Indigenous

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.

CALGARY — Enbridge Inc. has announced a pair of senior executive changes.

TORONTO — The stage adaptation of the CanLit classic "The Diviners" will get its world premiere at the Stratford Festival in its 2024 season.

TORONTO — A boisterous world première for Talking Heads’ revamped classic “Stop Making Sense” brought a Toronto International Film Festival audience to its feet as moviegoers and the band themselves jumped up to dance, hoot and clap along to ‘80s hit

TORONTO — Retailer Roots Corp. reported a loss of $5.3 million in its latest quarter compared with a loss of $3.2 million a year earlier as its total sales edged higher.