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TORONTO — The $9.5 million jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto 649 draw was claimed by a ticket purchased somewhere in British Columbia. And the guaranteed $1 million prize went to a ticket holder in the Prairies.

OTTAWA — Toronto Argonauts coach Marc Trestman had to wait out the first half on Saturday before his team showed up to play.

OTTAWA — Melissa Bishop ran hard from the gun, and by 400 metres she'd opened a gap on the field that stretched back a good 10 metres. By the finish line it was 20.

OTTAWA — Melissa Bishop ran hard from the gun, and by 400 metres she'd opened a gap on the field that stretched back a good 10 metres. By the finish line it was 20.

TORONTO — The Toronto Wolfpack put down some deeper roots in addition to recording another lopsided win Saturday as Victoria teenager Quinn Ngawati became the first Canadian-born player to feature for the fledgling rugby league team.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A seasoned British Columbia firefighter says he's never seen anything like the fast-moving wildfire that tore through his new home, leaving him and his neighbours scant seconds to escape.

OTTAWA — In Saturday's 200-metre semifinals, Aaron Brown made sure to wait for the gun, the soles of his feet virtually glued to the rubber pads of the starting blocks. "I was sitting in there, I'm not going anywhere until I know," Brown laughed.

OTTAWA — An 18-year-old woman from Belleville, Ont., died while on a graduation trip to Cuba Thursday evening.

ASHCROFT, B.C. — Here are some numbers on the wildfires that are burning across British Columbia: Number of fires: More than 173 fires were reported on Friday alone, with fire crews battling 183 blazes across the province at one point on Saturday.

TORONTO — Three children and a 21-year-old man have died by suicide in a number of Indigenous communities in northern Ontario since last Friday.