TORONTO — A lucky ticket holder in the Prairies is $20 million richer.A single winning ticket was sold for Tuesday's Lotto Max jackpot.The jackpot for the next draw on Aug. 27 will be at an estimated $10 million.

Curation Foods is recalling its Eat Smart brand Asian Sesame Chopped Salad Kit over a possible Listeria contamination.The recall covers 340g packages with a best before date of Aug. 24.The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the salad kits were sold...

WINNIPEG — William Akio scored twice, and Valour FC ended a six-game winless streak with a 3-0 win over FC Edmonton on Tuesday in Premier League action.Akio opened the scoring in the second minute, then doubled his club's lead in the 52nd.Rafael Ga...

A man with previous convictions for sexual assault and kidnapping was arrested Monday after someone tried to break into an Esquimalt woman’s home. Police were called to an area near Fleming Beach, by Macaulay Point, about 9:30 p.m. for a report...

Nanaimo RCMP are trying to identify a man seen in surveillance video taken at the Gold and Silver Guy jewelry store Aug. 10.It is alleged that he broke into the store at 619 Townsite Rd. at 5:36 a.m. and stole several pieces of jewelry, as well as ot...

A 72-year-old man has been found safe after his mobility scooter was found abandoned in a park on the weekend. David Pineo, who is not able to communicate verbally and needs daily medication, went missing on Saturday, his scooter found in Bracken...

RCMP are looking for witnesses to a possible serious assault in downtown Nanaimo last month. A 37-year-old man who had recently arrived in the city was tended to by the B.C. Ambulance Service early July 20 and taken to hospital. He had been spott...

The re-implementation B.C.’s mask mandate means face coverings are once again required on B.C. Ferries and B.C. Transit. Starting today, masks must be worn in all indoor public spaces in the province by anyone age 12 and older, regardless of their ...

B.C. reported 641 new cases of COVID-19 in the province, including 53 in Island Health, on Tuesday. There are 5,357 known active cases in B.C. and 138 people in hospital. Seventy-eight of those are in intensive care. Interior Health is undergoi...

REVELSTOKE, B.C. — More than 500 people in the Interior Health region will need to get another COVID-19 vaccine shot after officials there say some of the doses were kept in an incorrect freezer. A statement from the health authority says the vacci...

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats passed legislation Tuesday that would strengthen a landmark civil rights-era voting law weakened by the Supreme Court over the past decade, a step party leaders tout as progress in their quest to fight back against...

Some provinces were doubling down Tuesday with mask and vaccination requirements in an effort to bring down rising COVID-19 cases, while the Northwest Territories reported its first death related to the virus.British Columbia, Quebec and Manitoba all...

NORTH VANCOUVER — Provincial entomologists are prophesizing an awfully mothy few weeks for Vancouver, as the endemic western hemlock looper enters its final form. Officals warned in July that the region was in the third year of a naturally occu...

NEW YORK (AP) — Plans for an associate of Rudy Giuliani to plead guilty in an illegal campaign contribution case are being delayed a few weeks, a court filing said Tuesday.Igor Fruman, who assisted Giuliani in seeking damaging information about Joe...

Some Revelstoke residents will need to get another COVID-19 vaccine after it was discovered some doses were stored improperly and are considered “invalid.” The health authority said the vaccine had been administered to 15 people as first dose...

WINNIPEG — A Manitoba legislature member has been stripped of his role as caucus whip for the governing Progressive Conservatives.Andrew Micklefield, who represents the Rossmere constituency in Winnipeg, has been helping ensure Tory legislature mem...

ATLANTA (AP) — Herschel Walker on Tuesday filed paperwork to enter the U.S. Senate race in Georgia after months of speculation, joining other Republicans seeking to unseat Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in 2022. The 59-year-old Walker joins the ra...

AP-US-ENBRIDGE-ENERGY-LINE-3Minnesota Supreme Court delivers blow to Line 3 opponentsMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal by opponents of Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 oil pipeline, letting stand a key decision...

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister left the door open Tuesday to retiring before his successor is chosen while the list of potential new leaders shrunk.Pallister was repeatedly asked in a news conference whether he would commit to staying ...

The first Clipper ferry since the pandemic began will pull into Victoria Harbour on Sept. 17 now that Canada is opening many marine entry points. Among private-sector ferries serving the Island, only the Clipper has announced resumption of service t...