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Native Women’s group releasing own plan on MMIWG, citing ‘toxic’ federal process – National
[ad_1] By Teresa Wright The Canadian Press Posted June 1, 2021 6:34 am Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ In the absence of a plan from Ottawa, the Native Women’s Association of Canada is releasing Tuesday its…
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Ontario step closer to reopening plan as COVID-19 stay-at-home order set to end
[ad_1] Nearly two months after the Ontario government enacted a provincewide stay-at-home order in response to the third wave of COVID-19, it is set to be rescinded on June 2 as health-care indicators continue to show improvement. However, despite the end of the order, the so-called emergency brake (similar to the grey lockdown restrictions…
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Vietnam seeks to contribute to COVAX through domestic COVID-19 vaccine production – National
[ad_1] Vietnam is seeking to buy COVID-19 vaccine production technology and wants to build a plant to supply the COVAX programme, its health ministry said on Tuesday, as the country tries to step up vaccinations to stem a new outbreak of infections. India and South Africa are among developing countries that have been pushing…
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Nearly 4 months since Myanmar coup, military still struggling to quell protests – National
[ad_1] Myanmar pro-democracy supporters took to the streets on Tuesday in several districts, as fighting between the army and anti-junta militias raged in border areas, four months after the military ousted an elected government in a coup. Despite a ferocious crackdown by security forces, Myanmar’s military is still struggling to impose order after arresting Aung San…
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Deaths of children found buried by B.C. residential school mourned at Maskwacis vigil – Edmonton
[ad_1] Dozens of First Nations members south of Edmonton came together Monday night to pay their respects to the 215 children whose remains were discovered at a residential school site in the Kamloops, B.C. area last week. Randy Ermineskin, the chief of Ermineskin Cree Nation and a residential school survivor himself, said the past…
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Calgarians hold another vigil to mourn 215 children found dead at former residential school in B.C. – Calgary
[ad_1] Children’s shoes, teddy bears and candles covered the steps of Calgary City Hall on Monday night as about 200 people gathered to remember the young lives lost to Canada’s residential school system. Read more: Calgarians pay tribute to 215 children found dead at former B.C. residential school The remains of 215 Indigenous children…
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Alberta resumes testing all positive COVID-19 cases for variants as concern grows over B.1.617
[ad_1] Alberta will be getting a clearer picture of COVID-19 variant case numbers and spread as the province is once again going to be testing all positive cases for variants of concern. The province had to press pause on screening all cases May 1 as labs simply didn’t have the capacity to keep up…
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Air Canada paid $10M in COVID-19 bonuses to top execs while negotiating gov’t rescue plan – National
[ad_1] Air Canada paid its top executives and managers a combined $10 million in bonuses tied to the COVID-19 pandemic late last year, despite the airline losing billions of dollars and cutting thousands of jobs in 2020. The bonuses, which were outlined in the airline’s annual proxy circular to shareholders, came with special stock…
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B.C.’s police watchdog investigates Prince George shooting – BC
[ad_1] B.C.’s police watchdog has been called in to investigate the shooting of a suspect in Prince George. RCMP said an officer was conducting an investigation near 15th Avenue and Victoria Street around 7 a.m. Monday when a physical altercation ensued with a male suspect. 1:54 Family of Patricia Wilson speak out about the…
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COVID-19: B.C. high school grads urge province to allow larger celebrations for those vaccinated
[ad_1] Facing a far-from-normal graduation, some in British Columbia’s class of 2021 have a new idea: If they get vaccinated, they can have a bigger celebration. All British Columbians 12 years of age and older are not yet eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. School districts are in charge or organizing graduation ceremonies. Those…