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...

A rural school district in the British Columbia Interior has filled a shortfall of teachers with help from an anonymous benefactor who donated $200,000 to welcome new educators.

Here's where the leaders of Manitoba's political parties will be on Thursday as they campaign for the Oct. 3 provincial election: Progressive Conservative Leader Heather Stefanson: WINNIPEG _ The party makes an announcement at 11:30 a.m.

EDMONTON — Tanisha Edison and her partner had to welcome the newest addition to their family more than 1,000 kilometres away from home. Edison, a resident of Hay River, N.W.T., had a healthy baby girl on Aug.

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JAKARTA — Some southeast Asian leaders see Canada as an anchor for peace in the Indo-Pacific region, as they launch a new strategic partnership at a time when tensions continue to mount over territorial claims in the South China Sea.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have locked up another key piece of their future. Ottawa signed defenceman Jake Sanderson to an eight-year, US$64.4-million extension on Wednesday.

SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. — All that stands of the Scotch Creek — Lee Creek firehall in the British Columbia Interior’s Shuswap region is a set of blackened stairs leading to a pile of rubble.

VANCOUVER — A rabbit that hopped the tracks at a downtown Vancouver transit station was reunited with its owner after efforts by passengers and police.

VICTORIA — The refusal by the British Columbia government to compensate a young woman for its mistakes deeply disappoints the provincial ombudsperson, who says the former foster child may not be the only one harmed.