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Mon, 7 Jun 2021 01:00:16 -0700
Canada to receive 2.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine this week
OTTAWA — Canada is scheduled to receive 2.4 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine this week as more Canadians get their first and second jabs.Those shots are the only expected shipments in what should be a comparatively quiet week o...

Sun, 6 Jun 2021 21:36:47 -0700
Two more arrests at Fairy Creek as RCMP continue to enforce court order
Two more people opposed to the logging of old-growth forests on southern Vancouver Island were arrested Saturday by RCMP for breaching a court-ordered injunction.The arrests took place at the Fairy Creek encampment near Port Renfrew where police have...

Sun, 6 Jun 2021 21:25:06 -0700
Mexico president appears to hold key majority in elections
MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s party and its allies appeared poised to maintain their majority in Mexico's lower chamber of the congress, according to initial results.Only 47% of ballots had been counted late Sunday,...

Sun, 6 Jun 2021 19:47:04 -0700
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on June 7, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 04:00 a.m. ET on Monday June 7, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 322,626 new vaccinations administered for a total of 26,086,565 doses given. Nationwide, 2,841,935 people or 7.5 ...

Sun, 6 Jun 2021 19:38:56 -0700
Officials: 2 trains collide in southern Pakistan, killing 35
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Two express trains collided in southern Pakistan early on Monday, killing at least 35 passengers, authorities said, as rescuers and villagers worked to pull injured people and more bodies from the wreckage.Between 15 to 20 p...

Sun, 6 Jun 2021 17:40:15 -0700
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, June 7, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 04:00 a.m. ET on Monday June 7, 2021.There are 1,392,563 confirmed cases in Canada.Canada: 1,392,563 confirmed cases (24,194 active, 1,342,645 resolved, 25,724 deaths).*The total case cou...

Sun, 6 Jun 2021 17:36:14 -0700
BC Ferries passenger goes overboard, recovered near Bowen Island
VANCOUVER — A BC Ferries passenger was recovered from the waters near Bowen Island after going overboard on Sunday.The Canadian Coast Guard says in a statement that another passenger aboard the Queen of Cowichan witnessed a person fall off the ferr...

Sun, 6 Jun 2021 16:04:00 -0700
Victoria police seek public's help locating stolen mountain bike worth $10,000
Victoria police are trying to find a competitive mountain bike that belongs to a young athlete who was staying at a hotel on Douglas Street. The $10,000 bike was stolen from a locked storage area at the hotel around 5:45 p.m. Friday. Staff realiz...

Sun, 6 Jun 2021 15:56:00 -0700
Single-car crash sends four to hospital; driver arrested
Victoria police are investigating a single-car crash that sent four people to hospital early Sunday. There were five people in the car at the time of the crash. Two people remained in hospital Sunday afternoon with injuries described as potenti...

Sun, 6 Jun 2021 15:52:00 -0700
Body pulled from water after B.C. Ferries passenger goes overboard
Search-and-rescue volunteers recovered the body of a man believed to have jumped from a B.C. Ferries off Bowen Island on Sunday afternoon. The Queen of Cowichan left Horseshoe Bay at 1 p.m. The Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre received a call ab...

Sun, 6 Jun 2021 15:07:37 -0700
Jill Biden, Dr. Fauci visit vaccine site at Harlem church
NEW YORK (AP) — First lady Jill Biden and Dr. Anthony Fauci toured a COVID-19 vaccination site at a historic Harlem church on Sunday. Biden, Fauci and U.S. Sen Kirsten Gillibrand, a New York Democrat, watched as people got their shots in the baseme...

Sun, 6 Jun 2021 13:52:29 -0700
Gunshots near California college campus; suspect in custody
AZUSA, Calif. (AP) — A person has been taken into custody after authorities investigated gunfire near a Christian university campus in Southern California on Sunday, officials said.Azusa Pacific University said there was "active gun shot activity" ...

Sun, 6 Jun 2021 12:17:54 -0700
Weekend brings lower COVID-19 counts across much of Canada
OTTAWA — Signs of summer's pending arrival were greeted with other reasons for hope across much of Canada over the weekend as several provinces reported their lowest number of new COVID-19 infections in months and tens of thousands more Canadians w...

Sun, 6 Jun 2021 11:34:57 -0700
Bear wandering in downtown Florida city eludes searchers
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — A black bear seen wandering in downtown Naples has eluded wildlife officials even as sightings of the animal continue.Naples police say the bear was first spotted on Friday in the city. Several unsuccessful attempts were made to...

Sun, 6 Jun 2021 11:17:36 -0700
Two members of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's cabinet criticize him on COVID actions
EDMONTON — Two members of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's cabinet are openly criticizing him for actions surrounding COVID-19.Rajan Sawhney and Leela Aheer are taking Kenney to task for refusing to take responsibility for photos that appear to show ...

Sun, 6 Jun 2021 08:27:33 -0700
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):6:40 p.m.The number of patients with COVID-19 in intensive care in Alberta has fallen below 100, and stands at 97.The province is reporting 231 additional COVID-19 cases today, bu...

Sun, 6 Jun 2021 08:15:19 -0700
Aspects of what Canadian students are taught about Indian residential schools
TORONTO — Aspects of what Canadian students are taught about Indian residential schools in the provinces and territories:Newfoundland: Is looking to explore making the topic of residential schools "more explicit." The most in-depth examination now ...

Sun, 6 Jun 2021 08:09:00 -0700
'Convenient ignorance': Canadians' knowledge of residential schools woefully lacking
TORONTO — Widespread shock at the discovery of what are believed to be the buried remains of 215 Indigenous children has highlighted the pervasive ignorance among many Canadians of one of the most sordid, and as yet incomplete, chapters in Canada...

Sun, 6 Jun 2021 07:18:13 -0700
Trudeau's comments 'unfair' about Church and residential schools: Toronto archbishop
The archbishop of Toronto expressed "great sorrow" Sunday for the abuse that took place at Canada's residential schools, though he insisted the prime minister was "unfair" in his calls for the Catholic Church to take more responsibility.Cardinal Thom...

Sun, 6 Jun 2021 07:00:18 -0700
'Explosion of fury and violence and blood,' Toronto's shelters see rise in violence
TORONTO — New data shows the number of violent incidents in Toronto shelters has more than tripled during the COVID-19 pandemic, a phenomenon those who use the system say is partially driving an increase of outdoor encampments.City data reveals the...



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