A group of people in a fishing village of about 150 residents had bought tickets for nearly two decades as part of a pool.
Their win means about 10 per cent of the town's residents are now multimillionaires.
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- Ottawa's "Buy Canadian" policy will be featured in the fall federal budget and is expected to be fully in place by next spring, according to a senior federal source.
- Carney is headed to Mexico in an effort to diversify trade as the two countries prepare for a review of the three-way free trade deal with the United States.
- ABC said on Wednesday it will indefinitely stop airing Jimmy Kimmel Live! after remarks the late-night host made in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination came under harsh criticism from the head of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC). cbc.ca/1.7636766
- The Bank of Canada lowered its key interest rate by 25 basis points to 2.5Â per cent on Wednesday, marking its first cut since March. cbc.ca/1.7635891
- WestJet flight attendants are seeking a new deal that includes compensation for alleged unpaid work, after their union and Air Canada sparred over similar demands.
- Ghost is dying. The octopus is in her final phase of life, known as senescence, caring for the eggs she laid just last week.
- Canada's annual inflation rate rose to 1.9 per cent in August, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday, the final piece of economic data to be released before the Bank of Canada's next interest rate decision.
- Longtime Liberal minister Chrystia Freeland is stepping down from cabinet and has signalled her plans to leave federal politics. cbc.ca/1.7634960
- The union representing Air Canada's flight attendants requested a cancellation of mediation after members voted against a wage agreement earlier this month, a spokesperson said Tuesday. cbc.ca/1.7635152
- The government of Alberta announced Monday that driver's licences and identification cards will feature "Canadian citizenship markers." The mandatory change, which is the first of its kind in Canada, will roll out in late 2026, Premier Danielle Smith said.
- Fifty-nine track and field athletes, the most Canada has sent to a World Athletics Championships, will try to top the six medals the 2023 team earned in Budapest, Hungary. cbc.ca/sports/olympic…
- Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre square off for first question period as House of Commons returns after summer break
