Indigenous

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Open burning will be banned across much of northern British Columbia starting next week after officials warned dry conditions could mean early wildfire activity this spring.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index rose Thursday to scrape out a new all-time closing high, while U.S. markets continued to set their own records. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 41.55 points at 22,087.26. Its previous record was 22,087.

RICHMOND, B.C. — A new study will collect carbon emissions data from British Columbia's regional airports with the goal of getting all airports in the province to net-zero by 2030.

OTTAWA — An interim report from an international group hired to provide advice on identifying and locating the unmarked graves of children who attended residential schools says Canada should continue funding searches beyond 2025.

OTTAWA — The national spy watchdog is calling on the military's counter-intelligence unit to suspend investigative searches of a workplace computer system over concerns about employee privacy.

TORONTO — A Toronto police officer teared up on the stand Thursday as she recalled the events that led to her partner's death nearly three years ago, and the shock she felt at the sight of his broken body. Sgt.

FREDERICTON — Another New Brunswick Progressive Conservative member who clashed with Premier Blaine Higgs over his policy on gender identity in schools has decided not to run in the upcoming provincial election.

Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris is sporting a look these days courtesy of taking his knee to his face. The 30-year-old from Regina posted on Instagram earlier this week a video of himself spinning and twisting high above a snowy slope.

TORONTO — Royal Bank of Canada says it will be closing 25 HSBC Bank Canada branches and rebranding dozens more after its takeover deal closes next week.

The protest that erupted Wednesday outside the legislature in Newfoundland and Labrador has its roots in a complex, years-long struggle between independent fish harvesters and processors over the price-setting system, industry observers say.