Indigenous

LAVAL, Que. — Canadian skaters won five medals during Saturday's opening day of the ISU Four Continents Short Track Championships at Place Bell. Steven Dubois of Lachenaie, Que., was crowned 500-metre champion, sprinting to a gold medal in 40.

EDMONTON — The Nashville Predators made a point of supporting one another on Saturday afternoon, which led to two points on the road.

A breakdown in contract negotiations has prompted plans by Rogers Communication Inc. to lock out nearly 300 former Shaw technicians on Monday after the union issued a 72-hour notice of workers' intent to walk off the job.

CALGARY — Premier Danielle Smith, in a speech to her party delegates, promised to fight the feds and build Alberta, but got the loudest applause when she promised to keep parents in control of their child’s education.

REGINA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre made his pitch to Saskatchewan conservatives on Saturday, pledging better relations with Western Canada should he become the next prime minister.

Canadian-born MMA heavyweight Ben (Vanilla Thunder) Tynan leaves Bangkok, Thailand, with a US$50,000 bonus after winning his debut in the One Championship promotion.

TORONTO — Sheldon Keefe wasn't impressed. Ryan Reaves added the situation was discussed internally.

EDMONTON — Jason Camlot was chatting with his new boss in the English department of Montreal's Concordia University in 1999 when he spotted a dusty cardboard box of 80 reel-to-reel tapes in a corner of the department head's office. He asked about it.

TORONTO — Most Canadians will be turning their clocks back by an hour early Sunday morning.

OTTAWA — The head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service told employees he stood by the spy agency's handling of sensitive information following a "troubling" leak of classified material, a newly released memo shows. In a Feb.