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Fortin reinstatement ruling, COVID concern in schools : In The News for Oct. 12, 2021

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 Oct. 12 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Oct 12, 2021

Parents concerned about COVID-19 spread in schools, support mask mandates: survey

The majority of respondents in a newly released Canada-wide survey say they are concerned about the spread of COVID-19 in schools and want children and staff to wear masks. The survey by the Canadian ...

Oct 12, 2021

Judge set to rule today on Maj.-Gen. Fortin's reinstatement to vaccine campaign

OTTAWA - A Federal Court judge is set to rule today on Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin's request for reinstatement as the head of Canada's vaccine distribution campaign. The ruling by Justice Ann Marie McDonald...

Oct 12, 2021

Canadian David Card one of three U.S.-based economists to win Nobel Prize

When the phone rang around 2 a.m. telling David Card that he won the Nobel Prize for Economics, the Canadian-born economist thought it was a stunt. But when he saw the phone showing a Swedish number h...

Oct 11, 2021

National survey results to inform new standards for long-term care

OTTAWA - Canadian long-term care homes do not currently provide safe, reliable care, and they should put the needs and rights of residents first, according to the respondents of a survey that will hel...

Oct 11, 2021

Toronto Raptors centre Khem Birch says he and his family had COVID-19

Toronto Raptors centre Khem Birch says that he and his family have recovered from COVID-19. The Montreal native spoke to media on Monday about catching the novel coronavirus. Birch said that he and hi...

Oct 11, 2021

In Montreal's tight rematch for mayor, personality may count for more than policy

MONTREAL - Former Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre says he doesn't want the city's upcoming municipal election to be a referendum on his personality, but it's not clear if Montrealers will agree. The race...

Oct 11, 2021

Invasive wild pigs in national park for first time at Alberta's Elk Island

EDMONTON - One of the most destructive and rapidly spreading invasive species on the continent has been found for the first time in a Canadian national park. Wild pigs, which tear up landscapes and ea...

Oct 11, 2021

Canada urged to join allies in tougher China stance after Kovrig, Spavor release

OTTAWA - The aftermath of Canada's long fight with China over the imprisonment of Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig has spawned a new challenge: whether to join allies such as the United States and Au...

Oct 11, 2021

3 US-based economists receive economics Nobel Prize

STOCKHOLM (AP) - A Canadian is among the three U.S-based economists awarded the 2021 Nobel prize for economics for work on drawing conclusions from unintended experiments, or so-called "natural experi...

Oct 11, 2021