Indigenous News

TORONTO — A Toronto homeless shelter was shaken by a deadly stabbing Saturday morning, the shelter operator's chief executive said as she reflected on the latest incident of violence to unsettle a system under pressure.

MONTREAL — Increasing demand for food assistance this year, coupled with a regular spike in users during the holiday season, has strained Canadian food banks this month, the directors of multiple Canadian food bank associations say.

GOTHENBURG, Sweden — Switzerland defeated Norway 6-2 on Saturday to secure a quarterfinal berth at the world junior hockey championship.

WINNIPEG — Nino Niederreiter has been rewarded for setting up shop in front of opposing netminders. He knotted a pair of goals from that tough area to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday afternoon.

YELLOWKNIFE — A joint venture between arctic mining companies says it is offering assistance to workers who were aboard a plane that crashed in the Northwest Territories earlier this week.

DAVOS, Switzerland — Canada was eliminated at the Spengler Cup on Saturday after giving up three late goals in a 4-3 semifinal loss to HC Dynamo Pardubice. Lukas Radil made it a one-goal game with 3:56 left in the third period.

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Centre for Disease Control says two children have died from complications related to influenza.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have overhauled their roster, making a deal with a divisional and legal rival.

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — Canada's Abigail Strate won bronze on Saturday at a women's World Cup ski jumping competition. The 22-year-old Calgarian scored 247.4 points over her two leaps, covering distances of 131.0 and 130.

Halifax area RCMP say they are looking for a suspect in a home invasion and robbery in Gaetz Brook. Police say a man was operating an excavator on a property in the community on Friday when another man appeared and pointed a gun at him.