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TORONTO — An Ontario ticket holder won Saturday's $6 million Lotto 649 jackpot. And the draw's guaranteed $1 million prize went to a lottery player in Quebec. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Mar. 24 will be an estimated $5 million.

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Saturday March 20, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 141,064 new vaccinations administered for a total of 3,862,333 doses given. Nationwide, 626,473 people or 1.

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday March 20, 2021. There are 930,516 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 930,516 confirmed cases (34,283 active, 873,590 resolved, 22,643 deaths).

REGINA — RCMP officers showed up at the funeral of a slain Indigenous man, perpetrated racial discrimination against the victim's mother and caused unnecessary suffering for his family over the course of their investigation into his death, a police w

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 6:45 p.m. Alberta is reporting 556 new COVID-19 cases, including 99 which are variants of concern. It's not as high as Friday's jump of 696 new infections and 130 variants.

An interim review of why Ottawa's early pandemic warning system failed to issue a formal alert on COVID-19 has described a lack of detailed knowledge of the system by senior managers. The audit dated Feb.

MONTREAL — Groups that help victims of domestic violence expressed concern Saturday about a recent spate of femicides in Quebec that they say could be a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic.

OTTAWA — Efforts to enshrine the reality of climate change in official Conservative party policy failed this weekend, marking a blow to Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole's efforts to position his party as serious on environmental issues.

OTTAWA — Federal New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh renewed his pitch to young voters on Saturday, pledging that an NDP government would cancel up to $20,000 in tuition.

OTTAWA — In a video played at the federal Conservative policy convention Saturday, leader Erin O'Toole's son Jack did a mock news segment called "Jack has your back.