May 12, 2021 - 1:15 AM
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 12 .
What we are watching in Canada .
A summer of backyard barbecues and picnics in the park?
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it s possible if people keep rolling up their sleeves and don t ease COVID-19 public-health restrictions until cases are down. We can have that summer, we can have a one-dose summer . And a one-dose summer sets us up for a two-dose fall when we ll be able to talk about going back to school back to work and back to more normality, he says.
Melissa Couto Zuber
Heather Costley and her son Koen are shown in this handout image at Queensland Beach, Nova Scotia. Costley was thrilled to hear that 12-year-old Koen would soon be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, giving the Nova Scotia mother hope that a return to normalcy isn t as far off as she initially believed. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Heather Costley MANDATORY CREDIT May 11, 2021 - 11:01 AM
Heather Costley was thrilled to hear her 12-year-old son would soon be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, giving the Nova Scotia mother hope that a return to normalcy isn t as far off as she initially believed.
Published Tuesday, May 11, 2021 1:15PM EDT Heather Costley was thrilled to hear her 12-year-old son would soon be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, giving the Nova Scotia mother hope that a return to normalcy isn t as far off as she initially believed. While Costley doesn t expect Koen s life to change drastically once he s vaccinated, she says it will open the door to socializing with his classmates, and bring the family a step closer to rebooking a trip to Disney World they had to cancel last year. He was like: Yay, great. I can hang out with my friends again, Costley said of her son s reaction to news last week that Health Canada had authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech jab for children 12- to 15-years-old.
Editor’s Note: The following information was taken from the intake reports gathered from the Sevier County Jail. All are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Names