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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 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday, June 11, 2021. There are 1,399,716 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,399,716 confirmed cases (18,411 active,...
Jun 11, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Friday, June 11, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Friday, June 11, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 452,000 new vaccinations administered for a total of 28,167,7...
Jun 11, 2021
Former Canadian ice dancing champion Kaitlyn Weaver comes out as queer woman
Pride month means a little bit more to Canadian figure skater Kaitlyn Weaver this year. The two-time Olympian and former Canadian ice dancing champion publicly came out as a queer woman on Friday in a...
Jun 11, 2021
First batch of J&J COVID vaccines won't be released in Canada, quality control issues
OTTAWA - More than 300,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson single-shot COVID-19 vaccine will not be released for use in Canada. The vaccines were quarantined in April before they were distributed t...
Jun 11, 2021
Queen Elizabeth honors key women in UK's rapid vaccine drive
LONDON (AP) - Queen Elizabeth II has used her birthday honors list to celebrate those at the forefront of the U.K.'s rapid rollout of COVID-19 vaccines over the past few months, which has been credite...
Jun 11, 2021
Indigenous leaders ask Catholic congregants to push for residential school apology
Indigenous leaders in Saskatchewan are calling on Catholics to stand in solidarity with residential school survivors by not attending church services. Vice-chief David Pratt of the Federation of Sover...
Jun 11, 2021
Quebec health officials weigh Montreal Canadiens' request for more fans
MONTREAL - Quebec's Health Department says the Montreal Canadiens have made a request to increase capacity during home games at the Bell Centre. It said in an emailed statement Friday the request is b...
Jun 11, 2021
Akim Aliu, Hockey Diversity Alliance continue push to end racism in hockey
In the midst of a global pandemic, Akim Aliu has been places he'd never dreamt of. The former NHLer has gone from sharing his experiences as a Black hockey player on social media to gracing the covers...
Jun 11, 2021
B.C. premier says changes to U.S. cruise ship rules remain temporary
VICTORIA - British Columbia's premier says legislation proposed in the United States that would scrap a long-standing requirement for American cruise ships to dock at a foreign port between domestic s...
Jun 11, 2021
Canada's top speedskaters back on Olympic Oval ice after months without it
CALGARY - Canada's top speedskaters have started getting back to normal after a double-whammy winter of a pandemic and no ice in Calgary's Olympic Oval. The reinstalled ice, after a hiatus of almost n...
Jun 11, 2021