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CanadaJul 05, 2021

Canada's Auger-Aliassime, Shapovalov advance to Wimbledon quarterfinals

Canadians Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov are through to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. Auger-Aliassime moved on with a 6-4, 7-6 (6), 3-6, 3-6, 6-4 upset over fourth-ranked German Alexander Zverev on Monday. Earlier, Shapovalov posted a 6-1, 6-3, 7-5 victory over Roberto Bautista Agut. Auger-Aliassime withstood a comeback attempt from Zverev and earned what he called ''surely the best victory of my life.'' The 20-year-old from Montreal will face Matteo Berrettini next. The match finished under a closed roof on No. 1 Court after a brief rain delay early in the fifth set. Auger-Alia
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CanadaJul 05, 2021

40 per cent of Canadians 12 and older fully vaccinated against the novel coronavirus; 78 per cent have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine

The COVID-19 Tracker Canada is reporting about 40 per cent of Canadians 12 and older are fully vaccinated against the novel coronavirus. The volunteer-run website says around 78 per cent of people 12 and older have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Meanwhile, starting today, fully vaccinated Canadians and permanent residents will be able to skip the 14-day quarantine when they return to the country. The federal government is expecting to receive 3.7 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccines this week, bringing the total of COVID-19 vaccine deliveries above 53.7 million doses. The n
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CanadaJul 05, 2021

Trudeau hits road for green announcement in campaign-style appearance

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is back on the road doling out hundreds of millions of dollars in climate spending from his Liberal government. Seeing the prime minister behind a podium not talking about COVID-19 is a marked shift from what millions of Canadians have grown used to over the past year. Trudeau's announcement from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., to give a steel plant up to $420 million to phase out coal-fired steelmaking fanned expectations that his government is preparing to send Canadians to the polls. He says the groundwork for the announcement was laid out in the Liberals' spring budge
CanadaJul 02, 2021

PM Trudeau receives second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has received his second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. The prime minister got a shot of Moderna this morning, following his first dose of Oxford-AstraZeneca earlier this year. He received his vaccine at a Rexall pharmacy in Ottawa where he told the pharmacist he was ``very excited'' to get his second dose. Trudeau told her he had a tough night of slight chills and fevers after his first dose, and she warned it would be a little worse this time. He said he knows, because his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau got her second dose yesterday and had a rough sleep. The pharmac
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CanadaJul 02, 2021

Federal government stands ready to provide whatever support people need in British Columbia: PM Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government stands ready to provide whatever support people need in British Columbia. A wildfire has devastated the town of Lytton and an extreme heat-wave is scorching towns and cities right across the province. Trudeau says while our thoughts today are with families that are grieving, we also have to recognize that extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and climate change is playing a significant role. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says federal officials have been reaching out to their provincial counterparts. Trudeau says we need to
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CanadaJul 01, 2021

PM Trudeau used his Canada Day message to outline what we can do to make the country a better place for everyone

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he and his family will spend Canada Day having conversations about why many Indigenous Peoples are not celebrating this country today. He used his Canada Day message to outline what we can do to make the country a better place for everyone. Some communities have cancelled or scaled back their Canada Day celebrations following the recent discoveries of hundreds of unmarked graves near former residential schools in BC and Saskatchewan. This is a very unusual Canada Day. Many festivities are cancelled or scaled back not only by the COVID-19 pandemic, but by the
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CanadaJun 30, 2021

Statistics Canada says economy contracted 0.3 per cent in April

Statistics Canada says the economy contracted in April as real gross domestic product posted its first decline since April 2020 during the first wave of the pandemic.The agency says real gross domestic product fell 0.3 per cent in April.The result compared with an initial estimate for April for a drop of 0.8 per cent.Statistics Canada says its preliminary estimate for May shows a drop of 0.3 per cent as many restrictions were still in place through the month as the country grappled with the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.The decline in April, as well as the early estimate for May, put ov
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CanadaJun 29, 2021

