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Cocopah Indigenous leader killed in northern Mexico border state

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in the northern Mexico border state of Sonora said Wednesday that a local Cucapah Indigenous leader, Aronia Wilson, has been found dead.

Minville's OT winner caps Olympiques' late comeback in 5-4 win over Armada

GATINEAU, Que. — Jérémie Minville scored the overtime winner to cap a 5-4 Gatineau Olympiques comeback win over the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada on Wednesday night in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League.
Three people, including reporter, arrested as Edmonton encampment dismantled

Three people, including reporter, arrested as Edmonton encampment dismantled

Edmonton police arrested one man and two women Wednesday as they dismantled a homeless encampment, including a reporter who had been covering the issue.
Raptors forward Pascal Siakam out against Clippers with back spasms

Raptors forward Pascal Siakam out against Clippers with back spasms

LOS ANGELES — Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam will miss Wednesday night's road game against the Los Angeles Clippers with back spasms, the team announced before tip-off. Siakam had yet to miss any of Toronto's 37 games this season.
Canada's Sebov and Marino to meet in Aussie Open qualifying, Zhao eliminated

Canada's Sebov and Marino to meet in Aussie Open qualifying, Zhao eliminated

MELBOURNE, Australia — Canadians Rebecca Marino and Katherine Sebov will meet in the Australian Open qualifying tournament after both advancing to the final round.
B.C. hospital admissions break record as respiratory illness season nears peak

B.C. hospital admissions break record as respiratory illness season nears peak

VANCOUVER — Hospitals in British Columbia are treating a record number of patients as the province's respiratory illness season nears its peak, with the health minister saying the situation is challenging but being managed.
PMO denies misleading ethics commissioner as Conservatives call for probe

PMO denies misleading ethics commissioner as Conservatives call for probe

OTTAWA — The Prime Minister's Office is denying allegations it misled the ethics commissioner, after the federal Conservatives called for an investigation into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's vacation in Jamaica.
Blast of arctic air over Western Canada could bring wind chill that feels like -55

Blast of arctic air over Western Canada could bring wind chill that feels like -55

REVELSTOKE, B.C. — Extreme cold and bitter winds are pushing in from the Arctic through Yukon, the Northwest Territories, B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan, bringing wind chill that feels as low as -55 in some regions.
Cancer society, gynecologists hope for national shift in cervical cancer screening

Cancer society, gynecologists hope for national shift in cervical cancer screening

TORONTO — The rest of Canada should follow British Columbia's lead in its new approach to cervical cancer screening, the Canadian Cancer Society and the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada said on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the B.C.
People with private drug coverage more likely to stick to prescriptions: StatCan

People with private drug coverage more likely to stick to prescriptions: StatCan

OTTAWA — A new Statistics Canada study confirms that financial limitations are keeping people without private or employer-sponsored drug coverage from following through with their prescriptions.
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