Indigenous

SAGUENAY, Que. — Crown prosecutors completed their case Friday against a Quebec man charged with the first-degree murder and sexual assault of 19-year-old junior college student Guylaine Potvin nearly 24 years ago.

ALLEGHE, Italy — Canada's India Sherret raced to her first World Cup gold medal at a ski cross event Friday. Sherret, from Cranbrook, B.C., won the big final in a time of 55.8 seconds, finishing ahead of Swiss skiers Saskja Lack (55.

TORONTO — Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne says Canada has signed a letter of intent with artificial intelligence chip giant Nvidia to boost computing power.

SHANGHAI — A group of Canadian skaters are in medal contention at the Four Continents Championships heading into the final day of competition. Toronto's Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Unionville, Ont.

HAMILTON — Michael Fletcher is returning to the CFL. The former B.C. Lions and Toronto Argonauts linebacker will serve as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats linebackers coach in 2024 on head coach Scott Milanovich's staff.

OCUMICHO, Mexico (AP) — Guided by their ancestral lunar calendar, members of Mexico’s Purepecha Indigenous group celebrated their own New Year’s Eve — a little differently than the West’s traditional New Year.

OTTAWA — Business insolvencies rose 57.2 per cent in December compared with a year earlier, according to the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy. For the entire year, business insolvencies were up 41.

TORONTO — DesRosiers Automotive Consultants says auto sales jumped 14.9 per cent in January compared with the year before. Manufacturers reported an estimated 112,862 transactions for the month, up from 98,259 units in January 2023.

Canada's famous prognosticating rodents appeared to reach a consensus on Groundhog Day, as furry forecasters spanning three provinces predicted an early spring.

OTTAWA — Amid a chill in relations with both of Asia's heavyweights, regional experts say it's time Ottawa warms up to Southeast Asia, arguing Canada has an edge as a middle power with large institutional investors.