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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
Iran state TV acknowledges ship attacked in Red Sea
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - An Iranian cargo ship believed to be a base for the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard and anchored for years in the Red Sea off Yemen has been attacked, Iranian state tele...
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
Lowe homers twice, pads RBI record as Rangers beat Jays 7-4
ARLINGTON, Texas - Nate Lowe homered twice and padded his franchise record for RBIs to start the season with four more, leading the Texas Rangers to a 7-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday...
Apr 06, 2021
Lakers build big early lead, cruise past Raptors 110-101
TAMPA, Fla. - The Los Angeles Lakers built a 34-point lead in the first 20 minutes and cruised to a 110-101 win over the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night. Talen Horton-Tucker led seven Lakers in doubl...
Apr 06, 2021
Marines open another probe into sunken tank blamed on errors
SAN DIEGO - The Marine Corps has launched a probe looking at the readiness of its troops before they participated in an exercise that ended in tragedy with the sinking of a seafaring tank off the Sout...
Apr 06, 2021