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The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. There are 618,646 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 618,646 confirmed cases (78,849 active, 523,564 resolved, 16,233 deaths).

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Jan. 6 ... What we are watching in Canada ...

OTTAWA — A new research report by the Department of National Defence suggests the longer the COVID-19 pandemic rages, the stronger right-wing extremism and other threats in Canada and around the world are likely to become.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The battle for control of Capitol Hill came down to the wire Tuesday as a late surge of votes from Atlanta's suburban outskirts put Democrats within shouting distance of the two remaining seats in the U.S. Senate.

YELLOWKNIFE — The Northwest Territories has released its plan for when residents of its 33 communities will receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The N.W.T.

OTTAWA — The federal information watchdog has chastised the prime minister's bureaucrats for shutting down several requests from a researcher without good cause.

VICTORIA — The operator of a second British Columbia mink farm with animals that tested positive for COVID-19 has euthanized the remaining 1,000 mink, says the province's chief veterinarian.

OTTAWA — The one-time Conservative cabinet minister and MP who broke ranks to form his own political party is among the Canadians who've headed south in recent months.

CALGARY — Civilians and first responders lined a major Calgary thoroughfare to watch as police vehicles escorted the remains of a fallen comrade across the city in a formal procession. Calgary police Sgt.

OTTAWA — Signs pointed Tuesday to the COVID-19 pandemic taking a dark turn in Canada, as the prime minister voiced his own frustration with holiday travel and the slow pace of vaccine rollout. In London, Ont.