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Confusion over mask advice and Leafs hit the ice; In The News for June 10
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 10 ... --- ...
Jun 10, 2020
Greta Thunberg pushes Canada, Norway, on climate before UN Security Council vote
OTTAWA - Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg is urging developing island nations to use the upcoming United Nations Security Council election as leverage to push Canada and Norway to ste...
Jun 10, 2020
A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown
Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: Newfoundland and Labrador ...
Jun 10, 2020
Teach Black history to fight racism, starting in elementary school: students
VANCOUVER - Daniel Afolabi remembers one soccer game in particular at age nine in Okotoks, Alta., when a player on the opposing team refused to shake his hand. "He goes 'I don't want to...
Jun 10, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on June 10, 2020: There are 96,653 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 53,185 confirmed (inclu...
Jun 10, 2020
Teach Black history to fight racism, starting in elementary school: students
VANCOUVER - Daniel Afolabi remembers one soccer game in particular at age nine in Okotoks, Alta., when a player on the opposing team refused to shake his hand. "He goes 'I don't want to...
Jun 10, 2020
Poisson thankful for time with the Spruce Kings
While there will be a large returning cast of players from the 2019-2020 Spruce Kings returning to Prince George for next season, a few fan favourites will not.This includes North Vancouver product Ni...
Jun 09, 2020
PG Farmers Market opens 25th year with some changes
The Prince George Farmers Market opened up for the first time this year over the weekend after being delayed due to COVID-19. While some adjustments were made to allow the market to open, still not ev...
Jun 09, 2020
1 new case of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 10 in B.C.
VICTORIA- One new case of COVID-19 in the Northern Health Region was announced in today's COVID-19 provincial update.The one new case brings the north's total to 66 cases, this after a case was missed...
Jun 09, 2020
'Almost complete loss' of early salmon runs at Fraser River slide last year: DFO
OTTAWA - Early runs of Stuart and Chinook salmon were devastated last year because they couldn't make it past a massive landslide on British Columbia's Fraser River. Officials with...
Jun 09, 2020