Indigenous

OTTAWA — The federal government intends to resurrect a post-war effort to ramp up housing construction across Canada — but with a 21st-century twist.

TORONTO — Pascal Siakam can't deny that the Raptors have taken some hard knocks during slump that has seen Toronto lose six of their past seven games. But Siakam says there's a lot more fight left in him and his teammates.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,233.84, down 84.52 points): Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Finance. Up 45 cents, or 1.61 per cent, to $28.40 on 10.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index moved lower on Tuesday, weighed down by losses in energy, utilities and battery metals, while U.S. markets rose after the latest inflation report ahead of Wednesday's interest rate announcement.

MONTREAL — The Grey Cup-champion Montreal Alouettes signed American defensive back Dionté Ruffin and American offensive tackle Jamar McGloster to two-year contracts on Tuesday.

TORONTO — Canada's banking regulator says it has left the stress test rate for uninsured mortgages unchanged.

OTTAWA — The federal New Democrats say they won't be calling for House Speaker Greg Fergus to resign over a video that was shown at a partisan event, but they want to see him face "tough disciplinary measures.

HALIFAX — Thousands of residents across the Maritimes spent Tuesday without electricity as utility crews scrambled to repair power lines damaged by a powerful windstorm that roared over the region on Monday.

OTTAWA — The federal government will begin early in the new year the search for a new head of CBC/Radio-Canada, Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge said Tuesday as she faced questions about her confidence in its current leader.

WINNIPEG — RCMP say four men from Africa have been caught trying to cross the Canada-U. S. border unauthorized into Manitoba.