Indigenous News

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers re-signed Canadian receiver Drew Wolitarsky to a two-year contract extension Saturday. Wolitarsky was slated to become a free agent next month.

LAAX, Switzerland — Canadian snowboarders Liam Brearley and Cameron Spalding won gold and bronze, respectively, at a World Cup slopestyle event Saturday. The 20-year-old Brearley, from Gravenhurst, Ont., scored 89.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime's journey at the Australian Open ended in the third round after a straight-set loss of 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 to Daniil Medvedev on Saturday.

MONTREAL — The village of Ste-Pétronille, Que., is used to receiving attention from outsiders.

OTTAWA — The RCMP has eased its policy on cannabis use by members, saying simply they must be fit for duty when reporting for work.

OTTAWA — As the United States election cycle goes into full swing ahead of a pivotal election later this year, federal Liberals north of the border have been increasingly comparing Canadian Conservatives to Trump Republicans.

The recent deaths of six children in Ontario and four children in British Columbia from a bacterial infection is grabbing parents' attention. Doctors say severe cases of invasive Group A streptococcal infection are extremely rare.

Northern Alberta is the only part of the country still under an extreme cold warning, about a week after Western Canada was gripped by bitter cold and biting winds.

Canadian director Chris Nash says the rugged wilds of northern Ontario are a main character in his Sundance horror film, "In A Violent Nature.

VANCOUVER — The high-pitched tweets, trills and chirps sound like the chorus of birds in the treetops.