Canada hits new daily COVID-19 case record

CBC News has the updates. Canada reported 5,713 cases of COVID-19 on Monday, a new single-day record. Both Ontario and Manitoba broke provincial records. Infectious disease specialist Dr. Isaac Bogoch says that's a very large number of cases for Canada's health-care system to absorb.

The Canadian federal government will not be repatriating any more travelling Canadians as the novel coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc around the world, the country’s foreign affairs minister said.

Francois-Philippe Champagne made the remarks ahead of Question Period on Monday, saying that the government’s "travel advisory is very clear."

"You know you see COVID around the world, you see second waves in many places and we’ve been very clear to Canadians. I think the (Prime Minister) has spoken, (and) has been very, very clear: We are not going to be doing another repatriation," he said.

Champagne said people should "be thinking twice [about] whether they have insurance coverage, where they’re going," and what the COVID-19 situation is at their destination of travel.

Read more about this here:

https://globalnews.ca/news/7479769/canada-no-coronavirus-repatriation/

Alberta has reached a "precarious point" in the coronavirus pandemic, the province's top doctor said Monday upon reporting 1,549 new cases and five more deaths.

Read more here: Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Nov. 23: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-november-23-1.5812272

Ontario could hit 6,500 new COVID-19 cases daily by mid-December without further action, certain modelling shows.

Coronavirus: New restrictions across Canada as COVID-19 cases continue to skyrocket

English:

Provinces across Canada are seeing new restrictions as COVID-19 cases continue to skyrocket throughout the country of Canada. 

Newfoundland and Labrador as well as PEI are pulling out of the Atlantic "bubble" temporarily, while in Ontario, Toronto and Peel Region are under lockdown as of Monday. Alberta has broken its own record for the most novel coronavirus cases reported in one day: more than 1,500 on Sunday.

Français:

Les provinces de tout le Canada voient de nouvelles restrictions alors que les cas de COVID-19 continuent de monter en flèche dans tout le pays.

Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador ainsi que l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard se retirent temporairement de la «bulle» atlantique, tandis qu'en Ontario, Toronto et la région de Peel sont bloquées à compter de lundi. L'Alberta a battu son propre record du plus grand nombre de nouveaux cas de coronavirus signalés en une journée: plus de 1500 dimanche.

Prioritizing access to COVID-19 vaccines in Canada

English:

Keep up with Canada news about vaccines. As G20 leaders, including Canada, vow to ensure equitable global access to COVID-19 vaccines, there are greater calls for a national vaccine rollout strategy in Canada.

French:

Tenez-vous au courant des nouvelles du Canada sur les vaccins. Alors que les dirigeants du G20, y compris le Canada, jurent d'assurer un accès mondial équitable aux vaccins COVID-19, il y a de plus en plus d'appels pour une stratégie nationale de déploiement des vaccins au Canada.

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Canada is the world's second best country to live in: report

CTV News has the interesting story. USA News and World Report editor Kevin Drew discusses a new report that lists Canada as a top country to live in. 

According to the 2020 Best Countries report by USA News & World Report, Canada is the second best country in the world. The Great White North is second only to Switzerland, which has been ranked #1 in the report for the past four years, and jumps ahead of Japan (which was #2 last year) in the rankings.

Here is what the report says: 25 Best Countries in the World, 2020:

01 Switzerland

02 Canada

03 Japan

04 Germany

05 Australia

06 United Kingdom

07 United States

08 Sweden

09 Netherlands

10 Norway

11 New Zealand

12 France

13 Denmark

14 Finland

15 China

16 Singapore

17 Italy

18 Austria

19 Spain

20 South Korea

21 Luxembourg

22 United Arab Emirates

23 Russia

24 Portugal

25 India

Hard realities from Canada’s COVID-19 2nd wave

CBC News: The National: Take a look at Canada's second Coronavirus COVID-19 wave taking a toll on some of the country's most vulnerable.

Many people might wonder: Why is there a Coronavirus Covid-19 Second Wave? The coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic began early in 2020. At that time, experts wondered if there would be waves of cases, a pattern certainly seen in other virus pandemics.

