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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 10:59 a.m. ET on June 6, 2020: There are 94,790 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 52,398 confirmed (in...
Jun 06, 2020
More protests against anti-black racism expected across Canada today
Anti-racism demonstrators are expected to gather across Canada today to protest police violence against black people.The rallies are the latest in a series of protests following the release of a video...
Jun 06, 2020
'Alarmed:' Health critic calls for more data on COVID-19 in trucking industry
The federal NDP health critic says he is greatly concerned that there is no tracking of COVID-19 infections in long-haul truckers who are travelling back and forth across the United States b...
Jun 06, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: We need to allow ourselves to be proud of Canada as we fight racism
THE DEFINITION OF SYSTEMIC is something that "relates to or affects an entire system."That's the Merriam-Webster entry. Different dictionaries have somewhat different versions but I like that one beca...
Jun 06, 2020
SpaceX opens era of amateur astronauts, cosmic movie sets
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX's debut astronaut launch is the biggest, most visible opening shot yet in NASA's grand plan for commercializing Earth's backyard. Amateur astronauts, private space statio...
Jun 06, 2020
Feds sign $105-million deal with Bombardier for two new Challenger jets
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government is buying two new Challenger jets from Bombardier to replace half the military's existing executive aircraft fleet. The Department of National Defence announced...
Jun 06, 2020
More protests against anti-black racism expected across Canada today
Anti-racism demonstrators are expected to gather across Canada today to protest police violence against black people. The rallies are the latest in a series of protests following the release of a vide...
Jun 06, 2020
'It’s brewing': Inmates, guards worry about violence after COVID-19 lockdown
VANCOUVER - Jennifer Larue just wants her husband to be able to hold their baby. But COVID-19 outbreaks at federal prisons and the subsequent lockdown to prevent the virus spread means Larue's husband...
Jun 06, 2020
Indigenous families say their loved ones' deaths in custody are part of pattern
VANCOUVER - One of Chantel Moore's grandmothers says her granddaughter's shooting death in New Brunswick isn't the first time she has lost a family member to police violence. Nora Martin joi...
Jun 06, 2020
Cities brace for surge in turnout as George Floyd protests persist across U.S.
WASHINGTON - The outraged Americans flooding the national capital this weekend will be greeted by two oversized, street-level reactions to the country's latest historic flashpoint ...
Jun 06, 2020
