Author Archives: The Canadian Press

TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $10 million jackpot in Friday's Lotto Max draw. The jackpot for the next draw on Aug. 31 will be an estimated $15 million. The Canadian Press

SAN DIEGO (AP) - California's parole board voted Friday to free Robert F. Kennedy's assassin after two of RFK's sons went against several of their siblings' wishes and said they supported releasing hi...

WHITEHORSE - Yukon's top doctor and federal Liberal candidate in the territory is disputing allegations that his decision-making during the COVID-19 pandemic was influenced by plans to run for office....

MARSHFIELD, Wis. (AP) - Spotted in a car at a McDonald's drive-through in Wisconsin: A cow - all of it. Jessica Nelson of Mosinee pulled into the drive-through at a McDonald's in Marshfield on Thursda...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina couple split a nearly $1 million lottery jackpot thanks to two identical tickets, a sudden windfall the pair say they will put to good use. The North Carolina Edu...

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. intelligence agencies remain divided on the origins of the coronavirus but believe China's leaders did not know about the virus before the start of the global pandemic, accordin...

TORONTO - Gamblers looking to bet on single sporting events have a new option as of Friday morning. Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. said single-event betting went live through its new sportsbook Prol...

WINNIPEG - Fully vaccinated people will be able to return to the dance floor as Manitoba brings back COVID-19 public health orders that allow certain activities only for those who have received two sh...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Hurricane Ida struck Cuba on Friday and threatened to slam into Louisiana with devastating force over the weekend, prompting evacuations in New Orleans and across the coastal region...

MONTREAL - A lack of signage and an ill-fated decision to take an unfamiliar shortcut contributed to the deaths of five French snowmobilers and their guide in Quebec's Lac-St-Jean region in early 2020...