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OTTAWA — Parliament Hill translators are crying foul over a House of Commons move to stave off "massive" worker shortages by hiring unaccredited, off-site interpreters.

There was no winning ticket sold in Tuesday's Lotto Max $30 million draw. The jackpot for the next draw on July 29 will be an estimated $40 million. The Canadian Press

TORONTO — The winning numbers in Tuesday's Lotto Max draw for an estimated $30 million: 03, 08, 09, 15, 21, 27 & 31. Bonus: 33 In the event of any discrepancy between this list and the official winning numbers, the latter shall prevail.

Pope Francis has left the Lac Ste. Anne pilgrimage site in Alberta. More coming. The Canadian Press

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd said on Facebook that a "pedophile" had been blackmailing her for years, as she warned people about an account she said the perpetrator operated, a Crown attorney told B.C. Supreme Court.

An outreach worker on Vancouver Island says news of fatal shootings that police have said involved “transient victims” in Langley, B.C., hit close to home.

OTTAWA — "Freedom Convoy" organizer Tamara Lich was once again released from jail on Tuesday after a Ontario Superior Court judge found errors in the decision to revoke her bail two weeks ago.

LANGLEY, B.C. — Police have released photographs of a 28-year-old gunman, as they seek witnesses to Monday's shooting rampage in Langley, B.C., that left two victims dead and two wounded.

OTTAWA — The federal government says all Canadian peacekeepers are safe and accounted for following a second day of deadly anti-United Nations protests in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

WASHINGTON — As campaign storylines go, it would normally seem like an express ticket to the White House: a dutiful, squeaky-clean former vice-president putting his life on the line to rescue American democracy from a despotic ex-boss.