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MONTREAL — The windswept archipelago of Iles-de-la-Madeleine used to spend most of every winter firmly encased in the ice of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, protected from the worst effects of winter storms.

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $13 million jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto 649 draw. However, the $1 million guaranteed prize was claimed by a ticket holder in Ontario. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Sept.

TORONTO — A night to celebrate for Canada turned slightly sour Saturday as Vancouver Whitecaps teenager Alphonso Davies saw red late in a 2-0 friendly win over Jamaica.

CAMPBELLVILLE, Ont. — Driver Jody Jamieson and Sintra gained a measure of redemption Saturday night. Sintra, a 12/1 pick, overtook favourite Rockin Ron on the inside in deep stretch to win the $615,000 Canadian Pacing Derby at Mohawk Racetrack.

CRANBROOK, B.C. — More people are being forced from their homes in a community in southeastern B.C. this weekend due to out-of-control wildfires. The BC Wildfire Service says the blaze, which started Friday night, near St.

EDMONTON — Police in Edmonton are investigating the death of a Montreal woman who an autopsy has determined was strangled.

TORONTO — Gary Wheeler broke the game open with a second-half try as the Toronto Wolfpack beat Whitehaven 36-18 on Saturday in the fifth round of Kingstone Press League 1's Super 8s playoffs.

MONTREAL — As teen tennis star Denis Shapovalov continues his improbable run into the fourth round of the U.S. Open, one of his early opponents says he's not surprised by the Canadian's ability to upset higher-ranked rivals.

WHITEHORSE — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau poured nearly a quarter of a billion dollars into Yukon's highway network Saturday in hopes it will lead to resource development, but some Indigenous leaders remain wary about environmental implications.

ANNAPOLIS ROYAL, N.S. — The ownership of a Nova Scotia golf club appears in limbo, but members of the facility said they're pulling together to keep the 18 hole course running until its fate becomes clear.