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VANCOUVER — Nanaimo resident Rick Butzelaar bought an electric vehicle less than two months ago and the savings so far have been significant, but he doesn't have a home charger and a recent bid by BC Hydro to increase public charging rates has him co

TORONTO — Someone in Ontario is waking up $55 million richer. A single winning ticket was drawn for Friday's Lotto Max jackpot. An Ontario ticket holder will also claim one of four available Maxmillion prizes of $1 million each.

VANCOUVER — Canadians returning from Maui have told of harrowing scenes during their escape from the fire-devastated Hawaiian island.

Canada's minister responsible for forests said he is reflecting on hard lessons from this year's record wildfire season, including the possible need for standardizing firefighter training across provincial borders and beyond.

OTTAWA — Former Prince Edward Island premier Wade MacLauchlan will for the second time chair the advisory body looking for Canada's next Supreme Court of Canada Justice.

OTTAWA — Five historically significant artifacts that were deemed missing from the Canadian Museum of History during a recent investigation by the auditor general have been recovered, the museum said Friday.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau moved last month to introduce more diversity into his cabinet but some political experts said the additions won't have much effect unless they go beyond surface-level representation.

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump likes being on television. But the most dramatic moment of his political career — standing trial in the U.S. capital on charges of trying to subvert democracy — is set to transpire beyond the gaze of cameras.

A British Columbia Supreme Court justice has refused to certify a class-action lawsuit linked to the wildfire that destroyed the village of Lytton in 2021, but the ruling also allows for an amended claim, potentially keeping the lawsuit alive.

CALGARY — The lawyer for a 20-year-old Calgary man facing four terrorism-related charges says he's awaiting more evidence in the case against his client.