Study of deaths related to the COVID-19 pandemic estimates the number of deaths could be much higher than currently reported in Canada

The latest study of deaths related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada estimates the number of deaths could much higher than currently reported. A study commissioned by the Royal Society of Canada found about six-thousand deaths between February and November of last year were linked to the pandemic but appeared to have gone undetected, unreported or unattributed to the virus. Dr. Tara Moriarty led the study and estimates, if fatalities have been missed at the same rate since last November, the overall number of deaths may be two times higher than the reported number of just over 26-thousand. T
CanadaJun 29, 2021

New all-time record set in B.C. as heat wave grips the West, slides into Manitoba

A record-breaking heat wave could ease over parts of British Columbia, Yukon and Northwest Territories by tomorrow but any reprieve for the Prairie provinces is further off.Environment Canada says the "historic" weather system shattered 103 heat records across B.C., Alberta, Yukon and N.W.T. yesterday.Those records include a new Canadian all-time high temperature of 47.9 C set in Lytton, B.C., smashing the previous record of 46.6 set in the same village a day earlier.All-time maximum temperature records were also set in the Alberta communities of Jasper, Grande Prairie and Hendrickson Creek f

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AlbertaJun 05, 2026

Edmonton police charge man in alleged sexual offences involving minor, seek additional victims

Edmonton police have charged a 30-year-old man in connection with alleged sexual offences involving a minor and say investigators believe there may be additional victims. According to the Edmonton Police Service, Brian Brook Kaskamin was arrested on June 2 and faces several charges, including sexual offences involving a minor and administering an intoxicating substance. The allegations have not been tested in court. Police allege Kaskamin used the Grindr app to contact minors and would often invite vulnerable youth to his residence in northeast Edmonton. Investigators said they are concerned t
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BCJun 05, 2026

Vancouver police seize drugs, cash and weapons in Downtown Eastside trafficking investigation

Vancouver Police say officers seized more than $79,000 worth of illegal drugs, cash and weapons following a targeted drug trafficking investigation in the city's Downtown Eastside. According to a Vancouver Police Department release, the operation, known as Project Bingo, began in December 2025 after investigators observed suspected drug trafficking activity at a single-room occupancy (SRO) building near East Hastings Street and Princess Avenue. Police said investigators spent approximately six months gathering evidence before executing a search warrant at the building last month. Officers repo
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BCJun 05, 2026

No injuries reported after shots fired from moving vehicle at Nanaimo park

Nanaimo RCMP are investigating after shots were reportedly fired from a moving vehicle toward people gathered at a local park on Wednesday evening. According to police, the incident occurred at about 8:40 p.m. at Knowles Park near the intersection of Old Victoria Road and Rainier Street. Witnesses reported that the suspects were travelling in a white Audi vehicle carrying multiple occupants. Police said the vehicle left the area immediately after the shooting. No injuries were reported. Investigators believe the shooting was targeted and not a random attack on members of the public. RCMP have
BCJun 05, 2026

B.C. adds 25,000 jobs in May as unemployment rate holds at 6.8%

British Columbia added 25,000 jobs in May, according to the latest Labour Force Survey released by Statistics Canada, reversing part of the employment losses recorded earlier this year. The gain follows a three-month period from February through April during which the province lost approximately 40,000 jobs. Despite the increase in employment, B.C.'s overall unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.8 per cent. According to Statistics Canada data, much of the job growth was concentrated in the construction and manufacturing sectors. B.C. Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Minister Ravi
CanadaJun 05, 2026

Canada joins 11 international partners in calling for restraint amid Lebanon–Israel attacks

Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has joined counterparts from 11 international partners, including Australia and Denmark, in issuing a joint statement expressing concern over ongoing attacks between Lebanon and Israel. The ministers welcomed ongoing ceasefire efforts aimed at reducing tensions in the region and called on all parties to exercise maximum restraint to prevent further escalation. According to the joint statement, civilians must be protected at all times. The ministers said the people of Lebanon have already endured significant hardship and stressed the importance of s