Indigenous

The nominees for this year's Juno Awards were announced Tuesday.

PLANICA, Slovenia — Sonjaa Schmidt became the first Canadian to win a world under-23 cross-country ski championship with Tuesday's victory in the women's sprint. The 21-year-old from Whitehorse won both her quarterfinal and semifinal heats in the 1.

EMERSON, Man. — A Calgary man has been arrested for human smuggling after police allege he picked up foreign nationals who crossed on foot into Manitoba from the United States last month.

MONTREAL — CF Montréal's offensive rebuild continued Tuesday with the addition of Venezuelan striker Josef Martinez.

TORONTO — A spokeswoman for the family of a Palestinian Canadian who was reported missing in the Gaza Strip says he has made contact with his loved ones.

MONTREAL — The consortium behind an airport overhaul in the Montreal area has shored up funding for the effort thanks to a $90-million loan from the Canada Infrastructure Bank.

Montreal police say four businesses were targeted by arson within the span of two hours early this morning.

ST MARYS, ONTARIO — Former Toronto Blue Jays all-stars Jimmy Key and Russell Martin will be inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame this spring.

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the federal government is putting nearly $200 million in new money toward supporting low-income renters and shelters.

MONTREAL — The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers says Montreal-area home sales jumped 18 per cent in January compared with the same month a year earlier.