Category Archives: Canadian Press
Ontario ticket takes Saturday night's $40 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - A single ticket that was purchased in Toronto claimed Saturday night’s nearly $40.5 million Lotto 649 jackpot. The draw’s guaranteed $1 million prize went to a ticket holder in Q...
Oct 29, 2017
Northern Quebec police warn of cannabis-laced candies ahead of Halloween
MONTREAL - It may be nearly Halloween, but authorities in northern Quebec are trying to keep a certain type of gummy bear out of children’s hands. Authorities in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay Terr...
Oct 29, 2017

Government to cut pilot evaluators for large airlines, risking safety: critics
VANCOUVER - Transport Canada is planning to stop evaluating pilots who perform checks on their counterparts at the country’s largest airlines and will instead give the responsibility to the oper...
Oct 29, 2017

Bill 62 weighing on students' minds as they consider post-secondary education
TORONTO - A new law in Quebec banning face coverings for anyone who receives or provides public services has some Muslim students reconsidering the idea of pursuing their education in that province. T...
Oct 29, 2017

Winterized trailers soon to provide shelter to asylum-seekers at Quebec border
MONTREAL - Winterized trailers will soon be replacing the tents providing temporary shelter to asylum-seekers who have crossed the Quebec-U.S. border, even as the number of irregular border crossings ...
Oct 29, 2017
Ontario ticket takes Saturday night's $40 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - A single ticket claimed Saturday night’s nearly $40.5 million Lotto 649 jackpot. The ticket was purchased in Ontario, though the exact location was not immediately revealed. The draw...
Oct 29, 2017

Inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women heads to Nova Scotia
MEMBERTOU, N.S. - A Mi’kmaq activist said she felt the presence of missing and murdered Indigenous women as families gathered in Nova Scotia for this week’s community hearings, and their s...
Oct 29, 2017
American Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Newfoundland
STEPHENVILLE, N.L. - An American Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Newfoundland on Saturday due to a cracked windshield. The Boeing 7-7-7 airliner landed safely at the Stephenville airport ...
Oct 29, 2017

Police in Winnipeg seize opioid blotters with picture of witch riding broom
Winnipeg police have issued a special Halloween safety advisory after making a spooky drug seizure. Police say that while officers were executing a search warrant at a home as part of a drug investiga...
Oct 29, 2017
Trump dossier research triggered by website with GOP ties
NEW YORK - A conservative website with strong ties to the Republican establishment triggered the investigation into Donald Trump’s past that ultimately produced the dossier that alleged a compro...
Oct 28, 2017