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Buckingham Palace barred minorities from office jobs in '60s
LONDON (AP) - Buckingham Palace barred ethnic minorities from office jobs during the 1960s, the Guardian newspaper reported Thursday, citing documents in Britain's National Archives. The revelation, p...
Jun 03, 2021
Moving forward on MMIWG findings, Quebec vaccination rates: In The News for June 3
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 3 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Jun 03, 2021
Liberals, Tories take clashing views of China criticism as anti-Asian racism surges
OTTAWA - Liberals and Conservatives have stumbled into a thorny debate over fears that criticism of China can bleed into bigotry, as wariness of the global superpower rises alongside incidents of anti...
Jun 03, 2021
Two years after MMIWG report, Ottawa releases preliminary national plan
OTTAWA - Two years after the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls released its sweeping findings, a plan to move forward on its 231 calls to justice is finally being p...
Jun 03, 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 24.5 million people across Canada have n...
Jun 03, 2021
Two Quebec cities most affected by pandemic have lower COVID-19 vaccination rates
MONTREAL - Two of the Quebec cities most affected by COVID-19 - Montreal and its northern suburb Laval, Que., - have among the lowest vaccination rates in the province, according to data from Quebec's...
Jun 03, 2021
Identifying children's remains at B.C. residential school stalled by lack of records
VANCOUVER - A lack of access to records and first-hand data would hinder the ability to identify the remains of 215 children found at a former residential school in Kamloops, says the director of the ...
Jun 03, 2021
Bichette, Blue Jays rally for 3 in 9th to beat Marlins 6-5
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scored the winning run on Joe Panik's sacrifice fly, capping a three-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning that gave the Toronto Blue Jays a 6-5 victor...
Jun 02, 2021
MLA Stephan: Public inquiry, full cost analysis needed on COVID restrictions
Dear Friends,This is the text of a member statement that I made in the legislature today:"Last Wednesday, Canada Strong and Free Network hosted a virtual meeting titled "COVID: Getting to a Fear Free ...
Jun 02, 2021
Residential school survivors can legally reclaim their traditional names for free
The Government of Alberta is making it easier for survivors of residential schools and their families to legally change their names to reflect their Indigenous roots.Indigenous Relations Minister Rick...
Jun 02, 2021