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VANCOUVER — Courtney Baker doesn't know what she's going to do with the urn she's picked out for her little brother's ashes.

TORONTO — A ticket holder in Ontario won Saturday night's $8.7 million Lotto 649 jackpot. The draw's guaranteed $1 million prize also went to a lottery player in Ontario. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Jan.

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Sunday Jan. 10, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 20,568 new vaccinations administered for a total of 296,241 doses given.

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Sunday Jan. 10, 2021. There are 652,473 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 652,473 confirmed cases (83,252 active, 552,388 resolved, 16,833 deaths).

First Nations across Canada have begun to receive doses of COVID-19 vaccines as provincial immunization programs get underway and Indigenous leaders encourage people to roll up their sleeves.

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Saturday Jan. 9, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 20,568 new vaccinations administered for a total of 296,241 doses given.

COVID-19 numbers continued to soar in many parts of Canada on Saturday as a long-standing pandemic hot spot imposed the country's strictest public health measures to date.

MONTREAL — Police cars with flashing lights were out in force in the streets of Montreal on Saturday night as a curfew meant to curb a rising tide of COVID-19 cases took effect across Quebec. The measure went into effect at 8 p.m.

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday Jan. 9, 2021. There are 652,473 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 652,473 confirmed cases (83,252 active, 552,388 resolved, 16,833 deaths).

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 8:00 p.m. A curfew intended to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Quebec is now in effect.