Global National: Feb. 3, 2021 | Canada races to contain highly-contagious coronavirus variants

In our top story: The race to contain new, highly-contagious COVID-19 variants is continuing as countries also work to roll out vaccines to protect us from the coronavirus. That rollout is not going as planned in Canada, with supplies slowing to a trickle in the last two weeks even as variants keep spreading. New variants have been detected in six provinces, with at least 195 cases confirmed. The full extent of the spread is uncertain because Canada’s capacity to screen for variants is limited. But as Heather Yourex-West explains, there is evidence the variants are already spreading throughout the community and the window to contain them has already closed.

Testing is key to tracking the spread of the coronavirus. These new variants require another level of testing beyond the basic COVID-19 test. It’s called genomic sequencing and it’s being ramped up across the country. Eric Sorensen explains how and why this is done.

One of the highly-transmissible variants has already spread through a seniors’ home in Ontario with deadly consequences. Adding to that concern, the provincial government admitted today it will miss its own deadline to give the first vaccine dose to all long-term care residents and other vulnerable people. Health researchers say international travel restrictions should have come sooner. As Ross Lord explains, Canada is now playing catch up as a result.

Canada’s newly-retired chief of defence staff, Gen. Jonathan Vance, is being investigated after Global News reported on allegations of inappropriate sexual behaviour. Vance stepped down from the military’s top job last month, but remains a member of the Forces. Mercedes Stephenson broke this story and reports on new developments on where things go from here.

The Canadian government has designated 13 new groups as terrorist entities including the Proud Boys. Canada is the first country in the world to add them to this kind of list. The decision will freeze assets and make it illegal to contribute to groups labelled a serious terror threat. Abigail Bimman takes a look at what it all means.

The stock market has been a David and Goliath tug of war lately, but a Vancouver couple decided to make some quick cash playing the market – and it paid off. They bet $5,000 on AMC stock and woke up the next day with double the money. They’re now donating part of their gains to make their community better. Robin Gill reports.

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[trobertw]

Imagine the people that actually sit and watch these whole videos thinking they're going to be "informed"

[zorkcuckburger]

A couple of weeks to level the curve....

[lizg]

If they really thought this was a pandemic, the airports would have been shutdown a year ago. Anyone out there thinking about this?

[trobertw]

The graphic artists are drawing the germ cells different colors now, must mean they're really bad or whatever

[andrewrules]

The last year has revealed to me why the whole world mocks us as Canadians ... its because our country is a joke.

[swichrhymes]

The blatant over reach of power here is insane

[sometea]

Kenny is now somehow qualified to provide medical advice to the population?? Can't rely on that at all.. He's unqualified.. This is getting increasingly unbelievable in narrative

[nicevideomancanada]

Canada's a Wealthy Country? $8 Trillion in Debt. We are not a wealthy country.

[robinm]

Ah yes, the "new variants."
The UK one is especially nefarious. There have been cases where victims developed a thick Cockney accent and a profound hankering for tea and crumpets! Diabolical little variant!

Seriously though, this dystopian nightmare is NEVER going to end. They'll just keep conjuring up "new variants" to keep it afloat forever.

[leonardogarrido]

We have lived with Trudeau for many years, what variant is going to kill us ?

[altanthomasndchannel]

We need to go back the way we were before this whole 2009-2020 corruption and destruction thing.

[baroquebandit]

Stop the spread. Turn off TV and radio

[kirstenrissling]

That woman in the military needs to shut it. 😒

[bill]

