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Victoria's Canada Day event scrapped in wake of residential school discovery
VICTORIA - City councillors in Victoria have voted unanimously to cancel a planned Canada Day broadcast in order to permit a "thoughtful reflection" of what it means to be Canadian. A statement from t...
Jun 11, 2021
Farmers Day being marked June 11
UFA says it will be celebrating farmers and ranchers today.Every year, the company designates the second Friday in June as Farmer's Day.UFA vice president of agribusiness and supply chains Glenn Bingl...
Jun 11, 2021
Indigenous monitor role appointment faces privacy concerns: B.C. police watchdog
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia's police watchdog has run into complications as it works to name an Indigenous civilian monitor for its investigation of the shooting death of a Tla-o-qui-aht man in Fe...
Jun 11, 2021
Reopening worries and wake of sorrow: In The News for June 11
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of June 11 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jun 11, 2021
Canada still mum on vaccine-sharing details as G7 summit kicks off in Cornwall, U.K.
CORNWALL, ENGLAND - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau enters the first day of the G7 summit as the only leader who has yet to pledge how many vaccine doses his country will donate to less wealthy nations....
Jun 11, 2021
Montreal Canadiens, Vegas Golden Knights set to square off in NHL semifinals
The Montreal Canadiens will face the Vegas Golden Knights in the Stanley Cup semifinals, with Game 1 set to go on Monday. The Golden Knights became the final team to qualify for the semifinals with a ...
Jun 11, 2021
Feds face calls for inquiry into military's handling of Iraq war crime reports
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government is facing calls for an independent inquiry following allegations the military failed to respond to a complaint three years ago that Iraqi forces being trained b...
Jun 11, 2021
Golden Knights top Avalanche 6-3, reach Stanley Cup semis
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Alex Pietrangelo scored his first goal of the postseason to break a tie late in the second period, and the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Colorado Avalanche 6-3 in Game 6 of their ...
Jun 10, 2021
Lawmakers remove state legislator over Oregon Capitol breach
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Lawmakers in Oregon on Thursday night expelled a Republican legislator who let violent, far-right protesters into the Statehouse. Rep. Mike Nearman was the first member of the House...
Jun 10, 2021
Keuchel, Grandal lead White Sox past Blue Jays 5-2
CHICAGO (AP) - Dallas Keuchel pitched six effective innings, Yasmani Grandal homered and the Chicago White Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 on Thursday night. Led by Keuchel, Chicago closed out a 5-...
Jun 10, 2021