20 June - Pale Moon START Page - MSM Canada

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• The history behind the newest federal holiday in the U.S. — Juneteenth a year ago  –  U.S. President Joe Biden made Juneteenth an official federal holiday for Americans this week. Here's the history behind the day.
• Ontario health guidance downplays aerosol spread of COVID-19. Critics say this puts lives at risk
• Get informed on the top stories of the day in 1 quick scan

• The House: Canadians are losing patience with the border closure a day ago  –  The Canada-U.S. border has been closed to non-essential travel for well over a year. This week, the federal government announced it's staying closed for at least another month. On both sides of the border, people are getting anxious.
• Why COVID-19 may now feel like a 'bad cold' — with headache, runny nose among most-reported symptoms
• Keep an eye out for rare electric-blue noctilucent clouds in the northern sky
• Canada expects to have enough doses by the end of July to fully vaccinate everyone eligible
• Trudeau says AstraZeneca recipients will 'not be disadvantaged' when they travel
• Ready to reopen: Alberta set to lift almost all health restrictions by July 1
• 'It is no longer about you': Why Indigenous dads are special
• Grade 10 distance course asks about 'benefits' of residential schools, calls First Nations alcoholism 'common'
• Universities and colleges wrestle with mandating COVID-19 vaccines for return to campus
• Binge or watch live? Viewing habits change as pandemic recedes
• Police smash couple's living room window with armoured v

• Juneteenth marked across U.S. for 1st time as a federal holiday 20 hours ago  –  Parades, picnics and lessons in history were part of Juneteenth celebrations on Saturday in the United States, a day that carried even more significance after Congress and President Joe Biden created a federal holiday to commemorate the end of slavery.
• 'Always in my heart': Canadiens assistant coach pays tribute to late daughter after Game 3 win
• Bill to curb mandatory minimums in legislative limbo as Parliament winds down
• Springsteen on Broadway theatre backtracks on refusing entry to AstraZeneca recipients
• Anti-Bolsonaro protests held across Brazil as COVID-19 death toll tops 500,000
• With clock ticking, doctors, pharmacists come to the rescue after 1-year-old eats raccoon feces
• Lewandowski's equalizer against Spain keeps Poland alive at Euro 2020
• 'It's just insane': Killarney, Ont., lodge owner still out $48K in credit union-CRA nightmare
• Transport minister condemns Iran over shootdown of Flight PS752
• More protections needed against police no-knock raids, lawyers say
• Dead reckoning: Canada's national cemetery is bringing tr

• Retiring Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Abella optimistic about Canada's march toward equality 3 hours ago  –  Outgoing Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Abella says Canada has made steady progress toward a more equitable society during her decades in law, though she says much more should be done to include the groups still being left behind.
• Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Sunday
• Hidden chemicals found in makeup; Canada's rising inflation rate: CBC's Marketplace Cheat Sheet
• Ontario health guidance downplays aerosol spread of COVID-19. Critics say this puts lives at risk
• Family hopes Steven Rigby shooting inquest will spark change in Sask. mental health system
• What's in a royal baby name?
• Bush plane monument in Thompson, Man., a painful reminder for residential school survivors
• Syrian woman builds better life through unlikely friendship with N.B. retiree and his wife
• Want to buy property but don't have a down payment? 'Fractional ownership' may be the ticket
• 3 children among shooting victims at 1-year-old's birthday party in Toronto: police
• Families of victims of police violence call for action at rally