Indigenous News

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.

OTTAWA — Quebec Liberal MP Anthony Housefather said Tuesday he is "reflecting" on his future in the Liberal party after a heavily amended NDP motion on Palestinian statehood passed in the House of Commons on Monday.

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government plans to establish an advocate office for seniors to examine health care, social services and other programs that affect older generations.

Eurithe Purdy, widow of Canadian poet Al Purdy, has launched a literary prize to recognize the best new book of poetry in Canada.