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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

SURREY, B.C. — The B.C. RCMP says a former probationary constable at the force's Surrey detachment has been charged with multiple offences after a months-long corruption investigation.

VANCOUVER — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will continue putting pressure on both sides to end the British Columbia port strike, as the stoppage drags on for a seventh day.