5 things to know on CTVNews.ca on Friday, December 24, 2021: Omicron concerns, Tiananmen ruins, and NORAD tracking Santa
TORONTO – Canadians differ on how to celebrate the holiday amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, the removal of two more Tiananmen monuments and a rise in cannabis use. Here’s what you need to know to start your day.
1. Vacation plan: Festive parties, gift exchanges and winter fun with loved ones are being canceled or restricted as the Omicron variant arrives in Canada for the second consecutive holiday season.
2. Heart damage: A research team from Germany is giving the first look at how the coronavirus might affect the heart using the organ’s three-dimensional X-rays.
3. Tiananmen Monument: On Friday, two other Hong Kong universities removed public monuments to the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing, after removing a sculpture commemorating victims of the protests. applied earlier this week.
4. Cannabis use: A new survey finds that the COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on how Canadians use cannabis, with those under 25 more likely to report their consumption increased.
5. Gender stereotypes: Parents looking to challenge gender stereotypes may want to pay attention to the type of storybooks they read to their children, according to a new study.
One more thing…
To town: Rest assured, children of all ages: Santa Claus is coming this Christmas Eve, and a second holiday with COVID-19 won’t stop him, according to NORAD.
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