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No winning ticket sold for Friday's $50 million Lotto Max jackpot

No winning ticket sold for Friday's $50 million Lotto Max jackpot

There was no winning ticket sold in Friday's Lotto Max $50 million draw. However, one of two available Maxmillion prizes of $1 million each was won by a ticket holder in Ontario.
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Example of a rewritten Parks Canada plaque at N.L. historic site

Example of a rewritten Parks Canada plaque at N.L. historic site

Parks Canada is in the process of rewriting many of historic plaques and markers to reflect new scholarship and changing interpretations of Canada's history.
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B.C. district postpones climate events, citing intimidation, safety, misinformation

B.C. district postpones climate events, citing intimidation, safety, misinformation

NELSON, B.C. — A British Columbia regional district has postponed a series of climate action open houses, citing safety concerns and fears of intimidation. The Regional District of Central Kootenay in southeast B.C.
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Firefighting foam ban possible as Canada looks at risks of 'forever chemicals'

Firefighting foam ban possible as Canada looks at risks of 'forever chemicals'

OTTAWA — Firefighting foams, cosmetics and food packaging that contain cancer-causing "forever chemicals" could be limited or outright banned in Canada following a federal government risk assessment of the products that inches closer to declaring the
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Lawyers argue Liberals' proposal to clarify sanctions regime does the opposite

Lawyers argue Liberals' proposal to clarify sanctions regime does the opposite

OTTAWA — Reforms in the federal budget bill that seek to clarify Canada's sanctions regime will actually have the opposite effect, warn The Canadian Bar Association and a lawyer helping firms navigate the rules.
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Parks Canada plans major rewrite of more than 200 historic site plaques

Parks Canada plans major rewrite of more than 200 historic site plaques

EDMONTON — They're affixed to old buildings where someone important used to live. Or they're mounted on a rock overlooking somewhere where something once happened.
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Ford says Ontario offering more money to Stellantis, feds say deal is close

Ford says Ontario offering more money to Stellantis, feds say deal is close

Ontario is offering more money in a bid to keep automaker Stellantis from pulling out of building an electric-vehicle battery plant in Windsor, Ont., Premier Doug Ford said Friday.
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WestJet continues ramping back up after cancelled flights upend long weekend plans

WestJet continues ramping back up after cancelled flights upend long weekend plans

WestJet continued to ramp up operations on Friday in an effort to restore the long weekend travel plans of thousands of passengers upended by flight cancellations before the airline reached a last-minute deal with its pilots.
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Quebec sets out plan to reach 60 per cent of greenhouse gas reduction target by 2030

Quebec sets out plan to reach 60 per cent of greenhouse gas reduction target by 2030

MONTREAL — The Quebec government has now mapped out how it will achieve 60 per cent of its greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, Premier François Legault said Friday as he announced an updated green economy plan.
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Ex-school trustee's defamation case can't proceed, Supreme Court of Canada says

Ex-school trustee's defamation case can't proceed, Supreme Court of Canada says

OTTAWA — A defamation lawsuit brought by a school trustee against a teachers' union president should not proceed, the Supreme Court of Canada said Friday in a ruling that underscores the importance of protecting expression intended to promote toleran
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