Indigenous

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government is providing more money to rural, First Nations and volunteer fire departments across the province.

BANFF, Alta. — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith told a business conference on Friday that despite her concerns with the federal Liberal government, there are some cabinet ministers she can work with.

YOHO NATIONAL PARK, B.C. — Parks Canada says it is responding to a suspected case of whirling disease in Yoho National Park, in British Columbia's southeast Rocky Mountains.

VANCOUVER — Tennis great and Team World captain John McEnroe is sharing his frustration over what he see as a lack of cooperation and care from tennis organization officials when it comes to the Laver Cup.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is expanding a fast-tracked immigration program to include international students who want to become paramedics and pharmacy technicians, in its latest move to address health worker shortages.

TORONTO — Autoworkers in the U.S. ramped up their strike Friday in a move that's expected to have knock-on effects for Canadian parts producers.

For most of the year, Mitch Hupé is an IT specialist with a division of the Manitoba government. But the 28-year-old from Winnipeg moonlights on the Professional Bowlers Association Tour. And he is having a ball.

NEW GLASGOW, N.S. — Communities hit last year by post-tropical storm Fiona can access $9 million in federal funding to help bolster facilities that can offer refuge to residents affected by the next big storm.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew appears to be urging his supporters to not be complacent. Opinion polls suggest the NDP has a strong lead over the governing Progressive Conservatives heading into the Oct.

OTTAWA — Any changes the new owner of the Ottawa Senators will make will be through the lens of the fan. And that includes building a new arena.