Indigenous News

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s second largest municipality is vowing to fight proposed provincial legislation it contends will raise taxes for its residents.

The Haudenosaunee Nationals are one step away from achieving a decades-long dream. Lacrosse was restored to the Olympics program on Monday, with men's and women's versions of the game to be played at the 2028 Los Angeles Games.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Innu leaders say they will no longer be attending Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey's annual meetings with the province's Indigenous groups.

After leading Canada to gold at the Tokyo Olympics in August 2021, captain Christine Sinclair came to a realization. "After Tokyo, deep down inside, I knew I didn't want to play in Paris," she said, referencing the 2024 Olympics.

Ontario's police watchdog says a teenager who was struck by a vehicle last week after fleeing from a police officer at Canada's Wonderland has died in hospital.

The first vaccine for bees has been approved for use in Canada.

EDMONTON — Alberta's police watchdog has cleared four Edmonton police officers involved in a deadly shooting, saying an investigation determined the their actions were necessary and reasonable.

TORONTO — Pop superstar Pink is postponing two Vancouver concerts this weekend as she deals with a respiratory infection. The "Trustfall" singer says she won't take the stage Friday and Saturday at Rogers Arena under her doctor's orders.

HALIFAX — Unionized hospital administrative staff in Nova Scotia have voted to accept a new five-year collective agreement with the province. More than 5,000 workers represented by three unions had been without a new contract since Oct. 31, 2020.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling for the federal government to block Royal Bank of Canada's $13.5-billion takeover of HSBC Canada as a way to help with housing affordability.