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A look at what provinces and territories have said about COVID-19 vaccine plans

A look at what provinces and territories have said about COVID-19 vaccine plans

The largest mass immunization effort in Canadian history began Dec. 14 in Ontario and Quebec after the country received its first COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine shipment. It's being distributed in different cities across Canada.
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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Thursday Dec. 24, 2020. There are 528,354 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 528,354 confirmed cases (75,305 active, 438,452 resolved, 14,597 deaths).
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After tough year, N.S. care homes find hope in vaccine, look for meaningful reform

After tough year, N.S. care homes find hope in vaccine, look for meaningful reform

HALIFAX — After almost a year of leading Atlantic Canada's largest non-profit care home through the COVID-19 crisis, Janet Simm sees "elements of hope" in 2021.
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'Very hopeful:' Planning underway for modified Calgary Stampede in 2021

'Very hopeful:' Planning underway for modified Calgary Stampede in 2021

CALGARY — A world-famous annual rodeo that survived the Great Depression, two world wars and a devastating flood seven years ago was felled by a microscopic virus this year and will have a different look if it's allowed to go forward in 2021.
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Senior snowbirds congregate in B.C. when wings clipped by COVID-19 border closures

Senior snowbirds congregate in B.C. when wings clipped by COVID-19 border closures

VANCOUVER — On a small island in British Columbia's Fraser River is a campsite packed with Canadian snowbirds who found refuge when the border with the United States was shut because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Health Canada authorizes Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine ahead of holidays

Health Canada authorizes Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine ahead of holidays

OTTAWA — Health Canada approved a second COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday, paving the way for the shots from U.S. biotech firm Moderna to start arriving in the country.
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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. There are 528,354 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 528,354 confirmed cases (75,305 active, 438,452 resolved, 14,597 deaths).
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The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada on December 23

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada on December 23

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (All times Eastern): 6:50 p.m. British Columbia's top doctor says COVID-19 cases in the province are levelling off after peaking in mid-November. Dr.
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Navy commander Art McDonald tapped to steer Canadian military as new defence chief

Navy commander Art McDonald tapped to steer Canadian military as new defence chief

OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government has tapped a sailor to steer the Canadian Armed Forces, appointing Royal Canadian Navy commander Vice-Admiral Art McDonald as the next chief of the defence staff.
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No criminal charges for southern Alberta police in 'Star Wars' storm trooper arrest

No criminal charges for southern Alberta police in 'Star Wars' storm trooper arrest

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — The force appears to be with police officers in southern Alberta who took a young woman wearing a "Star Wars'' storm-trooper costume to the ground last May.
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