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

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 11 a.m. Quebec is reporting 84 new COVID-19 cases today and four more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus, one of which o...

Jun 22, 2021

Two-thirds of Canadians say governments shouldn't lift all COVID-19 restrictions

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests about two-thirds of Canadians believe that governments should not lift all restrictions related to COVID-19. Sixty-nine per cent of respondents to an online survey by Lege...

Jun 22, 2021

Desmond inquiry: Lionel Desmond's case manager at Veterans Affairs begins testimony

PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - An inquiry examining why a former soldier in Nova Scotia killed his family and himself in 2017 is hearing today from his case manager at Veterans Affairs Canada. Marie-Paule Do...

Jun 22, 2021

Military ombudsman demands independence now, accuses top brass of fighting oversight

OTTAWA - Canada's military ombudsman is demanding the federal Liberal government immediately grant his office true independence and oversight powers over the Canadian Armed Forces. Ombudsman Greg Lick...

Jun 22, 2021

Cleanup underway in Quebec town after tornado that left one man dead

MASCOUCHE, Que. - A Quebec town just north of Montreal is cleaning up today in the aftermath of a tornado that tore through Monday afternoon. A man died after trying to take shelter in his shed in Mas...

Jun 22, 2021

Killer rapist Paul Bernardo faces parole hearing today; victim families opposed

TORONTO - Teen killer and serial rapist Paul Bernardo is set for a parole hearing today. Bernardo's horrific crimes in the 1980s and early 1990s include kidnapping, torturing and killing Kristen Frenc...

Jun 22, 2021

Maintaining COVID restrictions, tax cheats by the super rich: In The News for June 22

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 22 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Greg Fry Jun 22, 2021

CRA audits of ultra-wealthy Canadians yield zero prosecutions, convictions

OTTAWA - Data from the Canada Revenue Agency shows its recent efforts to combat tax evasion by the super-rich have resulted in zero prosecutions or convictions. In response to a question tabled in Par...

Jun 22, 2021

A for Quebec, F for Alberta: Study rates Canadian governments on conservation

A new report grades Canadian governments in how they responded to the country's international promise to conserve at least 17 per cent of its land mass and 10 per cent of its oceans by 2020. The repor...

Jun 21, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Monday, June 21, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 11:00 p.m. ET on Monday June 21, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 394,799 new vaccinations administered for a total of 32,566,03...

Jun 21, 2021