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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, June 22, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. Some provinces and territories do not report daily case numbers. There are 1,410,206 confirmed ca...
Jun 22, 2021
Olympic trials pique viewer interest in Tokyo Summer Games
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Amid all the back-and-forth about the feasibility of holding the Tokyo Olympics during the pandemic, there are early indications of viewer interest in the summer games. U.S. Olympic...
Jun 22, 2021
MAPS: Thefts of bicycles and from motor vehicles — Weeks of June 7 and 14, 2021
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say local thieves have been very busy over the past two weeks.The local detachment received 39 reports of thefts from vehicles for the week beginning on June 7 and another 24 ...
Jun 22, 2021
Rio Olympics star Oleksiak beats stacked field in women's 100 freestyle at trials
TORONTO - Penny Oleksiak admits the post-Rio pressure after her four-medal performance at the 2016 Games was intense and detracted from the usual enjoyment she experiences in the pool. The pandemic br...
Jun 22, 2021
More than 1 million second COVID-19 doses given in B.C., 6 new in Island Health
NANAIMO - B.C. public health claims more than one million residents are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry on Tuesday, June 22 said of the roughly 4.5 mi...
Jun 22, 2021
House will form new committee to investigate Jan. 6 attack
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told Democratic colleagues on Tuesday that she is creating a new committee to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, according to a person fam...
Jun 22, 2021
US gives more asylum-seekers waiting in Mexico another shot
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Thousands of asylum-seekers whose claims were dismissed or denied under a Trump administration policy that forced them to wait in Mexico for their court hearings will be allowed to re...
Jun 22, 2021
Pending eased restrictions, City of Kamloops eyes late-August return for Music in the Park
KAMLOOPS - Depending on how provincial health restrictions are lifted, the City of Kamloops says some form of Music in the Park may be able to go forward later this summer. For now, plans are tentativ...
Jun 22, 2021
B.C. health officials say mixing mRNA vaccines is safe, effective
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - British Columbia's provincial health officer is encouraging anyone who is offered a different COVID-19 vaccine than the one they first received to take it. Dr. Bonnie Henry says ...
Jun 22, 2021
Alberta Crown stays charges against parents in toddler's death
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Crown prosecutors have stayed charges against parents who were facing a third trial in the death of their toddler in southern Alberta. A lawyer for David and Collet Stephan, Shawn ...
Jun 22, 2021
