Alberta, Saskatchewan premiers support 4-month gap in administering 2nd COVID-19 vaccine dose

The number of coronavirus infections is continuing to plummet in all 10 boroughs in Greater Manchester, latest figures show.

Late Friday afternoon, a judge granted an injunction which prevents protesters from stopping the flow of traffic across the Ambassador Bridge. Sean O’Shea reports.

“Freedom Convoy” originally meant to protest COVID-19 vaccine mandates and quarantine rules for cross-border truck drivers has entered its 16th day on Saturday.Police in Windsor, Ont. say they’ve begun enforcement actions against protesters who blocked access to the Ambassador Bridge for days.They say they’ve told protesters at the scene to head home, and several have begun packing up tents.

COVID-19 today as virus-related hospitalizations continue to decline across the province.The Health Department says 2,143 people are in hospital with the disease, after 144 patients were admitted in the past 24 hours and 215 were discharged.#COVID19 – En date du 11 février, voici la situation au Québec: https://t.co/pwoUoaBgaF pic.twitter.com/aR2nlnEvXO— Santé Québec (@sante_qc) February 12, 2022It says the number of overall virus-related hospitalizations are down by 71.Officials say 153 patients are listed in intensive care, a drop of 11.The province is also reporting 2,359 new cases confirmed by molecular testing, which is limited to certain higher-risk groups.They say 33,661 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine were administered on Friday.

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Police in Windsor, Ont., commenced their enforcement Saturday of an injunction granted on Friday by an Ontario judge to allow for protesters at the Ambassador Bridge to be cleared out. Sean O’Shea has more details on how the enforcement proceeded, with protesters closest to the bridge seen moving back peacefully, while others drove their vehicles away from the area.

COVID-19 in Nova Scotia declined slightly since Friday, the province announced on Saturday.In an abbreviated weekend news release, the province said there were 79 people in hospital who were admitted due to COVID-19 and were receiving specialized care in a designated unit. That’s down by three since Friday.However, another three people were in intensive care, for a total of 14.

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SALT LAKE CITY - Traffic deaths decreased in Utah after the state enacted the strictest drunken driving laws in the nation five years ago, new research published Friday by a U.S. government agency shows.The findings, which pertain to fatalities involving and not involving alcohol, provide initial validation for conservative lawmakers who passed the law over concerns from restaurant and tourism industry lobbyists.In the study published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, researchers wrote that, in the years after Utah changed the drunken driving threshold from .08% to .05% blood-alcohol content, the number of crashes and fatalities fell even though drivers logged more miles."Changing the law to .05% in Utah saved lives and motivated more drivers to take steps to avoid driving impaired," said Dr.

HARPER, Kan. - Rain on a wedding day can be upsetting for any couple, but a tornado can be downright frightening during the vows.In some cultures, rain is viewed as good luck, symbolizing various things from fertility to unity. It can also represent that your marriage will last a lifetime. Candra and Caleb Pence would agree.It was May 19, 2012, and the 21-year-old bride was ready to marry the man of her dreams.

MOSCOW - With the risk of war looming larger, Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden held a high-stakes telephone call Saturday as a tense world watched and worried that an invasion of Ukraine could begin within days.Before talking to Biden, Putin had a telephone call with French President Emmanuel Macron, who met with him in Moscow earlier in the week to try to resolve the biggest security crisis between Russia and the West since the Cold War. A Kremlin summary of the call suggested that little progress was made toward cooling down the tensions.The closely watched call between Biden and Putin began shortly after 11 a.m.

KABUL, Afghanistan - Demonstrators in Afghanistan’s capital Saturday condemned President Joe Biden’s order freeing up $3.5 billion in Afghan assets held in the U.S. for families of America’s 9/11 victims — saying the money belongs to Afghans.Protesters who gathered outside Kabul's grand Eid Gah mosque asked America for financial compensation for the tens of thousands of Afghans killed during the last 20 years of war in Afghanistan.Biden's order, signed Friday, allocates another $3.5 billion in Afghan assets for humanitarian aid to a trust fund to be managed by the U.N.

