'We want to feel safe, we want to feel loved'; Muslim community mourns as Afzaal family buried
As the procession left O'Neil Funeral Home Saturday afternoon, Londoners were there, wearing purple ribbons, and putting their hands over their hearts
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RCMP officer, 26, killed during Sask. traffic stop
Const. Shelby Patton of the Indian Head RCMP detachment was killed while on-duty on Saturday morning, according to Saskatchewan RCMP.
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UPDATED | 'Taken too soon': Funeral service held for London, Ont. family killed in vehicle attack
Hundreds gathered in London, Ont. on Saturday at the public funeral for four members of a Pakistani-Canadian family who were killed in an attack that police have called a hate crime. The public was invited to join in celebrating the lives of Talat Afzaal, 74, her son Salman Afzaal, 46, his wife Madiha Salman, 44, and their 15-year-old daughter Yumnah Salman.
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Massive jade boulder back on display at B.C. store after heist
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Police in western New Brunswick continue manhunt for shooting suspect
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Ontario shortens AstraZeneca dose interval to eight weeks
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Ontario reports more than 500 new COVID-19 cases for third straight day
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'Pick a Sunday:' Indigenous leaders ask Catholics to stay home, push for apology
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Man accused of double-murder visits Barrie, Ont. home where two men died
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'We want to feel safe, we want to feel loved'; Muslim community mourns as Afzaal family buried
As the procession left O'Neil Funeral Home Saturday afternoon, Londoners were there, wearing purple ribbons, and putting their hands over their hearts
'There were folks with tears in their eyes': Community saddened by the loss of Chester Playhouse in Nova Scotia
Chester Playhouse, often described as the heart of the community, went up in flames on Friday. Fire tore through the 83-year-old structure.
Victoria postpones Canada Day plans in light of residential school deaths
The City of Victoria is no longer planning to host a virtual Canada Day celebration on July 1 and will instead create a broadcast focused on broader Canadian history with guidance from local Lekwungen people.
Theodore Tugboat pushes off for uncharted waters after 21 years in Halifax Harbour
Theodore Tugboat, an icon of the Halifax Harbour for the last 21 years, is about to embark on a new journey to Hamilton, Ont.
Man accused of double-murder visits Barrie, Ont. home where two men died
With his hands and ankles in cuffs, Dyrrin Daley was led inside the William Street home where the Crown attorney said he brutally murdered James and Nick Pasowisty four years ago.
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Habs owner sends Jets fan new jersey after alleged attack in Montreal after Game 4
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BARRIE
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Body of 21-year-old man suspected of drowning recovered
A 21-year-old man has died while swimming in the water at beach area 2 in Wasaga Beach Saturday afternoon.
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Getting to 2 million: Barrie's Will Dwyer sets a new fundraising goal for the Terry Fox Run
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Barrie's Open Air Dunlop program officially launches for second year
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Edmonton
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Alberta launches COVID-19 vaccination lottery with three $1 million prizes
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Alberta's vaccination rate 1.5 per cent away from reaching Stage 3 of reopening plan
Alberta continues to inch toward its third stage of reopening with now only 1.5 per cent of the population needing a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
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'Renew your domain name before it expires': Alta. cabinet minister locked out of own website
Alberta’s education minister's website has been hijacked after the minister did not renew the site’s licence.
KITCHENER
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Another 65 cases reported in Waterloo Region, active cases go up by 21
The active COVID-19 case count in Waterloo Region has increased by 21 as health officials report 65 new cases on Saturday.
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UPDATED | 'Taken too soon': Funeral service held for London, Ont. family killed in vehicle attack
Hundreds gathered in London, Ont. on Saturday at the public funeral for four members of a Pakistani-Canadian family who were killed in an attack that police have called a hate crime. The public was invited to join in celebrating the lives of Talat Afzaal, 74, her son Salman Afzaal, 46, his wife Madiha Salman, 44, and their 15-year-old daughter Yumnah Salman.
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‘Wonderful to be putting food on plates’: Guelph patios packed on second day of Ontario reopening
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LONDON
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'We want to feel safe, we want to feel loved'; Muslim community mourns as Afzaal family buried
As the procession left O'Neil Funeral Home Saturday afternoon, Londoners were there, wearing purple ribbons, and putting their hands over their hearts
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UPDATED | 'Taken too soon': Funeral service held for London, Ont. family killed in vehicle attack
Hundreds gathered in London, Ont. on Saturday afternoon at the public funeral for four members of a Pakistani-Canadian family who were killed in an attack that police have called a hate crime. The public was invited to join in celebrating the lives of Talat Afzaal, 74, her son Salman Afzaal, 46, his wife Madiha Salman, 44, and their 15-year-old daughter Yumnah Salman.
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Restrictions loosen for outdoor sports and activities, in Step One of Roadmap to Reopen
Outdoor sport enthusiasts are rejoicing this weekend as Ontario enters Step One of the Roadmap to Reopen plan.
