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The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (All times Eastern): 6:30 p.m.

OTTAWA — Anyone arriving in Canada starting Jan. 7 will need to have a negative COVID-19 test before boarding a flight, the federal government said Thursday as the Liberals urged vacationers abroad to prepare.

OTTAWA — The Trudeau government has awarded a contract to IBM Canada to support the development, design and implementation of a buyback program for recently prohibited firearms. The contract is worth almost $1.

MONTREAL — Quebec is accelerating its vaccination rollout by inoculating as many people as possible instead of holding back doses to be given later as booster shots.

VANCOUVER — Several Vancouver Island mayors and members of British Columbia's salmon farming industry say a federal decision to phase out fish farming has left them feeling "disposable and discarded.

OTTAWA — Officials believed in late summer that an economic recovery would not magically happen if lockdowns and public health restrictions disappeared, a newly obtained federal document shows.

A look at news events in May 2020: 01 - Pioneering drummer Tony Allen, considered the driver of the Afrobeat sound that featured prominent guitars, complex brass harmonies and polyrhythmic drumming, died in Paris at the age of 79.

A look at news events in July 2020: 01 - Canada, the U.S. and Mexico officially enacted the new North American free-trade deal, after months of gruelling negotiations and several setbacks.

A look at news events in June 2020: 01 - Federal health officials said nursing homes had reported nearly 26,000 deaths among residents from COVID-19. 01 - U.S.

A look at news events in December 2020: 01 - U.S. President Donald Trump's science adviser announced he is leaving his post. Dr.