Indigenous

REGINA — Tre Ford believes there might be an element of surprise when he leads the Edmonton Elks onto the field Friday against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

MISSISSAUGA — A school board west of Toronto is facing calls to be more transparent about the so-called "weeding" of its libraries amid concerns some books are being removed from collections solely because they were published before 2008.

A man convicted of manslaughter in the death of an Indigenous woman after throwing a trailer hitch at her from a moving vehicle in Thunder Bay, Ont., has been released on day parole, two years into his eight-year sentence.

SURREY, B.C. — Mounties say a man has been convicted in the United Kingdom for sex crimes committed against young girls, including a 12-year-old from Surrey, B.C.

Tired of its sports drink business weighing on its books, Canopy Growth Corp. is making moves to shed the division. The Smiths Falls, Ont.

WINNIPEG — The economy and health care continued to dominate the Manitoba election campaign Thursday, with the Progressive Conservatives promising another tax break and the New Democrats promising to reopen a closed health facility.

BOLOGNA, Italy — Canada extended its undefeated run in the group stage of Davis Cup finals with a second win in as many days Thursday.

OTTAWA — The lawyer for one of the most prominent organizers of the "Freedom Convoy" disputed the meaning of a key phrase used by demonstrators in the final days of the protest.

MONTREAL — Canadians are still gung-ho for travel to sun-splashed resorts and European getaways, in spite of higher inflation and interest rates, says Transat AT Inc. chief executive Annick Guérard.

OTTAWA — An Ontario Superior Court judge has dismissed a major Muslim charity's bid to halt a Canada Revenue Agency audit, saying it is too early to intervene in the federal examination.