Indigenous News

VICTORIA — Pink salmon returns to British Columbia's Fraser River are exceeding original forecasts, prompting disagreements about whether the potentially bumper season has anything to do with the closure of open-net salmon farms off Vancouver Island.

TORONTO — Former Ontario lieutenant-governor and diplomat James Bartleman's career took him to nearly every corner of the world, but it seemed he was never far from his impoverished Port Carling, Ont., upbringing and pride in his Indigenous roots.

TORONTO — Canadian filmmakers and programmers say homegrown talent could draw more attention at this year's Toronto International Film Festival as Hollywood strikes disrupt the industry.

Canada's Ben LeSage has unwittingly found himself in the middle of a raging rugby controversy.

Communities receiving Northwest Territories residents fleeing wildfires are springing into action to help, whether it's offering clothes, camping spaces or pet food.

MONTREAL — Residents of Montreal's Chinatown say they're feeling vulnerable and afraid because of rising crime and drug use in their neighbourhood, and they are urging the city to deploy more police to tackle the problem.

Airlines are adjusting prices and adding capacity to help with evacuation efforts in Yellowknife.

CALGARY — After winning three times on the PGA Tour Champions circuit last year, Jerry Kelly has yet to find a way to return to that same form this season. The 56-year-old golfer from Madison, Wis.

In the face of a North American pilot shortage, Canadian discount carrier Flair Airlines is launching a unique training program that will fast-track candidates into the cockpits of the company's jets.

YELLOWKNIFE — Wildfires have forced the evacuation of the Northwest Territories capital, home to some 20,000 residents, as well as thousands of others from communities to the south.