Edmonton’s Food Bank is celebrating a major milestone. It has now been serving the community for 40 years. Morgan Black has more on the important role it plays.

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Anyone else would have taken '10 years' to make the Covid vaccine, Trump claims

Donald Trump boasted that a Covid vaccine could have taken 10 years under a different administration instead of just nine months, in an extraordinary farewell speech.

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Family savings under most pressure for seven years as coronavirus bites

Working age households' savings pots came under the biggest squeeze since 2013 during the last three months of 2020, according to a report.

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Edmonton doctor says he was told he can’t book 2nd dose appointment for COVID-19 vaccine

COVID-19 vaccine will be able to get their second dose. Canada will receive zero Pfizer vaccine deliveries during last week of January On Monday, Premier Jason Kenney said first dose appointments would be paused due to vaccine supply issues from Pfizer but that second dose appointments would not be cancelled.Kenney said he believed the province could administer second doses to all who needed them within the recommended time frame.

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Jodie Sweetin Opens Up About How Her Relationship With Food Changed During The Pandemic: ‘I’m Not A Stress Eater, I’m A Stress Starver’

Jodie Sweetin is getting real about her relationship with food.

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Thai leader threatens punishment for false vaccine news

BANGKOK – Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha warned Tuesday that his government will prosecute anyone who shares false information about coronavirus vaccines in social or mass media.The government already has the power to impose punishments under a state of emergency that was declared last March to deal with the health threat.Prayuth’s warning was an apparent reaction to charges that his government has done too little to acquire adequate supplies of vaccines.

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Palestinians expect first Covid-19 vaccine by weekend

Covid-19 vaccine by the weekend, officials said on Tuesday - at a time when more than a quarter of their Israeli neighbours have already been inoculated.The Palestinian Authority (PA) has ordered Russia's Sputnik V vaccine and hopes to administer it to 50,000 residents by March, after last week granting the drug emergency approval.Also Read | What 2020 did to India’s inequalityThe PA governs in the Israeli-occupied West Bank in coordination with Israel, whose vaccination campaign has been the world's fastest.

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Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton: January 18

A webcast of Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton with Carole Anne Devaney and Gord Steinke from Monday, January 18, 2021.

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Axis Bank launches credit card with health, wellness benefits

Also Read | What 2020 did to India’s inequalityAxis Bank has tied up with Poshvine to offer benefits.The card also offers benefits from IndusHealth Plus, a health check-up company, and Practo, an online medical consultation platform.Cardholders will be eligible for a discount (up to ₹500) on annual medical check-ups via IndushealthPlus. With Practo, the card will provide up to four free online video consultations per month, with 24X7 access to doctors across all 21 specialties available on the platform.It also offers up to four free online interactive fitness sessions per month powered by Fitternity (a health and fitness platform).

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Covid pandemic could be source of global crisis for years: World Economic Forum

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Edmonton International Airport launching rapid COVID-19 testing in February

The Edmonton International Airport will soon begin offering the same expedited COVID-19 testing program offered in Calgary and at the Coutts border crossing. Lisa MacGregor shares the details.

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Police: 13-year-old in stable condition after being shot in foot in West Philly

WEST PHILADELPHIA - Police say a 13-year-old boy was shot in the foot in West Philadelphia.It happened at 57th and Haverford Monday night.According to police, the teen was taken to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in stable condition.So far, no arrests have been made and a weapon has not been recovered.This is a developing story.

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Helping feed the homeless in Montreal with a homemade touch

One woman from Notre-Dame-de-Grace has been making sandwiches for Montreal’s homeless community since March, after her job took a back seat due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The not-for-profit organization now provides food for over seven shelters across the city.

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Coronavirus: Ontario’s 1st new hospital in over 30 years to open in Vaughan, Ont. in coming weeks

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Monday in “a few short weeks,” the Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital in Vaughan, Ont. will open and will be the first newly built hospital in the province in over 30 years, expanding capacity for COVID-19 care.

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Biden spends MLK Day of Service assembling food boxes at Philabundance

President-Elect Joe Biden assembles food boxes at Philabundance for MLK Day of Service, in South Philadelphia. SOUTH PHILADELPHIA - President-Elect Joe Biden spent the morning of Martin Luther King Day, Jr.

