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Provincial governments are grappling with how to bring the third wave of COVID-19 under control, as the more virulent variants of the virus begin to dominate and younger, healthier people are getting very sick, very quickly. From Ontario and Quebec to British Columbia and Alberta, fear of the variants is growing as swiftly as the caseloads, particularly for young people who might still think the virus wont hit them that hard. Alberta and Toronto have brought back restrictions to combat the sp...

Defense claims George Floyd saying, ‘I can’t breathe,’ was a form of resisting arrest By AMY FORLITI, STEVE KARNOWSKI and TAMMY WEBBER The Associated Press,Updated April 7, 2021, 5 minutes ago Email to a Friend Eric Nelson questioned witness Los Angeles police department Sgt. Jody Stiger on Wednesday in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin.Associated Press Derek Chauvin’s defense team argued during the former police officer’s murder trial on Wedn...

Police official: Chauvin trained to avoid neck pressure In this image from video, Minneapolis Police Lt. Johnny Mercil, a use of force trainer, testifies as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd. (Court TV via AP, Pool) In this image from video, defense attorney Eric Nelson, left, and defenda...

© Screenshot A Virginia school district has launched an investigation into an image posted on social media of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on George Floyd’s neck that had been edited to celebrate a local high school football team’s recent win.  Roanoke County Public Schools Superintendent Ken Nicely condemned the image in a statement Monday. According to The New York Times, the image showed the Cave Spring High School logo on Chauvin’s face, while the Hidden...

Putting a knee on George Floyd’s neck was not part of department training: officer Updated 8:20 PM; MINNEAPOLIS — Two Minneapolis police officers with experience in crisis intervention and use of force spoke about proper procedures Tuesday in the seventh day of testimony in Derek Chauvin’s murder trial, with one of them saying the now-fired officer’s knee on George Floyd’s neck was not part of department training. Tuesday’s proceedings wrapped up with a Los Angeles police sergeant ...

LIVE: Expert: Chauvin never took knee off Floyd’s neck LIVE: Derek Chauvin trial continues By AMY FORLITI, STEVE KARNOWSKI and TAMMY WEBBER | April 7, 2021 at 5:17 AM CDT - Updated April 7 at 1:36 PM MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Officer Derek Chauvin had his knee on George Floyd’s neck — and was bearing down with most of his weight — the entire 9 1/2 minutes the Black man lay facedown with his hands cuffed behind his back, a use-of-force expert testified Wednesday at Chauvin...

LIVE STREAM: Coverage of Derek Chauvin’s trial in George Floyd’s death (Day 8) Published:  Tags:  A girl holds her fist in the air while visiting the memorial for George Floyd on June 9, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (2020 Getty Images) Day eight of the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is underway Wednesday, and you can watch it live right here. Chauvin faces several charges in the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd. Watch live beginning at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday, ...

Apr 7, 2021 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis police are taught to restrain combative suspects with a knee on their back or shoulders if necessary but are told to “stay away from the neck when possible,” a department use-of-force instructor testified Tuesday at former Officer Derek Chauvin’s murder trial. Lt. Johnny Mercil became the latest member of the Minneapolis force to take the stand as part of an effort by prosecutors to dismantle the argument that Chauvin was doing what he was trai...

The Derek Chauvin Trial — Day Seven Anastasia Katz, American Renaissance, April 7, 2021 Editor’s Note: See our coverage of the first day of the trial here, the second day here, and the third day here, the fourth day here, the fifth day here, and the sixth day here. April 6, 2021: Former New York Gov. David Paterson joins representatives of the Floyd family at the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis where testimony continues in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer ...

George Floyd: Derek Chauvin used deadly force when none was necessary, LAPD expert says CNN 48 mins ago By Ray Sanchez, Aaron Cooper and Eric Levenson, CNN © Court TV/Pool/AP In this image from video, defense attorney Eric Nelson, left, and defendant former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, right, listen as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill discusses motions before the court Monday, April 5, 2021, in the trial of Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minnea...