Indigenous

CARSON, Calif. — Captain Sophie de Goede scored 18 points, including two tries, as Canada thumped the U.S. 50-7 Sunday in the opening match of Pacific Four Series rugby tournament.

Oilers captain Connor McDavid took a big hit from Kings forward Quinton Byfield along the boards. Edmonton winger Zach Hyman steamrolled Los Angeles centre Phillip Danault in the same series.

VANCOUVER — Advocates for drug users are raising concerns about British Columbia's request for Health Canada to empower police to step in when they see illicit drug use in public spaces, saying it may be a step backward in the fight against the deadl

TORONTO — Auston Matthews gave everything he had for two periods.

TORONTO — Alejandro Kirk's mind isn't on his stats, it's on getting better every day.

TORONTO — Ontario will limit cellphone use in classrooms, restrict access to all social media networks and ban vaping on school properties starting this fall, the province's education minister announced Sunday.

MONTREAL — Quebec is "going on the offensive" to protect and promote French, Minister Jean-François Roberge said Sunday as he presented a $603-million plan to counter what he described as the language's decline.

OTTAWA — The World Central Kitchen plans to resume operations in the Gaza Strip Monday, four weeks after Israeli airstrikes killed seven of its aid workers including one Canadian.

RICHMOND, B.C. — British Columbia's Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says it is investigating after a woman was found dead in her Richmond home. It says the RCMP received a request for a wellness check at the residence around 5 p.m. on Friday.

SURREY, B.C. — Mounties in Surrey, B.C., say a woman is in the hospital with possible life-threatening injuries after driving the wrong way down Highway 99 and crashing into oncoming traffic.