on the East Coast — especially in communities that felt Fiona's wrath last year. The mayor of Port aux Basques, N.L.

INGONISH, N.S. — Parks Canada says police have killed a coyote that was likely the animal that bit a cyclist on the Cabot Trail last week.

WASHINGTON — Conservative MP Michael Chong, the target of an alleged Chinese foreign interference campaign that's become a political migraine for the federal Liberal government, will tell his story Tuesday to lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have reinstated right-hander Erik Swanson from the 15-day injured list. The 30-year-old relief pitcher was dealing with thoracic spine inflammation. Swanson's last outing came on Aug.

VANCOUVER — Quinn Hughes knows he may be discounted because of his age, but the Vancouver Canucks' newest captain is determined to show his worth as a leader. The Canucks named the defenceman as their 15th captain in franchise history.

MONTREAL — A settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit providing compensation for victims of sexual abuse at orphanages and other institutions run by the Frères de Saint-Gabriel religious order in Quebec.