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Fauci says U.S. will likely return to 'some degree of normality' at same time as Canada

Canada's coming month of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shipments will be reduced by half

Over the next month Canada will be experiencing a 'temporary' delay in Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine shipments due to the pharmaceutical giant's expansion plans at its European manufacturing facility, with the shortage resulting in an average of 50 per cent of coming doses delayed each week.
Canada's spy-catching system caused delay, angst in Delisle case: former FBI official

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation's former head of counter-intelligence says it fell to him to tell the RCMP about a spy in the Canadian navy, even though the Canadian Security Intelligence Service was already well aware of Jeffrey Delisle's sale of sensitive secrets to the Russians.
In mandate letter, PM tells Freeland to spend on temporary measures until crisis ends

Emergency spending to deal with the COVID-19 crisis must not outlast the pain it's meant to salve, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has instructed Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland in a newly released mandate letter.
Trudeau leaves door open to tighter travel ban, eyeing COVID-19 mutations abroad

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is leaving the door open to tighter travel restrictions, including a possible ban on outbound air travel as COVID-19 case counts climb across the country.
New COVID-19 modelling shows pandemic resurgence in Canada rapidly worsening

The spread of COVID-19 continues to surge rapidly across the country and federal officials are urging swift action to avoid Canadian doctors having to make 'impossible choices,' such as who gets an ICU bed.
PM Trudeau wants to serve for 'number of more years,' rules out vaccine passports

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, giving a rare insight into his future plans, said he wanted to serve Canadians for a number of years to come, and shied away from saying who he thought should succeed him.
Rejection letter ESDC sent to Black organizations 'completely unacceptable': Hussen

Several Black organizations were denied federal funding through a program designed to help such groups build capacity -- after Employment and Social Development Canada told them their leadership was not sufficiently Black.
Hospital care a 'godsend' for Lisa Raitt and other families facing Alzheimer's violence

Former Conservative MP Lisa Raitt is speaking out about the threat of violence faced by caregivers and family members of loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease.

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CTV QP: Difficulty of enforcing a curfew in Que.

Question Period's scrum discusses the difficulty of enforcing a curfew in Quebec to help stop the spread of COVID-19.
Air Date: January 10, 2021
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CTV QP: Bill Blair on prison vaccinations

Public Safety Minister Bill Blair addresses concerns regarding a pilot program that seeks to vaccinate Canadian prisoners.
Air Date: January 10, 2021
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CTV QP: 'He has blood on his hands'

Former U.S. ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman with Rick Wilson, Robert Moore and Annie Bergeron-Oliver discuss the Capitol Hill storming.
Air Date: January 10, 2021
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CTV QP: 'People may be doing some soul-searching'

Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Phillipe Champagne discusses the storming of Capitol Hill that caused an uproar in the U.S.
Air Date: January 10, 2021
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CTV QP: Vaccine shortages in Canada

Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic Leblanc discusses Canada’s distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in the next coming weeks.
Air Date: January 10, 2021