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Expediated COVID-19 airport testing set to launch February in Edmonton

Edmonton International Airport is two weeks away from launching the same COVID-19 testing pilot program that is already in place in Calgary.The expediated testing program initially launched at the Calgary International Airport and at the Coutts border crossing in November.“We’re working with the government now and Alberta Health Services with that implementation.”The program offers Canadians the option of getting a test when they arrive. They must then self-isolate for 24 to 48 hours while they wait for the results.If the results are negative, they can leave quarantine, but must monitor for symptoms daily and get a second swab within six to seven days of their arrival date.

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Shooting investigated near Orange County bank

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orange County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that happened late Sunday near a bank.Deputies were called to East Colonial Drive and Econlockhatchee Trail behind a Bank of America for reports of a shooting.Deputies put caution tape near what appeared to be an entrance to a nearby trail, but no other details have been released.It’s not known if anyone was injured in the shooting.

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Court in Central African Republic upholds election results

BANGUI – Central African Republic's constitutional court on Monday upheld President Faustin Archange Touadera’s re-election, raising the specter of more violence days after rebels attempted to overtake the capital.The opposition had urged the court to order a re-run of the Dec. 27 voting, saying insecurity and alleged irregularities had marred the election.

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Delhi schools reopen: No canteen, food sharing allowed to prevent Covid spread

Delhi strictly followed health and safety protocols on Monday as they reopened their gates to welcome students of classes 10 and 12 after ten months due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.Precautions like no canteen, food sharing, assembly or extracurricular activity along with entry and exit through multiple gates, frequent sanitation, and shorter class hours were followed to prevent the spread of the killer virus.Also Read | Churn in India’s internet economyThe decision to reopen schools for senior students in the national capital came after the city saw a decline in Covid-19 cases in the last few days.Speaking to news agency ANI, Reenu Nair, Vice Principal of Delhi Public School (DPS) RK Puram said, "We are taking all precautionary

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Israel trades Pfizer doses for medical data in vaccine blitz

JERUSALEM – After sprinting ahead in the race to inoculate its population against the coronavirus, Israel has struck a deal with Pfizer, promising to share vast troves of medical data with the international drug giant in exchange for the continued flow of its hard-to-get vaccine.Proponents say the deal could allow Israel to become the first country to vaccinate most of its population, while providing valuable research that could help the rest of the world.

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Edmonton-area ranch offering escape for workers on the front lines of COVID-19 pandemic

‘Time on the Land’ program.People could walk the acreage’s trails and meet the animals over the fence.“We were able to offer it three days a week, eight hours a day — and it was full every single day,” Bona explained. Equine therapy program for veterans, first responders struggling with lack of funding “People are really feeling like it gives them that breath of fresh air they need.

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Palestinian president briefs Egypt, Jordan on election plan

RAMALLAH – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday hosted the Egyptian and Jordanian intelligence chiefs to brief them on plans to hold the first Palestinian elections in 14 years.Abbas issued a decree on Friday announcing plans for parliamentary elections in May and a presidential election in July. The rival Islamic militant group Hamas, which seized control of the Gaza Strip from Abbas’ forces in 2007, welcomed the decree.The elections would mark a major step toward reconciling the Palestinian rift between Abbas’ Fatah movement, which runs the West Bank, and Hamas.

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Israel OKs hundreds of settlement homes in last-minute push

JERUSALEM – Israeli authorities on Sunday advanced plans to build an additional 780 homes in West Bank settlements, an anti-settlement monitoring group said, in a last-minute surge of approvals before the friendly Trump administration leaves office later this week.Peace Now said that over 90% of the homes lay deep inside the West Bank, which the Palestinians seek as the heartland of a future independent state, and over 200 homes were located in unauthorized outposts that the government had decided to legalize.Israel has stepped up settlement construction during President Donald Trump’s term.

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Disturbing footage shows Wuhan scientists bitten by bats 2 years before Covid

coronaviruses, two years before the Covid-19 pandemic began. The video from 2017 features scientist Shi Zhengli, nicknamed "Batwoman," with her team as they try to find out more about the SARS virus.Scientists in the video have been branded "lax" for their laid-back approach to safety measures in the shocking footage.The now-horrifying scenes come just days after the global death toll from Covid-19 topped 2 million.

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Mum unable to buy food after Amazon overcharged £720 for Covid home-learning laptop

A mum-of-three has voiced her distress after she was left unable to afford food when Amazon overcharged her £720 for a laptop she bought to home-school her kids during lockdown.

