NewsThe Conversation CanadaA child psychiatrist who knew those killed in the London terror attack offers advice on helping kids deal with trauma
Racial trauma in society has been challenging for all of us, especially children and teens. There are practical steps we can all take to help ourselves and our kids heal.
NewsThe Canadian PressJordan's unprecedented palace drama moves to the courtroom
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan's version of a trial of the century gets under way Monday when a relative of King Abdullah II and a former chief of the royal court are to be ushered into the defendants' cage at the state security court to face charges of sedition and incitement. They are accused of conspiring with a senior royal — Prince Hamzah, a half-brother of the king — to foment unrest against the monarch while soliciting foreign help. The palace drama erupted into the open in early April, when
NewsThe Canadian PressBlaze near Lytton spread across steep terrain, says BC Wildfire Service
LYTTON, B.C. — British Columbia's Wildfire Service says an out-of-control blaze in the Fraser Canyon has grown further burning 3.5 square kilometres of bush south of Lytton, B.C. The service says the George Road wildfire is scattered across steep and rocky terrain, creating "different fingers and spots." It says crews took advantage of cooler temperatures Saturday, but will focus on long-term management and control since the weather is forecast to get hotter and drier this week. Seventy-seven fi
NewsThe Canadian PressOntario reports 318 new cases of COVID-19 as province prepares for Pfizer delay
Toronto is scaling up doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to compensate for a delay in shipment of Pfizer-BioNTech shots to Ontario. The city says the province's anticipated weekly Pfizer vaccine shipment of more than 162,000 doses destined for Toronto immunization clinics will be delayed. A representative for Health Minister Christine Elliott says Ontario's Pfizer delivery for this coming week is behind by two to three days. Toronto says to ensure every booked appointment is honoured at city-
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5-year-old in life-threatening condition after shooting at Toronto birthday party
A five-year-old girl is in life-threatening condition after a shooting at a toddler’s outdoor birthday party in Toronto left several injured. Police are searching for suspects, but say the children were not targeted.
PoliticsThe Canadian PressNew leaders, new era: US-Israel relations reach crossroads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Their countries at crossroads, the new leaders of the United States and Israel have inherited a relationship that is at once imperiled by increasingly partisan domestic political considerations and deeply bound in history and an engrained recognition that they need each other. How President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett manage that relationship will shape the prospects for peace and stability in the Middle East. They are ushering in an era no longer defined by th
NewsThe Canadian PressA look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on June 20, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Sunday June 20, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 418,980 new vaccinations administered for a total of 31,818,682 doses given. Nationwide, 6,791,918 people or 18 per cent of the population has been fully vaccinated. The provinces have administered doses at a rate of 83,955.908 per 100,000. There were 633,500 new vaccines delivered to the provinces and territories for a total of 34,674,914 doses delivered so fa
NewsThe Canadian PressAP Interview: Former president says US failed in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s former president said Sunday the United States came to his country to fight extremism and bring stability to his war-tortured nation and is leaving nearly 20 years later having failed at both. In an interview with The Associated Press just weeks before the last U.S. and NATO troops leave Afghanistan, ending their ‘forever war,’ Hamid Karzai said extremism is at its “highest point” and the departing troops are leaving behind a disaster. “The international c
HealthThe Canadian PressHealth minister urges Quebecers to get proof of vaccination as restrictions ease
MONTREAL — Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé is encouraging Quebecers inoculated against COVID-19 to get their proof of vaccination if they haven't done so already. In a tweet this morning, Dubé posted a link to the provincial government's website where vaccination validation can be obtained. Meanwhile, three new regions will move to the green or least restrictive level of the provincial pandemic response plan on Monday: Bas-Saint-Laurent, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean and Mauricie-Centre-du-Québe
NewsThe Canadian PressThe latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, June 20, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Sunday June 20, 2021. There are 1,408,123 confirmed cases in Canada. Canada: 1,408,123 confirmed cases (12,225 active, 1,369,844 resolved, 26,054 deaths).*The total case count includes 13 confirmed cases among repatriated travellers. There were 865 new cases Saturday. The rate of active cases is 32.17 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 7,021 new cases. The seven-day rolling averag
NewsThe Canadian PressBody of fourth tuber has been found in North Carolina river
