Indigenous

Vancouver Police say an 18-year-old man is dead after being shot by police in an East Vancouver park early Saturday morning. The department issued a statement saying officers were called to Clinton Park around 2:15 a.m.

HALIFAX — Parts of Nova Scotia were soaked with heavy rain that caused localized flooding on Saturday just two weeks after a torrential downpour triggered floods that swept four people to their deaths and washed out several roads and bridges.

PRAGUE, Czechia — Edmonton's Michelle Plouffe had 15 points and five rebounds as Canada beat France 20-17 to capture gold in a 3x3 FIBA Women's Series event in Prague.

MONTREAL — Police say the body of a kayaker reported missing south of Montreal on July 31 has been found roughly 11.5 kilometres from his last known location.

Earlier this summer, two Canadians walked into a party in rural Germany. "Canadians?" joked the host. "I thought you'd smell more like smoke." It's been that kind of season.

EDMONTON — The police chief of Alberta's capital city stood solemnly at a podium, at moments appearing to be welling up, as he took questions from reporters about the random killing of a mother and child outside a school in May.

MONTREAL — A charity that advocates for water safety is calling on the Quebec government to offer swimming lessons more widely — especially to recent immigrants — as drownings in the province are up 30 per cent over the same period last year.

OTTAWA — As he settles in to the corner office in Ottawa's National Defence headquarters, Bill Blair is feeling pretty comfortable in his new role.

VANCOUVER — Vanni Sartini let out a sigh as he began his post-match press conference. The Vancouver Whitecaps head coach had just seen his team lose 5-3 on penalties against Mexican side Tigres UANL in the Leagues Cup competition.

CALGARY — Desperate for both a win and a home win, the Calgary Stampeders ground out a 20-7 victory over the defending Grey Cup champion Toronto Argonauts on Friday.