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 March 26 ...What we are watching in Canada ...Canada has hit a milestone in its COVID-19 vaccina...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Friday, March 26, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 186,278 new vaccinations administered for a total of 4,580,154 doses given. Nationwide, 649,337 people or 1.7 per c...

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...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Friday, March 26, 2021.There are 951,562 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 951,562 confirmed cases (38,922 active, 889,850 resolved, 22,790 deaths).*The total case count in...

Undocumented workers in Canada fear that getting vaccinated could mean being arrested if someone reports them to police or immigration authorities because of their lack of proper identification, say advocates.Karen Cocq of the Toronto-based Migrant W...

WINNIPEG — Qaumajuq, a $65-million Inuit art centre that opens Saturday and is billed as the largest public collection of Inuit art in the world, is not only impressive in scope.It's also something of an immersive experience.The building's exterior...

KHARTOUM, Sudan — Ethiopia's prime minister said Friday that Eritrea has agreed to withdraw its forces from the Tigray region, where witnesses have described them looting, killing and raping civilians.The statement by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s ...

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump on Thursday defended some of his supporters who rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, saying they posed "zero threat" to the lawmakers who had assembled there to certify the Electoral College vote that con...

WINNIPEG — Nathan Todd scored the winner as the Manitoba Moose came from behind to edge the Laval Rocket 4-3 in a shootout on Thursday in American Hockey League play.Mikhail Berdin made 21 saves through regulation and overtime, then stopped all thr...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 25, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 186,278 new vaccinations administered for a total of 4,580,154 doses given. Nationwide, 649,337 people or 1.7...

Warning: This story contains details of sexual assaults. Two male real estate agents were fired Thursday after women posted allegations of sexual assault on social media. Three women made the detailed allegations on the Vancouver Island Instagr...

Cole Kennedy had just finished an online university class and was in the kitchen getting a ­coffee when a massive oak tree came crashing down Thursday morning, smashing the front window of his rented home and crushing his car.“It sounded like an e...

More adults under the age of 40 are getting COVID-19, even as there have been decreases in older age groups that have received the vaccine, says B.C.’s top doctor. Dr. Bonnie Henry said Thursday that there has been an increase in COVID-19 cases...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A fuel tank at an oil facility in Saudi Arabia caught fire after being struck by a projectile, the kingdom said Friday, an attack that came on the sixth anniversary of its entry into Yemen's yearslong civil war.The ass...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 25, 2021.There are 951,562 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 951,562 confirmed cases (38,922 active, 889,850 resolved, 22,790 deaths).*The total case cou...

Somebody in Sooke is $1 million richer today after winning the guaranteed $1-million prize in Wednesday’s Lotto 6/49. Wednesday’s win comes after another $1-million win from the Island quietly expired when no one came forward to claim the pri...

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri authorities said Thursday that they discovered human remains they believe are the body of a Chinese woman who has been missing since October 2019.The remains and personal property believed to belong to Mengqi Ji Elledge wer...

B.C. Ferries is asking the public for ideas on how to best schedule the new Salish Heron when it starts work in the corporation’s most complex service region — the Southern Gulf Islands. With the Salish Heron scheduled to carry vehicles and passe...

Sooke RCMP responding to reports of a disturbance at the Sooke Shelter Thursday morning discovered en route that a tenant was lighting fires in his living area. Smoke was coming from the Otter Point Road shelter when police arrived, so they helpe...

A suspected impaired driver was arrested by Saanich police Wednesday afternoon after a hit-and-run incident involving three parked vehicles. At about 4:40 p.m., the driver was reported to have hit an occupied vehicle parked on Stevenson Place, of...