EDEN, N.C. (AP) — The body of a fourth tuber has been found in a North Carolina river following a deadly accident in which a family on a recreational float went over a dam, local officials said Sunday. The Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that authorities received a 911 call about 10 a.m. reporting a body in the Dan River near a boat landing in the town of Eden. The sheriff’s office said crews have begun efforts to recover the body. The victim’s identity is yet to be con
NewsThe Canadian Press'Life-changing': Call for refugee sponsors as study suggests 4M Canadians open to it
Karina Reid watched as the little boy, fascinated by the running tap water, jumped into the bathtub. “This is the best day of my life!” then four-year-old Delphin said. Delphin and his pregnant mother Atosha Ngage had just arrived in Canada earlier that day in February 2019. They stayed at a refugee camp in Namibia after leaving their home in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The little family arrived in Canada through the Blended Visa Office Referred Refugees (BVOR) program, one of the country'
NewsThe Canadian PressFar right falters as conservatives lead French regional vote
PARIS (AP) — Marine Le Pen’s far-right party stumbled, French President Emmanuel Macron's centrists crashed and incumbent conservatives surged ahead in the first round of regional elections Sunday that were dominated by security issues and a record-low turnout. What was meant to be a vote centered on local concerns like transportation, schools and infrastructure turned into a dress rehearsal for next year's presidential vote, as would-be presidential hopefuls seized on the regional campaign to t
NewsThe Canadian PressBelgium: Body of fugitive far-right soldier apparently found
PARIS (AP) — Belgian police say the body of a fugitive far-right soldier who was the target of a huge manhunt appears to have been found Sunday. Hundreds of security forces scoured a swath of northeast Belgium after the May 17 disappearance of Jurgen Conings, who was on an anti-terrorism watch list, had threatened a top virologist involved in the country's COVID-19 program and had hoarded heavy weaponry. A body was found Sunday by people walking in the woods near the town of Dilsen-Stockem. Init
SportsThe Canadian PressShaqiri scores 2, Switzerland beats Turkey 3-1 at Euro 2020
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — A lifeline for Switzerland. More misery for Turkey. Xherdan Shaqiri scored two goals Sunday to give Switzerland a 3-1 victory over Turkey and a likely place in the round of 16 at the European Championship. Winger Steven Zuber assisted all three Switzerland goals, with Haris Seferovic getting the first and Shaqiri putting in the next two. Irfan Can Kahveci scored for Turkey, the only goal the team managed at Euro 2020. “We reacted after the defeat with Italy," Shaqiri said
NewsThe Canadian PressFear shakes Mexico border city after violence leaves 18 dead
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — Fear has invaded the Mexican border city of Reynosa after gunmen in vehicles killed 14 people, including taxis drivers, workers and a nursing student, and security forces responded with operations that left four suspects dead. While this city across the border from McAllen, Texas is used to cartel violence as a key trafficking point, the 14 victims in Saturday's attacks appeared to be what Tamaulipas Gov. Francisco García Cabeza de Vaca called “innocent citizens” r
NewsThe Canadian PressPhoto shows Dubai princess, focus of UN concern, in Spain
A Dubai princess who has been the subject of concern from a United Nations panel after being seized trying to flee the sheikhdom in 2018 appeared in a social media post early Monday that described her as being in Spain on a “European holiday.” An Instagram image published by a woman identified in British media as former Royal Navy member Sioned Taylor shows Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport. Taylor's caption, punctuated by a smiley face emoji, read:
NewsThe Canadian PressFord calls Toronto birthday party shooting that injured four a 'senseless tragedy'
TORONTO — Condemnation poured in on Sunday for a weekend shooting at a northwest Toronto birthday party that injured four people, including three children, with politicians and police alike describing it as a "senseless tragedy." Police said a five-year-old girl was in serious, life-threatening condition Sunday after the shooting the night before at a party for a one-year-old boy, who was grazed by a bullet and treated on-scene for injuries but did not go to hospital. The other victims included
SportsThe Canadian PressGoran Pandev to retire from national team after Euro 2020
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Goran Pandev is ready to retire from international soccer — again. The 37-year-old Pandev said Sunday that North Macedonia's final group match at the European Championship will be his last. “Yes, this is it for me, the last match in the jersey of Macedonia national football team,” Pandev said. “I think this is the right moment to say goodbye to the national team.” North Macedonia will face the Netherlands on Monday in Group C. The Dutch have already won the group and North Maced
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Canada hits COVID-19 vaccination target as push for 2nd doses ramps up
Canada has reached the target officials had marked for a safe reopening — 75 per cent of the eligible population with at least one dose and 20 per cent fully vaccinated — but experts say the delta variant means the country isn't in the clear yet.
