Indigenous News

First, it was Barack Obama's favourite phone. Now, "BlackBerry" is one of the former U.S. president's top films of the year. The Canadian satire from director Matt Johnson is one of 13 movies to make Obama's list of the best films of 2023.

HALIFAX — A Cape Breton coal mine that has been under a stop-work order after two roof falls in July can resume production, the Nova Scotia government said Wednesday.

In a league where young, skilful players like Connor McDavid, Auston Matthews and Connor Bedard are dazzling fans and grabbing headlines, 36-year-old Sidney Crosby is still the gold standard for many NHLers.

GOTHENBURG, Sweden — Veit Oswald scored twice, including the eventual winner, as Germany held off Finland for a 4-3 upset on Wednesday at the world junior hockey championship.

TORONTO — Whether it's with Canada's national men's basketball team or the Utah Jazz, Kelly Olynyk is embracing a leadership role. Olynyk, born in Toronto but raised in Kamloops, B.C.

MONTREAL — The Quebec government has reached tentative agreements on working conditions with all the unions that are part of a labour alliance representing about 420,000 public sector workers, but negotiations continue on salaries and benefits.

VANCOUVER — On Christmas Day, Trey Helten and colleagues at Vancouver's Overdose Prevention Society were still at work, dealing with the latest victim of what Helten says is a seasonal spike in the drug toxicity crisis.

TORONTO — Amazon's Prime Video has picked the date when it'll begin showing commercials on its streaming service in Canada. Representatives for the company told The Canadian Press they've marked Feb.

WINNIPEG — Police say four boys have been charged with manslaughter after a stabbing in Winnipeg. Peter Filip, who was 27, was killed in the city's West Alexander neighbourhood on Nov. 11.

OTTAWA — The federal Liberals face a choice early in 2024. They can allow a sunset clause to take effect so that eligibility for medical assistance in dying expands to adults whose only reason for seeking it is a mental disorder.