Adam Ellenstein hopes the 105-kilometre swim across the length of the lake in just under 41 hours will establish a Guinness World Record for the fastest lengthwise swim of the lake.
Bogumila Mroczkowski won the money in the April 30 Lotto 6/49 draw but chose to accept her winnings on Tuesday.
Loka came to Calgary in 2014 from Toronto’s zoo and received veterinary care as a geriatric animal.
Refuge supervisor Matthew Spate says between 450 to 500 parrots have left the sanctuary at Coombs, located about 150 kilometres north of Victoria.
Halifax police say a writer for a local satire and gossip magazine has been charged with breaching the publication ban in the case of a police officer's murder.
Vancouver-born, Montreal-based Madeleine Thien was recognized for "Do Not Say We Have Nothing" (Knopf Canada) and Montreal-born, Hungary-based David Szalay got the nod for "All That Man Is" (McClelland & Stewart).