Indigenous

OTTAWA — The military has no greater responsibility than protecting Canadians, Defence Minister Bill Blair says, and his government will continue to call in the troops to respond to emergencies when needed.

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — Family and friends of a Saskatchewan man who was shot to death by his lover gasped and cried after a judge found the Mountie guilty of manslaughter.

The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences says the 2025 Juno Awards will be held in Vancouver. The academy says that will mark the fifth time the city has hosted Canada's biggest music bash.

SURREY, B.C. — A power line that fell over Highway 99 in Surrey, B.C., cut off a key route to and from the U.S. Peace Arch Border Crossing for nearly three hours on Thursday.

Kurtis Rourke is feeling like a freshman again. The six-foot-five, 230-pound Oakville, Ont., native is entering his sixth American college football season but first at Indiana University. He transferred to Bloomington, Ind.

HALIFAX — Citing the need to cut a backlog in court cases, Nova Scotia’s Justice Minister Brad Johns on Thursday announced 27 new permanent staff to bolster the ranks of the province’s public prosecution service.

A three-man lineup has worked well at times for the members of Team Glenn Howard. They're hoping a short-handed setup will lead to success again this week at the Ontario curling championship.

Alberta's oilsands are releasing potentially hazardous compounds into the atmosphere at rates dozens of times higher than official estimates, newly published research suggests.

EDMONTON — The Alberta government says the expansion of pharmacy care clinics across the province could help reduce the strain on the province's emergency departments and family doctors.

SAGUENAY, Que.