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OTTAWA — The thundering sound of hoofbeats charging toward the end of the track was met with a chorus of cheers from thousands of revellers in cowboy hats and jeans, dazzled by the colourful lights of the midway in the distance.

YELLOWKNIFE — A man from Yellowknife is gaining international recognition for a photo capturing a stunning display of dancing green aurora lights over the Cameron River.

MONTREAL — The question of Quebec independence has been put on the back burner during Quebec's election campaign, but Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon is fighting to secure a place for it — and his party — after the Oct. 3 vote.

Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec being battered by heavy rainfall and "powerful hurricane-force winds" that will continue into Saturday.

HALIFAX — Hundreds of thousands of customers are without power across Atlantic Canada as post-tropical storm Fiona makes landfall over Nova Scotia's eastern Guysborough County.

The $70 million Lotto Max jackpot is going unclaimed for another week. There was no winning ticket sold in Friday's draw.

TORONTO — The winning numbers in Friday's Lotto Max draw for an estimated $70 million: 15, 17, 21, 24, 28, 32 & 43.

OTTAWA — Shannon Smallwood has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories.

Vancouver Police say an investigation is underway after a patient allegedly armed with a knife chased a doctor at BC Women's Hospital and tried to access a locked nursery as staff hid to protect themselves. Sgt.

OTTAWA — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol says Canada is a natural match for boosting the production of electric vehicles, as both countries try to contain the risk of a more aggressive China.