Asian Tribune June 4, 2021

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Issue 282 (7) Asian Tribune June 4, 2021
UN after Canada for exhaustive investigations
for residential school victims
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related recommendations.
Little of that money has
been spent so far, with
$27 million of those
funds still available to
help Indigenous communities
find and commemorate
lost children.
Bennett said the money
"will be distributed on an
urgent basis" in partnership
with the Winnipegbased
National Centre
for Truth and Reconciliation
and Indigenous
communities that are
interested in finding lost
children. During a debate
on the Kamloops
discovery in the House
of Commons Tuesday
night, Prime Minister
Justin Trudeau pledged
the support of the federal
government to help in
preserving grave sites
and uncovering potentially
more unmarked
burial grounds at other
former residential
schools. But he
stressed the need for
Indigenous communities
to decide for themselves
how they want to
proceed. Indigenous
Services Marc Miller echoed
that sentiment during
a press conference
Wednesday, saying Ottawa
is "walking at the
pace of communities."
"I know people are eager
to get answers about
what we will do nationally.
The reality is this is
something that will be
dictated to us by the
communities that are affected,"
he said.
Miller said the government
is intent on developing
culturally appropriate
protocols to
honour the lost children.
All eligible Albertans in for second
vaccine dose by end of June
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Moderna can get Pfizer
for their second if
Moderna isn’t available.
Shandro said Alberta
Health Services will be
using an auto-call back
system to notify people
they vaccinated for their
first dose that they are
now eligible for a
second dose.
“Wherever possible,
pharmacists and
physicians will also call
or text or email their
patients to let them
know about eligibility as
well, however, you can
book an appointment at
any time starting on the
day you become
eligible,” he said.
As of Tuesday, more
than 63 per cent of
Albertans have received
their first dose of
COVID-19 vaccine while
10.4 per cent of
Albertans are fully
immunized with two
doses.
With the current plan, the
province expects all
Albertans will have their
second dose by the end
of summer, Kenney
said.
There were 209 new
cases of COVID-19
reported on Tuesday,
with 6,771 active cases.
Over the last 24 hours,
4,100 tests were
completed for a
positivity rate of 5.1 per
cent.
There are 438 people
currently hospitalized
with COVID-19, a
decrease of one. Of
those, 127 are in
intensive care units, a
decrease of six.
One more death was
reported, raising the
death toll to 2,228.
Alberta’s chief medical
officer of health Dr.
Deena Hinshaw said
due to the declining
number of new COVID-
19 cases, the province
is once again able to
test all positive cases for
variants.
“Because we are
screening all cases, we
may see the case
counts of these specific
variants begin to rise
even as our overall
cases fall,” Hinshaw
said. “Every case we
identify will help us track
and limit further
spread.”
Meanwhile, the province
entered Stage 1 of
reopening Tuesday,
permitting patios and
salons
to
reopen among the
eased restrictions.
If hospitalizations stay
below 500 and continue
to decline, Alberta will
proceed to Stage 2 on
June 10, which will allow
indoor venues such as
gyms and entertainment
facilities to reopen, as
well as up to 150 people
to attend outdoor
concerts and festivals.
Nearly all restrictions
are set to be removed
two weeks after 70 per
cent of Albertans over the
age of 12 have had one
shot. Kenney has said
he expects that to
happen by the end of
June or early July.
Shandro said second
doses are critical to
ensure the province
stays open.
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