Indigenous

OTTAWA — Global Affairs Canada has confirmed the death of a fifth Canadian in Israel after a series of attacks by Hamas militants, while Canadians in the besieged Gaza Strip still have no way to get out.

PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. — Plans are underway to bring school life back to normal as quickly as possible for students and teachers at a Metro Vancouver elementary school that was destroyed in a suspicious weekend fire.

ATHENS, Greece — Halifax's Sydney Pickrem won gold for Canada in the 200-metre medley at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup event on Sunday. The 26-year-old Pickrem finished in time of two minutes 9.67 seconds, 1.

HALIFAX — A report assessing Halifax’s response to a wildfire that destroyed 151 homes found that communications issues caused confusion and a lack of fire mitigation measures may have exacerbated the crisis.

DRUMMONDVILLE, Que. — The Quebec Liberals say they will not select a new leader until the spring of 2025, a decision that has split the party between backers of the only declared candidate and the rest of the general council.

HAMILTON — The federal New Democrats plan to make pharmacare a central issue in the next election if the Liberals do not meet the bar the opposition party has set for legislation to reduce the cost of prescription drugs.

TORONTO — Canada's largest private-sector union says workers at General Motors Co. have a new three-year collective agreement, with 80.5 per cent of them ratifying it in a vote held online and in person.

Friends, family and government officials have confirmed that at least five Canadians were killed last weekend when Hamas militants conducted a series of attacks in Israel.

TORONTO — Caroline Pomerleau put her hand over her mouth and was wide-eyed being told what she accomplished in her marathon debut.

HALIFAX — Three years after a First Nation started a self-regulated lobster fishery that sparked protests and violence in Nova Scotia, federal prosecutors are pressing ahead with charges against dozens of Indigenous fishers, some of whom are planning