Indigenous

OTTAWA — A high-ranking federal official says Ottawa has not verified the legitimacy of disputed Métis communities in Ontario that have been at the centre of heated debate over a government bill.

KINGSTON, Ont. — Justin Ertel scored a goal and added two assists as the North Bay Battalion outscored the Kingston Frontenacs 8-6 on Friday night.

VAL-D'OR, Que. — Connor Macey scored twice as the Val-D'Or Foreurs defeated the Halifax Mooseheads 5-2 on Friday night. David Doucet had two goals for the Foreurs and Tomas Cibulka added a single.

WINNIPEG — A man who served as a military corporal has been charged in a shooting that claimed the lives of four people in Manitoba's capital.

CALGARY — Police say a man with ties to Vancouver, Edmonton and Halifax has been killed in a drive-by shooting in Calgary. Officers responded to reports of gunshots in the Beltline neighbourhood, south of downtown, just after 9 p.m. Thursday.

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service says it's conducting a workplace assessment of its British Columbia office where a group of officers said they were subjected to sexual assault and harassment.

VANCOUVER — The 13-year-old girl who Ibrahim Ali is accused of murdering in a British Columbia park wasn't the "innocent" depicted in a "rose-coloured" portrayal by the Crown at trial, and may have found Ali attractive, his lawyer says.

VICTORIA — A bulletin has been issued warning residents in southwestern British Columbia to prepare for an atmospheric river bearing down on the area.

STAVANGER, Norway — Canadian speedskater Valérie Maltais earned a silver medal in the women's mass start Friday at a World Cup event. Maltais, from La Baie, Que., finished second in the 16-skater field in eight minutes 37.19 seconds.

VANCOUVER — Canada's spy agency has launched a workplace assessment of its British Columbia office over what it calls "serious allegations" raised by whistleblowers, who say they were sexually assaulted and harassed by a senior officer.