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CANADA: Fashion mogul Peter Nygard charged with sex trafficking in U.S.

CANADA: Fashion mogul Peter Nygard charged with sex trafficking in U.S.

The U.S. authorities allege that over a 25-year period, Nygard used his fashion company's influence, as well as its employees and funds, to recruit and use women and girls for his sexual gratification and the gratification of his friends and business associates
CANADA: Approval for Moderna's vaccine 'looks positive' but a few more documents still needed

CANADA: Approval for Moderna's vaccine 'looks positive' but a few more documents still needed

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
COVID-19: Majority of Canadians support holiday lockdown to fight virus, poll says

COVID-19: Majority of Canadians support holiday lockdown to fight virus, poll says

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
CANADA: Wildfires take over from industry as major source of cancer-causing air toxins, study says

CANADA: Wildfires take over from industry as major source of cancer-causing air toxins, study says

Research has found that climate change contributes to bigger, hotter fires by drying out forests and extending the fire season
COVID-19: Publishing saw upheaval in 2020, but 'books are resilient'

COVID-19: Publishing saw upheaval in 2020, but 'books are resilient'

This year, books managed to sell, keeping a steady pace at a time when film and theatre, among other industries, faced dire questions about their future
COVID-19: Canada Post moves up Christmas delivery deadlines amid unprecedented holiday demand

COVID-19: Canada Post moves up Christmas delivery deadlines amid unprecedented holiday demand

The changes come after Canada Post delivered a record 1.1 million parcels over the weekend
WORLD: Canada boosts foreign aid by $485 million with new funds for global COVID-19 effort

WORLD: Canada boosts foreign aid by $485 million with new funds for global COVID-19 effort

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
COVID-19: What you need to know about Canada's first coronavirus vaccine doses as rollout begins

COVID-19: What you need to know about Canada's first coronavirus vaccine doses as rollout begins

Canada is set to receive 249,000 doses of the drug from the U.S. pharmaceutical giant and its German partner BioNTech by the end of the month
COVID-19: Ontario Superior Court suspends jury trials until February

COVID-19: Ontario Superior Court suspends jury trials until February

Trials will resume on Feb. 1 at the earliest
CANADA: Nation's first COVID-19 vaccine given to Toronto health-care worker

CANADA: Nation's first COVID-19 vaccine given to Toronto health-care worker

Premier Doug Ford praised the workers who got the shot for their dedication to their jobs and called it a historic day