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TORONTO -- A government app used to facilitate international arrivals into Canada may have access to users location data, despite its privacy policy explicitly saying otherwise, a U.K. virtual private network (VPN) research firm report alleges. Source

HALIFAX -- The Canadian Space Agency is harnessing satellite technology to monitor and protect endangered North Atlantic right whales in the country's waters. The agency said Tuesday it will lead a $5.3-million project funded by the federal government called smartWhales, which will use satellites to detect the presence of right whales and to predict the animals' movements. Source

The first private space station crew was introduced Tuesday: Three men, including a Canadian, who are each paying $55 million to fly on a SpaceX rocket. They'll be led by a former NASA astronaut now working for Axiom Space, the Houston company that arranged the trip for next January. Source

TORONTO -- A new study has found that air purifiers used in elevators and other confined spaces may actually do more harm than good in limiting the spread of COVID-19. While air purifiers could be expected to help reduce transmission, researchers from the University of Nicosia in Cyprus report that air purifiers in compact areas actually increase saliva droplet dispersal of airborne viruses. Source

Users across the northeast U.S. reported widespread internet outages Tuesday. Verizon reported a fiber cut in Brooklyn via Twitter, although it's not clear if that issue is responsible for the entire outage. The internet service provider didn't have any estimate when the problem spot would be fixed. Source

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. -- The first private space station crew was introduced Tuesday: Three men who are each paying $55 million to fly on a SpaceX rocket. They'll be led by a former NASA astronaut now working for Axiom Space, the Houston company that arranged the trip for next January. Source

TORONTO -- Sky watchers can expect to catch a glimpse of 2021's first full moon, known as the Wolf Moon, as it lights up the nighttime from dusk till dawn beginning Thursday. According to NASA, the Wolf Moon will be at its fullest on Jan. Source

TORONTO -- Sky watchers can expect to catch a glimpse of 2021's first full moon, known as the "Wolf Moon," as it lights up the nighttime from dusk till dawn beginning Thursday. According to NASA, the "Wolf Moon" will be at its fullest on Jan. Source

A made-in-Canada vaccine to protect against COVID-19 is to begin human clinical trials Tuesday in Toronto, says the biotechnology company that developed the vaccine. Toronto-based Providence Therapeutics said three doses of its vaccine, called PTX-COVID19-B, will be given to 60 adult volunteers at a clinical trial site in Toronto in the first phase of the trial on Tuesday. Source

A made-in-Canada vaccine to protect against COVID-19 is to begin human clinical trials Tuesday in Toronto, says the biotechnology company that developed the vaccine. Toronto-based Providence Therapeutics said three doses of its vaccine, called PTX-COVID19-B, will be given to 60 adult volunteers at a clinical trial site in Toronto in the first phase of the trial on Tuesday. Source