Indigenous News

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have signed forward Nino Niederreiter to a three-year contract extension, the team announced Monday. The deal carries an average annual value of US$4 million and is set to begin in the 2024-25 season.

EDMONTON — Alberta's law enforcement review agency is investigating the fatal shooting of a man by an Edmonton police officer. At about 8:30 p.m.

TORONTO — DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. says new car sales in November soared 20.7 per cent compared with last year, as vehicle supply improves.

MONTREAL — Payment technology company Nuvei Corp. has signed a partnership agreement with Microsoft Corp. Financial terms were not immediately available.

TORONTO — Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. says its deal for Australia's Origin Energy Ltd. has failed to achieve the required shareholder support.

TORONTO — `Russel Metals Inc. has signed a deal to buy seven service centre locations from Samuel, Son & Co. Ltd. for about $225 million. The agreement covers five locations in Western Canada and two in the United States.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...

Manslaughter charges against a man accused of selling a gun to a 16-year-old boy who took his own life after fatally shooting two Edmonton police officers is an unusual case that might be difficult to prove, legal experts say.

HALIFAX — A Canadian centre that promotes democracy around the world is calling for an overhaul of Nova Scotia's freedom of information law to reduce exemptions and give the appeal process more teeth.

Canada's telecom sector faced a significant shakeup in 2023 after Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne handed down a mandate requiring the CRTC to prioritize consumer rights, affordability, competition and universal access.