Indigenous News

It began with an art studio so small and ill-equipped that printmakers opened windows to the Arctic winter to ventilate toxic chemicals.

MONTREAL — In recent years, Nicolas Delisle has made new guitars from old barns, logs pulled from river bottoms and even window frames from his 1930s-era Montreal apartment.

OTTAWA — A gay employee of Global Affairs Canada posted in China, who travelled to the U.S. for the birth of his child through surrogacy, will have those expenses covered after a tribunal ruling.

KENT, Wash. — Coster Dunn scored his second goal of the night in overtime as the Seattle Thunderbirds upset the Portland Winterhawks 5-4 on Friday in Western Hockey League action.

BRANTFORD, Ont. — Nic Whitehead scored the shootout winner as the Ottawa 67's edged the Brantford Bulldogs 6-5 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action.

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ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Utah Royals took University of North Carolina's Ally Sentnor, the Atlantic Coast Conference Midfielder of the Year, with the first pick of the NWSL draft Friday.

CALGARY — Wesley Chiu emerged as the early leader for a Canadian men's figure skating championship after winning Friday's short program.

BATHURST, N.B. — Noah Warren scored 18 seconds into overtime as the Victoriaville Tigres edged the Acadie-Bathurst Titan 8-7 on Friday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action.

CALGARY — The imminent completion of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is more likely following Friday's decision by the Canada Energy Regulator to approve a request for a pipeline variance from the company building the project.