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A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, June 8, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 352,502 new vaccinations administered for a total of 26,843,0...
Jun 08, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, June 8, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. There are 1,395,410 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,395,410 confirmed cases (21,539 active,...
Jun 08, 2021
Bird of prey freed after misadventure behind grill of B.C. pickup truck
CLINTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Mounties in British Columbia's Interior helped free a bird that was trapped behind the grill of a pickup truck. Police say a woman from the Williams Lake area told them she...
Jun 08, 2021
McAuliffe wins Democratic nomination for Virginia governor
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Terry McAuliffe, the exuberant former Virginia governor and longtime fixture of Democratic politics, won the party's nomination Tuesday in his quest for a second term in office. M...
Jun 08, 2021
'Symbols of trauma': B.C. First Nation calls on Ottawa to remove day-school buildings
VERNON, B.C. - The chief and council of a First Nation in British Columbia are calling on the federal government to remove three former day school structures they say are symbols of trauma and pain. I...
Jun 08, 2021
Street team checking bins to educate public on recycling
MEDICINE HAT, AB-- A check in one of the blue bins, and on goes a thank-you note. This is a day in the life of Randy Wong, a street team member with GFL Environmental whose mission is to educate the p...
Jun 08, 2021
Terror charges so soon after London attack would be unprecedented: experts
The killing of four members of a Muslim family in London, Ont., on Sunday has been denounced as an act of terrorism by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, but it's possible the terrorism label will never b...
Jun 08, 2021
New Democrat MP tables private bill, wants federal assessment of coal projects
OTTAWA - Alberta's lone New Democrat member of Parliament tabled proposed legislation Tuesday that would require all coal-mining proposals to go before a full federal environmental assessment.The priv...
Jun 08, 2021
Kenney's Sky Palace apology too late and not near enough says MLA Barnes
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Reaction from the premier's dinner at the Sky Palace continues today.Premier Jason Kenney apologized to Albertans on Monday almost a week after the dinner where he and several atten...
Jun 08, 2021
Fallout from Greens' feud continues as party ends contract with senior adviser
OTTAWA - The fallout from internal feuds in the Green party continues amid accusations of intolerance and strong-arm tactics against some members. Two Green party sources, who spoke to The Canadian Pr...
Jun 08, 2021