Indigenous News

EDMONTON — Canadian Kia Nurse had some nerves entering Saturday's WNBA pre-season contest at Rogers Place.

The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired right-hander Joel Kuhnel from the Houston Astros in exchange for cash considerations. In a corresponding move, Kuhnel was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo.

CALGARY — Dominic Cozzolino paced Canada with four goals and four assists in a 19-0 win over Japan on Saturday to open the world para ice hockey championship at WinSport Arena.

NASSAU, Bahamas — Canada has three tickets booked to the Paris Olympics in the relay events. The men's 4x100-metre, women's 4x100 and women's 4x400 teams all qualified for the Games on Saturday night at the World Relays.

TORONTO — The curse, as coach John Herdman put it, is over. And Toronto FC's winning streak continues.

TORONTO — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has acknowledged the charges laid Friday in relation to the murder of B.C. Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

ESQUIMALT, B.C. — Princess Anne spent more than an hour Saturday touring God's Acre veteran's cemetery and its tiny, wooden chapel, laying a wreath to honour the more than 2,500 military personnel and family members buried there.

BOSTON — Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews returned to the lineup for Game 7 against the Boston Bruins on Saturday night.

London Drugs says it is gradually reopening its stores following a cybersecurity incident that shuttered its more than 80 locations across Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and B.C. The Richmond, B.C.

ESPOO, Finland — Ryder Ritchie and Taj Iginla both had a goal and an assist as Canada held on to edge Sweden 5-4 in semifinal action Saturday at the world under-18 men's hockey tournament. Canada will face the United States in the final Sunday.