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India, Pakistan flights suspended and a baby's huge tumour: In The News for April 23
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 23 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Apr 23, 2021
Labour minister says pandemic highlights need to settle on right-to-disconnect rules
OTTAWA - The federal labour minister says the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to give workers the ability to avoid work emails and text messages as the lines between home and work lives blu...
Apr 23, 2021
$18B Indigenous spending in Budget 2021 meant for short-term gaps: Miller
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says the 2021 federal budget marks a historic level of investment in Indigenous communities, but he acknowledges much of this spending addresses syste...
Apr 23, 2021
Matt Murray records second shutout of the season as Senators top Canucks 3-0
VANCOUVER - Matt Murray collected his second shutout of the week Thursday as the Ottawa Senators blanked the Vancouver Canucks 3-0. Murray had 31 saves in the victory and extended the Sens' win streak...
Apr 22, 2021
Leafs end five-game winless skid with 5-3 win over Jets in North Division battle
WINNIPEG - Mitch Marner had two goals -- including an empty-netter -- on a three-point night as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-3 on Thursday at Bell MTS Place. Auston Matthews, Wayne...
Apr 22, 2021
Alberta auditor general finds CT and MRI tests confused, antiquated
The auditor general says Alberta's MRIs and other diagnostic imaging tests are plagued by poor communication and weighed down by handwritten forms and fax machines.Doug Wylie is urging doctors and the...
Apr 22, 2021
Woman at heart of sexual misconduct allegations against Vance testifies at committee
OTTAWA - The woman at the heart of sexual misconduct allegations against Canada's former top military commander says retired Gen. Jonathan Vance believes he is "untouchable."Maj. Kellie Brennan says t...
Apr 22, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, April 22, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 22, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 360,819 new vaccinations administered for a total of 11,15...
Apr 22, 2021
Redcliff boy finds dinosaur tooth
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A normal weekend hike for the Werbiski family turned into a 76-million-year-old discovery when seven-year-old Austin found a dinosaur tooth just outside of Redcliff."Well we just we...
Apr 22, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, April 22, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 22, 2021. There are 1,155,834 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,155,834 confirmed cases (86,768 acti...
Apr 22, 2021