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CanadaJun 09, 2021

PM Trudeau is suggesting a probable link between Sunday's deadly attack in London and online hate

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is suggesting a probable link between Sunday's deadly attack on a Muslim family in London, Ont., and online hate. ``We just had a terrible tragedy a couple of nights ago, where a Muslim family three generations out for a walk on the side of the road, and they were viciously and inexplicably rundown deliberately,'' Trudeau said this morning during an online conference on government and the internet. ``And we don't yet know all the causes or reasons, but there is probably an element of online invitation to violence or access to things that we have to think about.''
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CanadaJun 08, 2021

PM Trudeau, Jagmeet Singh among politicians, dignitaries and community members attending a vigil in London

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling on Canadians to rally around the family and friends of a Muslim family mowed down Sunday evening in what he describes as a terrorist attack. Trudeau told an Ottawa news conference Canadians can do many small things to counter racism.Trudeau is expected to be among the politicians, dignitaries and community members attending a vigil in London, Ontario tonight in support of the victims of Sunday's attack. Four members of a Muslim family were killed in what police said was a deliberate, hate-motivated attack, with a speeding pickup truck used as the weapon
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CanadaJun 08, 2021

Canadian Armed Forces reports 16 military suicides in 2020

The Canadian Armed Forces says 16 service members took their own lives last year. That represents a slight decline from the 20 military suicides reported in 2019, which was the largest number in five years. The new figures nonetheless bring the total number of Canadian military personnel who have died by suicide over the last decade to 191. That is more than the 158 service members who were killed while serving in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014. Military commanders have expressed concern about the mental well-being of those in uniform, particularly given the COVID-19 pandemic and a drop in the
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CanadaJun 08, 2021

London incident that killed four Muslim family members a 'terrorist attack': Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the attack in London, Ont., that killed four members of a Muslim family and left one child in hospital was an act of terrorism.After observing a moment of silence for the victims, Trudeau spoke in the House of Commons and called the incident ``a terrorist attack, motivated by hatred.''Police say a man intentionally drove a truck into the family who were out for a walk on Sunday evening and he targeted them because of their faith.Trudeau says he's horrified by the attack and that his government stands in solidarity with the victims' loved ones during this ext
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CanadaJun 08, 2021

PM Trudeau horrified by the news from London, says Islamophobia has no place in any of our communities

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he stands with the Muslim community in London, Ont., and with Muslims across Canada in the wake of a vehicle attack that killed four people on Sunday. Trudeau says he's horrified by the news. He offered solidarity for the loved ones of those who were ``terrorized'' by the ``act of hatred,'' and expressed sympathy for the injured child. Trudeau says Islamophobia has no place in our communities. PM Justin Trudeau on Twitter: Tweet1 - I’m horrified by the news from London, Ontario. To the loved ones of those who were terrorized by yesterday’s act of hatred,
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CanadaJun 07, 2021

Conservatives are accusing PM Trudeau and his entourage of getting special treatment

The Opposition Conservatives are accusing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his entourage of getting special treatment because they are not staying at a designated quarantine hotel when he comes back from England. Instead Trudeau and his party will stay at a separate Ottawa hotel. Trudeau is travelling to the UK later this week to attend the G-7 leaders summit in Cornwall. The Public Health Agency of Canada says there might be security or other concerns behind the decision not to stay at an airport hotel for three days.
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CanadaJun 07, 2021

'Dark day:' Police say five pedestrians run down in London, Ont., targeted as Muslims

The mayor of London, Ontario says a man who allegedly drove a car into a family standing on a street corner committed an act of ``mass murder.'' Police say the victims were targeted because of their Islamic faith and they have assigned a special team of investigators who deal with hate crimes. Mayor Ed Holder says such an act of hatred must be followed by acts of compassion and solidarity with Muslims. Two women aged 74 and 44, a 46 year old man and a 15 year old girl were killed, and a 9 year old boy was seriously injured. Police have charged 20 year old Nathaniel Veltman with four counts of
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CanadaJun 07, 2021

Moderna seeks Health Canada’s approval for COVID-19 vaccine use in kids 12 and up

Moderna is applying to Health Canada today for its COVID-19 vaccine to be approved for use in teenagers. The Massachusetts-based company says a trial of 2,500 youth aged 12 to 17 in the United States indicated the vaccine was 93 per cent to 100 per cent effective against COVID-19.Moderna is the second vaccine maker to apply for approval for youth; the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was authorized for kids as young as 16 in December and for youth 12 to 15 years old in May. Both companies continue to test their vaccines on children as young as six months with hopes to apply for authorization by the fa
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CanadaJun 04, 2021

PM Trudeau is calling on the Catholic Church to "step up" and take responsibility

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling on the Catholic Church to "step up" and take responsibility for its role in Canada's residential school system. Trudeau says as a Catholic he is deeply disappointed by the position the church has taken in dealing with the tragedy. In what appeared to be a thinly veiled threat, Trudeau said he hopes the church bends to public pressure, before the government is forced to take the issue to court. Indigenous communities have long sought an apology from the Pope for the institution's part in the government-sponsored, church-run schools for Indigenous childre

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