Indigenous

OTTAWA — It was about 9:30 p.m. when a young man came racing to her yard in his socks, a T-shirt and shorts. No coat. No phone. Dripping wet. "He was yelling he needed help because his friend had fallen through the ice," says Carly Roome.

NANAIMO — Mounties in Nanaimo, B.C., say a teenager is dead after the lawnmower he was riding was hit by a pickup truck.

MONTREAL — A union representing 40 per cent of Quebec teachers has reached a deal in principle with the government and is ending a strike that has shut around 800 schools since Nov. 23.

VANCOUVER — Police say a 35-year-old man has been arrested after being found riding the SkyTrain in Vancouver on Christmas Day with a rack of 34 allegedly stolen winter coats.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have re-signed centre-fielder Kevin Kiermaier to a one-year, US$10.5-million contract. Kiermaier won a gold glove in his first season with the Blue Jays in 2023. On offence, he had a .

CHILLIWACK, B.C. — Homicide investigators have been called to Chilliwack, B.C., after the discovery of a dead body.

VICTORIA — Police in Victoria have issued a Canada-wide warrant for a convicted murderer they say has breached his parole conditions.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Three people are dead after a head-on crash north of Kamloops in British Columbia's Interior. RCMP Cpl. James Grandy says the accident happened at about 6:50 a.m.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: The Toronto Stock Exchange (20,929.38, down by 86.53 points): TC Energy Corporation (TSX:TRP). Energy. Down $1.58, or 2.96 per cent, to $51.81 on 16.

DAVOS, Switzerland — Calle Andersson scored with 3:45 left in regulation to lift HC Davos to a 4-3 win over Canada on Thursday at the Spengler Cup. The host team scored three unanswered goals in the third period.