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Christmas came early this year for Randy Glays, a retired Santa from Winnipeg who won a $60-million Lotto Max jackpot earlier this month.

An Ontario legislator says he has served Global News with a notice of libel over allegations of election interference by China.

An Ontario legislator says he has served Global News with a notice of libel over allegations of election interference by China.

Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. and the Qikiqtani Inuit Association say they have asked the RCMP to investigate whether a family claiming to be part Inuit committed fraud.

The Supreme Court said Friday it was temporarily keeping in place federal rules for use of an abortion drug, while it takes time to more fully consider the issues raised in a court challenge.

The Supreme Court said Friday it was temporarily keeping in place federal rules for use of an abortion drug, while it takes time to more fully consider the issues raised in a court challenge.

While the spotlight focused on the border territory of Akwesasne following the St. Lawrence River deaths of six foreign nationals and two Canadian children, smuggling networks continued to move people overland through a region east of the Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) community, U.S. court records show. 

Canada's greenhouse gas emissions rose in 2021 compared to the previous year but remained below what they were before the pandemic hit.

Elections Alberta says it is pausing its radio ads, revising its online advertisements and changing its website language around voter registration following a flurry of concern on social media that muddy messaging could discourage some from showing up on voting day.

The dangerous use of a personal vehicle was a factor in the deaths of four cadets at the Royal Military College (RMC) in Kingston, Ont., almost a year ago, the Office of the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal says. 

The dangerous use of a personal vehicle was a factor in the deaths of four cadets at the Royal Military College (RMC) in Kingston, Ont., almost a year ago, the Office of the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal says. 

Notorious anti-vaxxer, one-time fugitive and disgraced mayoral candidate Kevin J. Johnston must pay an Alberta Health Services employee $650,000, a Calgary judge has ruled. 

China won't sell weapons to either side in the war in Ukraine, the country's foreign affairs minister said Friday, responding to Western concerns that Beijing could provide military assistance to Russia.

Lance Maxwell has drawn more than 1,000 cartoons, a result of his “addiction” to recapping every Edmonton Oilers game with ink on paper.

A Milton, Ont., woman who sustained devastating injuries in a chemical attack last month is speaking out for the first time, saying despite the intense trauma she endured, she's still attempting to see the positive side of life.

The merger creates the only railway stretching from Canada through to the U.S. and Mexico and marks the continent's first major rail merger in more than two decades after a U.S. regulator approved the US$31-billion deal last month.

French President Emmanuel Macron's flagship pension reform passed a constitutional test on Friday and can now be promulgated in the coming days.

French President Emmanuel Macron's flagship pension reform passed a constitutional test on Friday and can now be promulgated in the coming days.

For her latest act, Sarah Nurse saved Canada from disaster by scoring the overtime winner in the quarterfinals against Sweden on Thursday at the women’s hockey world championship in Brampton, Ont. But heroic goals are just one of the hockey star’s many talents.

Sports gambling companies in Ontario may soon have to advertise their services without the help of big-name sports stars or other celebrities. 

A London, Ont., family who went from having housing to living in a 30-year-old fifth-wheel trailer in an east-end parking lot has been given a chance at a resolution and a way to get there, after the community also rallied to help the Springers.

A London, Ont., family who went from having housing to living in a 30-year-old fifth-wheel trailer in an east-end parking lot has been given a chance at a resolution and a way to get there, after the community also rallied to help the Springers.

New documents reveal details about the man who died in a fire inside a McMaster-owned home in September and the days before his death.

New documents reveal details about the man who died in a fire inside a McMaster-owned home in September and the days before his death.

A European spacecraft rocketed away Friday on a decade-long quest to explore Jupiter and three of its icy moons that could have buried oceans.

Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King unveiled his new cabinet Friday, keeping his promise to include a record number of women and saying goodbye to some ministers to make way for new blood.

Russia has enacted a new law that will see conscription and mobilization notices handed out electronically.

Russia is about to enact a new law that will see conscription and mobilization notices handed out electronically.

On Friday, the Supreme Court of Canada sided with the province of Quebec in its ruling about the growth of cannabis plants at home.

On Friday, the Supreme Court of Canada sided with the province of Quebec in its ruling about the growth of cannabis plants at home.

A collective of about 10 Indigenous artists say they believe their work was plagiarized by Tyler Rushnell, a young artist from Wasauksing First Nation whose work was recently featured by the Toronto Maple Leafs.

If Pierre Poilievre wants to defund English CBC programming while maintaining French-language programming, he'll have to overhaul Canada's broadcasting law.

A 50-year-old Spanish extreme athlete who spent 500 days living 70 metres deep in a cave outside Granada with no contact with the outside world has told how the time flew by.

The number of homes being sold and the prices they're selling for are still dramatically lower than they were a year ago, but Canada's housing market is showing signs of rebound this spring with prices and sales volumes inching higher in March compared to February.

The number of homes being sold and the prices they're selling for are still dramatically lower than they were a year ago, but Canada's housing market is showing signs of rebound this spring with prices and sales volumes inching higher in March compared to February.

Olymel says it has been losing money and struggled with the pandemic, the labour shortage, rising costs related to inflation and the closure of the Chinese market

Olymel says it has been losing money and struggled with the pandemic, the labour shortage, rising costs related to inflation and the closure of the Chinese market

An announcement about the plant closure was expected at a news conference at 10:30 a.m., Friday, but workers arriving for their shifts at the factory were already learning the news. 

While the union representing nearly 124,000 federal public servants across Canada says higher pay is top of mind, other desires have come up — including more say in working from home.

A tentative agreement reached early Friday has now been ratified, ending a labour dispute at the University of Prince Edward Island on the 26th day of a strike by the union representing faculty members.

A supercell thunderstorm pounded parts of Florida for six to eight hours earlier this week. While that duration is extreme for a supercell, one-day downpours have "increased in frequency and magnitude," weather experts say.

It's been a low snowpack year in the Rocky Mountains. That could mean lower river levels and a lack of water supply through the summer, though things could still turn around depending on precipitation this spring.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, swap or buy nothing groups that started in person have moved online. One organization says the number of people globally who are participating in these groups has tripled in a few years.

The Crown is seeking a seven-year prison term for an Alberta man who used bogus connections in the hockey world to orchestrate a series of fraudulent sports investment schemes that cost his victims more than $1.7 million.

A 21-year-old member of the U.S. Air Force National Guard accused of leaking highly classified military intelligence records online made his initial appearance before a federal judge in Boston on Friday to face charges he unlawfully removed and retained classified materials.

A 21-year-old member of the U.S. Air Force National Guard suspected of leaking highly classified military intelligence records online is making his initial appearance before a federal judge in Boston on Friday.

A 21-year-old member of the U.S. Air Force National Guard suspected of leaking highly classified military intelligence records online will make his initial appearance before a federal judge in Boston on Friday.

A residential tenancies officer has dismissed AMK Barrett Investments Inc.'s application to evict 17 tenants at 71 Primrose St. for renovations, saying the landlord was not acting in good faith.

Onion Lake Cree Nation has started legal action against the provincial government, saying the recently passed Saskatchewan First Act violates treaty rights.

Investigators with the Canada Border Services Agency and Montreal seized dozens of SUVs and trucks at the port earlier this week, as part of a concerted effort to crack down on a rise in stolen vehicles.