NORTHERN ONTARIO
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Camp sites reopen across the northeast
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Timmins man with Autism uses exercise to challenge himself and help others
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Alpaca farm owners looking for a buyer
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OTTAWA
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Ontario sending 13,000 additional COVID-19 vaccines to Ottawa pharmacies, mayor says
Mayor Jim Watson says Ottawa pharmacies will receive thousands of additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine, as the Ontario government accelerates the timeline to receive second doses.
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Ottawa police investigate Saturday afternoon shooting in Orleans
Ottawa paramedics say a man was treated for gunshot wounds after a late afternoon shooting in Orleans.
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OPH reports 13 new COVID-19 cases in Ottawa; weekly per capita rate falls below 20
Ottawa Public Health says 13 more people in Ottawa have tested positive for COVID-19 and one more person has died.
Regina
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RCMP officer, 26, killed during Sask. traffic stop
Const. Shelby Patton of the Indian Head RCMP detachment was killed while on-duty on Saturday morning, according to Saskatchewan RCMP.
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Sask. confirms 106 COVID-19 cases, 1 death
The Government of Saskatchewan reported 106 new COVID-19 cases, one death and 135 recoveries on Saturday.
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Residential school cemetery in Regina turned into gathering site, memorial for survivors
The burial site of at least 35 Indigenous children who attended the Regina Indian Industrial School has become a gathering place and memorial following the discovery of remains at a residential school in Kamloops, B.C.
TORONTO
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Ontario shortens AstraZeneca dose interval to eight weeks
Ontarians who received their first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine will be able to get their second dose after eight weeks with informed consent.
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UPDATED | 'Taken too soon': Funeral service held for London, Ont. family killed in vehicle attack
Hundreds gathered in London, Ont. on Saturday at the public funeral for four members of a Pakistani-Canadian family who were killed in an attack that police have called a hate crime. The public was invited to join in celebrating the lives of Talat Afzaal, 74, her son Salman Afzaal, 46, his wife Madiha Salman, 44, and their 15-year-old daughter Yumnah Salman.
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Toronto residents walk in Scarborough to honour Muslim family killed in attack, condemn hate
It's been six days since four members of a Muslim family in London, Ont., were killed in an attack that police have called a hate crime, and for many, the grief hasn't stopped.
Windsor
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'We want to feel safe, we want to feel loved'; Muslim community mourns as Afzaal family buried
As the procession left O'Neil Funeral Home Saturday afternoon, Londoners were there, wearing purple ribbons, and putting their hands over their hearts
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WECHU reports 10 new COVID-19 cases, zero deaths
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit reported 10 new cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths on Saturday.
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Open Air Weekends return to Amherstburg
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WINNIPEG
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Winnipeg anti-restriction rally goes ahead despite speaker Maxime Bernier’s arrest
Despite the arrest of its headline speaker, an anti-restriction rally in Winnipeg went on Saturday afternoon.
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‘Ended up with a hole in our upstairs wall’: high winds topple trees, damage home
The cleanup has begun in parts on Manitoba as Friday’s gusting winds toppled trees and damaged at least one home.
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Five deaths, 294 new cases of COVID-19 in Manitoba on Saturday
Five more people have died from COVID-19 in Manitoba, four of the deaths linked to variants of concern.
Politics
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Trudeau, Biden talk reopening Canada-U.S. border at G7 summit
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and United States President Joe Biden talked about the border between their two countries today while both are in England for an international leaders' summit.
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Public safety minister can't promise tabling of online hate bill before House rises
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says that while progress has been made on the creation of a bill to combat online hate, it's uncertain whether it will be brought forward before June 23, when the House of Commons rises for summer recess.
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China up for discussion at G7 Leaders' Summit, but also back home in Canada
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Canada to share up to 100M COVID-19 vaccine doses with developing nations
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Feds lose attempt to block human rights inquiry into blood ban
The federal government has lost its attempt to block a Canadian Human Rights Commission inquiry into Health Canada's role in a policy that prohibits sexually active gay men as well as some other folks in the LGBTQ2S+ community from donating blood.
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Maxime Bernier released hours after arrest in Manitoba
Maxime Bernier, the leader of the People's Party of Canada, has been released after he was arrested by Manitoba RCMP for allegedly violating public health orders.
World
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Biden urges G7 leaders to call out and compete with China
Leaders of the world's largest economies unveiled an infrastructure plan Saturday for the developing world to compete with China's global initiatives, but they were searching for a consensus on how to forcefully to call out Beijing over human rights abuses.
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Police arrest 1 of 2 in Austin mass shooting that wounded 14
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Evidence in Mexico serial killer's house suggests 17 victims
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Rash of mass shootings stirs U.S. fears heading into summer
Two people were killed and at least 30 others wounded in mass shootings overnight in three states, authorities said Saturday, stoking concerns that a spike in U.S. gun violence could continue into summer as coronavirus restrictions ease and more people are free to socialize.
