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National Housing Council staffing and B.C. oil leak; In The News for June 15

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 15 ... --- ...

Jun 15, 2020

Body meant to root out systemic housing inequities delayed by pandemic

OTTAWA - A key body the Liberals vowed to create to help resolve systemic inequities in Canada's housing system remains unstaffed, with delays in appointments chalked up to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ...

Jun 15, 2020

Homicide team probes suspicious fire where three bodies found in Langley, B.C.

LANGLEY, B.C. - Homicide investigators say three bodies have been found in the wreckage of a burned out home in Langley, B.C. Fire crews were called to the scene late Saturday afternoon and found the ...

Jun 14, 2020

Trans Mountain said pipeline will restart after spill in Abbotsford, B.C.

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Trans Mountain estimates as much as 1,195 barrels of light crude spilled from its pipeline pumping station in Abbotsford, B.C. While an investigation is ongoing, the Crown-owne...

Jun 14, 2020

Auditors target Defence Department for poor oversight of military-spending plan

OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence has been called out for assigning less than three people to monitor the rollout of the Liberal government's plan to spend hundreds of billions of dolla...

Jun 14, 2020

Ninety Canadian troops to leave for Ukraine as military looks to resume mission

OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is deploying military trainers back to Ukraine as it looks to restart some of the many missions and exercises temporarily suspended or scaled back because ...

Jun 14, 2020

Court tells hospice society that refuses to allow assisted death to stop meeting

DELTA, B.C. - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has cancelled a pivotal meeting on Monday for a hospice society in Delta, B.C., that won't allow medical assistance in dying. One of thre...

Jun 14, 2020

Chief of N.B. First Nation asks community not to speak to media about shooting

MIRAMICHI, N.B. - The chief of a New Brunswick First Nation has asked members of his community to refrain from speaking to the media about a police shooting Friday that claimed the...

Jun 14, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:34 a.m. on June 14, 2020: There are 98,733 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 53,952 confirmed (incl...

Jun 14, 2020

Migrant workers hold virtual rally seeking full immigration status

TORONTO - A group supporting migrant workers held a virtual rally Sunday that called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to immediately extend full immigration status for all non-permanent residents. The...

Jun 14, 2020