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The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada on Tuesday, June 29, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 10:45 a.m. Prince Edward Island is reporting one new case of COVID-19 today. Health officials say the case involves a person in ...
Jun 29, 2021
Runway overshoot that destroyed 747 cargo jet in Halifax caused by many factors: TSB
HALIFAX - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says several factors contributed to a 2018 runway overshoot that destroyed a Boeing 747 cargo jet at Halifax Stanfield International Airport. In its...
Jun 29, 2021
Top US general says security in Afghanistan deteriorating
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The U.S.'s top general in Afghanistan on Tuesday gave a sobering assessment of the country's deteriorating security situation as America winds down its so-called "forever war...
Jun 29, 2021
Wayne Simmonds signs two-year contract extension with Toronto Maple Leafs
TORONTO - Veteran forward Wayne Simmonds has signed a two-year contract extension with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The team says his contract has an average annual value of $900,000. Simmonds, 32, played...
Jun 29, 2021
‘You forget how tall you are’: Paralyzed Humboldt Bronco able to stand during physio
CALGARY, AB. -- Behind his face mask, sweat glistening on his forehead, Ryan Straschnitzki was smiling.The 22-year-old, paralyzed from the chest down when a bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos junior ho...
Jun 29, 2021
Heat wave dubbed ‘dangerous,’ ‘historic’ bakes much of Western Canada
VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Environment Canada warns the torrid heat wave that has settled over much of Western Canada won't lift for days, although parts of British Columbia and Yukon could see some relief so...
Jun 29, 2021
South African court orders ex-president to jail for contempt
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma has been found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to 15 months in prison for defying a court order to appear before an inquiry pro...
Jun 29, 2021
Scorching temperatures, calls to end Ethiopian aid funding : In The News for June 29
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 29 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jun 29, 2021
'Information is missing': Quebec teachers want Indigenous history taught differently
MONTREAL - First Nations leaders and Quebec history teachers say the timing is right to reset the way Indigenous history is taught in primary and secondary schools across the province. The recent disc...
Jun 29, 2021
Ottawa must stop aid to Ethiopia in light of human rights violations: advocates
Ottawa should stop sending millions of dollars in aid to the Ethiopian government and push for creating a no-fly zone and delivering air-dropped food aid to the people of the Tigray region, who have b...
Jun 29, 2021