On Sept. 20, 1987, Pope John Paul II fulfilled a three-year-old promise, flying back to Fort Simpson, N.W.T., to meet Indigenous leaders he had missed in 1984.

Cole Caufield scored in overtime as the Canadiens beat Toronto, while a Maple Leafs split squad iced 2026 first overall pick Gavin McKenna in his NHL debut.

Evan Bouchard piled up four assists as the Edmonton Oilers opened Mike Babcock’s coaching tenure with a 5-2 preseason win over the Winnipeg Jets.

VW’s $11.5B profit warning is reviving scrutiny on the $13B taxpayer-backed St. Thomas, Ont. battery plant, its 2027 timeline and 3,000 promised jobs.

Terry Fox Research Institute is funding 14 Canadian AI health projects chosen from over 200 proposals, with a second call for applications set for fall 2026.

In Kahnawake, turnout is under 1% by design. In Nunavik, parties barely show up. Two different pictures of exclusion before Quebec’s Oct. 5 vote.

Ottawa says a Pentagon-backed N.B. tungsten mine is headed for military munitions, over Wolastoqey objections the summit protests barely named.

Lotto Max rolls to an estimated $55 million after Friday’s draw. Here are the Sept. 16 to 18 winning numbers for Lotto Max, Lotto 6/49 and Daily Grand.

Nova Scotia’s Drake Batherson signed an eight-year, $86-million extension with the Ottawa Senators hours before a new collective bargaining agreement ended eight-year contracts, making him the highest-paid player in franchise history.