Indigenous

WINDSOR, Ont. — Landon Sim scored twice as the London Knights defeated the Windsor Spitfires 6-2 on Thursday night in the Ontario Hockey League.

TORONTO — Black people in Toronto are disproportionately stopped and searched by police despite the Ontario government's efforts to regulate so-called "street checks," the Ontario Human Rights Commission reported Thursday as it concluded a multi-year

VICTORIA — The number of homeless people dying on the streets of British Columbia is "staggering," say advocates who brace for reports of more deaths daily. More than 600 people experiencing homelessness in B.C.

MONTREAL — Bianca Andreescu won't play in next month's Australian Open because of a nagging back injury. The 2019 U.S. Open champion from Mississauga, Ont., has been dealing with a stress fracture in her back since the summer.

OTTAWA — Senators have passed a government bill that cements restrictions on handguns, increases penalties for firearm trafficking and aims to curb homemade ghost guns.

OTTAWA — The majority of MPs on a House of Commons committee has decided that Greg Fergus should stay in his job as Speaker.

CALGARY — A fourth person has been arrested in Calgary as part of an ongoing national security investigation related to terrorism-related posts on TikTok and other social media sites.

OTTAWA — A Senate bill that would require Canadians to verify their age to access internet porn is proceeding without the support of the Liberal government, which warns the bill does too little to protect children from online harm. Sen.

WINNIPEG — Indigenous groups and Manitoba RCMP are partnering to implement some recommendations in the final report from the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's Congress on Thursday overturned a veto by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva so it can reinstate legislation that undoes protections of Indigenous peoples’ land rights.