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COVID-19 on Saturday.According to the provincial COVID-19 dashboard, the deaths involve a person in their 70s and two people in their 80s in Zone 1 and one person in their 90s in Zone 4.A total of 286 people with COVID-19 have now died in New Brunswick. Anti-mandate demonstration in Fredericton enters Day 2 Since Friday, hospitalizations have dropped by 13, for a total of 122 people in hospital.

Ottawa is seeing another influx of people in the downtown as the demonstrations against COVID-19 public health measures and vaccine mandates enters its third weekend. Reports say there was some sort of party or additional protest late Friday night.

WILLINGBORO, Pa. - Officials in Burlington County announced Saturday that a man was shot and killed in a parking lot in a Willingboro shopping center. The investigation began after officers were called to the Kennedy Plaza in the 400 block of John F. Kennedy Way just after 7:30 p.m.

COLOMBO (News 1st); President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that the nature or extent of the challenges will not matter in fulfilling the promises made to the people.He noted that development activities continue in the country while taking necessary steps to control the COVID-19 pandemic.The President also pointed out that the economy, which had been collapsed for nearly two years, is gradually recovering.The President made these remarks participating in the first round of discussions in a series of sessions with professionals representing various fields, held at the President’s House on Friday (11).The professionals who participated in the discussion said that they are further committed to make the national programme a success by giving the necessary strength to achieve the goals desired by the President, said a statement.The professionals vehemently rejected the allegations spread by some sections with the objective of achieving narrow political agendas, the statement added.Experts in the field said that the new approach to agriculture initiated by the President is being continuously supported by the researchers and entrepreneurs who are engaged full time in these fields, further noted the statement.Representatives from a wide range of fields, including education, policy, sociology, agriculture, research, water and renewable energy, medical, engineering and innovation, were present at the discussion with the President.Ministers, State Ministers, Members of Parliament, the Governor of the Central Bank, the Secretary to the President, the Principal Advisor to the President and many others were also present.

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Ontario hospital on Saturday with COVID-19, as the province continues to battle the pandemic.New data released by the province on Feb. 12 suggests a drop in the number of people in hospital from the previous day.

Health Matters February 11: As the Alberta Diabetes Foundation’s 48 Hours to Stop Diabetes fundraiser continues, Su-Ling Goh explains how local researchers are aiming to find a pharmaceutical way to achieve Type 2 remission, by understanding the diabetes “dimmer switch.”

were discharged in the past twenty four hours taking the total to 10,31,304.

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◾New cases in State: 3,202◾New cases in B'lore: 1,293◾Positivity rate: State - 2.95%; Blore - 2.49%◾Discharges: 8,988◾Active cases: State- 38,747; B'lore- 16k◾Deaths:38 (B'lore- 10)◾Tests: 1,08,534#COVID

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The Windsor Police have commenced enforcement near the Ambassador Bridge, Windsor, Ont.

Nurses in Canada say working during the COVID-19 Omicron wave has left them burnt out, physically and mentally, and an increase in abuse directed at health-care workers has pushed them to breaking point. According to a report from the Ontario Science Table, pre-pandemic, 20 to 40 per cent of health-care workers reported severe burnout. By spring 2021, rates had climbed to more than 60 per cent.

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Saskatchewan NDP is accusing then Health Minister Jim Reiter of lying about the government’s level of preparedness at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.Opposition health critic Vicki Mowat spoke to reporters on Thursday and said the NDP asked Reiter about his plan to address the COVID-19 pandemic on March 10, 2020. Coronavirus: Saskatchewan NDP leader calls on premier to create task force “He said that he had a plan and accused us of fear-mongering.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says revenue uncertainty is why his government doubts it will eliminate the province’s $2-billion deficit by a campaign pledge of 2024.He confirms a balanced budget will not be included in the four-year fiscal outlook when his Saskatchewan Party government unveils next year’s budget in April.

COVID-19 variant cases announced Tuesday coming in the Regina zone.Although Regina has the highest number of variant cases in the province, the overall number of COVID-19 cases is declining.“Regina’s numbers have continued to decrease over the course of the last couple of months,” Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said.“Maybe not quite at the same rate as we’ve seen in other areas of the province itself, for instance, but overall, they are down from where they were a month and two months ago.” Saskatchewan easing restrictions on household gatherings Starting Tuesday, individual households can create a bubble to a maximum of 10 individuals in a home at any one time.Officials said the household bubble must remain consistent and must be

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe on Tuesday during a COVID-19 briefing update reflected on roughly one-year with the coronavirus and he asked residents “when it’s your turn, take the shot, get vaccinated.”

