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Quarantine exemptions lure visitors to Canada in advance of busy travel weekend

WASHINGTON — The number of incoming visitors to Canada has been gradually increasing in the days since travel restrictions began easing for fully vaccinated, eligible travellers — and the country's border agents are expecting more this weekend.

Jul 11, 2021 5:00 AM Read more >

Prairie ticket holder wins Saturday's $18.6 million Lotto 649 jackpot

TORONTO — A ticket holder in the Prairies won Saturday's $18.6 million Lotto 649 jackpot. And the draw's guaranteed $1 million prize went to a lottery player in British Columbia.

Jul 11, 2021 2:11 AM Read more >

Remains of second Canadian pulled from collapsed Miami condo building: Global Affairs

The remains of a second Canadian have been pulled from the rubble of a condo building that collapsed near Miami more than two weeks ago, Global Affairs Canada confirmed Saturday.

Jul 10, 2021 7:11 PM Read more >

Harper urges global powers not to negotiate with incoming Iranian regime

Governments around the world should shun Iran's incoming president based on his long-standing record of human rights abuses, a former Canadian prime minister argued Saturday in a speech to an international conference on the state of the middle-easter

Jul 10, 2021 3:48 PM Read more >

Finance minister says Canada is committed to proposed global corporate tax rate

VENICE, Italy — Canada stands firmly behind a two-pillar plan to enact sweeping reforms to the global corporate tax system and limit multinational companies' capacity to shop around for lower tax rates, the country's finance minister said Saturday.

Jul 10, 2021 3:28 PM Read more >

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 11:45 a.m. Health officials in Nova Scotia are reporting one new case of COVID-19 today as well as one new recovery.

Jul 10, 2021 9:49 AM Read more >

'Safe enough:' Thousands gather at Calgary Stampede's live music venue

CALGARY — A bird's-eye view of a popular live music venue on its first night at the Calgary Stampede showed hundreds of people standing close together, waiting for a swab or to hand over proof of a COVID-19 vaccination.

Jul 10, 2021 8:00 AM Read more >

B.C. resident who owned home in Lytton says wildfire has left the place 'flat'

LYTTON, B.C. — A Delta, B.C., resident who owns a home in Lytton that was charred by a wildfire that tore through the village says the devastation is "breathtakingly shocking" after getting a glimpse of the area Friday.

Jul 10, 2021 8:00 AM Read more >

Pre-election spending limits on party ads don't apply without fixed voting day

OTTAWA — Canadian party leaders worked their way around the country this week, in what some see as a sure sign the pandemic is near its end, but also as proof that a federal election is on its way.

Jul 10, 2021 4:00 AM Read more >

No winning ticket for Friday's $21 million Lotto Max jackpot

TORONTO — No winning was sold for Friday's $21 million Lotto Max jackpot. The jackpot for the next draw on July 13 will be an estimated $27 million. The Canadian Press

Jul 10, 2021 1:50 AM Read more >