National News

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of June 15 ... --- COVID-19 in Canada ...

Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19.

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Trans Mountain estimates as much as 1,195 barrels, or 190,000 litres, of light crude spilled from its pipeline pumping station in Abbotsford, B.C.

OTTAWA — A key body the Liberals vowed to create to help resolve systemic inequities in Canada's housing system remains unstaffed, with delays in appointments chalked up to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 8:39 p.m. on June 14, 2020: There are 98,787 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada.

LANGLEY, B.C. — Homicide investigators say three bodies have been found in the wreckage of a burned out home in Langley, B.C., and at least one death has been ruled a homicide.

DELTA, B.C. — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has cancelled a pivotal meeting on Monday for a hospice society in Delta, B.C., that does not allow medical assistance in dying.

MIRAMICHI, N.B.

OTTAWA — The Canadian Armed Forces is deploying military trainers back to Ukraine as it looks to restart some of the many missions and exercises temporarily suspended or scaled back because of COVID-19.

MONTREAL — Opponents of Quebec's controversial secularism law vowed Sunday to keep up the fight to see it rescinded ahead of the first anniversary of its passing.