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One winning ticket sold for Friday's $50 million Lotto Max jackpot

One winning ticket sold for Friday's $50 million Lotto Max jackpot

TORONTO — Someone in Quebec is waking up $50 million richer. A single winning ticket was drawn for Friday's Lotto Max jackpot. But there were no Maxmillion winners of the two available $1 million prizes. The jackpot for the next draw on Oct.
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Three killed in small plane crash near Chilliwack, B.C., airport

Three killed in small plane crash near Chilliwack, B.C., airport

CHILLIWACK, B.C. — Three people have been killed in a small plane crash in Chilliwack, B.C. RCMP said they received a report that a plane had gone down at about 2 p.m.
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Woman who was returned from Syria prison camp faces terrorism charge

Woman who was returned from Syria prison camp faces terrorism charge

TORONTO — A 29-year-old woman who was among a group of women and children returned to Canada in April after years in a Syrian prison camp has been charged with a terrorism-related offence.
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Media can't wait for 'perfect' solution, says St-Onge as Google demands overhaul

Media can't wait for 'perfect' solution, says St-Onge as Google demands overhaul

TORONTO — The Canadian media landscape is changing too quickly to wait for a perfect version of the Online News Act, federal Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge said Friday, while Google once again threatened to remove news links from its ubiquitous se
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Emergency resolution on pharmacare expected at NDP convention

Emergency resolution on pharmacare expected at NDP convention

OTTAWA — A group of grassroots NDP activists is planning to push for pharmacare to be a make-or-break element of the federal party's supply-and-confidence deal with the Liberals at a policy convention next week.
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Disability advocates warn eligibility for federal dental-care plan may be cumbersome

Disability advocates warn eligibility for federal dental-care plan may be cumbersome

OTTAWA — The federal government's new dental insurance plan has yet to be introduced, but advocates are warning the eligibility criteria for people with disabilities could be cumbersome and may not capture everyone who should have access to the progr
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Liberals' bail-reform bill sparks concerns about need for more legal aid funding

Liberals' bail-reform bill sparks concerns about need for more legal aid funding

OTTAWA — Many in Canada's legal community are expressing concern about how the overloaded court systemand those needing legal aid could be affected by a Liberal bill that proposes to make bail harder to access.
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Canada-India dispute likely target for disinformation efforts, State Department warns

Canada-India dispute likely target for disinformation efforts, State Department warns

WASHINGTON — Canada's ongoing diplomatic standoff with India risks making it an even more tempting target for international efforts that use disinformation to reshape global narratives, a senior State Department official says.
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Early work to begin on project to divert trains from downtown Lac-Mégantic

Early work to begin on project to divert trains from downtown Lac-Mégantic

LAC-MÉGANTIC, Que. — A decade after the deadly Lac-Mégantic train disaster, work on the project to divert trains from the downtown core is set to begin, despite divisions in the community over the proposed route.
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Liberal minister says turning federal assets into affordable housing part of fix

Liberal minister says turning federal assets into affordable housing part of fix

OTTAWA — Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says the Liberals see turning federal assets into affordable housing as an integral part of fixing Canada's shortage.
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