THE PAS, Man. - A woman arrested in northern Manitoba for online comments threatening violence against Indigenous people has asked for forgiveness and says she has learned valuable lessons.

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. — An Ontario city is telling firefighters to turn down the heat on their steamy charity calendar or risk losing municipal backing for the fundraiser.

Police kept a watchful eye on a handful of protesters blocking a major stretch of railway in eastern Ontario on Friday as political pressure mounted on the provincial force to take more decisive action.

Blockades set up by anti-pipeline protesters have forced Canadian National Railway Co. to shut down its entire network in Eastern Canada and Via Rail to cancel passenger service across the country.

Protests continue as political leaders look to negotiate solutions, while business leaders, opposition politicians and ordinary people call for immediate action to end the disruptions, which have already seen more than 80 arrests.

KELOWNA, B.C. - The efforts of a few commercial truck drivers and multiple RCMP detachments in northern B.C. led to the recovery of a stolen piece of heavy equipment and the arrest of two suspects.