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No winning ticket sold for Friday's $30X million Lotto Max jackpot

No winning ticket sold for Friday's $30X million Lotto Max jackpot

There was no winning ticket sold in Friday's Lotto Max $30 million draw. The jackpot for the next draw on Feb. 21 will be an estimated $40 million. The Canadian Press
Fisheries Department to shut 15 salmon farms off B.C.'s coast to protect wild fish

Fisheries Department to shut 15 salmon farms off B.C.'s coast to protect wild fish

VICTORIA — The plight of British Columbia's endangered wild salmon came first Friday in the decision against renewing licences for 15 open-net Atlantic salmon farms in the Discovery Islands area off Vancouver Island, says the federal fisheries minist
Former MP says Canada has become 'open market' for foreign interference in elections

Former MP says Canada has become 'open market' for foreign interference in elections

A former British Columbia member of Parliament said he fears Canada has become an "open market" for foreign governments to sway elections after being named in a newspaper report as the target of an alleged campaign by Chinese diplomats to defeat him.
Energy transition jobs plan aims to sustain and create jobs, not kill them: feds

Energy transition jobs plan aims to sustain and create jobs, not kill them: feds

OTTAWA — The Liberal government's long-promised plan to transition Canada's labour force to respond to climate change says a clean energy economy will not prompt massive unemployment in the country's energy towns.
Judge lifts limit on number of workers who can picket in Yellowknife

Judge lifts limit on number of workers who can picket in Yellowknife

YELLOWKNIFE — The Union of Northern Workers says it is pleased with a ruling by a Northwest Territories Supreme Court judge to lift restrictions on the number of people who can picket outside city facilities in Yellowknife.
Quick Quotes: Canada reacts to report that says use of Emergencies Act was justified

Quick Quotes: Canada reacts to report that says use of Emergencies Act was justified

OTTAWA — Nearly one year after the "Freedom Convoy" demonstrators blocked traffic at Canadian border crossings and occupied the nation's capital, an independent commission released a report saying the government's use of the Emergency Act to quell th
Liberals' decision to invoke Emergencies Act justified, but 'regrettable' it happened

Liberals' decision to invoke Emergencies Act justified, but 'regrettable' it happened

OTTAWA — The Liberal government met the "very high threshold" for invoking the Emergencies Act to clear last winter's "Freedom Convoy" protests, which spiralled out of control because of failures in policing and federalism, the Public Order Emergency Commission said Friday.
Trudeau says Canadians decided 2021 election outcome in spite of Chinese meddling

Trudeau says Canadians decided 2021 election outcome in spite of Chinese meddling

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canadian voters alone decided the last federal election as he played down a report Friday that China tried to unduly sway the outcome.
Chinese balloon flew through 'radar gaps' during journey over Canada: Norad

Chinese balloon flew through 'radar gaps' during journey over Canada: Norad

OTTAWA — Canadians were left with more questions than answers on Friday as a pair of senior military officers briefed a parliamentary committee about the slew of objects shot down over North American skies in recent weeks.
Justice Rouleau calls for more time, transparency in future Emergencies Act inquiries

Justice Rouleau calls for more time, transparency in future Emergencies Act inquiries

OTTAWA — The Public Order Emergency Commission has made 56 recommendations after investigating the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act to quell protests at border crossings and in downtown Ottawa in early 2022.