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Ontario premier in isolation and a mission on Mars: In The News for April 21

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 April 21 ...What we are watching in Canada ......

Apr 21, 2021

Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?

As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks. The military commander handling l...

Apr 21, 2021

Bank of Canada to detail outlook on economy, inflation in wake of federal budget

OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada will say today how it sees the economy faring over the coming months and the path for inflation amid the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Along with the outlook, the ba...

Apr 21, 2021

Ease employment hurdles for former prison inmates, federal study urges

OTTAWA - A new federal study found that people released from prison were much more likely than the general population to have trouble finding gainful employment - even over a decade after returning to...

Apr 21, 2021

Judge to deliver decision today on request to delay Meng extradition case

VANCOUVER - A judge is scheduled to release her decision today on a request to delay the final leg of hearings in Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's extradition case. The hearings were set to begin next ...

Apr 21, 2021

Ontario Premier Doug Ford tests negative after staff member tests positive for COVID

TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford is isolating in Toronto after a member of his staff who was in close contact with him tested positive for COVID-19. A statement from Ford's office late Tuesday says...

Apr 20, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, April 20, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 240,000 new vaccinations administered for a total of 10,483...

Apr 20, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, April 20, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. There are 1,139,043 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,139,043 confirmed cases (87,872 activ...

Apr 20, 2021

Rowing Canada sanctions former head coach of B.C. varsity women's team

Rowing Canada has suspended the former head coach of the University of Victoria women's rowing team for one year after an investigation into allegations of aggressive and demeaning treatment. The deci...

Apr 20, 2021

George Floyd's death was 'wake-up call' about systemic racism: Trudeau

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is welcoming the guilty verdict against the former Minneapolis police officer whose knee to the neck of George Floyd ended in the Black man's death last May. Der...

Apr 20, 2021