Read more: These front-line health workers will spend Christmas fighting COVID-19; Saskatchewan Penitentiary leads nation's prisons in active COVID-19 cases. His remarks were released a day after the approval of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for use in Canada. The province has reported a record-setting number of COVID-19 cases every day this week, with Thursday's total surpassing 2,300 cases. For full coverage of how your province or territory is responding to COVID-19, visit your local CBC News site. Coronavirus Brief will take a break over Christmas and return to your inbox on Dec. 28.

Source: CBC News December 24, 2020 21:33 UTC