Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Sunday

New restrictions on gatherings and restaurants are taking effect in Quebec on Sunday as Canada crossed the threshold of two million cases of COVID-19.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-dec26-2021-1.6298437?cmp=rss

Bodies wash ashore in Libya as 27 Europe-bound migrants perish

The bodies of 27 Europe-bound migrants, including a baby and two women, have washed ashore in western Libya, the country's Red Crescent said, describing the latest tragedy involving migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea in pursuit of better lives in Europe.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/libya-migrants-mediterranean-europe-1.6298471?cmp=rss

Omicron, weather ground hundreds more U.S. flights on Sunday

U.S. airlines called off hundreds of flights for a third consecutive day on Sunday as surging COVID-19 infections due to the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the coronavirus grounded crews and forced tens of thousands of Christmas weekend travellers to change their plans.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/omicron-weather-flights-grounded-1.6298458?cmp=rss

Putin to mull options if West refuses guarantees that NATO won't expand into Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin says he will ponder a slew of options if the West fails to meet his demand for security guarantees precluding NATO's expansion to Ukraine.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/putin-russia-ukraine-nato-1.6298457?cmp=rss

Desmond Tutu, South African equality activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, dies at 90

Desmond Tutu, South Africa's Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday. He was 90.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/desmond-tutu-obituary-1.6298421?cmp=rss