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Queen shows off sword skills by cutting cake during G7 in Cornwall
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Biden to name Pulse Nightclub a national memorial
U.S. President Joe Biden said on the fifth anniversary of a mass shooting at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida, that he will sign a bill naming the site as a national memorial.
Canada
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'We want to feel safe, we want to feel loved'; Muslim community mourns as Afzaal family buried
As the procession left O'Neil Funeral Home Saturday afternoon, Londoners were there, wearing purple ribbons, and putting their hands over their hearts
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RCMP officer, 26, killed during Sask. traffic stop
Const. Shelby Patton of the Indian Head RCMP detachment was killed while on-duty on Saturday morning, according to Saskatchewan RCMP.
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UPDATED | 'Taken too soon': Funeral service held for London, Ont. family killed in vehicle attack
Hundreds gathered in London, Ont. on Saturday at the public funeral for four members of a Pakistani-Canadian family who were killed in an attack that police have called a hate crime. The public was invited to join in celebrating the lives of Talat Afzaal, 74, her son Salman Afzaal, 46, his wife Madiha Salman, 44, and their 15-year-old daughter Yumnah Salman.
Health
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Canadian parents frustrated with lack of autism support seek solutions in the U.S.
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Candida auris: The killer fungus that's quietly spreading in hospitals and beyond
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Health Canada not releasing more than 300K doses of J&J vaccine over possible quality control issue
Health Canada says it 'will not be releasing' the more than 300,000 Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine doses that arrived in the country in April due to a possible quality control issue.
Entertainment
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Rapper Polo G is arrested in Miami after album release party
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Jeffrey Toobin Returns to CNN After Exposing Himself on Zoom Call
CNN said it would bring legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin back to its roster of contributors after he was suspended from his main place of employment for exposing himself during a Zoom call with colleagues.
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Teen who recorded George Floyd's arrest, death wins Pulitzer nod
The teenager who pulled out her cellphone and began recording when she saw George Floyd being pinned to the ground by a Minneapolis police officer was given a special citation by the Pulitzer Prizes on Friday for her video that helped to launch a global movement to protest racial injustice.
Sci-Tech
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Scientists create 'vegan spider silk' as alternative to single-use plastics
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Many North American birds have names with racist roots. That's beginning to change
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Photos show Chinese rover on dusty, rocky Martian surface
The dusty, rocky Martian surface and a Chinese rover and lander bearing small national flags were seen in photos released Friday that the rover took on the red planet.
Business
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Canadian drug companies want new pricing regs delayed again until after pandemic
Almost three dozen Canadian pharmaceutical companies made a direct appeal to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last month to delay the new drug pricing regulations for a third time.
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Fashion brand Forever 21 returns to Canada with collections in Hudson's Bay stores
The clothing brand Forever 21 is making a return to the Canadian market after an agreement with Hudson's Bay Co. allowing them to offer collections inside the department store.
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Pattie Lovett-Reid: It's tough for today's graduates, but you can control how you respond
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Autos
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Airstream unveils a camper van that you can take off-road
Airstream has long been famous for its classic shiny camper trailers that can be parked along the smooth dirt driving paths of campsites that have hook-ups for electricity and plumbing. But now it has come out with its four-wheel-drive off-road camper van for those who want to get even further off the beaten path.
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Arkansas state trooper sued for allegedly causing a pregnant woman's car to flip during traffic stop
An Arkansas woman is suing a state trooper after she claims he performed a dangerous pursuit intervention technique manoeuvre during a traffic stop, which caused her vehicle to flip on its top as she attempted to pull over.
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GM to recall some 2021 cars for faulty air bag warning light
The U.S. government's highway safety agency approved a request by General Motors to recall four 2021 vehicle makes due to a malfunctioning air bag warning light.
Lifestyle
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China's wandering elephants on the move again
China's famed wandering elephants are on the move again, heading southwest while a male who broke from the herd is still keeping his distance.
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'I would do it again': Harvard-bound high school grad gives her US$40k scholarship away
A Massachusetts high school graduate who is heading to Harvard University, was recently awarded an additional US$40,000 scholarship for books, computers and living expenses but she turned it down.
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TikTok dry scooping challenge is 'very dangerous,' experts say
With the TikTok 'dry scooping' challenge taking off on the social media platform, health and nutrition experts say the trend is dangerous and can lead to serious health and safety concerns.
Sports
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Denmark's Christian Eriksen taken to hospital, is stable after collapsing in Euro 2020 match
Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen was taken to a hospital Saturday after collapsing on the field during a match at the European Championship, leading to the game being suspended for more than 90 minutes.
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Montreal Canadiens, Vegas Golden Knights set to square off in NHL semifinals
The Montreal Canadiens will face the Vegas Golden Knights in the Stanley Cup semifinals, with Game 1 set to go on Monday.
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Tokyo Olympics still undecided on fans -- or no fans at all
The question of allowing any fans into Tokyo Olympic venues is still being debated with a decision unlikely to be announced before the end of the month.