Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
Canada is one of many countries that has put a temporary pause of flights from the United Kingdom. It comes after a faster-spreading mutation of COVID-19 was found in the UK, which is also linked to at least one case in the Netherlands. The Netherlands, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Belgium, Germany and India have also banned flights from the UK.
#UPDATE European countries banned flights from the UK on Sunday and the WHO called for stronger containment measures as the British government warned that a potent new strain of the virus was "out of control"https://t.co/LEclI29Yl7
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) December 20, 2020
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is expected to announce new public health measures today amid a climbing number of COVID-19 cases and an increasing strain on hospitals. According to CBC, restrictions announced today will put the province in a very similar spot it was in this past spring, when most of the country initially shut down due to COVID-19.
BREAKING: A 28-day lockdown for the southern portions of the province will begin at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, sources confirm with CBC News. https://t.co/8Lalry6TwV
— CBC Toronto (@CBCToronto) December 20, 2020
Details regarding the upcoming NHL season were ironed out and agreed to this weekend, which means hockey is right around the corner. The Vancouver Canucks will open training camp on Sunday, Jan. 3, giving the team just over a week to prepare before the regular season gets going on Wednesday, Jan. 13!
Tick tock, the countdown is on! pic.twitter.com/x16ylhx1L7
— Vancouver #Canucks (@Canucks) December 21, 2020
Stargazers should have something special to see in the sky if the weather cooperates tonight. Tonight, Jupiter and Saturn will converge to be at their closest proximity in 800 years. Together, they’ll appear as a single bright star in the sky, just over the southwest horizon shortly after sunset.
Everybody's talkin' about tonight's "Great Conjunction" of Jupiter and Saturn in the southwestern sky. Planning to take a peek? Looks like great viewing for most, outside of the Northeast unfortunately. Check your forecast here: https://t.co/VyWINDk3xP pic.twitter.com/CYP48qBulE
— National Weather Service (@NWS) December 21, 2020
A lot of people were unhappy when the Government of BC adult team sports recently, but a recent outbreak of COVID-19 in Ottawa shows why. In November, a single asymptomatic person showing up at an indoor hockey practice led to 89 cases of COVID-19 and 445 high-risk contacts. It’s being used as an illustration regarding how fast the virus can spread.
A hockey practice led to 89 COVID-19 cases. Ice sports say they're staying vigilant https://t.co/6nyPKgtnfo #ottnews #ottawa pic.twitter.com/Ubd9oLFgPj
— CBC Ottawa (@CBCOttawa) December 20, 2020
