Indigenous

DUNCAN, B.C. — British Columbia's largest First Nation has voted to take over authority of child and family services for its members.

WINNIPEG — Three people were killed and two were in hospital with critical injuries after a shooting Sunday in Winnipeg's downtown core. City Police Const. Jason Michalyshen said officers were called to a home shortly after 4 a.m.

GATINEAU, Que. — Quebec's second-largest opposition party has elected Émilise Lessard-Therrien as its new co-spokeswoman at a party convention in Gatineau, Que.

Hamilton police say two people were killed in a two-vehicle collision Saturday evening just after 11:30 p.m.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A Christmas parade in St. John's, N.L., was cancelled moments before getting underway on Sunday due to what police called a firearms situation in the city's downtown.

Provincial police say four Toronto-area teens are among the five people killed in a Saturday-evening collision in Huntsville, Ont. OPP say the crash took place on Highway 60 around 11:10 p.m.

OTTAWA — Canada's justice minister is considering options raised by the independent adviser on unmarked graves, who says Indigenous leaders want Canada to move on criminalizing residential school denialism.

MÁLAGA, Spain — Canada will host South Korea at a to-be-determined location for the 2024 Davis Cup qualifiers from Feb. 2-4, Tennis Canada announced Sunday.

LONGUEUIL, Que. — Quebec's police watchdog is investigating after a driver allegedly fleeing police in a stolen car struck and killed a man in his 60s in Longueuil, Que.

SANTIAGO, Chile — Boccia player Alison Levine has been named Canada's flag-bearer for the closing ceremony of the Santiago Parapan Am Games.