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OTTAWA — Pierre Poilievre was elected as the new leader of the Conservative Party of Canada on Saturday night, a definitive first-ballot victory after a campaign that focused on securing more "freedom" for Canadians.

OTTAWA — The president of the Green Party of Canada has resigned, telling members in a letter that her "optimism has died" amid ongoing party turmoil.

MONTREAL — The Coalition Avenir Québec's campaign promises would increase the province's projected budget deficit by $6 billion, according to the party's costed platform, which promises a return to balanced budgets in five years.

LONDON — People from all over the world converged outside London's Buckingham Palace on Saturday to mark the end of one era and the start of another, as Charles III was officially proclaimed king in the wake of his beloved mother's death.

MONTREAL — As Quebec's major political parties duke it out ahead of the Oct.

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.