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Environment Canada issues heat warnings for B.C., parts of Alberta and the North

Parts of southern and coastal British Columbia as well as large swaths of Alberta and the North are under heat warnings as temperatures are forecasted to soar near or above 30 degrees Celsius over the weekend and into Monday.

Jul 8, 2023 2:05 PM Read more >

'A debt of gratitude': Trudeau thanks Ismaili community at Calgary Stampede breakfast

CALGARY — Politics and pancake breakfasts can make for strange bedfellows.

Jul 8, 2023 1:01 PM Read more >

Bar that became epicentre of Lac-Megantic tragedy now a symbol of its rebuild

LAC-MÉGANTIC — The bar that became the epicentre of the deadly train disaster that struck Lac-Megantic, Que.

Jul 8, 2023 7:41 AM Read more >

'Tornado detectives' at Western University out to demystify Canada's twister history

WASHINGTON — Confirming a tornado in Canada used to be a bit like the proverbial tree falling in the forest: if no one was there to see it, it never officially happened.

Jul 8, 2023 4:00 AM Read more >

People flock to Newfoundland in search of the Come From Away kindness — and find it

GANDER, N.L. — Janet Hayward didn't show too much outward excitement Friday night as she walked toward a Gander, N.L., theatre to see the musical that inspired what she calls her "Newfoundland Quest" -- but she did arrive a full hour early.

Jul 8, 2023 2:00 AM Read more >

No winning ticket sold for Friday's $55 million Lotto Max jackpot

There was no winning ticket sold in Friday's Lotto Max $55 million draw. However, there was one $1 million Maxmillion winner of the four available prizes, going to a ticket holder in Quebec.

Jul 8, 2023 12:20 AM Read more >

Lotto Max winning numbers for Friday, July 7, 2023

TORONTO — The winning numbers in Friday's Lotto Max draw for an estimated $55 million: 12, 13, 28, 32, 34, 35 & 40.

Jul 8, 2023 12:15 AM Read more >

B.C. mass-stabbing killer apologizes to victims, cites 'enormous' drug use

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — The man who committed a deadly mass stabbing at a library in North Vancouver, B.C.

Jul 7, 2023 8:27 PM Read more >

Conservatives say parties reach agreement on terms for foreign interference inquiry

OTTAWA, Ill. — The Conservatives said all parties agreed Friday on the scope for a public inquiry into foreign interference in Canada.

Jul 7, 2023 8:08 PM Read more >

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds brief meeting with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith

CALGARY — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau discussed carbon emissions and the strike by B.C. port workers during a brief meeting Friday with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.

Jul 7, 2023 6:26 PM Read more >