TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $22 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw. The jackpot for the next draw on Jan. 5 will grow to approximately $27 million.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's extraordinary challenge of his election defeat by President-elect Joe Biden is becoming a defining moment for the Republican Party before next week's joint session of Congress to confirm the Electoral College r...

WASHINGTON — The Senate wrapped up a rare New Year's Day session with Republicans rejecting President Donald Trump's demand for $2,000 COVID-19 aid checks and overriding his veto of a sweeping defence bill, an unusual one-two rebuke at the end of a...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran said Saturday it plans to enrich uranium up to 20% at its underground Fordo nuclear facility "as soon as possible," pushing its program a technical step away from weapons-grade levels as it increases pressure on t...

A prominent member of the federal New Democrats has lost her cabinet critic positions after travelling to Greece in spite of widespread travel restrictions meant to curb the spread of COVID-19.The party released a statement saying Manitoba member of ...

OTTAWA — The fraught, often frightening year of 2020 may be over, but experts warn the dawn of a new one doesn't leave behind the troubles caused by the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.Patients in multiple Canadian hotspots are flooding hospit...

HALIFAX — Military members aboard a Canadian naval frigate began the new year by sailing out of Halifax Harbour on Friday to bolster Canada's engagement in a long-standing NATO training missionThe HMCS Halifax, manned by a crew of 252 and commanded...

WASHINGTON — Congress on Friday overrode President Donald Trump's veto of a defence policy bill, a first by lawmakers since he took office nearly four years ago, ensuring that the measure becomes law.In an extraordinary New Year's Day session, the ...

Victoria police are searching for a man believed to be armed and dangerous after shots were fired in a temporary housing facility on Gorge Road Wednesday night. Officers are searching for 34-year-old Christopher Wilson, who is described as white ...

MONTREAL — A baby born in a Montreal hospital may have been the first Canadian newborn of 2021.The Maisonneuve-Rosemont hospital said Friday that a boy named Arthur was born precisely at midnight. The infant, weighing in at seven pounds and four ou...

From ICBC and ferry fares to electricity and the minimum wage, here’s a rundown of some of the changes coming into effect in 2021. Minimum wage As of June 2021, minimum-wage workers in B.C. will receive $15.20 an hour. B.C.’s minimum wage h...

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Jan. 1 ...What we are watching in Canada ...Alberta's Opposition NDP is calling for Municipal Af...

Tucked away in three university libraries across Canada are first edition copies of a book that experts say contains the building blocks of science. Prof. Mordechai Feingold of the California Institute of Technology and Andrej Svorencik of the Univer...

Crowds are discouraged from gathering as people plunge into icy Canadian waters to ring in 2021, but the pandemic hasn’t frozen the charitable spirit behind the annual events.Organizers of "polar swims" across the country are inviting people to par...

NAIROBI, Kenya — Ethiopian security forces killed more than 75 people and injured nearly 200 during deadly ethnic unrest in June and July following the killing of a popular singer, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission said Friday.The commission's ...

MIAMI — Florida health authorities late Thursday reported finding evidence of the latest U.S. case of the new and apparently more contagious coronavirus strain first seen in England, saying it was detected in a man with no recent travel history.The...

WINNIPEG — Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard has applied for bail, two weeks after his arrest in Winnipeg under the Extradition Act following his indictment in the United States on charges that he used his influence to traffic women and girls for...

TOKYO — Japan's Emperor Naruhito expressed gratitude to medical professionals and acknowledged the hardship caused by the coronavirus in a New Year's Day message shared by video instead of the usual public speech in front of large crowds at the pal...

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un thanked the public for their trust and support "in the difficult times" and wished them happiness and good health in his first New Year’s Day cards sent to his people.Kim usually gives a...

Two flights to Comox and one to Victoria have been added to the B.C. Centre for Disease Control’s list of flights carrying a passenger with a confirmed case of COVID-19.Passengers on WestJet flight 3315 on Dec. 23 from Calgary to Comox are advised ...