Indigenous

REGINA — The Saskatchewan government says it has begun to search for someone to lead its new marshals service. The chief marshal will be responsible for developing the new provincial police force that’s to start operating in 2026.

TORONTO — He's already established himself as one of the CFL's top punt returners but there are times when Javon Leake misses being a running back. Back in 2019 as a junior at Maryland, Leake ran for 736 yards and eight TDs on 102 carries (7.

LUNDAR BEACH, Man. — Manitoba Progressive Conservatives are promising to permanently cut in half rental fees for agricultural Crown lands as part of a series of farm-related election promises.

An outbreak of E. coli infections at several Calgary day centres has infected more than 200 people, most of them children.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba RCMP have laid first-degree murder charges in what they call the “calculated and planned” killing of a man whose remains were found in the trunk of a burnt-out car last year.

The mood entering the Davis Cup is different this time around for Canada. Canada begins its title defence on Wednesday in Bologna, Italy with a tie against the host Italians in Group A action.

WINNIPEG — Former Manitoba premier Gary Doer is back in the political spotlight. Doer, who resigned 14 years ago after a decade in the premier's chair, attended an NDP campaign event to support current party leader Wab Kinew for the Oct. 3 election.

OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget officer says it will take the federal and Ontario governments until 2043 to break even on their electric-vehicle battery deals with two automotive giants.

TORONTO — The Ontario Liberals say the party has 80,000 members eligible to vote in the upcoming leadership race, the highest number in its history.

Kate Laing's family managed to avoid COVID-19 for more than two years. When her oldest son went back to school last year, she said it only took three days for him to become infected and bring the virus home.