| | | | FIVE THINGS TO KNOW | | | | Inauguration day With unprecedented security concerns and the need for COVID-19 safety protocols, today's inauguration of Joe Biden will be unlike any other in history. |
| | | | Presidential pardons U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned former chief strategist Steve Bannon as part of a flurry of clemency action in the final hours of his term that benefited more than 140 people, including rap performers, ex-members of Congress and other allies. |
| | | | Virus variants More variants of the novel coronavirus are being detected worldwide, ramping up fears in Canada around the increased transmission some of these variants could bring. |
| | | | Travel restrictions Citing the evolving situation with the identified COVID-19 variants from other countries, the prime minister is strongly urging Canadians not to travel because federal travel rules could change very quickly. |
| | | | Long-term effects Based on what disability advocates have seen so far, Canadian cities aren't ready for the influx of people temporarily or permanently disabled from COVID-19. |
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| | | For those who think 2021 already feels too much like 2020, scientists have some good news -- this year may actually be shorter than last year. | | |
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| | | Above and beyond | | A group of long-term care workers in rural Quebec have taken extreme measures to keep COVID-19 from entering their facility: they have each decided to move in with the residents. |
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