Indigenous

PORT ALBERNI, B.C. — The mother and stepfather of six-year-old Dontay Lucas have pleaded guilty to his manslaughter, more than five years after the boy was found in medical distress in the woman's home in Port Alberni, B.C.

PRINCE GEORGE — Parents of a 12-year-old boy who killed himself last month after falling prey to online sextortion are urging others to talk to their kids to make sure they don't also become victims of internet "predators.

SURREY, B.C.

TORONTO — The Toronto Arrows, the lone Canadian entry in Major League Rugby, are closing shop.

REGINA — Darlene Goethals says she no longer feels safe in her government housing building that's meant for people 55 and older. The senior says someone has been defecating in the elevator at the High Park building in Moose Jaw, Sask.

SURREY, B.C. — The police watchdog is investigating a B.C.

TORONTO — The NHL is going back to a player draft and adding a 3-on-3 women's game as part of an expanded NHL all-star weekend.

EDMONTON — The Alberta Council of Women's Shelters says domestic violence is on the rise in the province and shelters are struggling to keep up.

VANCOUVER — Search and rescue crews in British Columbia found a hiker who was stranded for nine hours after sliding down the side of Mount Seymour in North Vancouver.

OTTAWA — A federal housing advocate is accusing every level of government in Canada of failing to uphold the Inuit's right to housing — and therefore denying their human rights.