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Brig.-Gen. Krista Brodie, who is overseeing the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines across the country, said Canada is moving to a "more nuanced" approach as the supply of doses is on the verge of outstripping demand. More than two million doses of vaccine are already being held back because provinces have said they can't use them yet, she said. 

“It’s pretty crazy to think that this place has been here for 10 years. It’s grown at such a rapid rate, it’s been really, really cool."

Andrew Anderson, the executive director of Front Line Defenders, said Canada is one of the first countries to incorporate special refugee recognition for the defenders of human rights, and is going further than any other government has to date.

Conservatives say Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government is defying Parliament by not enacting the new rules.

“At the end of the day, more often than not, a civilian court is the most appropriate venue for dealing with criminal charges laid against very senior military personnel, as it better satisfy the ‘appearance of justice’ in deciding the defendant’s guilt or innocence at trial,” said retired colonel Michel Drapeau, who is now a lawyer and one of Canada's top experts in military law.

In the court filing, Benga said a June 17 decision by a joint federal-provincial review panel, including the Alberta Energy Regulator, contains errors of law and procedural fairness that warrant the granting of permission to appeal. 

Cameron Friesen said, as attorney general of Manitoba, he has asked the Law Society of Manitoba to initiate an investigation into the lawyers with the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms. The centre is representing a group of churches in Manitoba that are challenging COVID-19 public-health orders. 

Angela Simmonds is quoted saying the case was an example of the way Black people continue "to be subjected to inhumane treatment and are regarded as dangerous, dishonest, guilty criminals." The release calls the incident "another brutal reminder of the broader problem of systemic racism within the RCMP, and it further erodes the trust between police and Black communities in Nova Scotia."

"The prime minister noted that, if our current positive path of vaccination rate and public-health conditions continue, Canada would be in a position to welcome fully-vaccinated travellers from all countries by early September."

"If there was a state of emergency called today, it would have no impact on resources because they are already in place," Premier John Horgan said at a news conference on Friday. "We're putting all hands on deck and the state of emergency is not required to do that."