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Mary Simon speaks during an announcement at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on Tuesday, July 6, 2021. Simon, an Inuk leader and former Canadian diplomat, has been named as Canada's next governor general — the first Indigenous person to serve in the role. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
VIDEO: Mary Simon becomes Canada’s 1st Indigenous governor general

Deanna Cutknife speaking at the peace rally. Shaela Dansereau/ Pipestone Flyer.
Bring our Children Home Peace Rally held in Jubilee Park

Richard and Linda Davis hug their grandchildren Miles and Linda Carnegie at their home in Winnipeg, Sunday, July 18, 2021. The couple were able to hug their grandchildren for the first time in fifteen months when Manitoba lifted some COVID-19 restrictions this weekend. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
‘A light at the end of the tunnel’: Canadians hug loved ones in post-vaccine reunions

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh holds a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Singh says government must regulate online hate

Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket sits on a spaceport launch pad near Van Horn, Texas, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. The rocket that is scheduled to launch later this morning will carry passengers Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and space tourism company Blue Origin, his brother Mark Bezos, Oliver Daemen and Wally Funk. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Jeff Bezos alongside youngest, oldest 2 people to ever reach edge of space

Researchers at the University of Calgary say a pilot project testing the city’s water is providing a valuable tool in the fight against COVID-19. (Canadian Press screenshot)
VIDEO: ‘Genetic fingerprint’ from wastewater key to tracking COVID-19 outbreaks

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney poses for a photo as he hosts the Premier’s annual Stampede breakfast in Calgary, Alta., Monday, July 12, 2021. Kenney reaffirmed Thursday his government’s commitment to a referendum on equalization payments while announcing a second vote on daylight time to be held during municipal elections this fall. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Albertans to vote on equalization, daylight time during municipal elections this fall

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, right, laughs as he is handed an oversized spatula whole flipping pancakes at the Premier's annual Stampede breakfast in Calgary, Alta., Monday, July 12, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
VIDEO: Alberta premier says province will not bring in COVID-19 vaccine passports

A vial of AstraZeneca vaccine is seen at a mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, April 22, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Canada to donate 17.7M doses of AstraZeneca and raise money for global vaccination
Preparations continue on the Stampede grounds in Calgary on Tuesday, July 6, 2021. The rides are up, the stuffed animals displayed at the games tables and concession booths are loaded with supplies. Forced by the pandemic to cancel last year for the first time in its history, the Calgary Stampede has returned. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
‘We’re ready to go’: Calgary Stampede to kick off with enhanced safety measures
Sarah De Francesco, left, Albert Huynh, right, and Leanne Opuyes, back left, cool off in the frigid Lynn Creek water in North Vancouver, B.C., on Monday, June 28, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Climate change made B.C., Alberta heat wave 150 times more likely, study concludes
Hail storm hits Invermere July 2, 2021, amid a hasty wildfire season in the rest of B.C. (Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce)
‘The heavens opened up’: Invermere hit with flash-flooding, hail as southern B.C. burns
Protesters react to the arrival of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney in a parade for Canada Day celebrations in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, July 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Larry MacDougal
‘There’s some anxiety’: Alberta health minister and family swarmed on Canada Day
Premier John Horgan talks about B.C.’s plan to restart the province during a news conference at the legislature in Victoria on May 25, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
B.C. premier says restrictions lifting tomorrow because of ‘extraordinary results’
People enjoy the heat wave across Vancouver Island during a low tide at Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park in Parksville, B.C., on Friday, July 27, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Heat wave dubbed ‘dangerous,’ ‘historic,’ bakes much of Western Canada
A general view shows the site where George Floyd was killed by then Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin, as the kids took a field trip to the memorial, Thursday, June 24, 2021, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Chauvin gets 22 1/2 years in prison for George Floyd’s death
Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam listens to a question during a news conference, Tuesday, January 12, 2021 in Ottawa. Federal COVID-19 modelling warns the Delta variant could make a possible fourth wave of the pandemic worse that initially thought. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
What the fully vaccinated can do: Public Health Agency of Canada releases graph
A 1956 photograph of the parish church in Marieval, Sask., is shown in this handout image provided by Société historique de Saint-Boniface. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Société historique de Saint-Boniface *MANDATORY CREDIT*
751 unmarked graves at Saskatchewan residential school: First Nation
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole addresses the Conservative caucus during a meeting in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
VIDEO: O’Toole against cancelling Canada Day; ministers, NDP say it’s time for reflection
Three local Elders led dances throughout the event at the Village at Pigeon Lake on June 20, 2021. Shaela Dansereau/ Pipestone Flyer.
National Indigenous Peoples Day events held around Pigeon Lake