4 months ago, October 10 this leaked letter was published on the net.
Tell me you don't see this happening right now in Canada.
"LPC Strategic Committee LeakInboxLPC leaker: On Saturday, October 10, 2020 1:38 PM,
Dear Removed:
I want to provide you some very important information. I’m a committee
member within the Liberal Party of Canada. I sit within several
committee groups but the information I am providing is originating from
the Strategic Planning committee (which is steered by the PMO).
I need to start off by saying that I’m not happy doing this but I have to.
As a Canadian and more importantly as a parent who wants a better
future not only for my children but for other children as well. The
other reason I am doing this is because roughly 30% of the committee
members are not pleased with the direction this will take Canada, but
our opinions have been ignored and they plan on moving forward toward
their goals. They have also made it very clear that nothing will stop
the planned outcomes.
The road map and aim was set out by the PMO and is as follows:
– Phase in secondary lock down restrictions on a rolling basis, starting
with major metropolitan areas first and expanding outward. Expected by
November 2020.
– Rush the acquisition of (or construction of)
isolation facilities across every province and territory. Expected by
December 2020.
– Daily new cases of COVID-19 will surge beyond
capacity of testing, including increases in COVID related deaths
following the same growth curves. Expected by end of November 2020.
– Complete and total secondary lock down (much stricter than the first
and second rolling phase restrictions). Expected by end of December 2020
– early January 2021
– Reform and expansion of the unemployment
program to be transitioned into the universal basic income program.
Expected by Q1 2021.
– Projected COVID-19 mutation and/or
co-infection with secondary virus (referred to as COVID-21) leading to a
third wave with much higher mortality rate and higher rate of
infection. Expected by February 2021.
– Daily new cases of COVID-21
hospitalizations and COVID-19 and COVID-21 related deaths will exceed
medical care facilities capacity. Expected Q1 – Q2 2021.
– Enhanced lock down restrictions (referred to as Third Lock Down) will be
implemented. Full travel restrictions will be imposed (including
inter-province and inter-city). Expected Q2 2021.
– Transitioning of individuals into the universal basic income program. Expected mid Q2 2021.
– Projected supply chain break downs, inventory shortages, large economic instability. Expected late Q2 2021.
– Deployment of military personnel into major metropolitan areas as well
as all major roadways to establish travel checkpoints. Restrict travel
and movement. Provide logistical support to the area. Expected by Q3
2021.
Along with that provided road map the Strategic Planning
committee was asked to design an effective way of transitioning
Canadians to meet a unprecedented economic endeavor. One that would
change the face of Canada and forever alter the lives of Canadians. What
we were told was that in order to offset what was essentially an
economic collapse on a international scale, that the federal government
was going to offer Canadians a total debt relief. This is how it works:
the federal government will offer to eliminate all personal debts
(mortgages, loans, credit cards, etc) which all funding will be provided
to Canada by the IMF under what will become known as the World Debt Reset
program. In exchange for acceptance of this total debt forgiveness the
individual would forfeit ownership of any and all property and assets
forever. The individual would also have to agree to partake in the
COVID-19 and COVID-21 vaccination schedule, which would provide the
individual with unrestricted travel and unrestricted living even under a
full lock down (through the use of photo identification referred to as
Canada’s HealthPass) .
Committee members asked who would become the
owner of the forfeited property and assets in that scenario and what
would happen to lenders or financial institutions, we were simply told
“the World Debt Reset program will handle all of the details”. Several
committee members also questioned what would happen to individuals if
they refused to participate in the World Debt Reset program, or the
HealthPass, or the vaccination schedule, and the answer we got was very
troubling. Essentially we were told it was our duty to make sure we came
up with a plan to ensure that would never happen. We were told it was
in the individuals best interest to participate. When several committee
members pushed relentlessly to get an answer we were told that those who
refused would first live under the lock down restrictions indefinitely.
And that over a short period of time as more Canadians transitioned
into the debt forgiveness program, the ones who refused to participate
would be deemed a public safety risk and would be relocated into
isolation facilities. Once in those facilities they would be given two
options, participate in the debt forgiveness program and be released, or
stay indefinitely in the isolation facility under the classification of
a serious public health risk and have all their assets seized.
So as you can imagine after hearing all of this it turned into quite the
heated discussion and escalated beyond anything I’ve ever witnessed
before. In the end it was implied by the PMO that the whole agenda will
move forward no matter who agrees with it or not. That it wont just be
Canada but in fact all nations will have similar roadmaps and agendas.
That we need to take advantage of the situations before us to promote
change on a grander scale for the betterment of everyone. The members
who were opposed and ones who brought up key issues that would arise
from such a thing were completely ignored. Our opinions and concerns
were ignored. We were simply told to just do it.
All I know is that I don’t like it and I think its going to place Canadians into a dark future." Vancouver, Canada

[gregpayne]

scare scare scare fear fear fear this is why i dont watch the news.

[allannirvana]

If letting your opponent run 1 year ahead of you is a race, then sure, it's a race, a canadian race.

[jhonditch]

too little too late should have closed the borders

[aloxley]

Hey Raywat, get into the real world. I feel that your clinical bias impedes decision making

[ss]

You know I am so tired. Could Global just pretend not to have such a hate-on for Alberta. Like maybe this is why they want out, I would if my entire country hated me without knowing that there are 4 million people there who are just as worried. As if all the other provinces don't have asshat in their community. Example: rich BC CEO's going to the Yukon. That story got dropped quickly. And Bell not forget about them Quebec.

[lemmeatim]

Airport checks should have begun 10 months ago