Descrease article font size Increase article font size The record-breaking Lotto Max jackpot worth $80 million was split between two winning tickets — one sold in Ontario and one sold in Quebec, the OLG said. Tuesday night’s historic draw saw a lucky winner from Grey County in Ontario and a lucky winner in Quebec take
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump announced an idea late last week to help alleviate California water shortages — and it involves British Columbia. “So you have millions of gallons of water pouring down from the north with the snow caps in Canada and all pouring down,” Trump said at a press conference at his Los Angeles
The family of trailblazing ballerina Michaela Mabinty DePrince is mourning two tragedies after the Boston Ballet soloist and her adoptive mother died just one day apart. DePrince was born in Sierra Leone, and was adopted by her U.S. mother Elaine in 1999 after she lost both her parents at age three in the country’s civil
Brominated vegetable oil, a food additive used in citrus-flavoured soft drinks, has now been banned in Canada, but consumers could still see it popping up on ingredient labels for one more year. Health Canada removed BVO from its list of permitted food additives on Aug. 30 after completing a safety assessment.“The outcome of the assessment
The Liberals have “a lot of work to do” after the party suffered a major byelection defeat in what has historically been a Montreal stronghold Monday night, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said. “It would’ve been nicer to win and hold Verdun but there’s more work to do but we’re going to stay focused on doing
A massive wave of exploding handheld pagers across Lebanon and parts of Syria on Tuesday killed at least nine people and wounded more than 2,700 others, including Hezbollah fighters, medics and Iran’s envoy to Beirut, government and Hezbollah officials said. Lebanese officials and Hezbollah blamed Israel for what appeared to be a near-simultaneous and remote
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has suffered another devastating byelection blow with the loss of a second Liberal stronghold, this one to the Bloc Québécois in LaSalle—Émard—Verdun. Voters went to the polls Monday in the Montreal riding as well as in Winnipeg’s Elmwood—Transcona, where the NDP retained its long-held seat after a tough race against the
The RCMP has issued a “dangerous person alert” for parts of central Alberta as officers try to track down two men armed with guns following a robbery. The alert was issued at 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday for Mayerthorpe and Lac Ste. Anne County. In the Mayerthorpe area, police said the alert was particularly relevant for
Some of the last words from the crew aboard the doomed Titan submersible were revealed in a hearing Monday, presented by the U.S. Coast Guard alongside a re-creation of the journey aboard the fated experimental vessel. The hearing, expected to last two weeks, will examine the causes of the June 2023 implosion that instantly killed
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Monday that Canadians “are finished with and done” with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau days after pulling out of a supply-and-confidence agreement with the Liberals earlier this month. Singh was speaking to reporters in Ottawa on the first day back for MPs as Parliament returned after summer break.“People are telling us