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 13 ...What we are watching in Canada...More Canadians than ever say they intend to get vac...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday April 13, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 336,841 new vaccinations administered for a total of 8,328,568 doses given. Nationwide, 815,659 people or 2.2 pe...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday April 13, 2021.There are 1,071,016 confirmed cases in Canada.Canada: 1,071,016 confirmed cases (75,135 active, 972,525 resolved, 23,356 deaths).*The total case cou...

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 logistics for Canada's vaccine distribution program ...

OTTAWA — More Canadians than ever say they intend to get vaccinated against COVID-19, a new poll suggests while fear about vaccine safety is the main driver of hesitancy to get an injection.All this comes as confidence in governments is plummeting ...

WASHINGTON — North American trade is facing a "critical moment" in the ongoing aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, say Canadian business leaders as they embark on a concerted campaign to fortify ties with the United States.The new Canada-U.S. "road...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 11:00 p.m. ET on Monday April 12, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 336,841 new vaccinations administered for a total of 8,328,568 doses given. Nationwide, 815,659 people or 2.2 pe...

LOS ANGELES — A former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy who staged a $2 million robbery of a marijuana warehouse was sentenced Monday to seven years in federal prison.Marc Antrim, 43, of South El Monte, helped orchestrate an October 2018 raid ...

OTTAWA — Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan took aim at recent Chinese military expansions into the South China Sea on Monday, even as he pushed back against Conservative allegations that the Liberal government has been pandering to Beijing.The defence...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 9:00 p.m. ET on Monday April 12, 2021.There are 1,071,016 confirmed cases in Canada.Canada: 1,071,016 confirmed cases (75,135 active, 972,525 resolved, 23,356 deaths).*The total case coun...

Students waved signs and put on a roadside concert ­Monday morning to protest the ­possibility of district cuts to some music programs in the Greater Victoria School District.Some middle school ­programs, elementary string music and a district uku...

NANAIMO, B.C. — Police in Nanaimo, B.C., are investigating an assault on a teenage boy where the attacker is alleged to have told the 15-year-old to remove his clothes and walk home naked. RCMP say the boy attended a gathering for teens when he was...

A growing number of Island schools are reporting exposure events following spring break. Island Health’s school exposure list now includes Esquimalt High, with possible exposures on April 7-9 and Nanaimo’s Fairview Elementary, with a possible...

WINNIPEG — Cole Perfetti had two goals and an assist and Nathan Todd added three helpers as the Manitoba Moose downed the Belleville Senators 5-1 on Monday in American Hockey League action.C.J. Suess, Bobby Lynch and Jeff Malott also scored for the...

TOKYO — Japan's government decided Tuesday to start releasing treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean in two years — an option fiercely opposed by fishermen, residents and Japan's neighbours.The d...

B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix is urging B.C. residents age 55 and older to register now to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. People born in 1971 or earlier (age 50 plus) can start registering April 14, those born in 1976 or earlier (age 45 and older) o...

Nanaimo RCMP say a 15-year-old boy was assaulted by a 16-year-old boy, forced to remove his clothes and told to walk home naked.The incident occurred Friday about 8 p.m. in the area of Long Lake in north Nanaimo.A video of the incident has been widel...

One person was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries early Monday after a vehicle sheared off a power pole. Victoria police were called about 2 a.m. and arrived to find the vehicle on it side and the pole supported by only wires. ...

The Pacheedaht First Nation says it will determine what will be logged and ­preserved in its territory through a resource stewardship plan, and it does not support “third-party activism” taking place in the disputed Fairy Creek area near Port Re...

B.C. residents aged 55 and older can register to receive the COVID-19 vaccine starting at noon Monday, according to the province's vaccination website. The province says nearly a million people have received their first dose of vaccine. People ...