COVID-19 Christmas

• COVID-19 surge amid Omicron dampens Christmas celebrations for a second year

  With limits on social gatherings and restrictions on travel amid COVID-19 Omicron variant spread, Canadians are keeping celebrations low-key within the households.

  Canada

  Dec 25, 2021
  
• Canadians differ on holiday plans amid Omicron COVID-19 spread

  Festive feasts, gift exchanges and winter fun with loved ones are being cancelled or limited as COVID-19 rips through Canada for the second holiday season in a row.

  Canada

  Dec 24, 2021
  
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• COVID-19 restrictions in New Brunswick for the holidays, and the impact Omicron is having

  Exactly one year ago on Dec. 16, 2020, there were 51 active cases of COVID-19 in New Brunswick. This year, the number is north of 1,100.

  Health

  Dec 16, 2021
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• Southern Albertans reflect on ‘quiet’ holiday season as many head back to school and work

  "Christmas Eve doesn't start for me until we go to service," Lethbridge resident Freddie Gelleny explained. "So that was probably a real highlight."

  Health

  Jan 4, 2021
• A stocking-full of things you may not have known about Christmas music

  There's no escaping holiday music at this time of year. But how much do you know about it, where it comes from, and how it's being used to manipulate you?

  Entertainment

  Dec 20, 2020
• Calgary city council requesting ‘clause’ declaring Santa an essential service

  In what may be one of their most important pieces of business this year, Calgary city councillors asked the province to grant Santa Claus certain COVID-19 exemptions.

  World

  Dec 15, 2020
• From Christmas cards to cookies, how to limit COVID-19 spread during the holidays

  Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, a lot is going to be different about the holidays. But with some precautions, traditions like baking, gifts and cards don't have to change.

  Health

  Dec 10, 2020
• Larger Christmas gatherings could lead to COVID-19 rebound: Saskatchewan’s top doctor

  Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer warned that allowing more people to gather at Christmas without first slowing the spread of COVID-19 means communities would 'pay the price' come the new year.

  Health

  Dec 2, 2020
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• ‘We are Christmas freaks’: N.B. couple find hope amid pandemic in Christmas decor

  A New Brunswick couple have found their Christmas spirit amid the pandemic by decorating their home with hundreds of festive trinkets.

  Nov 20, 2020
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• Winnipeggers prepare to celebrate holidays differently

  This has been no ordinary year, and for some Winnipegers, Christmas 2020 is shaping up to be different as well.

  Canada

  Nov 14, 2020