Indigenous

TORONTO — Ontario's new housing minister says the government has "fully implemented" 21 of its housing affordability task force's recommendations, but his office won't say which ones.

HALIFAX — A report published Thursday says the rising costs of shelter and food in Nova Scotia have contributed to a large jump over the last year in what’s considered a living wage in the province.

While Canada is not part of the 20-country field at the Rugby World Cup, there are still some Canadian connections on offer in France.

DIEPPE, N.B. — Exactly four years after a New Brunswick couple in their 70s were found dead inside their home in a crime that shook the community, the RCMP announced Thursday that a suspect has been charged.

Veteran journalist and author Peter C. Newman, who held a mirror up to Canada, has died at the age of 94. He died in hospital in Belleville, Ont.

LAC DU BONNET, Man. — Manitoba Mounties say a 65-year-old woman has died after she was thrown from a boat, hitting the propeller in the water.

Police are looking for multiple suspects after several Buddhist temples north of Toronto were robbed. York Regional Police say two suspects forced their way into a home associated with the Buddhist Prajna Temple in Markham, Ont.

HALIFAX — With tensions rising over unauthorized lobster fishing in southwestern Nova Scotia, the province's fisheries minister says he intends to increase the maximum fine to $1 million for commercial buyers who are caught selling out-of-season lobs

LAVAL, Que. — Canada appeared to be a “bright spot” for Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. in its latest quarter as the convenience store giant battles a slew of pressures.

TORONTO — One Bay Street economist says it's unlikely the housing market will flare up, despite the Bank of Canada's decision to keep its key interest rate on hold on Wednesday.