Calls grow for B.C. to declare state of emergency over wildfires, but province is standing firm

A B.C. region where thousands of people have been forced out of their homes or told to prepare to leave at a moment's notice is calling on the province to declare a statement of emergency.
Fully vaccinated Americans could be allowed into Canada by mid-August, Trudeau says

The federal government is aiming to allow fully vaccinated U.S. citizens and permanent residents into Canada again by as early as mid-August, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said late Thursday.
Trudeau reverses course, condemns violent Cuban crackdown

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday condemned the use of violence against protesters in Cuba, and said they deserved democracy and freedom. The remarks represent a turnaround from the position his government had taken previously.
Dutch teenager is set to join billionaire Jeff Bezos in his first space tourism flight
An 18-year-old physics student is set to fly to space with billionaire Jeff Bezos on Tuesday — taking the place of a person who put up $28 million in an auction to join the inaugural space tourism flight for Bezos's Blue Origin company.
Haiti police reject reports implicating government officials in assassination

Authorities in Haiti on Thursday forcefully pushed back against reports that current government officials were involved in the killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, calling them "a lie."
Black Canadians more likely to be hesitant about COVID-19 vaccines, survey suggests
A new survey confirms unpublished public health data that COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is higher among Black Canadians than among white or non-Black racialized people.
Cruise ships to be allowed to visit Canadian ports in November
Cruise ships will be allowed back in Canadian waters on Nov. 1, ending a ban after 16 months, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said Thursday in Victoria.
Blue Jays' return to Toronto 'trending in very good direction,' says Canada's deputy public health officer

Canada's deputy chief public health officer, Dr. Howard Njoo, provided a positive update on the Toronto Blue Jays' proposed return to Canadian soil for a game on July 30.

