With record COVID-19 cases, all of Nova Scotia is entering a lockdown for at least two weeks. Would increased use of rapid testing helped to ward off the third wave? Plus, inside a Montreal ICU where patients are struggling and doctors have crucial warnings.

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00:00 The National for April 27, 2021
00:53 Nova Scotia enters province-wide lockdown
03:42 Quebec woman dies from vaccine-linked blood clot
04:18 Manitoba’s new COVID-19 restrictions
06:37 N.L. doctor joins Ontario's COVID-19 front line
08:37 Ontario’s plan for paid sick leave falls flat
10:59 B.C. says paid sick leave is coming
11:31 When paid sick leave it good for business
13:48 Millions of unused rapid COVID-19 tests
16:01 Vaccinating high-risk workplaces
16:29 COVID-19 vaccine deportation fears
19:01 Fire at historic Listuguj church
19:31 Man killed after highway sign falls on car
19:54 Calls for ‘coercive control’ to become a crime
23:06 Canada offers help for India's COVID-19 crisis
23:38 U.S. begins to ease some mask rules
26:32 Inside a Montreal ICU fighting COVID-19
33:45 Regenerative agriculture to fight climate change
40:24 Alligator crashes Toronto FC practice
40:56 'Vaccine passports' for international travel
43:25 The Moment

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