Indigenous

OTTAWA — The United States ambassador to the United Nations implored Canada last month to keep funding the UN relief agency for Palestinians, International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen says.

Ottawa forwards Daryl Watts and Brianne Jenner, and Toronto right-wing Natalie Spooner have been named the Professional Women’s Hockey League's three stars of the week.

NEUDORF, SASK. — Horses walked along a fence Tuesday as RCMP vehicles drove onto a rural property in southern Saskatchewan where Mounties say four members of a family were found dead.

RICHMOND — Mounties in Richmond, B.C., are warning the public after a "significant rise" in romance scams and investment schemes in the city, with a loss of more than $16 million last year.

MONTREAL — Canadian authorities tried to reassure the public about the safety of bridges in the country following the collapse of a bridge in Baltimore, Md., early Tuesday morning after it was rammed by a container ship.

IQALUIT, Nunavut — A fire in Iqaluit has severely damaged a building that housed several businesses, including a weekly newspaper serving Nunavut. City fire crews responded to the blaze just after 8 a.m. Tuesday.

VANCOUVER — An environmental group is suing British Columbia natural gas utility FortisBC, accusing it of "greenwashing" its product through advertising, making the company seem more environmentally friendly than it is.

TORONTO — Hot Docs' president Marie Nelson says a "perfect storm" led to Canada's largest documentary film festival's artistic director and 10 of its programmers quitting just before it was set to announce its 2024 lineup.

OTTAWA — The Canada Revenue Agency has now fired more than 200 people for falsely claiming a federal income benefit during the COVID-19 pandemic.

TORONTO — Ontario is delaying its path to balance as lethargic economic growth drags the province's books further into the red, with a $9.8-billion budget deficit projected for the coming fiscal year.