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ONTARIO: COVID-19 rates showing improvement, too soon to say if it's a trend, Yaffe says

ONTARIO: COVID-19 rates showing improvement, too soon to say if it's a trend, Yaffe says

Ontario's Associate Medical Officer of Health said the provincial case rate has started to decline for the first time since November –  sitting now at 145.4 cases per 100,000 people – although that figure is still high
CANADA: Gov. Gen. Julie Payette is resigning after controversial tenure

CANADA: Gov. Gen. Julie Payette is resigning after controversial tenure

OTTAWA — Gov. Gen. Julie Payette is resigning, a source with direct knowledge of her decision but not authorized to discuss it publicly confirms to The Canadian Press.
CANADA: More than one-fifth of companies will adjust pay if staff relocate, survey says

CANADA: More than one-fifth of companies will adjust pay if staff relocate, survey says

The findings come months after many Canadian companies allowed staff to work from home in hopes of stopping the spread of COVID-19 in pandemic hotspots
CANADA: Truck driver in Humboldt Broncos crash awaits deportation decision

CANADA: Truck driver in Humboldt Broncos crash awaits deportation decision

Jaskirat Singh Sidhu is now waiting for the Canada Border Services Agency to write a report that will recommend whether he be allowed to stay in his adopted country or be deported
ONTARIO: Improve working conditions in long-term care homes, COVID-19 advisory group urges

ONTARIO: Improve working conditions in long-term care homes, COVID-19 advisory group urges

In a new report, the group says infections and deaths among long-term care residents are speeding up, mirroring the spread in the community at large
U.S: Canadians tune in to Joe Biden inauguration amid pandemic

U.S: Canadians tune in to Joe Biden inauguration amid pandemic

While Biden was the main attraction on stage in a heavily patrolled Washington, D.C., many Canadians focused on his newly minted second-in-command, Kamala Harris
WATCH: Coverage of the inauguration of Joe Biden as U.S. president

WATCH: Coverage of the inauguration of Joe Biden as U.S. president

Watch C-SPAN's coverage of the inauguration here
U.S: Trump leaves White House, says 'It's been a great honour'

U.S: Trump leaves White House, says 'It's been a great honour'

Trump will be the first president in modern history to boycott his successor's inauguration
ONTARIO: COVID-19 Vaccination Distribution Task Force member resigns over travel

ONTARIO: COVID-19 Vaccination Distribution Task Force member resigns over travel

No other details were released other than that she has apologized
CANADA: Fashion mogul seeking bail on U.S. charges of sex trafficking, racketeering

CANADA: Fashion mogul seeking bail on U.S. charges of sex trafficking, racketeering

Nygard’s lawyer, Jay Prober, has said his client denies the charges against him