Genetic tracing of the virus, said Tam, shows cases that spread in Canada mostly originated in people coming from Europe and the United States. Still, she says the measures taken for this pandemic, the wide-scale lockdowns and the closure of the U. It's really rather extraordinary times and measures. For Tam the vaccines represent hope, but what keeps her up at night is the fear that not enough people will take them.

She says communicating the vaccines' success to date, telling the stories of those who have had them, and encouraging people to look for credible information about them, are going to be the big focus as gets underway. And she said, she feels very optimistic that will be better. Trudeau in November summed up the feelings of many when he said living in a pandemic "sucks. Your support is vital to helping us provide free local news. Find out what's happening in your community and submit your own local events.

Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam stands for a portrait after a press conference in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building in Ottawa on Friday, Dec. Trending Stories Sacrificial lambs and swaddling cloths Dr. Local news matters Your support is vital to helping us provide free local news. We're here for you! Former two-term Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm is in line to be energy secretary. She described arriving in the U. Regan, the state environmental head since , has made a name for himself by pursuing cleanups of industrial toxins and helping the low-income and minority communities significantly affected by pollution.

Regan said he grew up in North Carolina hunting and fishing with his father and grandfather and that he has great respect for the outdoors and the country's natural resources, but he also had a respiratory condition that required him to use an inhaler.

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The office oversees environmental reviews for virtually all major infrastructure projects and advises the president on major environmental issues. If confirmed, she would be the first African American to hold the position since it was created more than half a century ago.

Two other members of the team introduced Saturday do not need Senate confirmation. Kevin Freking, The Associated Press. With Christmas just around the corner, many people in Newfoundland and Labrador will celebrate around the tree with those close to them. John's Morning Show. You're off from work, it's a nice time to get together. I love lights, so I'm not complaining there," she said, laughing. Her father, she said, is still working and the added stress of COVID is doubled by being away from her family.

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Don't come, you're safe, don't risk it,' and I guess that's what this year's celebrations will be about," she said. John's for the last 11 years. He said home is where you feel most comfortable, but still finds himself missing his family on the other side of the world. Tennakoon's son was born in Newfoundland and Labrador and is a Canadian citizen, only meeting extended family on vacations to his father's home country. Tennakoon said his biggest hope for is returning to Sri Lanka to visit family.

Republican Rep. Bautsch also is fighting the disease, the newspaper said. Letlow, who is from the northeast Louisiana town of Start, was elected earlier this month to the 5th District seat representing northeast and central Louisiana. He is scheduled to be sworn in next month.

He had announced Friday that he had been infected by the coronavirus and was quarantining at home. Letlow was the third high-profile Louisiana politician in two days to say he had been infected. Democratic U. Billy Nungesser both said Thursday that they had tested positive for the virus. Richmond will be a senior adviser to the president and director of the White House Office of Public Engagement.

Two Republicans in Louisiana's congressional delegation — U. Bill Cassidy and U. Halton police say the boys ventured onto the thin ice at about p. They say one of the boys was able to escape the freezing water after trying to help the other child.

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Police say the boy who escaped ran to a neighbouring home, where was called. First-responders pulled the other boy from the water and rushed him to hospital. But police say he died less than two hours later. Officers are reminding people to stay off the ice on bodies of water at this time of year, because it's not yet thick enough to support a person's weight. Indigenous communities in the Wood Buffalo area are facing heightened feelings of isolation after closing themselves off to all non-essential traffic in March.

This strategy has already highlighted facts Indigenous leaders have raised for decades: access to a strong health care system, food security and stable housing needs improvement. But after 10 months, community leaders are also witnessing the emotional and mental health toll that comes when a community isolates itself. Community members are still supporting these restrictions, but Quintal said there is a "real fatigue" in Fort McKay.

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In both areas, people work and visit friends and family. Quintal said it has been difficult motivating people to follow physical distancing guidelines and remain in Fort McKay. MCFN has more off-reserve members than people in the community. Leadership has been challenged with providing support for people in Edmonton and other parts of Alberta who have lost their jobs. Several European Union nations moved to banned flights from the U. A man walked into the Varscona Hotel Saturday night telling staff he had been shot.

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A Fort Saskatchewan teen who survived a crash that killed two friends in September got quite the surprise when she returned home from the Glenrose Hospital on Saturday morning. A year-old man is dead after an assault at a home in Sangudo on Thursday. An Ontario man is dead after a crash north of Red Deer on Friday night. Canada has now recorded more than , cases of COVID since the beginning of the global pandemic.

Investigators say they've tentatively identified a man in his 20s as the person found Friday near Highway 21 and Township Road. The shortened schedule was released a day after it was announced eight German players and two members of Sweden's staff tested positive for COVID An Edmonton man is counting his blessings after being rescued from a mountain last weekend. Keith Morris got lost during a hike and spent nearly 24 hours outside in the frigid weather. Former Edmonton Oilers captain Mark Messier is suing an Edmonton businessman, alleging he lost more than half a million dollars in an Alberta cannabis company investment.

Two days after Alberta recorded a record number of daily COVID cases, Premier Jason Kenney was focused on highlighting more recent data, that he said shows public health restrictions are working. A luxury home in Edmonton that caused controversy during its development three years ago is now up for auction. No charges will be laid after a violent confrontation between a disobedient Edmonton pub customer and a server who says she was trying to enforce mandatory mask rules. Two Alberta photographers are selling masks with their wildlife photos on them.

For three weeks in late November and early December, Red Deer College employees participated in an internal workplace fundraising initiative for United Way Central Alberta. It suggests residents take shorter showers or only shower when necessary, reduce toilet flushing, and not run faucets needlessly. A Red Deer peace officer was taken to hospital after her vehicle was involved in a crash on Saturday.

Shawn Stack with Bromwich and Smith has the advice you need to improve your money management in With the holidays right around the corner, Robin J. Friday is the last day to drop off a toy for Toy Mountain. Kimberly Wynn visits Trail Appliances to talk about this important fundraiser.

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A group of volunteers is delivering hot soup and bread to families affected by COVID and frontline health workers. Officials from across the country provide updates on the pandemic across the country. A new novel coronavirus variant has been detected in the U. The prime minister discussed his COVID regrets, reflected on the year in foreign policy and the ethical controversies that occupied his Liberal minority in Parliament. The majority of Canadians report feeling optimistic about the new year in light of the COVID vaccines, according to a new online survey. Officials in Nunavut say two male COVID patients have died, marking the first deaths linked to the disease in the territory.

RCMP say an aerial search for five fishermen who were working on a scallop boat when it sank in the Bay of Fundy has not spotted any sign of them as of late morning local time today.