Global National: Jan. 16, 2022 | Tennis fans divided after Djokovic deported from Australia

After days of dramatic back-and-forth, the Australian Open is getting underway without defending mens’ champion, Novak Djokovic. The tennis star has been deported from Australia after losing his last appeal to stay in the country. Eric Sorensen has more on the final ruling and reaction to it. It can be challenging to get a COVID-19 PCR test in Canada, even for those with symptoms. That has added fuel to a debate over the test’s value for asymptomatic travelers returning to the country. As Abigail Bimman reports, calls are growing louder to scrap the policy as tests overwhelm the system. After a punishing fourth wave fueled by the Delta variant, Alberta and Saskatchewan are grappling with the effects of Omicron. Hospital beds are filling up in both provinces as their governments continue to resist hardline restrictions. Heather Yourex-West looks at what the strategy could mean as the fifth wave builds.