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No third-ballot winner as Assembly of First Nations seeks its next national chief

No third-ballot winner as Assembly of First Nations seeks its next national chief

OTTAWA — The Assembly of First Nations is headed into a fourth round of voting to choose a new national chief.
President Joe Biden and the White House support Indigenous lacrosse team for the 2028 Olympics

President Joe Biden and the White House support Indigenous lacrosse team for the 2028 Olympics

President Joe Biden is pushing to allow the Indigenous nation that invented lacrosse to play under its own flag when the sport returns to the Olympics in 2028.
Political shift underway in B.C., says confident Conservative Leader John Rustad

Political shift underway in B.C., says confident Conservative Leader John Rustad

VICTORIA — Premier David Eby and Opposition BC United Leader Kevin Falcon are looking over their shoulders at the political gains being made by the new kid on the block, says British Columbia Conservative Leader John Rustad.
Saskatchewan won't investigate protest that disrupted legislature

Saskatchewan won't investigate protest that disrupted legislature

REGINA — Saskatchewan legislature members have decided not to investigate the cause of a protest that disrupted the legislative assembly.
Major League Rugby's New York Ironworkers join Toronto Arrows in folding

Major League Rugby's New York Ironworkers join Toronto Arrows in folding

The New York Ironworkers, who won the Major League Rugby championship in 2022, have joined the Toronto Arrows in closing shop. The league confirmed Wednesday that the New York franchise was folding.
Oil and gas emissions cap coming Thursday, targets 2026 start date

Oil and gas emissions cap coming Thursday, targets 2026 start date

OTTAWA — The long-promised cap on greenhouse gas emissions for Canada's oil and gas sector will begin as early as 2026 and use a cap-and-trade system that applies by facility, a federal government source said Wednesday.
Meet the candidates seeking to be national chief of the Assembly of First Nations

Meet the candidates seeking to be national chief of the Assembly of First Nations

OTTAWA — The Assembly of First Nations is choosing a new national chief as part of its three-day special assembly in Ottawa.
Love, sex and death: Murder trial hears texts between victim and Saskatchewan Mountie

Love, sex and death: Murder trial hears texts between victim and Saskatchewan Mountie

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — The wife of a former Mountie charged with murder sent messages to the officer the day of the killing accusing him of letting down his family by having a sexual relationship with the victim.
Bills to commemorate Orange Shirt Day and Louis Riel pass final vote in Manitoba

Bills to commemorate Orange Shirt Day and Louis Riel pass final vote in Manitoba

WINNIPEG — A bill to make Orange Shirt day a statutory holiday in Manitoba has passed its final vote in the legislature. The bill will ensure that workers under provincial jurisdiction get a day off, or holiday pay if they work, every Sept. 30.
Shortage of Ozempic, 2 other diabetes drugs expected to last into 2024: Health Canada

Shortage of Ozempic, 2 other diabetes drugs expected to last into 2024: Health Canada

Health Canada says it is working with manufacturers to make diabetes drugs, including Ozempic, more available during a worldwide shortage fuelled by high demand that's expected to last into the new year.
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