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VICTORIA — Afternoon sunshine streams into the Fairmont Empress Hotel's iconic high tea room in Victoria, British Columbia, but cannot lift the sombre mood brought on by the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

Rob Rathbun fondly recalls the day he lifted a little girl on his shoulders so she could give Queen Elizabeth II a bouquet of flowers during a procession outside the British Columbia legislature in 2002. The girl was "over the moon," he said.

There was no winning ticket sold in Friday's Lotto Max $60 million draw. However, two of the six available $1 million Maxmillion prizes were claimed. One by a ticket holder in the Prairies, the other in Ontario. The jackpot for the next draw on Sept.

TORONTO — The winning numbers in Friday's Lotto Max draw for an estimated $60 million: 01, 02, 15, 18, 29, 32 & 36.

OTTAWA — The Conservative party says the event announcing its next leader that is scheduled for Saturday will go ahead as planned, but in a more muted way.

OTTAWA — King Charles III will be proclaimed Canada's new head of state at an accession ceremony at Rideau Hall on Saturday morning, while the federal government rolls out a series of events to commemorate the legacy of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving British monarch and Canadian head of state, died Thursday at age 96. Here's the latest on the aftermath of her death. All times eastern: 10:50 p.m.

SASKATOON — Saskatchewan RCMP say officers have located a vehicle they believe was used by a suspect in a deadly mass stabbing.

WHITEHORSE — Yukon Premier Sandy Silver has announced he will not seek another term as MLA for Klondike, and has asked the Yukon Liberal Party to initiate proceedings to select a new leader.

Some Canadians from diaspora communities called for the country's independence from the Crown on Friday, saying the death of the Queen is a chance to rethink its ties to the monarchy.