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OTTAWA — The federal government hasn't gone far enough in addressing Islamophobia in Canada despite the rise of anti-Muslim hate in recent years, a Wilfrid Laurier University professor said. Jasmin Zine said the London, Ont.

LONDON, Ont.

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 352,502 new vaccinations administered for a total of 26,843,033 doses given. Nationwide, 3,184,367 people or 8.

CLINTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA — Mounties in British Columbia's Interior helped free a bird that was trapped behind the grill of a pickup truck.

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. There are 1,395,410 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,395,410 confirmed cases (21,539 active, 1,348,080 resolved, 25,791 deaths).

VERNON, B.C. — The chief and council of a First Nation in British Columbia are calling on the federal government to remove three former day school structures they say are symbols of trauma and pain.

OTTAWA — The fallout from internal feuds in the Green party continues amid accusations of intolerance and strong-arm tactics against some members.

TORONTO — The latest news on the vehicle attack in London, Ont., that killed four members of a Muslim family and seriously injured a nine-year-old boy on Sunday (all times eastern): --- 8:12 p.m.

LONDON, Ont. — A woman killed in an anti-Muslim attack was a "sparkling, generous, loving person" who overcame the odds to become a successful environmental engineer, said her professor at Western University.

Rania Lawendy says classmates of a Muslim teen who was deliberately struck and killed in London, Ont., haven't been able to stop crying.