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VANCOUVER — The union representing Vancouver's police officers joined the police chief Thursday in criticizing a budget cut passed by city council, arguing their services shouldn't be reduced during the COVID-19 pandemic.

OTTAWA — The Al Rashid Mosque has stood in Edmonton since 1938, but no one there today can remember ever hearing the daily call to prayer ring out through the loudspeakers.

OTTAWA — Provinces looking to reopen their economies will need to scale up and co-ordinate testing and contact-tracing to contain future outbreaks of COVID-19, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

OTTAWA — The Victoria Day weekend has long been the unofficial kick-off to outdoor season in Canada.

TORONTO — Ontario's premier has released a "Cooking with Doug" video showing how he makes cherry cheesecake. On a tangent during a news conference this week, Doug Ford boasted about making the best cherry cheesecake ever.

TORONTO — As the May long weekend approached 20 years ago, an invisible killer began stalking the unsuspecting town of Walkerton, Ont., preparing to unleash an epidemic that would damage or destroy many lives.

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 May 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.

TORONTO — Twenty years ago, contaminated water poisoned the drinking water in Walkerton, Ont. Some facts: What happened: Manure laden with e.coli O157:H7 seeped into a well supplying drinking water to town.

Entertaining people with his stories, jokes and musical talents on multiple instruments like the drums, saxophone and keyboards made Gord Kudlak a magnet for a large community that loved him.