Indigenous News

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A dentist in Newfoundland was caught up in a “teaching moment” when he allowed a correctional officer to pull four teeth from a sedated inmate in his office, according to court documents.

TORONTO — Justin Turner is ready to be whichever version of himself the Toronto Blue Jays desire.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s universities are getting one-year conditional funding agreements as part of an abrupt government policy change that caught school presidents off guard.

TORONTO — Police say a man wanted in an alleged 2010 Ontario murder has been arrested after flying into Toronto Pearson International Airport.

Instead of enticing a foreign grocer to come to Canada, some experts say Ottawa should look at ways to support smaller and regional grocery companies to boost competition.

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Italian stars Federico Bernardeschi and Lorenzo Insigne both scored Friday as Toronto FC opened its pre-season schedule against Nashville SC.

OTTAWA — Turning Rideau Cottage into the permanent residence of the prime minister would have to include creating staff offices and other "residential infrastructure," an internal government document says.

EDMONTON — The mandatory ban on non-essential water use in Edmonton and surrounding communities has been lifted. Water-operator Epcor says repairs have been completed at the affected treatment plant and the system has stabilized.

MONTREAL — Two people have died and one remains in critical condition after a fire early today in an apartment building in east-end Montreal. Montreal police Const. Sabrina Gauthier says the victims are a 58-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman.

Toronto is getting $143 million from the federal government to help shelter asylum seekers in the city.