The overall pattern so far has been one of increasing cases of COVID-19. There is a surge in the summer and a larger one in the fall. Some places that saw a large number of coronavirus Covid-19 infections early on, followed by a decrease, are having a "2nd wave" of increased cases.

The future could have various outcomes. Numbers of infections sure seem to increase during certain times.

Human behavior could cause a spike in coronavirus cases. State and local governments, as well as individual people, are different in their response to the Coronavirus Covid-19 Pandemic. Some follow COVID-19 precautions, such as physical distancing, hand-washing and mask-wearing. Some people don't follow those rules as much. The importance of those precautions is clear: In areas where fewer people are wearing masks and more are gathering indoors to eat, drink, celebrate and socialize, even with family, cases are on the rise.

Herd immunity is a public health term that refers to the fact that, when enough people in a community have immunity from a disease, the community is protected from outbreaks of that disease.

Infectious disease experts at The Johns Hopkins University explain that about 70% of the population needs to be immune to this coronavirus before herd immunity can work. People might be immune from the coronavirus, at least for a while, if they have already had it. However, experts don’t know this, yet.

Without a vaccine, most doctors and scientists agree that a herd immunity approach of letting the virus "take its course" is not acceptable. That is too dangerous.

The following information is according to the COVID-19 Dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.

Total Global Cases of Coronavirus Covid-19: 58,615,834

Countries with most cases:

012,229,265 USA

009,139,865 India

006,071,401 Brazil

002,191,180 France

002,071,858 Russia

001,556,730 Spain

001,515,802 United Kingdom

001,408,868 Italy

001,370,366 Argentina

001,248,417 Colombia

001,025,969 Mexico

000,948,081 Peru

000,932,367 Germany

000,861,331 Poland

000,854,361 Iran

000,767,679 South Africa

000,642,215 Ukraine

000,558,779 Belgium

000,540,640 Chile

000,535,321 Iraq

Lynx spotted at Canada post office

A wild cat is seen skulking on the snow banks by the Terrace Bay, Ont, Canada Post office, to the amazement of Beth-Ann Colebourne For the full story: http://www.cbc.ca/1.3008823

A lynx is any of the four species (Canada lynx, Iberian lynx, Eurasian lynx, bobcat) within the medium-sized wild cat genus Lynx. The name lynx originated in Middle English via Latin from the Greek word λύγξ, derived from the Indo-European root leuk- ('light, brightness') in reference to the luminescence of its reflective eyes.

The definition of "skulk" - verb

gerund or present participle: skulking

keep out of sight, typically with a sinister or cowardly motive.

"don't skulk outside the door like a spy!"

move stealthily or furtively.

"he spent most of his time skulking about the corridors"

shirk one's duties or responsibilities.

"we were accused of skulking"

Similar words:

lurk

loiter

hide

conceal oneself

lie in wait

keep out of sight

creep

sneak

slink

move furtively

sidle

slope

pad

prowl

tiptoe

pussyfoot

Canada's 2020 throne speech in under five minutes

National Post shows the top nine highlights from the 2020 Speech from the Throne you need to know.

Read more about the Canada Speech from the Throne here:

https://www.canada.ca/en/privy-council/campaigns/speech-throne/2020/speech-from-the-throne.html

In Canada, the Speech from the Throne opens every new session of Parliament. The Speech introduces the government’s direction and goals, and outlines how it will work to achieve them.

On September 23, 2020, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, delivered the Speech from the Throne to open the second session of the 43rd Parliament and outline the government’s agenda.

The goal is to have a stronger and more resilient Canada.

Protecting Canadians from COVID-19

It is the job of the federal government to look out for all Canadians and especially our most vulnerable. We need to work together.

Helping Canadians through the pandemic

The Government is using its fiscal firepower so that Canadians, businesses, and our entire economy have the support needed to weather the storm.

Building back better - a resiliency agenda for the middle class

As we fight for every Canadian and defend everyone’s ability to succeed, we also need to focus on the future, and on building back better.

The Canada we’re fighting for

This is a fight for Canadians today and Canada tomorrow. So we must never forget the values that make us who we are.