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VANCOUVER — Most Canadians will move their clocks forward by an hour before going to bed Saturday night for daylight time. Yukon and most of Saskatchewan keep their clocks the same year-round, and the premiers of Ontario, B.C.

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $50 million jackpot in Friday's Lotto Max draw. However, there were also two Maxmillion prizes of $1 million each up for grabs, and one of them went to a ticket holder in Ontario.

MONTREAL — After a decade in a Saudi prison, blogger and activist Raif Badawi was released Friday, his Quebec-based wife confirmed, but questions remain about when he will be permitted to join his family in Canada.

VICTORIA — A protest planned for around the British Columbia legislature over COVID-19 mandates has drawn sharp criticism from the province's premier.

VICTORIA — British Columbia is making room to accommodate potentially thousands of Ukrainians fleeing as Russia's invasion pushes further into their country, says Premier John Horgan.

Ottawa businesses impacted by the weeks-long convoy protest will be able to apply for up to $15,000 to offset their losses starting Tuesday.

EDMONTON — Premier Jason Kenney has filed his defence in a defamation lawsuit brought against him by environmental groups over his remarks on the release of an inquiry into supposed misinformation about Alberta's energy industry.

OTTAWA — The expansion of cyberspace is making it easier for foreign adversaries to pilfer valuable secrets, says a senior official at Canada's spy service.

OTTAWA — Independent MP Kevin Vuong says he is co-operating fully with the Royal Canadian Navy, which has charged him for failing to disclose he was charged with sexual assault in 2019.

WARSAW, Poland — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau capped a weeklong European trip Friday by slapping new sanctions on the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, who has become an international poster boy for the largesse that enabled President Vladimir Puti