Indigenous News

HALIFAX — Commercial harvesters of baby eels in the Maritimes say there’s little hope the poaching and violence that forced the closure of the lucrative fishery last season will subside in 2024.

SASKATOON — Brandon Lisowsky scored a goal and an assist as Saskatoon Blades topped Kamloops Blazers for their seventh straight win. Lukas Hansen, Egor Sidorov, Easton Armstrong and Morgan Tastad all scored for Saskatoon.

NORTH BAY, Ont. — Alex Kostov scored twice as Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds topped the North Bay Battalion. Brenden Sirizzotti scored twice while Christopher Brown and Justin Cloutier had a goal each for the Greyhounds.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The renowned chief from the Amazon rainforest and the Belgian filmmaker appeared to be close friends at this year's Cannes Film Festival.

MONTREAL — Sidney Crosby had Mark Recchi as a mentor when he entered the NHL in 2005-06. On Wednesday night, Sid the Kid matched his former teammate on the all-time scoring list — and it won’t take long to pass him if the game was any indicator.

TORONTO — Even as he struggled from beyond the arc for more than a month, Pascal Siakam always believed his hard work would pay off. Siakam scored 33 points in his best three-point shooting performance since Nov.

SASKATOON — Bruce Mouat's team remains undefeated at the Grand Slam of Curling 2023 WFG Masters in Saskatoon. The Scottish team beat Team Edin 13-6 in draw five on Wednesday morning to preserve their undefeated streak.

HALIFAX — Robert Orr scored twice and had three assists as the Acadie-Bathurst Titan downed the Halifax Mooseheads. Louis-François Bélanger and Colby Huggan also scored twice while Emile Perron and Dylan Andrews had a goal apiece for Acadie-Bathurst.

The Vancouver Whitecaps will face Mexico's Tigres UANL in the first round of the revamped CONCACAF Champions Cup. Wednesday's draw also paired Canadian Premier League champion Forge FC with a tough Mexican foe in Chivas Guadalajara.

OAKVILLE, Ont. — Macklin Celebrini will be on the plane to Sweden. The 17-year-old presumptive No. 1 pick at June's NHL draft was named to Canada's 22-player roster announced Wednesday for the 2024 world junior hockey championship.