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U.N. seeks full probe into death of Indigenous students at residential schools
The United Nations Human Rights Office is calling on all levels of Canadian governments to investigate the deaths of Indigenous children at residential schools and to intensity efforts to find those w...
Jun 02, 2021
2 charged in Miami Beach; no arrests in other shootings
MIAMI (AP) - Police have charged two suspects with attempted murder in a shooting that wounded two people on Ocean Drive in Miami Beach, but suspects remained elusive Wednesday in two other attacks th...
Jun 02, 2021
City Council to support proposed Alberta coal policy
LETHBRIDGE, AB- City Council members have voted unanimously in support towards a proposed Alberta Coal Restriction Policy. The two key principles in the Alberta Coal Restriction Policy are: No further...
Jun 02, 2021
Veteran politician Herzog elected president of Israel
JERUSALEM (AP) - Isaac Herzog, a veteran politician and the scion of a prominent Israeli family, has been elected president, a largely ceremonial role. An anonymous vote was held Tuesday among the 120...
Jun 02, 2021
Jordan refers 2 to security court over alleged foreign plot
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Jordan has referred the cases of two former senior officials accused of taking part in a foreign plot linked to the half-brother of King Abdullah II to a national security court, ...
Jun 02, 2021
Leibovitz photo fronts memoir by business leader Indra Nooyi
NEW YORK (AP) - After decades of photographing rock stars, movie stars and heads of state, Annie Leibovitz has added a business leader to her portfolio: Former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi. Leibovitz's sho...
Jun 02, 2021
Business wants more pandemic help; vaccine advice takes shape: In The News for June 2
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 2... What we are watching in Canada ... H...
Jun 02, 2021
Federal prison service improperly listened to inmate calls with lawyers: auditors
OTTAWA - An internal audit found that federal prison staff improperly intercepted communication between an inmate and their lawyer in 10 per cent of cases reviewed, amounting to possible breaches of s...
Jun 02, 2021
Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?
As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have begun planning to give second doses in the coming weeks. More than 24 million people across Canada have now...
Jun 02, 2021
Iran's largest navy ship catches fire, sinks in Gulf of Oman
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - The largest ship in the Iranian navy caught fire and later sank Wednesday in the Gulf of Oman under unclear circumstances, semiofficial news agencies reported. The Fars and Tasnim ...
Jun 02, 2021