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OTTAWA — Two veterans running for municipal council north of Toronto have run afoul of the Royal Canadian Legion for using the image of the poppy on their election campaign signs.

Lawyers for the British Columbia government have agreed to pay $300,000 to settle a lawsuit by a couple whose property flooded after a third of the forest in the surrounding watershed was cut down.

Another week has passed without a Lotto Max jackpot winner. There was no winning ticket sold in Friday's $70 million draw. However, of the 57 available Maxmillion prizes of $1 million each, 16 winning numbers were drawn.

TORONTO — The winning numbers in Friday's Lotto Max draw for an estimated $70 million: 07, 23, 28, 31, 32, 39 & 40.

TORONTO — Jersey-clad fans of all ages descended on downtown Toronto Friday afternoon to cheer on the Blue Jays in the opening game of the wild-card American League series.

TORONTO — Cal Raleigh hit a two-run homer and Luis Castillo threw 7 1/3 shutout innings as the Seattle Marinersblankedthe Toronto Blue Jays 4-0 in Game 1 of their American League wild-card series on Friday.

OTTAWA — The first doses of the most up-to-date vaccine for COVID-19 will start arriving in Canada next week after Health Canada gave the green light to the Pfizer-BioNTech booster shot on Friday. Dr.

OTTAWA — Diversity and Inclusion Minister Ahmed Hussen says he wishes he had been able to move more quickly to end the federal government's ties to the Community Media Advocacy Centre after a Liberal caucus colleague first raised concerns about the g

OTTAWA — More than 10,000 members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard will be forever barred from Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday as he announced the federal government is bringing in tough new immigration measures against the Iranian reg

CALGARY — Danielle Smith began her first day as incoming Alberta premier mending fences with a fractured caucus and telling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that they’ll get along just fine so long as he stays in his lane.