Indigenous News

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's Liberal leader is committing to cut the provincial portion of the harmonized sales tax by two percentage points if his party wins the next general election.

Saskatoon Police say one person is in custody after a man was shot and killed inside a home early Saturday morning. Investigators say they were called about an injured man just before 7 a.m., and found a 48-year-old who had been shot.

An explosion that blew a hole in a seniors residence and seriously injured one person was linked Saturday to the massive storm that brought 150 centimetres of wet, heavy snow to Cape Breton's largest municipality last weekend.

The final score read 2-1 after extra time, a heartbreaking loss to host Mexico at the CONCACAF Women's Under-17 Championship that ended Canada's dream of making it to the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Toronto police say one person has died after an early-morning fight in an apartment building on Saturday. Officers say they were called about a fight in a building in the city's north end just before 6 a.m.

DRESDEN, Germany — William Dandjinou struck gold as part of a three-medal day for Canada at a short track speedskating World Cup event on Saturday. The Montreal native won the men's 1,500 metres with a time of two minutes 11.460 seconds.

BAKURIANI, Georgia — Canada's Marielle Thompson and Brittany Phelan earned gold and silver in women's World Cup ski cross action on Saturday. It was the sixth time this season a pair of Canadians shared the women's ski cross World Cup podium.

Impassable winter roads are delaying vital shipments and threatening the safety of First Nations across northern Ontario, leaders warned as they pressed the provincial and federal government for support.

Trevor Hurst is out the door and navigating the barren, prairie landscape of southwestern Manitoba before the clock strikes 7 a.m.

REGINA — Chief Lynn Acoose says she's taking a step elders and past Indigenous leaders in her community have long been reluctant to.