Indigenous

BURNABY, B.C. — A researcher at British Columbia's Simon Fraser University says the brains of older adults feel a sense of reward when listening to music, even if it's a song they don't particularly like.

VANTAA, Finland — Carter George made 23 saves for his second shutout of the tournament as Canada defeated Latvia 4-0 in quarterfinal action Thursday at the world men's under-18 hockey championship.

Aritzia Inc.'s net income fell by 58 per cent in its latest fiscal year, which the retailer's chief executive said was spent laying the groundwork for the business's rebound.

VANCOUVER — A pro-Palestinian activist group says its international co-ordinator, who was arrested in a Vancouver hate-crime investigation, was released with an order not to attend any protests for the next five months.

QUESNEL, B.C. — Councillors in Quesnel, B.C.

TORONTO — Tents, banners and flags cropped up at the centre of the University of Toronto's downtown campus Thursday as students set up an encampment to call on the institution to cut its ties with Israel over the ongoing war in Gaza.

TORONTO — Montreal defender Erin Ambrose, who led all players in scoring last month, has been named one of the The Professional Women’s Hockey League's top stars of April.

TORONTO — TMX Group Inc. says it earned $139.5 million in its first quarter, up from $89 million a year earlier. The operator of the Toronto Stock Exchange says its revenues totalled $345.9 million in the quarter ended March 31, up from $299.

VANCOUVER — Retailer London Drugs says it's rebuilding its data infrastructure with the help of leading third-party experts to bring its operations safely back online after a cybersecurity incident that has shut down stores for five days.

VANCOUVER — A lawyer for B.C.'s Public Safety Ministry says the City of Surrey is seeking a "radical expansion" of freedom-of-expression protections under Canada's Charter in its legal dispute with the province over policing in the city.