As Christmas is upon us, a number of Canadians will not be able to attend a church service to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, and those that can attend might choose not to do so due to caps on attendance or fears of contracting COVID-19. All provinces and territories in Canada except Saskatchewan are imposing restrictions on places of worship, with as least Nunavut having decided on Dec. 24 to close them altogether due to eight active cases. “With introductions of COVID-19 in multiple communities over the past week, we must move to the strictest public health restrictions across the entire territory,” Dr. Michael Patterson, Nunavut’s chief public health officer, said in a statement. Quebec allows places of worship to operate at a higher capacity than some provinces, but it is the only one to require a vaccine passport to enter. The premises are allowed to operate at 50 …