Indigenous

OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Canada says it plans to launch a forensic audit of an organization representing 74 First Nations in Saskatchewan.

Auditor general Karen Hogan says the government's $4.6-billion program to bolster transportation infrastructure across the country suffers from poor results tracking, but the fund is well-crafted overall.

OTTAWA — Canada is buying artillery ammunition and night vision equipment for Ukraine as part of its latest round of aid for the country.

HALIFAX — A 16-year-old student has admitted to stabbing two staff members at a Halifax-area high school last year.

Canada could find itself facing two top-10 teams in pool play when it opens defence of its Olympic women's soccer title this summer in Paris.

An independent review of a priest accused of sexually abusing Inuit children in Nunavut says his Catholic order wasn’t aware of the allegations when he returned to France.

TORONTO — Ontario's teachers have rebuffed a request from the Ministry of Education to let retired teachers work longer, saying the government needs to come up with a real solution to staff shortages.

Nickeil Alexander-Walker has been stepping up in a time of need for the Minnesota Timberwolves.

MONTREAL — In an exacting sport where much of the competition hasn't yet turned 25, Canadian figure skating pair Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps aren't discouraged by their combined age of 72.

OTTAWA — Canada's inflation figures came in softer than expected for a second consecutive month, suggesting to economists that the Bank of Canada will have ample grounds to begin cut interest rates in the coming months.