Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba and British Columbia reported record high COVID-19 case counts on Christmas Eve as Nunavut ordered a full lockdown to prevent further spread of the virus.

Health officials across the country warned the latest numbers are an underestimation and a sign of what is yet to come, and again urged people to rethink large gatherings over the holidays.

Quebec reported just over 10,000 new daily infections on Friday, a record over the 9,397 cases reported a day earlier. Ontario had 9,571 new cases, a jump from 5,790 on Thursday. Read more: COVID-19 cases expected to continue to rise in Ontario after record jump: Health Ministry “The Omicron variant is more contagious than anything seen since the start of the pandemic,”

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How Muhammad Ali, African American Muslims established Houston’s most historic mosque

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AirTag stalking: Apple cracking down on unwanted tracking

AirTag clipped onto a bag. Apple announced it’s cracking down on unwanted tracking among AirTag users, according to a company news release. AirTags launched last April for $29 apiece and allows users to keep track of their personal items, such as keys, wallets, purses, backpacks and luggage through Apple's "Find My' app. But the seemingly harmless tool is being used by some to stalk people and even commit car thefts. Police departments have called this recent string of crimes "AirTag stalking." "We’ve become aware that individuals can receive unwanted tracking alerts for benign reasons, such as when borrowing someone’s keys with an AirTag attached or when traveling in a car with a family member’s AirPods left inside," the tech giant wrote in an update on its website Thursday.

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MRI hours at Saskatoon hospital reduced due to ‘recent critical shortage’: SHA

MRI department at Royal University Hospital has decreased to the point where health officials have decide to scale back hours of operation, creating concerns about wait times for the service.A memo sent earlier this week to Saskatoon physicians and staff within the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) cites “ongoing recruitment challenges” due to a “recent critical shortage of MRI technologists.” Saskatchewan moves to end COVID-19 public health orders The shortage means the department at RUH will only operate from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Eagerly awaited COVID lifesavers molnupiravir, Paxlovid now wait for patients

Supplies of the eagerly awaited oral COVID-19 antiviral prescription medications are slowly arriving at US pharmacies, but despite strong evidence that they can help reduce symptoms and prevent severe illness, federal data and experts suggest that many patients don't know about them or don't want to take them.

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New Jersey court dismisses officers' union vaccine mandate suit

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COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5 delayed as Pfizer extends trial

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Despite decline in patients, Waterloo hospitals remain ‘under great pressure’: Wang

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Ambassador Bridge protest blockade disrupts car manufacturing sector

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Ontario on track to remove ‘almost all restrictions’ on businesses ‘very soon,’ Doug Ford says

Doug Ford says the province is on track to “very soon” lift “almost all” COVID-related restrictions on businesses.The premier made the remarks during a press conference Friday morning, where he declared a state of emergency in the province due to ongoing protests and blockades, sparked by opposition to COVID-19 measures.Ford said he understands many people are frustrated, but urged the “illegal occupation” in Ottawa and at the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor to end.“There’s no doubt these were the right decisions,” Ford said of his government’s move to impose measures in a bid to combat COVID-19. Timeline to lift all COVID-19 measures in Ontario coming soon, top doctor says “There’s no doubt they protected our hospitals from collapse and saved lives.

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COVID-19: MLHU reports 3 deaths, LHSC has 87 COVID inpatients

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With low COVID vaccine uptake, rural US bore brunt of Delta surge

Rural US counties with low COVID-19 vaccination rates had 2.4 times more infections per 100,000 people than urban counties amid the summer 2021 Delta surge, according to a study published yesterday in JAMA Network Open.

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Reality check on Alberta politicians’ statements on schools, COVID-19 transmission and vaccines

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FDA postpones advisory meeting on COVID-19 vaccines for kids under 5

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. regulators on Friday put the brakes on their push to speed Pfizer's COVID-19 to children under 5, creating major uncertainty about how soon the shots could become available.The Food and Drug Administration had urged Pfizer and its partner BioNTech to apply for authorization of extra-low doses of its vaccine for the youngest children before studies were even finished — citing the toll the omicron variant has taken on children.Kids between the ages of 5 and 11 are now eligible to get the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.Next week, FDA advisers were supposed to publicly debate if youngsters should starting getting two shots before it's clear if they'd actually need a third.But Friday, the FDA reversed course and said it had become clear it needed to wait for data on how well that third shot works for this age group.

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Canada trucker protest: Ontario declares state of emergency over truck blockades

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New gathering limits come into effect in Quebec as COVID-19 cases soar across Canada

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Boris Johnson is expected to make a final call on whether to introduce new coronavirus restrictions ahead of New Year's Eve.

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COVID-19: N.B. reports 1 death, record-breaking 265 cases on Christmas Eve

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Manitoba sets grim COVID-19 case record of 742 on Christmas Eve

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Kris Jenner's annual Christmas Eve bash will be 'scaled way back' due to rising COVID-19 cases in LA

She's known for throwing the party of the year on the night before Christmas with a guest list full of her celebrity friends.And Kris Jenner made the decision to have the annual Kardashian Christmas Eve extravaganza 'scaled way back' due to surging COVID-19 cases in the Los Angeles area.The 66-year-old matriarch has a few things planned for the evening and 'will still get her daughters and grandkids together on Christmas Eve, but that's it ... nothing over the top,' according to TMZ.

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COVID-19: Manitoba ‘strongly recommends’ people limit contacts over holidays amid record-setting new case count

Health officials are pleading with Manitobans to limit their contacts over the holidays as the province is set to announce a record-setting daily case count on Christmas Eve.

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Christmas Eve shopping: Store hours for Walmart, Target, Costco, and others for last-minute holiday needs

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Delta, United cancel dozens of Christmas Eve flights amid omicron surge

holiday travel season.Germany-based Lufthansa said Friday that it was canceling a dozen long-haul transatlantic flights over the Christmas holiday period because of a "massive rise" in sick leave among pilots. The cancellations on flights to Houston, Boston and Washington come despite a "large buffer" of additional staff for the period.The airline says it couldn't speculate on whether COVID-19 infections or quarantines were responsible because it was not informed about the sort of illness.

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Covid vaccine centres to close on Christmas and Boxing Day as testing facilities to remain open

Covid vaccine centres in Scotland are set to close later today as Scots are being urged to come forward to get jabbed before the big day.

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Kate Garraway gives heartwarming update on husband Derek Draper's Covid recovery

Kate Garraway has given fans a heartwarming update on her husband's recovery from Covid-19 as the family prepare to spend Christmas together.

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Canadians differ on holiday plans amid Omicron COVID-19 spread

COVID-19 rips through Canada for the second holiday season in a row, the highly-transmissible Omicron variant driving extra caution.Still, some are moving forward with plans to celebrate, weighing the risk of contracting the disease or relying on vaccinations to provide safety.“Literally, last Christmas, we kept all the blinds closed because we didn’t want anyone to see that we were eating dinner because we weren’t allowed,” Patricia MacDowell said on the phone from her Montreal home as she stuffed a turkey in preparation for Christmas Eve dinner.MacDowell is not vaccinated against COVID-19.

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'I'm devastated': The pain of Covid isolation at Christmas

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'Santy-bodies' keeping Mr Claus safe from Covid

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Irn-Bru Carnival dates slashed after new covid measures are introduced

Glasgow's Irn-Bru Carnival will only last for three days this year - due to measures brought in to stop the spread of Covid-19.

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Disappointment as Ayr Gaiety pantomime axed due to Covid outbreak

The remainder of Ayr’s pantomime programme has been axed due to the Covid Omicron outbreak.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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