Indigenous News

QUEBEC — Antony Auclair is calling it a career. The Canadian-born tight end announced Wednesday he is retiring from pro football. Auclair, 30, will make it official Thursday at Laval University's Sports and Physical Education Complex.

EDMONTON — An interprovincial wine war is fermenting after Alberta's liquor wholesaler told vintners in British Columbia that it won't stock their products in retail stores unless they stop shipping it directly to consumers.

TORONTO — Henniges Automotive Holdings Inc. says it will close its Burlington, Ont., plant which makes vehicle sealing systems by the end of the year.

OTTAWA — The federal government plans to pour $100 million into the film and TV industry. Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge says the money will go to Telefilm Canada over two years.

QUEBEC — The Coalition Avenir Québec says it's prepared to end donations to political parties, after several CAQ members were accused of soliciting $100 donations from mayors hoping to meet with ministers.

OTTAWA — Conservative MP Michael Barrett says what he calls the "status quo" is not working when it comes to the rules that govern gifts to public office holders.

BOISSEVAIN, Man. — Federal agents in Manitoba have made an arrest and seized what they estimate to be more than $50-millon worth of suspected methamphetamine. The Canada Border Services Agency says officers made the discovery on Jan.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Canadian midfielder Jessie Fleming has joined the NWSL's Portland Thorns from England's Chelsea. British reports pegged the transfer fee at 250,00 pounds ($425,785).

STRATFORD, ONTARIO — Ontario is extending a program that helps long-term care homes provide clinical placements for nursing and personal support worker students.

TORONTO — In recent weeks, Adam Copeland has been experiencing a phenomenon he says hasn’t happened since the ’90s: teenagers are recognizing him in public.