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No winning ticket for Saturday's $5 million Lotto 649 jackpot

No winning ticket for Saturday's $5 million Lotto 649 jackpot

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $5 million jackpot in Saturday's Lotto 649 draw. However, the draw's guaranteed $1 million prize was won by a lottery player in Ontario.
B.C. surf town cuts out plastic forks, knives in growing pollution prevention efforts

B.C. surf town cuts out plastic forks, knives in growing pollution prevention efforts

VICTORIA — A coastal British Columbia community known for seemingly endless beaches and rolling waves that call out to surfers has banned single-use plastic cutlery in a move to keep its ocean playground pollution free, says Tofino Mayor Dan Law.
Montreal heads toward the weekend with violent Friday night, three attempted murders

Montreal heads toward the weekend with violent Friday night, three attempted murders

Montreal police say they are investigating three separate attempted murders that happened at almost the same time late Friday night. Sgt.
Pandemic underscores value of culturally sensitive Indigenous health care: experts

Pandemic underscores value of culturally sensitive Indigenous health care: experts

Doctors and front-line agencies say COVID-19 has underscored the value of culturally sensitive and community-based health-care services for Indigenous people and the need to continue them past the pandemic.
No winning ticket for Friday's $60 million Lotto Max jackpot

No winning ticket for Friday's $60 million Lotto Max jackpot

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $60 million jackpot in Friday's Lotto Max draw. However, there were also six Maxmillions prizes of $1 million each up for grabs, and two of them were won by lottery players in Ontario and Quebec.
Canadian Armed Forces need to be better equipped: Foreign Affairs Minister

Canadian Armed Forces need to be better equipped: Foreign Affairs Minister

TORONTO — The Canadian Armed Forces should be better equipped to face new challenges in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said on Friday.
Quebec seniors home investigated for alleged mistreatment of workers from Africa

Quebec seniors home investigated for alleged mistreatment of workers from Africa

LÉVIS, Que. — Quebec's labour minister says an investigation is underway into allegations that a private seniors residence in Lévis, Que.
Beaver Lake Cree Nation to prove anew it needs funding for suit against feds, Alberta

Beaver Lake Cree Nation to prove anew it needs funding for suit against feds, Alberta

OTTAWA — An Alberta First Nation fighting what it calls overdevelopment of its traditional territory has been given a second chance to convince the courts that governments should advance money for its legal bills so it can spend the revenues it has o
Montreal subway extension delayed until 2029 as cost estimate rises to $6.4 billion

Montreal subway extension delayed until 2029 as cost estimate rises to $6.4 billion

MONTREAL — The long-planned extension of a Montreal subway line will open in 2029 and cost some $6.4 billion, government officials said Friday.
Dikes to protect N.S.-N.B. link from flooding expected to cost up to $300 million

Dikes to protect N.S.-N.B. link from flooding expected to cost up to $300 million

HALIFAX — An engineering study says the cost of a decade-long project to save the land link between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick from climate-related flooding will range between $189 million and just over $300 million.