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No winning ticket for Tuesday's $22 million Lotto Max jackpot

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for Tuesday's $22 million Lotto Max jackpot. That means the grand prize for the next draw on Nov. 26 will grow to an estimated $27 million. The Canadian Press

Nov 23, 2021 10:52 PM Read more >

Ottawa clarifies COVID-19 travel exemption on B.C.-U.S. border during floods

OTTAWA — The federal minister of emergency preparedness says border guards have been advised that British Columbia residents can cross into the United States for essential supplies because of flooding in the province after some were reportedly facing

Nov 23, 2021 8:47 PM Read more >

Three more provinces announce plans for COVID-19 child vaccination programs

Parents in Alberta can start booking online COVID-19 vaccination times for their children on Wednesday as three more provinces announced the rollout of similar inoculation programs on Tuesday.

Nov 23, 2021 6:18 PM Read more >

Some evacuees allowed to return home as British Columbia braces for storm

As some evacuees from devastating flooding in British Columbia were allowed to return home Tuesday, the mayor of Abbotsford said preparations were progressing for another storm that's expected later this week.

Nov 23, 2021 6:07 PM Read more >

Conservatives say all MPs should vote on vaccination mandate to enter House

OTTAWA — Conservatives say all 338 members of Parliament should be able to vote on whether they must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter the House of Commons.

Nov 23, 2021 5:58 PM Read more >

TC Energy seeks to recoup costs from U.S. for cancelled Keystone XL pipeline project

WASHINGTON — Pipeline giant TC Energy is formally seeking to recover more than US$15 billion in "economic damages" from the U.S. government following President Joe Biden's Day 1 decision to cancel the cross-border Keystone XL expansion project.

Nov 23, 2021 5:50 PM Read more >

Quebec long-term care homes 'forgotten' in COVID-19 planning, ombudswoman says

MONTREAL — Long-term care homes were almost totally forgotten in Quebec's early COVID-19 planning, the province's ombudswoman said Tuesday in a report that called for widespread changes to "humanize" the senior care model in the province.

Nov 23, 2021 4:24 PM Read more >

Woman back in Canada with young daughter after years in Syrian prison camps

OTTAWA — A Canadian woman who spent more than two years in Syrian prison camps is home from Iraq after fighting Ottawa to get an emergency travel document.

Nov 23, 2021 4:08 PM Read more >

COVID-19 recovery top priority in throne speech, but GG provides little detail

OTTAWA — The continuing threat of the COVID-19 pandemic and the work needed to recover are the undercurrents of Liberal plans for this session of Parliament and throughout Gov. Gen. Mary Simon's first speech from the throne.

Nov 23, 2021 3:15 PM Read more >

Quick Quotes: Party leaders reach to 2021 speech from the throne

OTTAWA — Here are some key quotes from Tuesday's speech from the throne, as well as party leaders' reactions. Speech from the throne, as delivered by Gov. Gen. Mary Simon "Reconciliation is not a single act, nor does it have an end date.

Nov 23, 2021 3:09 PM Read more >