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Interest rate announcement, COVID rates across Canada: In The News for Jan. 26

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Jan. 26 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Jan 26, 2022

COVID infection rates peaking in some provinces, surging in others

As the Omicron-fuelled fifth wave of the pandemic appears to be peaking in some provinces, prompting plans to ease some COVID-19 restrictions, others are still dealing with surging cases pushing hospi...

Jan 26, 2022

Bank of Canada scheduled to make rate call with some expecting a first hike

OTTAWA - Economic eyes will be on the Bank of Canada this morning as the central bank is scheduled to make an announcement about its trendsetting interest rate. Some economists are expecting the centr...

Jan 26, 2022

Alghabra says vaccine mandate for truckers not causing food shortage, empty shelves

OTTAWA - Transport Minister Omar Alghabra is assuring Canadians there's no reason to fear food shortages will result from a small minority of truck drivers refusing to comply with a vaccine mandate in...

Jan 26, 2022

Public safety minister calls for removal of Hillier 'hate' tweet about Alghabra

OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino is calling on Twitter to remove a tweet from an Ontario politician who labelled federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra a "terrorist." Mendicino says t...

Jan 25, 2022

Erin O’Toole faces calls for early leadership reviews by three riding associations

OTTAWA - Three Conservative riding associations have expressed their wish to see Erin O'Toole's leadership put to an early test. A motion passed Saturday by the board of the Foothills riding associati...

Jan 25, 2022

Digital giants must pay media for using news: Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez

OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez says the government is pressing ahead with plans to ensure digital giants pay Canadian media outlets for reusing their news content. Rodriguez says he is con...

Jan 25, 2022

A look at the latest COVID-19 developments in Canada

A look at the latest COVID-19 news in Canada: - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he doesn't see the province's mask mandates ending any time soon. Ford was speaking with Belleville radio station CJBQ an...

Jan 25, 2022

Funds for memorial to 22 mass shooting victims in N.S. shifts to municipal leadership

HALIFAX - Funds for a memorial to the victims of Nova Scotia's mass shooting are being shifted to a municipal government trust, while some communities and families have been pursuing their own fundrai...

Jan 25, 2022

NACI recommends three COVID-19 shots for immunocompromised children

OTTAWA - The National Advisory Committee on Immunization now recommends immunocompromised kids between the ages of five and 11 be offered a third dose of an mRNA vaccine to protect them against COVID-...

Jan 25, 2022