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The largest mass immunization effort in Canadian history began Monday in Ontario and Quebec after the country received its first COVID-19 vaccine shipment over the weekend.

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Monday Dec. 15, 2020. There are 468,862 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 468,862 confirmed cases (75,842 active, 379,467 resolved, 13,553 deaths).

OTTAWA — A new poll suggests a majority of Canadians support the idea of a lockdown on non-essential businesses and services during the holidays to fight a surge in new COVID-19 cases across the country.

The largest mass immunization effort in Canadian history began Monday in Ontario and Quebec after the country received its first COVID-19 vaccine shipment over the weekend.

TORONTO — A long-term care resident in Quebec and a nursing home worker in Ontario received Canada's first COVID-19 vaccinations on Monday, kicking off the largest immunization campaign in the country's history.

OTTAWA — It was out of the political frying pan and into the fire Monday for the Trudeau government's bill to expand access to medically assisted dying.

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Monday Dec. 14, 2020. There are 468,862 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 468,862 confirmed cases (75,842 active, 379,467 resolved, 13,553 deaths).

OTTAWA — A series of technological and administrative gaps caused a high-profile data breach at Desjardins — the largest to date in the Canadian financial services sector, the federal privacy watchdog has found.

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 6:25 p.m. The first doses of COVID-19 vaccines are in B.C. and provincial health officer Dr.

MONTREAL — Random police stops should be banned for all of Quebec's police forces and patrol units should include social workers who can de-escalate tensions during interventions, the province's anti-racism task force said Monday.