Lotto ticket sold in Kamloops, B.C., will make one lucky player $35M richer | What's behind the summer travel chaos at B.C. Ferries? | Crews tame wildfires in Cariboo as rain dampens flames — but warm, dry conditions forecast to return
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Good afternoon, these are your top stories for Wednesday, July 26, 2023.
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Lotto ticket sold in Kamloops, B.C., will make one lucky player $35M richer; Multiple Lotto Max tickets purchased in British Columbia matched winning numbers drawn on Tuesday night, including one lucky ticket holder who will split a \$70 million jackpot prize\. The image does not depict those winning numbers, which are 15,16,17,18,43,44 and 48\.

Lotto ticket sold in Kamloops, B.C., will make one lucky player $35M richer

July 26 , 2023 • 10:57 AM PDT

A Lotto Max jackpot valued at $70 million will be split between two ticket holders who each matched all seven winning numbers. Both winners — one in Kamloops, the other in Alberta — will receive a cheque for $35 million.

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What's behind the summer travel chaos at B.C. Ferries?; Ferry ridership is at record levels following a dip during the pandemic, exacerbating wait times and sailing delays\.

What's behind the summer travel chaos at B.C. Ferries?

July 26 , 2023 • 04:00 AM PDT

This summer, B.C. Ferries has been plagued by technical difficulties with its vessels, last-minute cancellations, staffing shortages and confusion about the availability of reservations online.

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Crews tame wildfires in Cariboo as rain dampens flames — but warm, dry conditions forecast to return; Suppression efforts on the Townsend Creek wildfire southwest of Quesnel, B\.C\., in July 2023\.

Crews tame wildfires in Cariboo as rain dampens flames — but warm, dry conditions forecast to return

July 26 , 2023 • 07:45 AM PDT

Wildfire crews in B.C. have tamed a pair of wildfires in the province's Cariboo region, but continue to grapple with stubborn blazes burning out of control elsewhere.

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Search for B.C.'s best lake: Round of 16; Two canoes on the shore of Murtle Lake, Canadian Wilderness, pfd vest, ready to sail\. Beautiful mountain lake and sunny day, bushes, green leaves; Shutterstock ID 1564042516

Search for B.C.'s best lake: Round of 16

July 26 , 2023 • 06:00 AM PDT

Spoiler alert: the 16 finalists left in the Search for B.C.'s Best Lake tend to be pretty popular, well-known lakes.

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Fire at historic industrial building in Vancouver considered 'suspicious': fire department; A fire was reported at the Vancouver Mill Machinery Ltd\.'s First Avenue Plant on Tuesday night\.

Fire at historic industrial building in Vancouver considered 'suspicious': fire department

July 25 , 2023 • 11:04 PM PDT

A large fire reported at a historic industrial building near Vancouver's False Creek on Tuesday night is being considered suspicious, Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services says.

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Trudeau overhauls his cabinet, drops 7 ministers and shuffles most portfolios; Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives for a cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Wednesday, July 26, 2023\.  

July 26 , 2023 • 01:00 AM PDT

Trudeau overhauls his cabinet, drops 7 ministers and shuffles most portfolios

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Highway 4 on Vancouver Island closed temporarily due to high winds; Highway 4 remains closed at Cameron Lake Bluff due to hind winds and risk of rockfall\.  

July 25 , 2023 • 10:08 PM PDT

Highway 4 on Vancouver Island closed temporarily due to high winds

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Adriana Leon plays the hero as Canada completes comeback to defeat Ireland at Women's World Cup; Canada's Adriana Leon of Canada celebrates her second half goal against Ireland during their Group B match at the FIFA Women's World Cup in Perth, Australia, Wednesday, July 26, 2023\. THE CANADIAN PRESS/James Worsfold  

July 26 , 2023 • 06:12 AM PDT

Adriana Leon plays the hero as Canada completes comeback to defeat Ireland at Women's World Cup

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B.C. siblings at centre of alleged abduction 'so much more than missing children,' family says; Aurora and Joshuah Bolton were last seen at a gas station in Merritt, B\.C\., on July 7, 2023\.  

July 25 , 2023 • 03:07 PM PDT

B.C. siblings at centre of alleged abduction 'so much more than missing children,' family says

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Shopping carts that lock and security gates? Shoppers sound off on retailers' anti-theft tactics; Mark Barrey says the wheels suddenly locked on his shopping cart when leaving a Loblaw-owned store in Waterloo, Ont\.  

July 26 , 2023 • 01:00 AM PDT

Shopping carts that lock and security gates? Shoppers sound off on retailers' anti-theft tactics

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July 25 , 2023 • 07:16 AM PDT

B.C. Ferries apologizes after website overstates sailing waits on its busiest route

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July 25 , 2023 • 05:02 PM PDT

Beloved sleigh ride at B.C. ski resort suspended after operator's retirement

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July 25 , 2023 • 05:05 PM PDT

RCMP test tube leaked DNA linked to B.C. 13-year-old's death, murder trial hears

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July 25 , 2023 • 02:00 PM PDT

Loss of homes to B.C. wildfire 'hit the heart hard,' member of Cranbrook-area First Nation says

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July 25 , 2023 • 09:07 AM PDT

Over 1,000 properties near Invermere, B.C., under evacuation alert due to fast-growing Horsethief Creek fire

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