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The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada on December 25

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada on December 25

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (All times Eastern): 1:30 p.m. A Windsor, Ont., hospital is taking the lead on managing a long-term care home weathering a deadly COVID-19 outbreak that has sickened more than 150 people.
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'Shift in perspective:' Indigenous place names moving Canada from colonial past

'Shift in perspective:' Indigenous place names moving Canada from colonial past

EDMONTON — To Terri Suntjens, symbolism means everything. That's why she decided to get involved with the City of Edmonton's initiative to rename its wards.
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A look at the Indigenous names for Edmonton's 12 wards

A look at the Indigenous names for Edmonton's 12 wards

EDMONTON — The City of Edmonton approved a bylaw earlier this month to change the names of its 12 wards to Indigenous ones. Here are the new names and their meanings: Nakota Isga (Ward 1): (NAH'-koh-tah EE'-ska). Of Sioux origin meaning "the people.
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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Friday, Dec. 25, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Friday, Dec. 25, 2020

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:45 a.m. ET on Friday Dec. 25, 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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COVID-19 has made its way to second B.C. mink farm, no workers sick

COVID-19 has made its way to second B.C. mink farm, no workers sick

VICTORIA — Minks on a second farm in British Columbia's Fraser Valley have tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans.
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The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for December 24

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for December 24

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (All times Eastern): 7 p.m. British Columbia has surpassed another grim COVID-19 milestone, reaching 808 deaths in the province. Twelve more people died to lift the death toll over the 800 mark.
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Ontario, Quebec post case records; Trudeau strikes hopeful note in holiday message

Ontario, Quebec post case records; Trudeau strikes hopeful note in holiday message

Canada's two most populous provinces reported record daily COVID-19 caseloads Thursday as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau acknowledged this won't be the Christmas anyone had hoped for.
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Quebec police watchdog completes probe into RCMP-involved killing of Rodney Levi

Quebec police watchdog completes probe into RCMP-involved killing of Rodney Levi

FREDERICTON — Quebec's police watchdog said Thursday it had completed its investigation into the RCMP-involved killing of Rodney Levi, a 48-year-old man from the Metepenagiag First Nation in New Brunswick.
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'Grave risk:' Advocates say inmates should get speedy access to COVID-19 vaccine

'Grave risk:' Advocates say inmates should get speedy access to COVID-19 vaccine

Advocates say inmates should have speedy access to the COVID-19 vaccine, given how susceptible prisons and jails have been to outbreaks and how prevalent chronic disease is in that population.
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Military bases struggling with personnel shortages, internal review finds

Military bases struggling with personnel shortages, internal review finds

OTTAWA — An internal review by the Department of National Defence has revealed Canadian military bases across the country are struggling with several problems, starting with severe shortages of personnel.
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