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As Canadians dream of a life-changing win, the Lotto Max offers a record $90-million jackpot. John Vennavally-Rao breaks down the odds. PICKERING, Ont. – Mansions. Boats. Cottages. And, for at least one hopeful Ontarian, a lot more cats. Those are just some of the dreams fuelling a rush on tickets for tonight’s record $90-million Lotto Max jackpot, the largest single lottery prize ever offered in Canada. It got there after no winning ticket was sold for Tuesday’s $85-million draw. How to set CTV News as your preferred source on GoogleAt Smokers Corner, a convenience store in Pickering, Ont., the line to buy tickets has been long at times. “It’s been crazy, actually,” said owner Issa Kakisa. “People coming in, spending a little more money than normal, and just everybody’s got a dream and wants that $90 million.”Some are spending hundreds of dollars at a time, Kakisa said, and one customer dropped $2,000 on this draw alone. His store has some history with big wins, as they sold a winning ticket worth $1 million two years ago. Lotto Max Canada record-breaking $90 million A sign at Smokers Corner in Pickering, Ont., advertises the record $90-million Lotto Max jackpot ahead of the Oct.

Millions of Canadians will be crossing their fingers later tonight as the Lotto MAX jackpot sits at a record $90 million. It’s the most money on the table since last year when a pair of friends in Ontario won over $80 million on the draw.

CanadaFriday's $90-million Lotto Max draw will be the largest lottery jackpot prize ever available to win in Canada. We break down your odds of winning and how this jackpot compares to past prizes. Friday's jackpot will be the largest prize in Canadian lottery historyNatalie Stechyson · CBC News · Posted: Oct 15, 2026 5:37 PM EDT | Last Updated: 8 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A clerk at a gas station near Newcastle, Ont., hands a customer their Lotto Max ticket in October 2022. Thinking of getting in on the $90-million jackpot currently up for grabs in the Lotto Max? We break down your odds of winning Canada's largest lottery prize to date and compare it to past wins. (Doug Ives/The Canadian Press)Friday's $90 million Lotto Max draw will be the largest lottery jackpot prize ever available to win in Canada — may the odds be ever in your favour. (Even though, statistically, they're very much not.)Draws take place every Tuesday and Friday at 10:30 p.m. ET.

On Monday, Albertans vote on whether to stay in Canada or hold another binding referendum on quitting Canada. If the vote goes as polls suggest, a majority of Albertans will mark an X to stay in Confederation, and Premier Danielle Smith has said if that’s so, she expects everyone to accept it and move on. Leaders of the independence movement contest that. And political watchers are divided about whether separation — previously a fringe sentiment — will now be a prominent, permanent feature of Alberta’s political landscape, as in Quebec. Julian Castro-Rea, a political-science professor at the University of Alberta who studies the separation debates in Quebec and Alberta, believes as long as Alberta feels alienated from the Canadian capital — feeling that Ottawa benefits from Alberta’s resource economy without giving back — the movement will have fuel. “Even if the referendum is lost, the westernization will still be around, because it’s kind of a way which, traditionally, Albertans have related to the rest of Canada,” says Castro-Rea, who believes western alienation may remain indefinitely. Story continues below advertisement

It’s no secret the long-held Canadian consensus on immigration has fractured — pulled apart by a rapid increase in new arrivals post-pandemic and growing affordability challenges. Now, that fracture is starting to show up at the ballot box. The Parti Québécois won a minority mandate in Quebec on a platform that included promises of tighter immigration controls, which the party linked to protecting French culture and easing pressure on public services and housing. And when Albertans head to the polls Monday to vote on whether to hold a future referendum on separation from Canada, they’ll also be answering five separate questions on immigration being pushed by the government of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. Those questions include:— Should the province should have more say over economic immigration?— Should provincially funded services should be restricted to citizens, permanent residents and those with “Alberta-approved” immigration status? Story continues below advertisement