iPad to launch in Canada on April 24th?

Apple has always said that the iPad will be available internationally in "late April." Now iPadinCanada has received the first hints of what the exact date may be. The site has been tipped by a source with ties to an Apple store that all Apple retail employees in Canada have been notified that the weekend of April 24th is a "black out period." A black out period means that no employees are allowed to request days off.

If the rumors of a black out period are true, is it definitive proof of the iPad's impending Canadian launch? No, but it sure as heck makes it a likely date. It'll be interesting to see if an black out dates have been ordered by Apple Retail in the UK or the rest of Europe.