CBC News: The National | Canada’s Omicron crunch, NHL and Olympics, Christmas tree debate

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Dec. 21, 2021 | Spiking Omicron cases across Canada have many concerned about access to vaccines and COVID-19 tests. The NHL is expected to announce athletes won’t be sent to Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics over COVID-19 concerns. Plus, experts say real Christmas trees are more environmentally friendly than fake ones.

The National is CBC’s flagship nightly news program, featuring the day’s top stories with in-depth and original journalism, with hosts Adrienne Arsenault and Andrew Chang in Toronto, Ian Hanomansing in Vancouver and the CBC’s chief political correspondent, Rosemary Barton in Ottawa.