Indigenous News

OTTAWA — Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says the central bank can't solve the housing crisis with interest rates because the root cause is a supply shortage.

WINNIPEG — Canadian defensive backs Nick and Noah Hallett agreed to terms on contract extensions with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Thursday. The brothers were eligible to become free agents Feb. 13.

OTTAWA — A woman in a grey-brown shirt sits next to a man, looking like she could be listening intently to someone out of frame. She has her arms crossed on a table — but also a third arm, clothed in plaid, propping up her chin.

WINNIPEG — Chris Streveler is back in the CFL after growing weary of playing the waiting game south of the border.

CALGARY — The Calgary Real Estate Board says there were 1,650 home sales in January, marking a 37.7 per cent year-over-year increase as the city saw a 15.4 per cent bump in newly listed homes.

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Canadian para skier Kalle Ericsson picked up his first World Cup gold medal with a victory Thursday in the men's visually impaired slalom. Ericsson, from Kimberley, B.C.

REGINA — The Crown has stayed a charge of seeking to obtain sexual services against a Saskatchewan legislature member.

CALGARY — The government of Alberta says it will spend $18 million to help municipalities improve the energy efficiency of their public buildings.

Ontario is investing $110 million in an effort to connect more than 300,000 people to primary care teams, Health Minister Sylvia Jones said Thursday.

NEW YORK — Colorado centre Nathan MacKinnon, Edmonton goaltender Stuart Skinner and Vancouver centre Elias Pettersson have been named the NHL’s three stars for the month of January.