Hydro-Québec mulls waiving $250M in unpaid power bills in Indigenous communities

A report commissioned by Hydro-Québec is recommending the utility forgive more than $250 million in unpaid electricity bills owed by members of some First Nations and Inuit communities and instead allow the communities themselves to decide how those debts should be handled.
Prime Video to exclusively broadcast Wednesday night national NHL regular-season games in Canada

Amazon's Prime Video will exclusively broadcast Wednesday night national NHL regular-season games in Canada in English and French beginning next season, as part of a new 12-year sub-licensing agreement with Rogers Communications Inc.
Critics slam Tim Hortons Harry Potter promotion as un-Canadian, anti-trans

Tim Hortons has announced a new Harry Potter promotion, but the reaction online has been anything but magical.
Ariana Grande sues hackers for leaking and selling her unreleased music for years

Ariana Grande is suing the hackers who she claims have been stealing and selling her unreleased music, photos and footage for years. The singer filed a lawsuit in California state court on Monday, obtained by CBC News, alleging a yearslong hacking campaign against close collaborators and others with access to her unreleased material.
Clinton, B.C., assessing damage after 'apocalyptic' wildfire forces evacuations

Hundreds of people have been evacuated from the area, where the Pear Lake and Fiftynine Creek fires have merged into a 668-square-kilometre behemoth that's destroyed a number of properties.
Canada's Oliver Dawson powers into breaststoke final at Commonwealth Games

Canadian swimmers were back in action on Day 5 of the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday in Glasgow. Oliver Dawson was the top qualifier in the men's 200m breaststroke. The Grande Prairie, Alta., native touched the wall in 2:10.05, and will contest the final later Tuesday at Tollcross International Swimming Centre.
2 women sue former Regina police officer who used internal records to pursue relationships with them

A former Regina police sergeant who was criminally convicted for using an internal police database to pursue intimate relationships with vulnerable women is now being sued by two of the women he deceived.
Major earthquake hits part of southern Japan

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 struck Japan's southern Kumamoto prefecture on Tuesday, knocking out power to thousands of homes, stopping rail services and triggering warnings for tsunamis and aftershocks.

