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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 won't hit them that hard. Alberta and Toronto have brought back restrictions to combat the spread. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says widespread rule-breaking has forced his government to bring...

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 Wednesday that George Floyd saying, “I can’t breathe,” while police attempted to load him...

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 defendant, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, right, listen as Hennepin County Judge Peter C...

© 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 Valley High School logo was edited onto Floyd’s face.  The photo was initially posted on social ...

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 and use of force expert retained by the prosecution saying that he saw on officer body camera video ...