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COVID hits the young; U.S. weighs Beijing Olympics boycott: In The News for April 7

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 7 ...What we are watching in Canada ...P...

Apr 07, 2021

Ahead of budget, agency funds skills-training program to buffer against future shocks

OTTAWA - When COVID-19 forced the closure of department stores, Mary Junne Boyco and her co-workers lost their jobs, ending more than a decade of working in the service sector. The 35-year-old lost sl...

Apr 07, 2021

Manitoba budget expected to include cash for pandemic fight, tax cuts, more red ink

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is expected to cut some taxes and offer new money to fight COVID-19 in today's provincial budget.Finance Minister Scott Fielding says there will be supports for peop...

Apr 07, 2021

Online platform helps keep Quebec's sugar shack tradition alive during pandemic

MONTREAL - Stephanie Laurin slept next to a colossal, simmering pot every night over the last week, supervising the production cycle of pea soup at Chalet des Erables sugar shack, north of Montreal. L...

Apr 07, 2021

With new supply, Ontario should change its vaccination plan, experts say

Ontario has done a decent job administering COVID-19 vaccines thus far given its limited supply of doses, but as variants continue to send more younger people to hospital, the province needs to switch...

Apr 07, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, April 6, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, April 6, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 206,306 new vaccinations administered for a total of 6,760,79...

Apr 06, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, April 6, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. There are 1,020,893 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,020,893 confirmed cases (60,299 active...

Apr 06, 2021

Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi announces he won't run for re-election this fall

Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi says he won't be running in the municipal election in the fall. Nenshi became the first Muslim mayor of a big Canadian city when he was elected in October 2010. The 49-year...

Apr 06, 2021

Additional arson charges laid against suspect in Masonic hall fires

VANCOUVER - Police say five more charges have been approved against a man accused of setting fire to three Masonic halls in Metro Vancouver last week. Police say 42-year-old Benjamin Kohlman was charg...

Apr 06, 2021

Alberta clamps down as COVID variants threaten to swamp health system

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says widespread rule-breaking has forced his government to bring back tougher public-health restrictions and that failing to do so would cause variant COVID-19 ...

Apr 06, 2021