Indigenous

HALIFAX — The Canadian Hurricane Centre says tropical storm Franklin is likely to pass "well south" of Nova Scotia by the middle of next week.

MONTREAL — Quebec's college of physicians says some doctors in the province are afraid to perform medical aid in dying because of the threat of professional sanctions, as the number of patients seeking the procedure continues to climb.

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Friday he's confident that nothing criminal took place in his government's process of removing land from the protected Greenbelt for housing development.

Ontario is putting $160 million toward skills training programs, prioritizing help for people on social assistance and people with criminal records.

TORONTO — The Toronto International Film Festival is set to lose Bell as its leading sponsor.

In a story that moved on Aug. 24 about efforts to eradicate the smallmouth bass population in a Nova Scotia lake, The Canadian Press erroneously reported that electro-fishing involves fatally shocking fish.

MONTREAL — With 10 games left in its regular season, and all focus on landing a Major League Soccer playoff berth, CF Montreal is preparing for the New England Revolution's visit to Stade Saputo on Saturday night.

HALIFAX — The family of a Mi'kmaw woman who died in provincial custody is suing Nova Scotia’s attorney general and the province's health authority for negligence.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Addiction and recovery specialists in Newfoundland and Labrador are calling for supervised drug-consumption sites as the province faces soaring rates of deaths from toxic cocaine.

REGINA — A longtime minister for the Saskatchewan Party has announced he is retiring from provincial politics and will not be running in the next election.