Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Friday, June 19, 2020
Canadians held in China / China tensions
Legal challenge halts Canadian, US, UK release of book critical of Chinese Communist Party
Ex-ambassador calls for 'more forceful approach' with China after detained Canadians charged
Trudeau says he's 'disappointed' after China charges two Canadians with spying
What lies ahead for two Canadians accused of espionage in China? 'Not a hope in hell' of justice, observers say
Ottawa should retaliate for Canadians' detention in China, former ambassador says
Trudeau's weakness leaves two Michaels in dire straits
When it comes to China, Canada must stick to principles
Trudeau needs to get tough with China: Two Michael's charged with spying
Espionage charges against two Canadians proof soft diplomacy with China isn't working: experts
Trudeau must act more than 'disappointed' over China's charges against Two Micheals
Trudeau says he's 'disappointed' by China's charges against Michael Kovrig, Michael Spavor
The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)
COVID-19 cases on the rise among athletes as leagues prepare to restart
WHO warns of 'dangerous phase' of pandemic as new outbreaks widen
After 100 days of war with COVI it's clear our governments have lost
The COVID-19 coronavirus is changing. What's not clear is what it means
Seven new COVID-19 cases in BC, as province goes a week with no deaths
BC records only one COVID-19 death in past 13 days
BC hands foreign-arrival COVID screening to Ottawa
Globe and Mail
Trump 'didn't really like' Trudeau, ordered TV attacks from staffers, alleges upcoming Bolton book
Canada 'over-criminalizing' poor, Indigenous and substance users who violate bail conditions, Supreme Court says
'Shut it down now': First Nations leader, MPP alarmed after another death at Thunder Bay jail
Reconciliation means reckoning with the past. I'm now coming to terms with the harm my great aunt caused Indigenous people
Ontario asks school boards to prepare for three scenarios in back-to-school plan
Ottawa should treat access to information as an essential service during pandemic, commissioner says
Allegation of racist games in BC emergency rooms investigated
Canadians are big players on far-right social media, British think tank study finds
Just watch them: Seeing a glint of Pierre Trudeau in Donald Trump
'Do more ... do better,' UN refugee chief tells Canada in wake of Security Council loss
Canadians are not as free as we'd like to believe we are
Erin O'Toole campaign seeks police probe, accuses Peter MacKay organization of theft
Trudeau doesn't say whether 'zero tolerance' policy on sexual harassment is still in place
Trudeau says rule requiring House of Commons be informed of MP arrests was not followed in case of Marwan Tabbara
CBC
Trump dislikes Trudeau and once ordered staff to attack him on TV, Bolton book alleges
Liberals allowed MP Marwan Tabbara to run in 2019 despite sexual harassment investigation
PM calls grocery store employees 'heroes' after grocery chains cancel pay bump
Watchdog urges prisons to ease COVID-19 restrictions as caseload drops to 1
Trudeau touts federal wage subsidy, but businesses say program falls short
Conservative front-runners talk vision and ideas, but leadership contest more a clash of styles
'Fair Deal' report foreshadows a tumultuous future for Alberta
Toronto Star
Ontario says school boards need to plan for three reopening scenarios: online only, in class or a mix
Commons rule on MP arrests not followed, Trudeau says over charges against MP
Ottawa is being forced to reveal whether the companies it works with hit their diversity targets
Doug Ford rejects proposal to cut holidays for retail workers
Long term care homes up pressure on Premier Doug Ford to help industry prepare for second wave of COVID-19
Civil liberties watchdog warns that COVID-19 restrictions have gone too far
This year more than ever, children need the breathing space of a summer getaway
Toronto Sun
Casinos and bingo halls ask province to let them reopen
Farcical UN Human Rights Council condemns US
Ford government punts school re-openings to local boards
Canada's back? More like increasingly irrelevant
Pursue health reform for the sake of patients
National Post
Government COVID-19 emergency measures are 'death of civil liberties by a thousand cuts': report
Maybe CHAZistan will give Canada a seat
Claims of BC hospital racism where staff guessed alcohol level of Indigenous patients spark investigation
O'Toole campaign asks police to investigate MacKay's campaign for allegedly hacking internal data, videos
Maclean's
The Nova Scotia killer had ties to criminals and withdrew a huge sum of cash before the shooting
The Nova Scotia shooter case has hallmarks of an undercover operation
Jagmeet Singh, the 'racist' label and what Parliament won't abide
Global
Thousands join Vancouver Freedom March against racism
BC Health workers allegedly bet on Indigenous patients' blood alcohol levels
BC extends coronavirus rental benefit, ban on evictions for unpaid rent
Fraser Health finds increase in drug toxicity deaths in young adults, women and South Asian men
Following heated debate, Vancouver Park Board votes to open Stanley Park to one lane of traffic
BC to hand over border screening duties to feds Saturday
Juneteenth honoured by West Coast port workers in mass walkout
Access to Information requests backlogged due to lack of resources: commissioner
No-stopping zone in place on Highway 1 near BC-Alberta border to protect bears
Erin O'Toole accuses Peter MacKay of stealing campaign info, calls for police probe
Canadians facing CERB gap receive explanation via government email
Canada's Security Council seat loss drives home need for foreign policy reset: experts
Miscellaneous
Liberal MP Hedy Fry presents petition in Parliament urging that subsidies be restricted to Canadian-owned media
Anti-Indigenous racism in healthcare, updates on rentals and border screenings
Amnesty International Canada calls for 'significant reductions' in police funding
Vancouver park board to reopen Stanley Park to partial vehicle access
BC investigates Racist 'Games' in ER Rooms, Damage to Indigenous patients
Documenting the 'Stateless'
UBC Board Chair 'Liked' Tweet linking Black Lives Matter and Hitler's paramilitary
Inside the Struggle to Address Racism in the Sun and Province
There's much to learn from BC's Back to School Moment
BC fares well in pandemic civil liberties report card
BC minister acknowledges province's 'very dark' history
Surrey's IT police system gamble could nearly double transition costs: expert
BC ER staff allegedly played game guessing blood-alcohol levels of First Nations patients
BC rental supplements to continue until August
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