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More Canadians getting vaxxed, Cineplex calls for federal aid: In The News for May 20

More Canadians getting vaxxed, Cineplex calls for federal aid: In The News for May 20

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 May 20 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, May 20, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, May 20, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, May 20, 2021. There are 1,342,388 confirmed cases in Canada. Canada: 1,342,388 confirmed cases (61,608 active, 1,255,714 resolved, 25,066 deaths).
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, May 20, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, May 20, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, May 20, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 355,652 new vaccinations administered for a total of 19,444,304 doses given. Nationwide, 1,485,830 people or 3.
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, May 19, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, May 19, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 355,652 new vaccinations administered for a total of 19,444,304 doses given.
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, May 19, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, May 19, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 23,955,652 new vaccinations administered for a total of 43,044,304 doses given.
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, May 19, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, May 19, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. There are 1,342,388 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,342,388 confirmed cases (61,608 active, 1,255,714 resolved, 25,066 deaths).
Restrictions lifting as COVID infections slow; Ontario resumes non-urgent procedures

Restrictions lifting as COVID infections slow; Ontario resumes non-urgent procedures

TORONTO — A slowdown in new COVID-19 infections across much of the country along with rising vaccination numbers has political and health authorities easing restrictions put in place to curb the pandemic.
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Wednesday, May 19, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Wednesday, May 19, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 7:30 p.m. Eight more people have died in British Columbia of COVID-19 even as the case counts fall. There were 521 new cases of COVID-19 reported Wednesday. More than 2.
Evacuation order expanded to homes in rural municipality near Saskatchewan wildfire

Evacuation order expanded to homes in rural municipality near Saskatchewan wildfire

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — The reeve of a Saskatchewan community threatened by a fast-moving wildfire says firefighters and farmers are coming together to slow down the blaze. "It's very smoky here.
Fired Quebec orderly says her insults toward Joyce Echaquan were meant as motivation

Fired Quebec orderly says her insults toward Joyce Echaquan were meant as motivation

MONTREAL — A former Quebec orderly who was caught on video making derogatory comments about an Indigenous woman insisted she was trying to motivate the patient, a coroner's inquest heard Wednesday.
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