Indigenous

QUEBEC — The Quebec government says it will delay the opening of its representative office in Israel amid the unprecedented attacks on the country.

TORONTO — CIBC says Mark Podlasly will join the bank's board of directors effective Nov. 1. Podlasly is the chief sustainability officer at the First Nations Major Projects Coalition, a collective of 144 Indigenous nations.

HALIFAX — A Halifax man who was found not guilty last week in his second-degree murder retrial has been released from custody.

Leon Draisaitl has left the rink frustrated by a call more than once. The Edmonton Oilers star might get an explanation from a referee or linesman on the ice. That doesn't mean Draisaitl is in agreement.

NESKANTAGA FIRST NATION, ONT. — On the shores of Attawapiskat Lake, deep in the Ring of Fire region in northern Ontario, sits Neskantaga First Nation – a community of about 350 people that can only be accessed by plane or an ice road in the winter.

NESKANTAGA FIRST NATION, ONT. — On a rock-covered beach in the heart of the Ring of Fire in northern Ontario, Alex Moonias gazes east, then north. All he sees is undisturbed land, water and air.

Post-tropical storm Fiona left behind a trail of destruction and crumbling shorelines on Prince Edward Island, but the cataclysmic tempest seems to have been a big help to a tiny bird, the piping plover.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...

TORONTO — As Scotiabank Arena approaches its 25th anniversary in February, the downtown venue is undergoing renovations worth more than $350 million.

There are three games and plenty of storylines as the NHL opens its regular season Tuesday night.