Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Canadians held in China / China tensions
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The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Children don't need to wear masks or follow strict social distancing when they return to school: SickKids experts
Sick Kids Doctors expect safe return to school for Ontario students in September
New COVID-19 outbreak at Mission hospital 'very concerning'
Inmate at BC prison says response to massive COVID-19 outbreak was 'not nice at all'
Two new health care outbreaks in BC, but no new deaths
Coronavirus outbreak declared at Abbotsford long term care home
Two new 'very concerning' healthcare outbreaks, province launches economic recovery survey
The UN Votes are in
Canada loses UN Security Council election to Ireland, Norway
Canada needs a foreign policy for a new world - with or without a Security Council seat
2010 all over again: what the UN vote says about Canada's place in the world
Canada loses its bid for seat on UN Security Council
Trudeau's long campaign to join UN Security Council winds down as ambassadors vote
Canada loses bid for seat on the United Nations Security Council
Trudeau's bid for Security Council seat falls flat
This is Trudeau's loss, not Canada's
UN loss has got to sting for Trudeau
Canada's back and the United Nations rightly didn't notice
Canada loses bid for seat on United Nations Security Council, finishing third to Norway and Ireland in vote
Canada's failed Security Council bid marks the death of our traditional foreign policy
Why Canada fails time and time again on the world stage
The UN Security Council rout: Canada's (at the) back
Canada loses high-profile bid for United Nations Security Council seat
Losing Security Council seat might embarrass Trudeau but would signal a bigger problem: experts
Globe and Mail
Number of times Mounties used force has risen since 2017, according to RCMP data
NB Premier says he won't commit to inquiry into police shootings of Indigenous residents
The RCMP cannot continue front-line policing if it isn't responsive to the communities it serves
Erin O'Toole, Peter MacKay drop the gloves in first Conservative leadership debate
Alberta to hold referendum on equalization payments, Premier Kenney says
Trudeau promises 'snapshot' of federal finances on July 8
Jagmeet Singh defends calling Bloc MP racist, gets booted from House of Commons
The murky business of Canada's former US ambassador
Canada's wealthiest families hold 25.6 per cent of riches, new PBO report says
Stephen Poloz joins Bay Street law firm as special adviser
French debate did little but alienate the target audience
Suspended Senator Lynn Beyak apologizes to Indigenous peoples for racist letters
Here's hoping pandemic won't stop New Brunswick's bullish new attitude to immigration
CBC
MacKay, O'Toole spar over social issues, the environment in French-language debate
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh booted from Commons for calling Bloc MP a racist
Use of firearms is RCMP's most common recorded intervention tactic, report shows
Trudeau government passes confidence test with support from New Democrats
Trudeau says finance minister will present a fiscal and economic 'snapshot' on July 8
New NAFTA takes effect next month. US is already threatening legal challenges
NDP support for spending bill assures no election amid pandemic
How to watch and follow the Conservative leadership debates
French debate will stress-test Conservative leadership candidates - and the party's prospects in Quebec
Toronto Star
Singh removed from Commons for calling Bloc MP racist over defeated RCMP motion
Peter MacKay, Erin O'Toole accentuate the negative in French-language Conservative leadership debate
Handwashing, desks spaced far apart? Yes. Masks, or physical distancing at recess? No.
Did the pandemic kill Doug Ford's promise of beer in corner stores?
Ottawa is taking on Facebook and Google over the fate of journalism. Expect them to fight back
Who investigates complaints about the RCMP? In '99.9%' of cases, it's the RCMP
Toronto Sun
Sin taxes a tricky game of give-and-(mostly) take
'Unconscious racism' the new McCarthyism
National Post
In first debate of Conservative leadership contest, it was the O'Toole and MacKay show
'This is painful as hell': Conservative leadership debate earns candidates mixed reviews for French skills
Who cares about $87 billion? No the Liberals or the NDP apparently
Children don't need to wear masks or follow strict social distancing when they return to school: SickKids experts
Bloc leader blasts 'King Trudeau' while calling for Parliament to return
Some CRA systems are 'systemically oppressive towards vulnerable populations: tax expert
Quebec to hold vast public inquiry into COVID-19 long-term care deaths, coroner announces
Federal Government still 2B shy of spending targets under sprawling infrastructure program: report
Maclean's
The Conservative Party leadership French debate: Mon Dieu
The ground is shifting beneath Alberta's feet, and Kenney still wants to build walls
The Nova Scotia killer had ties to criminals and withdrew a huge sum of cash before the shooting
Global
Police offices may be barred from Vancouver elementary schools after teachers' motion
BC government wants input on how $1.5 billion will be spent to address post-COVID-19 economy
Victoria council to explore alternatives to police response in mental health cases
BC Transit installing barriers to protect drivers from assault
Troubling report highlights neglect at assisted living facilities in BC
'It's a huge concern': Oliver mayor speaks out after rash of gun violence
RCMP helicopter-drone crash amid Wet'suwet'en dispute cost nearly 200K
Central Okanagan teacher disciplined for showing students 'age-inappropriate' videos
Mysterious 'ICBC Monopoly' board game encourages players to avoid losing money
Liberals to release economic 'snapshot' for Canada on July 8
Miscellaneous
Vancouver police arrest 46 people who refused to leave CRAB Park encampment
As we confront racism, Teachers can play a key role
The shocking problems in BC's assisted living Homes for Seniors
A Nation mourns for Chantel Moore
BC government seeks input on how to spend $1.5 billion for 'stimulus and recovery'
BC Regional Chief Terry Teegee calls for 'overhaul of policing'
Surrey's real estate corporation dissolved by McCallum's coalition
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