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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020. There are 423,054 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 423,054 confirmed cases (71,542 active, 338,735 resolved, 12,777 deaths).
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First doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, not yet approved, to land in Canada next week

First doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, not yet approved, to land in Canada next week

OTTAWA — A small number of the most vulnerable Canadians could be immunized against COVID-19 before the holidays as the first doses of Pfizer's vaccine are set to arrive next week. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday the contract with the U.S.
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Vaccines coming this month, as Ontario hits new daily record and P.E.I. locks down

Vaccines coming this month, as Ontario hits new daily record and P.E.I. locks down

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the largest mass immunization effort in Canadian history could begin as early as next week, as tough new measures to slow the spread of COVID-19 took effect in Prince Edward Island and Ontario hit a new daily infect
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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, Dec. 7, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, Dec. 7, 2020

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Monday Dec. 7, 2020. There are 423,054 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 423,054 confirmed cases (71,542 active, 338,735 resolved, 12,777 deaths).
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Mountie says he updated FBI on Meng arrest, but he was working for the RCMP

Mountie says he updated FBI on Meng arrest, but he was working for the RCMP

VANCOUVER — An RCMP officer who was tasked as a point person for U.S. investigators during the 2018 arrest of Meng Wanzhou at Vancouver's airport says he didn't see himself as working for them. Sgt. Ross Lundie told the B.C.
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Five things to know about the rollout of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine in Canada

Five things to know about the rollout of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine in Canada

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that a small number of the most vulnerable in Canada could get Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine before the holidays.
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The latest news on COVID 19 developments in Canada for Dec. 7 2020

The latest news on COVID 19 developments in Canada for Dec. 7 2020

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 7 p.m. Yukon is reporting three new cases of COVID-19 in the territory, all of them in Whitehorse and linked to a previous case.
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Pandemic financial pressures deplete finances, spirits as festive season approaches

Pandemic financial pressures deplete finances, spirits as festive season approaches

TORONTO — Pandemic restrictions and financial strain mean Christmas will look different than past years for Tia Cyr and her family, so she enlisted Santa in breaking the news to her son.
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Environmental groups keep fighting KXL despite Biden's promise to block pipeline

Environmental groups keep fighting KXL despite Biden's promise to block pipeline

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Critics of Canada's most controversial cross-border pipeline projects aren't taking their demise for granted under president-elect Joe Biden. A new report from the U.S.
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5,800 years of droppings: Unique approach yields first long-term seabird trend data

5,800 years of droppings: Unique approach yields first long-term seabird trend data

Scientists have sifted through nearly 6,000 years of seabird droppings to get what they say could be the first long-term reading on how their numbers are affected by humans.
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