Indigenous

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...

OTTAWA — Assembly of First Nations organizers sent delegates home without a new national chief late Wednesday after six rounds of balloting failed to produce a winner with enough votes to clear the 60 per cent threshold necessary for victory.

VANCOUVER — The night after her international farewell game, Christine Sinclair was back at B.C. Place Stadium — this time for an evening with family, friends and sponsors to mark the launch of her foundation.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers are making good on their quest to erase their poor start to the season.

MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Chase Wutzke made 21 saves to lead the Red Deer Rebels to a 5-1 win over the Moose Jaw Warriors on Wednesday night in the Western Hockey League. Kai Uchacz scored an empty-net goal and pitched in two assists while Dwayne Jean Jr.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors put themselves in holes they just couldn't dig out of Wednesday night. And head coach Darko Rajakovic said discipline, or a lack thereof, was a factor.

OTTAWA — Cooper Foster scored the overtime winner 41 seconds into the extra frame as the Ottawa 67's defeated the Oshawa General 3-2 on Wednesday night in the Ontario Hockey League.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Vsevolod Komarov and Justin Côté produced a goal and two assists each as the Drummondville Voltigeurs defeated the Saint John Sea Dogs 6-1 on Wednesday night in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

MONTREAL — Thirty-four years after a gunman massacred 14 women at Montreal’s École Polytechnique, the father of a woman who was fatally shot by her former partner called on senators to pass new gun control legislation as quickly as possible.

EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith’s government has rejected a proposal that would have compelled it to respect the results of a referendum on whether Alberta should quit the Canada Pension Plan.