I just finished writing an article last week about the iPad 2 in Canada but I've been wanting to find out more information about the release date.
MacRumors, a Mac News and Rumors site has recently shifted their position about the possibility of a Retina Display. Originally they had proposed that the next generation iPad 2 would have a Retina display but it might have a regular display.
The latest release date rumor seems to be March 9, close to some distant tech press events.