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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Friday, June 11, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 04:00 a.m. ET on Friday, June 11, 2021. There are 1,398,274 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,398,274 confirmed cases (19,253 active, 1,353,148 resolved, 25,873 deaths).

Jun 11, 2021 2:00 AM Read more >

National group concerned about provincial reopening plans in light of COVID variant

Some provinces hit hard by the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic have moved toward shedding more public health restrictions, but a national group is calling for those governments to slow their plans.

Jun 10, 2021 7:57 PM Read more >

Systemic review of B.C. government supports for Indigenous children required: report

VICTORIA — The circumstances surrounding the overdose death of a 17-year-old on her birthday are related to the alienating experiences of thousands of Indigenous children forced to attend Canada's residential schools, says British Columbia's children

Jun 10, 2021 7:40 PM Read more >

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 8:30 p.m. Yukon has announced three new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and one probable infection in the territory.

Jun 10, 2021 7:37 PM Read more >

Alberta finance minister defends $1.3B loss on Keystone XL as 'calculated decision'

EDMONTON — Alberta’s finance minister says the province's $1.3-billion investment of taxpayers’ money in the now-defunct Keystone XL oil pipeline project was a prudent gamble given the potential payoff in profits and jobs.

Jun 10, 2021 5:10 PM Read more >

PM to get short list of potential governor general candidates in a few days

OTTAWA — Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc says a short list of potential candidates to become Canada's next governor general will be in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's hands in "the next few days.

Jun 10, 2021 4:57 PM Read more >

Trudeau lands in England for G7 summit as leaders pressed to share COVID-19 vaccines

CORNWALL, ENGLAND — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau landed in England on Thursday ahead of a three-day summit with fellow G7 leaders amid growing pressure on Canada to share COVID-19 vaccines with low-income countries.

Jun 10, 2021 4:55 PM Read more >

Liberals table bill to make criminal pardons quicker, cheaper

OTTAWA — The federal government is tabling legislation to make it easier and less expensive to obtain a criminal pardon.

Jun 10, 2021 4:52 PM Read more >

Father of man accused in anti-Muslim attack in London, Ont., calls it 'senseless act'

The deadly attack against a Muslim family in southwestern Ontario was "a senseless act," the father of the man accused in what police believe was a deliberate hate crime said Thursday.

Jun 10, 2021 4:44 PM Read more >

Citing distractions, New Brunswick Green MP Jenica Atwin crosses floor to Liberals

New Brunswick MP Jenica Atwin announced Thursday she has left the Green party to join the Liberal caucus mainly due to internal strife among the Greens over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Jun 10, 2021 4:44 PM Read more >