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A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Saturday, June 5, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Saturday, June 5, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Saturday, June 5, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 465,382 new vaccinations administered for a total of 25,389,694 doses given. Nationwide, 2,571,546 people or 6.
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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Saturday, June 5, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Saturday, June 5, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Saturday, June 5, 2021. There are 1,389,508 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,389,508 confirmed cases (26,575 active, 1,337,254 resolved, 25,679 deaths).
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Canada may see more 'zombie fires' as climate warms and winters shorten: experts

Canada may see more 'zombie fires' as climate warms and winters shorten: experts

VANCOUVER — Blazes that continue to burn through the winter in Canada were once thought to be a myth, but the so-called zombie fires may become more common as temperatures get warmer and less snow falls, experts say.
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COVID has turned Old Montreal, once a playground for tourists, into violent district

COVID has turned Old Montreal, once a playground for tourists, into violent district

MONTREAL — For Fouad Filali, owner of Le Sénateur restaurant in Old Montreal, the families with children who used to visit the historic district have been replaced by young people who sometimes are violent and harass women.
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No winning ticket for Friday's $70 million Lotto Max jackpot

No winning ticket for Friday's $70 million Lotto Max jackpot

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the whopping $70 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw. However, there were also 33 Maxmillion prizes of $1 million each up for grabs, and eight of them were won.
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RCMP says a settlement reached in university student's lawsuit against B.C. officer

RCMP says a settlement reached in university student's lawsuit against B.C. officer

KELOWNA, B.C. — The RCMP say a settlement has been reached in a civil lawsuit filed last year by a university student who claimed she was injured by a police officer who was supposed to be doing a health check in Kelowna, B.C. Staff Sgt.
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'No road map' for grieving or healing after B.C. residential school finding: chief

'No road map' for grieving or healing after B.C. residential school finding: chief

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The stories from elders about death and mistreatment at a former British Columbia residential school are finally being heard by Canadians, says Chief Rosanne Casimir of the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation.
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Royal British Columbia Museum working with Indigenous groups on school records

Royal British Columbia Museum working with Indigenous groups on school records

VICTORIA — The acting head of the Royal British Columbia Museum's archives says the institution will work closely with Indigenous groups as it processes and documents records from a religious order that ran residential schools across the province.
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Trudeau calls on Catholic Church to take responsibility for residential schools

Trudeau calls on Catholic Church to take responsibility for residential schools

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling on the Catholic Church to "step up" and take responsibility for its role in Canada's residential school system.
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Alberta judge dismisses mistrial application, trucker to be sentenced in hotel death

Alberta judge dismisses mistrial application, trucker to be sentenced in hotel death

EDMONTON — A judge has dismissed an Ontario truck driver's application for a mistrial after he was found guilty of killing a woman in his Edmonton hotel room. A sentencing hearing was to be held this week for Bradley Barton.
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