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe on Tuesday during a COVID-19 briefing said that with the province’s vaccination program “picking up steam and our case numbers and our hospitalization numbers continuing to stabilize” some restrictions are going to the cautiously relaxed including allowing three households or 10 people to gather effective immediately.

COVID-19.The ban on household gatherings is being lifted immediately.Starting Tuesday, individual households can create a bubble to a maximum of 10 individuals in a home at any one time. SHA warns of risks in loosening coronavirus rules Officials said the household bubble must remain consistent and must be contained to the same individuals.Saskatchewan banned household gatherings on Dec.

Premier Jason Kenney is feeling the heat from all sides when it comes to how he’s handled the COVID-19 pandemic. Several members of his own caucus have spoken out against his performance and NDP leader Rachel Notley says that is setting a dangerous precedent.

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]About the same time, Premier Scott Moe said loosening some of the province’s public health restrictions was being considered, since daily case numbers and hospitalizations were stabilizing.In particular, Saskatchewan’s chief medical health officer said they were looking at relaxing a rule that prohibits people from having visitors in their homes.Dr. Saqib Shahab said a decision could come this week.

took the podium to announce the province’s first presumptive case of COVID-19.The pandemic has since impacted every single Albertan. A year later, it still isn’t over.“I think we all naively thought, ‘Oh, three months or six months or nine months,'” COVID-19 ward physician Dr.

Ottawa, Alberta to distribute 1-time $1,200 payment to COVID-19 front-line workers The portal was temporarily shut down and the issue was resolved, he added.“We are working with employers to contact affected employees directly and, as a precaution, the Government of Alberta will be providing credit monitoring to affected employees to ensure the protection of their identities, personal information and credit.”Premier Jason Kenney announced the one-time payment of $1,200 on Feb.

Canada’s premiers are stepping up the pressure on Ottawa to immediately boost health care funding by at least $28 billion a year. Tom Vernon has more on what Premier Jason Kenney said.

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Labels of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines call for a three or four-week gap between doses.Research has shown one dose is 70 to 80 per cent effective for up to two months, but it’s unclear how long protection lasts beyond that.Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said Thursday his province is moving to the four-month interval because the federal government has done a “disappointing job at best” in quickly getting vaccines to provinces.Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister added: “Let’s face it: this strategy has become necessary as a consequence of an absence of vaccines.”A Health Canada official said Thursday that a decision on Johnson and Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine

Four UCP MLAs posted a letter saying they are frustrated by continued COVID-19 restrictions and they allege government is ignoring Albertans. Fletcher Kent has more on the posts and what they mean for Premier Jason Kenney.

Scott Moe hinted at easing some of the current public health measures that are in place to stem the spread of COVID-19.The current measures, including a restriction on household gatherings, are set to expire on March 19. Saskatchewan extends COVID-19 public health measures until March 19 Moe said he has had discussions with Dr.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said Tuesday that the province has completed its first round of vaccinations in long-term care homes, administering the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to 91 per cent of residents.

Lori Williams, a political scientist and Mount Royal University professor, joins Global’s Joel Senick to discuss the approach Premier Jason Kenney is taking in easing more COVID-19 restrictions.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the province must take a balanced approached to reopening during the pandemic as some COVID-19 data shows growth or plateauing of certain numbers.

Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro and Premier Jason Kenney say that some pandemic-related restrictions could be eased before Step 3 of the province’s reopening plan.

COVID-19 pandemic is going slower than hoped. Saskatchewan government to table 2021-22 budget on April 6 During last fall’s provincial election, Premier Scott Moe campaigned on a promise to eliminate Saskatchewan’s $2-billion deficit by 2024.He also promised it wouldn’t happen through increasing taxes or slashing services.Harpauer says the Saskatchewan Party government believes in having a plan for eliminating the deficit, but it won’t make irresponsible cuts to meet its goal.She says with a slower economic recovery, it’s going to be “very, very difficult” to get back to balance by 2024.