Indigenous

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have signed forwards Sam Gagner and Brandon Sutter to professional tryout agreements ahead of training camp.

More people died in Canada in 2021 than the previous year, with cancer, heart disease, overdoses and COVID-19 cited as the leading causes of death.

FREDERICTON — The attempt by the New Brunswick government to protect private property owners from a major land claim by a First Nation is "irresponsible," say the chiefs who are advancing the claim for title to a large part of the province.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Law enforcement has prepared a first-of-its-kind report detailing missing Alaska Natives and American Indian people in Alaska, a newspaper reported.

An Ottawa man is facing more than 130 charges after police seized 28 handguns from a Toronto hotel room. Toronto police say cleaning staff reported finding three guns at the hotel near Don Mills and York Mills roads on Aug. 21.

Housing woes for international students have made headlines in recent weeks as they grapple with lack of housing, inadequate placements or fake admissions offers.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Simon Benoit to a one-year contract worth US$775,000. Benoit spent three seasons with the Anaheim Ducks, scoring four goals and notching seven assists in 137 games.

TORONTO — Another NFL season, another year of The Huddle. The Huddle was launched last year by NFL Canada as its first-ever pop-up sports bar to cater to the league's fans in southern Ontario. NFL Canada kicks off this year's initiative Sept.

TORONTO — The used car market is still experiencing a shortage of vehicles even as the automotive sector recovers from supply chain woes that have plagued the industry since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Montreal police are warning young people to be careful online after the number of sextortion cases they've seen has risen dramatically.