Your weekly COVID-19 update Every Tuesday, the Maclean's daily newsletter will catch you up on what you need to know about Canada's fight against the coronavirus. This week, Patricia Treble focuses on one story worth watching, and you can get a sneak peek here. You'll also get the same mix of Maclean's stories you expect every day if you scroll down below. As British Columbia celebrated the arrival of its first dosesof the Pfizer vaccine, its provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, cautioned everyone against big holiday gatherings: “No event or gathering is completely safe right now, because the virus continues to circulate in our communities,” she said, adding: “Unfortunately, despite everything we are doing, there is still the potential that someone you spend time with may inadvertently bring the virus to the dinner table. “Our homes don’t have the many layers of protection that we find in other places. In our homes we spend more time close together, we aren’t using masks and we don’t have the barriers and safe distances that we see elsewhere.” With that warning, Henry announced that the province added another 2,146 cases to its cumulative tally in the past three days, as well as 49 COVID-19-related deaths. In the past week, the province has added an average of 684 cases a day. READ MORE >> | 
