Global National: Jan. 3

Some provinces are tightening restrictions, as Omicron keeps pushing COVID-19 caseloads to record highs. The steps Ontario is taking to curb the spread, how some Atlantic Canada provinces fear hospitals will be pushed to the brink, and how critics say provinces need to follow the advice already given to them to keep the virus out of classrooms. Also, the growing evidence former U.S. President Donald Trump stood by and did nothing as the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol unfolded. Plus, the secret legal deal between Virginia Roberts Giuffre and convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein has been publicized. What this could mean for Giuffre’s civil lawsuit against Prince Andrew, whom she’s accusing of sexual assault. And from junk to artistic gems: one B.C. man’s creative mission to reduce plastic waste.