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COVID-19 restrictions vary by region across Canada, truckers will not be exempted from a new vaccine mandate, and a judge is set to decide if the suspect in the Wisconsin parade crash will stand trial. Here’s what you need to know to start your day.
1. COVID-19 restrictions: Some areas of the country are easing pandemic restrictions while others are tightening them depending on their officials’ perceptions of whether the COVID-19 curve is flattening or has yet to peak.
2. Trucker rules: The federal government says that unvaccinated Canadians will not be exempted from the new federal vaccine mandate for truck drivers coming into effect this weekend.
3. Ending the pandemic: Canada must help lead vaccination efforts abroad in order to prevent the next dangerous variant and truly end the pandemic, one epidemiologist says.
4. Christmas parade crash: A judge is set to decide Friday whether a Milwaukee man accused of plowing his SUV through a Christmas parade, killing six people and injuring dozens more, will stand trial for murder.
5. Corporate taxes: Canada’s corporations have already earned enough revenue this year to pay off their 2022 taxes, according to a new report.
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