Coronavirus (COVID-19) National News

In the province's long-term care homes, 695 residents currently have COVID-19 and one new death has been reported today

If approved, Pfizer and Moderna together are expected to deliver 60 million doses of vaccine to Canada by next fall, enough to vaccinate 30 million people

65 per cent of respondents said they supported a general lockdown in their province during Christmas and New Year’s to tackle the pandemic, while 29 per cent opposed the idea

The changes come after Canada Post delivered a record 1.1 million parcels over the weekend

The new funds are going towards the Access to COVID-19 Tools, or "ACT" Accelerator, which was created in April by the World Health Organization, the French government, the European Commission and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

QAnon message boards were set alight after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a United Nations conference this fall that the pandemic is an opportunity to "reset" and reimagine economic systems to address challenges such as poverty and climate change, Amarnath Amarasingam said

In lieu of in-person gatherings, holiday and end-of-year celebrations will be virtual because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic

One reason for the delay is that people in need will first max out government supports before exhausting their savings

The latest statistics on the Canadian Federation of Independent Business’ (CFIB) recovery dashboard shows only 29 per cent of small businesses across the country are conducting a normal level of sales

Hillier says the province also expects to receive between 30,000 and 85,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine by the new year