Indigenous

MONTREAL — Quinton Byfield says he’s playing with confidence, and it’s showing.

HALIFAX — Markus Vidicek capped his hat trick with the game-winning goal with 2:05 left in the third period as the Halifax Mooseheads edged the Drummondville Voltigeurs 4-3 on Thursday.

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — Cole Brown scored the winning goal with 1:18 remaining, Patrick Thomas added an empty-netter 20 seconds later and the Brantford Bulldogs topped the Peterborough Petes 4-2 on Thursday.

CALGARY — The mayor of Alberta's largest city did not attend the annual menorah lighting ceremony to mark the beginning of Hanukkah because she says it had become too political, but her decision led to a backlash from many in the Jewish community and

OTTAWA — Joseph Woll suffered a setback after playing a major role in Toronto's victory Thursday night. Woll made 29 saves in a stellar performance as the Maple Leafs defeated the Ottawa Senators 4-3.

VANCOUVER — The New Democrat government's ambitious homebuilding agenda could result in up to 293,000 new housing units over the next decade, according to a government-commissioned report highlighted Thursday by Premier David Eby.

OTTAWA — Five people have died in a salmonella outbreak linked to Malichita and Rudy brand cantaloupes sold in six provinces.

OTTAWA — The official Opposition continued to force the delay of government bills and billions in spending on Thursday in an attempt to get the Liberal government to remove the federal carbon-pricing plan from all home heating by the holidays.

Cindy Woodhouse, the new national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, says her relatives were her role models.

OTTAWA — After a late night and long morning of voting, deal-making, concession speeches and tense last-minute pleading, Cindy Woodhouse was elected Thursday as the new national chief of the Assembly of First Nations.