Halifax goalie, 16, says he's again faced racial slurs, this time at P.E.I. hockey tournament

Mark Connors, a Black 16-year-old goaltender with the Halifax Hawks U18 AA team who was called the N-word on the ice three years ago, says he has again been subjected to racial slurs, this time during a recent tournament in Charlottetown.
Federal government falling short on funding to help First Nations operate water systems, PBO says

The parliamentary budget officer says the federal government needs to increase planned spending if it wants to provide clean drinking water in First Nations.
Gucci heirs say House of Gucci narrative is inaccurate

The Gucci family is not pleased with the depiction of their relatives in the new film House of Gucci. In a statement issued this week, they said the narrative is "anything but accurate" and that the filmmakers did not consult them at all.
Families turn down Travis Scott's offer to pay for funerals of victims of Astroworld crowd surge

Several families of the 10 people who died from injuries in a massive crowd surge of fans at the Astroworld Festival have turned down an offer by headliner Travis Scott to pay for their loved ones' funeral costs.
Supreme Court hears Mississippi abortion case with major implications for Roe v. Wade
U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday heard arguments on whether to uphold a Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks, though it will be some time before it is known whether the court's conservative majority makes sweeping changes to limit abortion rights in the United States.
8-year-old girl dead, Girl Guides among pedestrians hit and injured in London, Ont., crash
An eight-year-old girl is dead and members of a Girl Guide troop are among those injured after a car slammed into a group of pedestrians in London, Ont., on Tuesday night.
MPs unanimously approve updated legislation to ban conversion therapy
The federal government's updated bill to ban the practice of conversion therapy has been adopted unanimously by the House of Commons.
How forgiveness brought 2 strangers together after a deadly crash in Saskatchewan

After a young family was killed in a drunk driving crash, a victim's brother found himself consumed by grief and anger. He finally decided that forgiving the drunk driver was the only way to find relief. That forgiveness forged a bond between him and the driver's son.
Some parts of Cape Breton only accessible by helicopter after last week's storm

Some Nova Scotians in northern Cape Breton have been able to get around storm-damaged roads by boat, but in another part of Victoria County, others are still cut off and waiting for relief, after heavy rains and high winds battered the region last week.
Most Canadian aquaculture fisheries meet new U.S. standard for wildlife protection
Starting in 2023, all seafood entering the U.S. that hasn't been granted an exemption will have to demonstrate it is harvested with protections equivalent to those used in American fisheries — a so-called comparability finding now required under the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act.