Global National: Nov. 13

Delegates at COP26 have finally reached an agreement – but a last minute change to the text proposed by India has infuriated many countries and prompted the president of the climate summit to say sorry. COVID-19 cases are once again rising in some provinces, leaving officials to consider next steps to limit the spread. But the concern is highest in the territory of Yukon, which has become Canada’s new COVID-19 hotspot. In the U.S., 47 million Americans have been infected with the virus – that’s nearly 15 per cent of the total population. New cases are increasing by about a million people every two weeks. A powerful gang leader in Haiti says he will lift a month long blockade on fuel terminals that has cut off gas supplies and made everyday life on the island nation even more difficult.