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Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial to mark 10 years this summer

"The Stone of Hope" statue is seen at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on August 28, 2014 in Washington, DC.

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Town builds 23-foot giant gorilla from straw in desperate bid to scare off Covid

coronavirus. Villagers in Chikuzen, Fukuoka Prefecture in the south west of Japan spent two months building the life-like statue – which has eyes which glow red in the night and stands at an impressive 23 feet tall.The structure has been called ‘Giant Straw Scarecrow Gorilla: Proud Gorilla 2020’ and is due to stand watch over the town until the end of the month.

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Downtown Business Association urging companies to maintain office space in Edmonton’s core

The new head of Edmonton’s Downtown Business Association is urging companies to think long-term before making any decisions about permanently to remote work and abandoning their downtown offices. Sarah Ryan explains.

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Edmonton businesses question province’s relaxed restrictions decision

Alberta’s downward trend in COVID-19 cases has seen the province ease some restrictions, but it’s not easing all concerns.

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'Parasite's' Bong Joon Ho to head Venice Film Festival jury

“Parasite” director Bong Joon Ho has been selected as jury president of the 78th Venice International Film Festival, organizers said Friday. The Oscar-winner will preside over seven jurors to hand out the festival’s top awards, including the prestigious Golden Lion.

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DC pizza shop takes donations to help feed National Guard members stationed at US Capitol

WASHINGTON - A D.C. area pizza shop is taking donations to help feed National Guard members stationed at the U.S.

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50-foot sinkhole reopens outside Florida sports bar

PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – Residents in Pasco County are watching a bad situation get worse as a sinkhole continues to grow.The hole first opened up on Jan.

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Fate of Biden agenda rests with Schumer in 50-50 Senate

WASHINGTON – Chuck Schumer is used to drinking from a firehose. But the incoming Senate majority leader has never taken on such a torrent of challenges, with the opening days of both the Biden administration and Democratic control of the Senate coming at the very moment an impeachment trial gets underway.A 38-year veteran of Congress who first came to the Senate during President Bill Clinton's impeachment, Schumer is a 70-year-old bundle of energy with one overriding mandate: Help Joe Biden become a successful president.

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Alberta Hospitality Association, Edmonton Chinatown restaurants calls on province to ease restrictions

Edmonton’s Chinatown dining week has begun except there’s one big problem no-one can dine-in. It’s a big blow for restaurants but as Chris Chacon reports, the Alberta Hospitality Association is lobbying to get restrictions changed.

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Saints' Brees sees playoff clash with Brady's Bucs as fate

NEW ORLEANS – Drew Brees periodically discusses his long, extraordinary NFL journey in terms of fate and destiny.The Saints quarterback says, for example, that his career-threatening throwing shoulder injury at the end of the 2005 season was meant to be. It precipitated his departure from the Chargers and move to New Orleans, where he shattered passing records and won a Super Bowl — all while helping rebuild a beloved American city that was reeling from Hurricane Katrina’s devastation.So when six-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady decided to leave New England and begin a new chapter with Tampa Bay, in the NFC South, Brees couldn’t escape the sense that he’d see Brady in a high-stakes game in January.

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Pop-up food bank serves Chuluota area with fresh vegetables

Karen Zielke has become an expert in the market rate for produce.“Lately the lettuce that comes from California is so expensive, $50 a case,” Zielke says, reaching into a box of spinach.That’s what happens when you spend more than $1,000 a month on vegetables.Karen and her husband Mike are the founders of Chuluota Free Vegetable Distribution.

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RIP: Mars digger bites the dust after 2 years on red planet

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA declared the Mars digger dead Thursday after failing to burrow deep into the red planet to take its temperature.Scientists in Germany spent two years trying to get their heat probe, dubbed the mole, to drill into the Martian crust. But the 16-inch-long (40-centimeter) device that is part of NASA's InSight lander couldn’t gain enough friction in the red dirt.

