Indigenous

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — There are many reasons a dozen people gathered two evenings a week this year in St. John's to build a traditional Newfoundland boat, bending and clamping long planks of wood and handling high-strength industrial glue.

TORONTO — Menu hacks rarely escape Meera Patel. The marketing director for fast-food chain Harvey’s keeps a growing list of ways customers mash together or transform menu items into something new.

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Matthew Walley's eyes sweep over the large forest that has sustained his Indigenous community in Liberia for generations. Even as the morning sun casts a golden hue over the canopy, a sense of unease lingers.

CALGARY — Led by a clutch power play and 33 saves from Calvin Pickard, Edmonton inched closer to top spot in the NHL's Pacific Division on Saturday.

UTICA, N.Y. — Kendall Coyne Schofield scored two goals in leading the defending champion United States to a 5-3 win over Finland on Saturday at the women's world hockey championship.

OTTAWA — Brady Tkachuk did everything he could but the Ottawa Senators fell 4-3 to the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night, officially eliminating them from playoff contention.

MONTREAL — Auston Matthews inched closer to the rare 70-goal milestone on Saturday night. But the Toronto Maple Leafs offence got it done by committee with goals from three different lines in a 4-2 win over the archrival Montreal Canadiens.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps were intent on getting a better start to their Major League Soccer season. Early stumbles muddied the club's campaigns in recent years, and players and coaching staff alike vowed to change that theme in 2024.

BRANTFORD, Ont. — Florian Xhekaj had two goals and one assist as the Brantford Bulldogs edged the Ottawa 67's 4-2 on Saturday to avoid elimination in the Ontario Hockey League playoffs.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver-based non-profit Ocean Wise says underwater microphones will be used to help protect whales from collisions with ships off British Columbia's coast.