The latest:
o Number of COVID-19 deaths now exceeds 20,000 in Canada.
o Canadian airlines suspend flights to sun destinations.
o Coronavirus variant identified at Waterloo, Ont., care home outbreak.
o Que. premier to announce changes to province's restrictions on Tuesday.
o Nunavut announces 10 new cases in hard-hit community of Arviat.
o U.K. war veteran who raised millions to fight pandemic hospitalized with COVID-19.
o Canada's official COVID-19 death toll surpassed 20,000 on Sunday as flights to major sun destinations were grounded in an effort to limit further spread of the virus.
The sobering figure emerged after Quebec and Ontario reported 31 and 43 new fatalities, respectively, related to the virus. That tally climbed by four later in the day when Manitoba logged four new associated deaths.
Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada's chief public health officer, has said the number of new daily cases is trending downward.
But she's warned that it's still too soon to lift widespread public health restrictions, saying the virus is still spreading rapidly across parts of the country.
