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 16 ...What we are watching in Canada ...Ontario could announce new public health restricti...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Friday, April 16, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 308,845 new vaccinations administered for a total of 9,205,307 doses given. Nationwide, 854,586 people or 2.3 per c...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Friday, April 16, 2021.There are 1,096,716 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 1,096,716 confirmed cases (83,143 active, 990,073 resolved, 23,500 deaths).*The total case coun...

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 ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — A woman suspected of killing her three children in the midst of a bitter custody battle said Thursday that she drowned them to keep them away from their father, a California television station reported.In a jailhouse interview...

INDIANAPOLIS — Eight people were shot and killed in a late-night shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, and the shooter killed himself, police said.Multiple other people were injured Thursday night when gunfire erupted at the facility near t...

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — A South Korean steelmaker said Friday it's ending a joint venture with a military-controlled firm in Myanmar following criticism that its business has benefited military leaders who have violently suppressed pro-democrac...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville police officer who fired at Breonna Taylor after being shot during the deadly raid on Taylor's apartment is writing a book.Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly and another officer fired shots that hit Taylor during the March 13,...

BEIJING — China’s economy grew by double digits in the latest quarter but an explosive rebound from the coronavirus pandemic is slowing abruptly as manufacturing and consumer spending return to normal.The economy grew by 18.3% over a year ago, of...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 15, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 308,845 new vaccinations administered for a total of 9,205,307 doses given. Nationwide, 854,586 people or 2.3...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 15, 2021.There are 1,096,716 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 1,096,716 confirmed cases (83,143 active, 990,073 resolved, 23,500 deaths).*The total case...

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government says it will soon expand eligibility for COVID-19 vaccines to include first responders across the province and all adults living in communities most at risk of the coronavirus.Health and Seniors Care Minister Heat...

HARRISONVILLE, Mo. — A Kansas City man has been found guilty of killing two women a decade apart and burying their bodies near each other in a field in western Missouri.Kylr Yust was convicted Thursday of voluntary manslaughter in the death of Kara...

The mother of a 20-year-old Black man who was fatally shot by Minnesota police this week says it all started when police pulled her son over for having air fresheners hanging from his rearview mirror.How, some might ask, can air fresheners be the bas...

WHITEHORSE — An official count has confirmed a tie in the Yukon election, pushing the process to the next step of a judicial recount. Elections Yukon says the vote was unchanged during the "official addition" Thursday and an application for a judic...

A Victoria officer was injured after police came to the aid of a youth in the middle of a mental-health crisis who was running through downtown traffic.The youth kicked the officer in the face after being taken to hospital.Police had responded to a T...

LOS ANGELES — Chris Lambert would like to get back to making music but he can’t seem to stop chasing a ghost that has haunted him for nearly 25 years.A billboard on the side of the road on California's Central Coast led him on a detour three year...

A man was apprehended in a Cowichan Lake Road home after a four-hour standoff with police on Wednesday. North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP were called by a friend of the man’s mother who had gone to the home to deliver some food, and noted the son exhi...

Nanaimo RCMP have arrested a suspect nine days after a man was stabbed in Port Alberni. The victim was stabbed multiple times April 4 and suffered serious injuries. Witnesses were able to identify the attacker but he was not immediately located. ...

Homes in Whatì in the North Slave region of the Northwest Territories are to have access to high-speed internet by the end of this year.Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal announced $11 million in combined funding for the project during a news conf...