Indigenous News

SLAVE LAKE, Alta. — Alberta RCMP say a man died in custody this week after being shot at with a stun gun during his arrest.

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia will look for new ways to lift Indigenous living standards after voters soundly rejected a proposal to create a new advocacy committee, the deputy prime minister said on Sunday.

REGINA — Life in Regina hockey circles has been a big adjustment since Connor Bedard graduated from the Pats to the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks. But the Pats continue to score, and find ways to win.

MONTREAL — Connor Bedard received a not-so-warm welcome in his first NHL game in Canada. Three games into his career, the 18-year-old centre from North Vancouver, B.C.

TORONTO — There really is no place like home for Chad Kelly and the Toronto Argonauts. Kelly's third-quarter TD pass and two-point convert rallied Toronto to a 40-27 win over the Ottawa Redblacks on Saturday night.

TORONTO — Auston Matthews dealt with a series of nagging injuries last season. And still put up 85 points in just 74 games. Now fully healthy, the Maple Leafs star is looking a lot like his MVP-calibre self early on in 2023-24.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Zander Veccia's goal at 18:31 of the third period snapped a 3-3 tie and lifted the Mississauga Steelheads to a 4-3 victory over the visiting Saginaw Spirit in Ontario Hockey League action on Saturday.

TORONTO — Montreal-based brands Lamarque and École de Pensée took home top prizes at the Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards on Saturday night.

BATHURST, N.B. — Robert Orr scored a power-play goal and one while short-handed as the Acadie-Bathurst Titan defeated the visiting Drummondville Voltigeurs 5-2 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Saturday.

WINNIPEG — Mark Scheifele showed how fired up he was to play in the Winnipeg Jets’ home-opener Saturday afternoon. Scheifele had a goal, assist and a fight for the ‘Gordie Howe hat trick’ in Winnipeg’s 6-4 victory over the Florida Panthers.