Indigenous

A judge dismissed applications Thursday from the truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash and was fighting deportation back to India.

Vancouver's city council has passed a motion aimed at removing the city's elected park board.

OTTAWA — The Palestinian ambassador in Ottawa is praising Canada's vote at the United Nations for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, while urging the Canadian government to becomethe catalyst for global work toward a two-state solution.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba's NDP government is following through on one property-tax promise from its election campaign, but is not ready to act on a pledge to stop issuing rebates to billionaires.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Canadian quarterback Kurtis Rourke has transferred to Indiana University for his final year of college eligibility. Rourke, from Oakville, Ont.

Forge FC coach Bobby Smyrniotis has one thought when it comes to hosting Mexico's Chivas Guadalajara in February at Hamilton's Tim Hortons Field. "To be honest, the colder the better," he said cheerfully.

DELTA, B.C. — The British Columbia government is stepping up penalties for truckers who crash into highway overpasses after a rash of such incidents in recent years.

A man who played a key role in a wide-reaching case of art fraud involving Norval Morrisseau's paintings was handed a five-year sentence on Thursday, with the judge saying the crime had tarnished the legacy of the renowned Indigenous artist.

MONTREAL — Quebec says it will raise tuition by 30 per cent for out-of-province Canadians and force universities to ensure most of those students are proficient in French when they graduate, a decision the head of McGill University says is "devastati

MONTREAL — Two of Gildan Activewear Inc.'s shareholders are demanding its former chief executive be reappointed to the company's top post. In letters sent to Gildan's board of directors, Browning West LP and Turtle Creek Asset Management Inc.