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VANCOUVER — Underage Canadian high school girls are targeted using AI to create fake explicit photos that spread online. Google searches bring up multiple free websites capable of "undressing" women in a matter of minutes.

There was no winning ticket sold in Friday's Lotto Max $40 million draw. The jackpot for the next draw on Feb. 6 will be an estimated $50 million, with two Maxmillion prizes of $1 million each up for grabs. The Canadian Press

TORONTO — The winning numbers in Friday's Lotto Max draw for an estimated $40 million: 07, 09, 14, 18, 22, 32 & 42. Bonus: 02 In the event of any discrepancy between this list and the official winning numbers, the latter shall prevail.

In a story about a helicopter crash that was published on Jan. 29, The Canadian Press erroneously reported that crash victim Lewis Ainsworth was survived by his partner and their 10-year-old daughter.

VANCOUVER — The father of a murdered 13-year-old girl did not bring a gun into a Vancouver courtroom eight weeks ago, on the day Ibrahim Ali was convicted of the killing, the man's lawyer has told a B.C. Supreme Court hearing.

VANCOUVER — A coroner's inquest jury looking into the Winters Hotel fire that killed two people in Vancouver two years ago was stood down Friday to deliberate potential recommendations to avoid similar deaths.

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VANCOUVER — An American transgender woman says she plans to appeal a Federal Court ruling that overturned the decision granting her refugee status in Canada and sent it back for redetermination.

VICTORIA — Researchers say a deadly disease starts out slow but has the potential to devastate British Columbia's deer population over time, after the discovery of the first cases in the province. The concerns come after the B.C.

MONTREAL — A Quebec teachers union whose strike late last year closed hundreds of schools for weeks has narrowly accepted a labour agreement with the province.