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HALIFAX — Following weeks of criticism, the Nova Scotia government is backing away from a contentious subsidy for wine bottlers that the province’s wineries said undercut their operations.

As MPs study the affordability of telecommunication services, Statistics Canada says cellphone and internet costs continue to decline, helping to drive the national inflation rate lower last month.

TORONTO — Work to renovate Ontario's legislature is still in relatively early planning stages, but it has already seen "a touch" of a delay, the minister in charge of the $1-billion-plus undertaking said Tuesday.

TORONTO — Darko Rajakovic remembers what it's like to be an eager young basketball coach, trying to absorb as much as possible from more experienced teachers.

OTTAWA — After two new reports detailing how the federal government is underperforming on First Nations housing and policing, the federal auditor general says a fundamental shift needs to occur in the government.

OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Canada says it plans to launch a forensic audit of an organization representing 74 First Nations in Saskatchewan.

Auditor general Karen Hogan says the government's $4.6-billion program to bolster transportation infrastructure across the country suffers from poor results tracking, but the fund is well-crafted overall.

OTTAWA — Canada is buying artillery ammunition and night vision equipment for Ukraine as part of its latest round of aid for the country.

HALIFAX — A 16-year-old student has admitted to stabbing two staff members at a Halifax-area high school last year.

Canada could find itself facing two top-10 teams in pool play when it opens defence of its Olympic women's soccer title this summer in Paris.