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As the COVID-19 pandemic makes it harder for couples seeking a divorce to appear before a court, some family lawyers in Ontario say there may be more incentive for people to turn to alternative methods such as mediation.

TORONTO — The $5 million jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto 649 draw was won by a lottery player from the Prairies. And the draw's guaranteed $1 million prize went to an Ontario ticket holder.

Women's rights advocates in Atlantic Canada are calling on people across the country to join a brief general strike on Monday to demand a public inquiry into the deadly mass shootings that took place in Nova Scotia last April.

BRIDGEWATER, N.S. — Police in Nova Scotia are investigating possible sightings of a suspect accused of attempting to kill a police officer by stabbing him in the neck.

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 5 p.m. on July 25, 2020: There are 113,571 confirmed cases in Canada.

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the huge $60 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw. There were also eight Maxmillions prizes of $1 million each up for grabs, but only one was claimed — by a ticket holder in Quebec.

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:34 p.m. on July 24, 2020: There are 113,208 confirmed cases in Canada.

CALGARY — A Calgary turkey named Turk appears to have died.

CALGARY — A man facing terrorism charges will have to wait until next week to find out if he will be released on bail.

MONTREAL — Four Montreal police officers have been charged following a years-long criminal probe into allegations that members of the force's internal affairs unit embellished or fabricated evidence against lower-ranking colleagues.