Prime Minister Micheal Martin acknowledged the hardship many faced, but said the nation’s “sacrifices” were working and had driven down the infection rate to one of the lowest in Europe. ———TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he expects more than half of Canadians to receive a COVID-19 vaccine by next September. He noted earlier this week that the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany have mass vaccine-production facilities but Canada does not. Trudeau says Canada has signed deals that could give it the most per capita vaccines in the world. Toronto is on lockdown and the country’s largest province of Ontario is reporting a record 1,855 cases on Friday.

Source: Daily Sun November 27, 2020 17:19 UTC