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SkipTheDishes agrees to lowering commission for food deliveries across Quebec

SkipTheDishes has agreed to lower its commission fees to 15 per cent.In an email to Global News, a spokesperson for the ministry confirmed the news Thursday, adding that Uber Eats and Door Dash have decided not to comply.“In this case, we are studying other scenarios to have them respect our demand,” the spokesperson said.SkipTheDishes CEO Kevin Edwards says “they have voluntarily lowered their commissions in affected regions of Quebec as part of our support package.”“We continue to work side-by-side with our restaurant partners to provide direct, impactful support to local, independent restaurant partners across the province,” he added.Uber Eats and DoorDash have yet to respond to a request for comment.Earlier this week, the city of

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Woman gets 35 years in prison for seducing Florida boy online

PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia woman is going to prison after authorities said she pretended online to be her daughter in order to seduce a Florida boy and then convinced him to try to kill himself.A federal judge sentenced Linda Paolini, 45, to 35 years in prison and ordered her to pay more than $15,000 in fines.Paolini pleaded guilty in October 2019 to manufacturing child pornography and online enticement of a minor.Paolini sent the 16-year-old images of her own daughter to coerce him to produce and send her sexual videos of himself, prosecutors said.

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Jim Parsons Reunites With ‘Big Bang’ Alum Mayim Bialik, Discusses His Battle With Coronavirus On ‘Ellen’

“The Big Bang Theory” alums Jim Parsons and Mayim Bialik make an appearance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” Thursday.

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Somber Tunisia marks 10 years since revolution in lockdown

TUNIS – Tunisia on Thursday commemorates the 10th anniversary since the flight into exile of iron-fisted President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, pushed from power in a popular revolt that foreshadowed strife and civil war in the region, known as the Arab Spring. But there will be no festive celebrations marking the revolution in this North African nation, which was ordered into lockdown to contain the coronavirus.The tree-lined Avenue Bourguiba, the main artery in the capital city of Tunis, which became a center of the uprising, may well be deserted if citizens respect orders to stay home.

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Edmonton real estate market ends 2020 with increase in sales amid struggling economy

The latest stats released from the Realtors Association of Edmonton shows that the 2020 market didn’t end up so bad despite a struggling pandemic economy. Chris Chacon reports.

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Vancouver couple married for 49 years die from COVID-19 just hours apart

COVID-19 in early December.Stanley Alfred Clifford and Leona Clifford passed away just nine hours apart.“They were such loving, kind, energetic, very selfless and giving people,” their granddaughter Leila Ang told Global News.“We were so grateful to have had them in our lives.”Stanley, who was born in Vancouver on Aug. 15, 1929, was 91 years old.

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Jobs crisis warning amid fears Scotland’s economy will take years to rebuild from Covid

challenging year in living memory” in 2020.He warned of a recession and jobs crisis caused by the pandemic “which will likely takes years to recover from”.Meanwhile Mairi Spowage, deputy director of the Fraser of Allander Institute economic think tank, said joblessness is likely to “rise significantly” when the UK Government’s furlough scheme is wound up at the end of April.The latest chambers of commerce report on the economy, covering the final three months of 2020, showed business confidence in many sectors was still gloomy.Allan said: “We were hoping 2021 would be a better year than 2020 but it seems it is always darkest before the dawn.“We fear that restrictions to prevent the spread of the new variant of the virus will continue to

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Edmonton Oilers ready to rock in season opener against Vancouver Canucks

The Edmonton Oilers drop the puck on their 2021 season Wednesday night at home against the Vancouver Canucks. Quinn Phillips reports.

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Sportmix pet food recall expanded after additional deaths

ORLANDO, Fla. – A nationwide recall involving Sportmix pet food has been expanded following reports of additional deaths.The Food and Drug Administration says 70 dogs have now died of possible poisoning linked to Sportmix pet food.Officials say another 80 pets have been sickened.Midwestern Pet Foods originally recalled certain varieties of Sportmix dog and cat food last month after the food was found to have high levels of aflatoxin.This is a toxin produced by mold that can cause illness and death in pets, according to the FDA.Symptoms include sluggishness, loss of appetite, vomiting, jaundice, and or diarrhea.The recall now includes additional products that contain corn and were made in the company’s Oklahoma plant.Officials say all of the

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Pregnant Paloma Faith says she’s at ‘breaking point’ and refusing to leave the house scared she’ll get Covid in hospital

PALOMA Faith has opened up to fans about her pregnancy worries, admitting she's at "breaking point" amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The 39-year-old, who announced she's expecting her second child after six rounds of IVF last year, has vowed "not to step outside again" until the birth.

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