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EDMONTON — The Alberta Court of Appeal has restored some privileges for a mentally ill man who stabbed to death five young people at a Calgary house party seven years ago.

HALIFAX — One of the three people who allegedly supplied ammunition to the gunman who murdered 22 people in Nova Scotia last spring has pleaded not guilty to the charge.

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says he will vote against a bill brought forward by a member of his caucus that aims to ban so-called "sex-selective abortions.

MONTREAL — Business owners in Old Montreal will be assessing the damage this morning after an anti-curfew protest turned violent. Hundreds gathered in defiance of an 8 p.m. curfew that took effect in Montreal and Laval Sunday night.

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 Monday, April 12, 2021. What we are watching in Canada...

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 latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Monday April 12, 2021. There are 1,060,157 confirmed cases in Canada. Canada: 1,060,157 confirmed cases (73,447 active, 963,395 resolved, 23,315 deaths).

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Monday April 12, 2021.

MONTREAL — Bilal Abdul Kader, president and founder of the As-Salam mosque in downtown Montreal, said his mosque has been serving meals during the holy month of Ramadan for 15 years.

MONTREAL — Hundreds of protestors gathered in Montreal on Sunday in defiance of a newly adjusted curfew intended to stem surging COVID-19 case numbers before dozens of them started fires and damaged property in the city's old quarter.