Canada and World Full Headlines for January 14

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Published on January 15, 2021 by

The Canadian government says the country is months away from the “ramp-up” phase of its COVID-19 vaccination program, as premiers warn doses are running out. As Abigail Bimman explains, one province is adjusting its timeline on giving the vaccine’s required second shot.

Security is being heightened in Washington, D.C., where the potential for violence at the Capitol remains high ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration. As Jackson Proskow reports, there are fears the threats will not disappear once President Donald Trump vacates the White House.

Members of the Proud Boys, a white nationalist group founded by Canadian Gavin McInnes, were part of the violent mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Heather Yourex-West looks at the group’s reach in Canada, and how it has been exploiting the pandemic.

Working from home isn’t an option for the many Canadians who work essential jobs, and neither is paid sick leave. As Mike Drolet explains, advocates say that has to change if Canada wants to get COVID-19 under control.

A decades-long court battle over the sex abuse scandal at the Mount Cashel Orphanage in Newfoundland and Labrador is finally over. As Ross Lord reports, the Supreme Court rejected the Catholic Church’s appeal, ending a painful process for victims.

America will have a new president in days, but some of Donald Trump’s supporters don’t think his time in office is over. As Mike Armstrong reports from Myerstown, Pa., some of these voters are still standing by their man.

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