Group from northern Ont. wins $1M, will split it 27 ways

A group of friends who have been buying lottery tickets together for 10 years won $1 million in the Aug. 26 Encore draw. In all, 27 people bought tickets together, most of them from the Timmins or Greater Sudbury area. (Supplied)

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Trudeau to present health-care offer to premiers in long-awaited meeting for new deal

Canada's health care system is not working as well as it should and that has to change, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday as he prepared to meet the premiers to work on a new health-care funding deal.

Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson, left, talks to Quebec Premier Francois Legault, back left, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford, right, as she chairs a meeting with Canada's premiers in Ottawa on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

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National shortage of veterinarians puts pressure on clinics, pet owners

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Quake deaths pass 5,000 as Turkiye, Syria seek survivors

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Why wasn't the suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down over Canada?

Critics say the U.S. and Canada had ample time to shoot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon as it drifted across North America. The alleged surveillance device initially approached North America near Alaska's Aleutian Islands on Jan 28. According to officials, it crossed into Canadian airspace on Jan. 30, travelling above the Northwest Territories, Alberta and Saskatchewan before re-entering the U.S. on Jan 31.

Female Barrie officer stabbed in face during crisis call

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Clarksburg senior charged with child pornography offences

After a three-month-long investigation, a 69-year-old man was arrested on Feb. 2.
Freezing rain warning for central Ontario

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Toronto

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Nearly five years after Matthew Staikos was gunned down in Toronto, the family of the tech CEO has announced a $250,000 reward in the unsolved murder case.
Video emerges of moments before former child actor was fatally run down on the Danforth

Surveillance video of the moments before a former child actor was run down by a vehicle on the Danforth has been obtained by CTV News Toronto as police search for the driver.
Man arrested after 2 TTC riders sexually assaulted on Bloor-Danforth Line

A 56-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly committing two sexual assaults on the TTC’s Line 2, police said Tuesday.

Ottawa

Thieves cut huge hole in Ottawa restaurant wall to get at jewelry store next door

An Ottawa restaurateur says he was shocked to find his restaurant broken into and even more surprised to discover a giant hole in the wall that led to the neighbouring jewelry store.
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EXCLUSIVE | Homeowners left with unfinished projects after Ottawa construction company suddenly closes

Homeowners and employees have been left reeling after an Orléans construction company suddenly closed its doors, walking away from half-built houses and projects worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Stittsville family recounts barefoot escape from devastating fire

An Ottawa family fled a fire in their home Saturday barefoot and in their pyjamas, suffering frostbite in the bitter cold. They're now waiting for it to be safe to return and assess the damage.

Kitchener

Google layoffs impact Waterloo region employees

Google says on Monday notifications were sent to employees affected by the recently announced job cuts.
48-year-old woman dies after Wellington County crash

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Wellington County are investigating a fatal two-vehicle collision in the Township of Wellington North.
Man arrested for death threats against Kitchener, Ont. Liberal MP

A 44-year-old Woolwich, Ont., man has been arrested for allegedly making death threats against a member of parliament.

London

Fatal fire under investigation on Dundas Street

London police officers and fire officials are investigating after a fatal fire in the east end of the city Monday afternoon.
Multi-vehicle crash snaps hydro pole and cuts power

The public is asked to avoid a section of Highbury Avenue after a vehicle collision downed powerlines in the area.
London’s housing crisis demands 47,000 new homes — 40 per cent are approved but still unbuilt

An aggressive plan to address London, Ont.’s housing crisis has been unveiled by city hall, but meeting the construction targets will require doing things differently.

Windsor

Fatal crash in Kingsville claims two lives, injures third

Two people have died in a serious single-vehicle crash in Kingsville, a third person was injured and transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Essex-Windsor EMS vote in favour of strike

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Two women charged with Walmart theft: CKPS

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Montreal

Boy, 16, fatally struck in Laval parking lot by snow loader

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Montreal gets record number of pothole claims in 2022

The City of Montreal logged a record number of pothole claims in 2022 as the city continues to spend in the millions to patch over as many as it can.
Iranian prisoner sponsored by Quebec MNA released

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Atlantic

Hundreds of Maritimers still dealing with burst pipes, power outages following record-low temperatures

Hundreds of Nova Scotians are still without power on Monday following frigid temperatures and high winds over the weekend.
Striking CBU faculty members ratify contract offer, ending nearly two-week strike

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Two people charged after 1.6 kg of fentanyl, 200 grams of cocaine seized from P.E.I. home

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Winnipeg

'Absolute cash grab': Winnipeg residents upset with construction zone speed trap

The province is building an interchange at St Mary's Road and the South Perimeter to help traffic flow better, but some drivers who live in the area aren't happy with how speed limits are being enforced in a portion of this construction zone.
Man sentenced following 'savage' attack on Winnipeg bus

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Canadians now expect to need $1.7M in order to retire: BMO survey

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Calgary

Smith joins premiers in Ottawa to talk to Trudeau about health care, just transition

Canada's premiers are in Ottawa to meet with the prime minister over access to more health care funding. But that's not all Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has on her mind.
'Buildings are broken': Calgary man in Turkiye describes disaster scene post-earthquake

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Canadians now expect to need $1.7M in order to retire: BMO survey

Canadians now believe they need $1.7 million in savings in order to retire, a 20 per cent increase from 2020, according to a new BMO survey. The eye-watering figure is the largest sum since BMO first started surveying Canadians about their retirement expectations 13 years ago.

Edmonton

Trudeau to present health-care offer to premiers in long-awaited meeting for new deal

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Quake deaths pass 5,000 as Turkiye, Syria seek survivors

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N.W.T to complete curriculum transition by 2028, a 'sad commentary' for Alberta

After using Alberta's education curriculum since the 1950s, the Northwest Territories has outlined the timeline it will use to pivot toward British Columbia's program of studies.

Vancouver

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U.S. actor facing sex charges in Nevada also facing charge in B.C.
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Group from northern Ont. wins $1M, will split it 27 ways

Group from northern Ont. wins $1M, will split it 27 ways

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