No winning ticket for Saturday’s $8 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO — No winning ticket was solxjmtzywd for the $8 million jackpot in Saturday’s Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize was won by a ticket holder in …
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UNESCO lists Viking-era wooden sailboats on heritage list
ROSKILDE, DENMARK — For thousands of years, wooden sailboats allowed the peoples of Northern Europe to spread trade, influence and sometimes war across seas and continents. In December, the UN’s …
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International aid reaches Tonga with clean water, supplies
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA — Aid flights from Australia, Japan and New Zealand carrying food, water, medical supplies and telecommunications equipment landed in Tonga over the weekend, as the Pacific nation grapples …
Read MoreSeoul says it paid Iran’s delinquent UN dues to restore vote
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Using Iranian bank funds freed from American sanctions, South Korea has paid Iran’s US$18 million in delinquent dues owed to the United Nations, Seoul said …
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U.K. lawmaker claims she was fired over her Muslim faith
LONDON — A former minister in Britain’s Conservative government says she was told her Muslim faith was a reason she was fired, a claim that has deepened the rifts roiling …
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How a golf game led to talks between the military and sex misconduct survivors
OTTAWA — Royal Canadian Navy commander Vice-Admiral Craig Baines admits he made a mistake by golfing with retired general Jonathan Vance last summer while the former chief of the defence …
Read MoreCanada flags unexplained illnesses for overseas staff to meet ‘duty of care’
OTTAWA — Canada’s foreign ministry has advised staff serving around the world to watch for mysterious illness symptoms following unexplained health incidents among diplomats in Cuba and U.S. personnel in …
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Joly has ‘open invitation’ to visit with Russian officials in Moscow: ambassador
Canada’s Foreign Affaxjmtzywirs Minister Melanie Joly has an “open invitation” to visit Moscow to meet with Russian officials, an offer first extended in December, says Ambassador to Canada Oleg Stepanov. …
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All 100 lab monkeys accounted for after several escape crash
DANVILLE, PA. — The last of the escaped monkeys from the crash of a truck towing a trailer load of 100 of the animals was accounted for by late Saturday, …
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Wildfire along California’s Big Sur forces evacuations
BIG SUR, CALIF. — Firefighters on Saturday were battling a wildfire that broke out in the rugged mountains along Big Sur, forcing hundreds of residents on this precarious stretch of …
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