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Canada Day festivities and the Old Sam logo; In The News for June 30
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 30 ... What...
Jun 30, 2020
'No celebrations': Indigenous communities, leaders share Canada Day frustrations
VANCOUVER - Jess Housty can't remember the last time Canada Day was celebrated in the Heiltsuk Nation. Housty lives in the coastal B.C. town of Bella Bella where the Heiltsuk Nation is ...
Jun 30, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 2 a.m. ET on June 30, 2020: There are 103,918 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 55,390 confirmed (including 5,485 deaths, 24,602 ...
Jun 30, 2020
Raptors Uprising GC sets NBA 2K League mark with 11th straight win to open season
TORONTO - Raptors Uprising GC recorded its 11th straight victory Monday, sweeping Heat Check Gaming in their best-of-three esports series to set an NBA 2K League record for consecutive wins to st...
Jun 29, 2020
AP sources: White House aware of Russian bounties in 2019
Top officials in the White House were aware in early 2019 of classified intelligence indicating Russia was secretly offering bounties to the Taliban for the deaths of Americans, a full year earlier th...
Jun 29, 2020
Poll suggests COVID-19 not changing Canada Day for many Canadians
OTTAWA - COVID-19 means the true north is not entirely free this Canada Day, but a new survey suggests that's not going to change how many people mark the holiday. Leger Marketing and the Associa...
Jun 29, 2020
B.C. says show us evidence safe to fly if airlines drop in-flight distancing
VICTORIA - British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix says he wants to see the evidence that it's safe for the country's two largest airlines to drop their in-flight distancing policies during t...
Jun 29, 2020
SHA advises possible COVID-19 exposure at Sunnyside Bar in Emma Lake
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is issuing an advisory of a possible COVID-19 exposure at Sunnyside Bar in Emma Lake.According to a media release, the SHA got confirmation that a person who wa...
Jun 29, 2020
Venezuela's Maduro orders EU envoy to leave after sanctions
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro ordered the European Union's ambassador to leave the country on Monday hours after the bloc that's pushing for a democratic transition hit sever...
Jun 29, 2020
PAGC 'disturbed' by use of force in Facebook video; calls for meeting with Mayor and police
The leadership of the Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) has called for a meeting with Mayor Greg Dionne and Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS) Chief Jon Bergen after a video surfaced on Facebook sho...
Jun 29, 2020
