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Indigenous billboard artwork, second vaccine dose expansion: In The News for June 23

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 23 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Jun 23, 2021

MPs scramble to pass priority bills before summer but they could stall in Senate

OTTAWA - The House of Commons is poised to break today for the summer - and possibly for an election - after giving eleventh-hour approval to what the minority Liberal government considers its priorit...

Jun 23, 2021

Indigenous artwork to be displayed on billboards to honour residential schoolchildren

Cree artist Betty Albert woke in the middle of the night after learning remains of possibly 215 children had been found at the site of a former residential school in British Columbia and looked at a c...

Jun 23, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, June 22, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 482,991 new vaccinations administered for a total of 33,049,...

Jun 22, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, June 22, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. Some provinces and territories do not report daily case numbers. There are 1,410,206 confirmed ca...

Jun 22, 2021

Alberta Crown stays charges against parents in toddler's death

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Crown prosecutors have stayed charges against parents who were facing a third trial in the death of their toddler in southern Alberta. A lawyer for David and Collet Stephan, Shawn ...

Jun 22, 2021

Trans Mountain tree cutting can resume as stop-work order on pipeline route lifts

CALGARY - A federal regulator has lifted a stop-work order on tree cutting and grass mowing along the route of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. The Canada Energy Regulator says in a stat...

Jun 22, 2021

Single-game sports betting about to become legal after Senate passes bill

OTTAWA - Betting on single games of football, hockey and other sports is about to become legal in Canada. The Senate has approved Bill C-218, a private member's bill that amends Criminal Code provisio...

Jun 22, 2021

'Joints for Jabs:' Company offering cannabis prizes to fully vaccinated Manitobans

WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg-based cannabis producer and retailer is hoping to increase COVID-19 vaccination uptake with a chance to win free joints. Delta 9's "Joints for Jabs" program is giving away three ...

Jun 22, 2021

Risk-assessment tool for fully vaccinated people coming soon, Tam promises

OTTAWA - Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says she'll soon have advice to help fully vaccinated Canadians figure out what they can safely do, but she says much will depend on who you are an...

Jun 22, 2021