COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, one day after the province announced a vaccine passport-type program.To compare, 9,750 doses were administered on Wednesday.“Albertans are doing their part to get vaccinated to protect themselves and each other,” Alberta Health said on Twitter on Friday.

Veteran Edmonton nurse on staffing shortages, skyrocketing COVID-19 patients: ‘It’s devastating’ Premier Jason Kenney and Health Minister Tyler Shandro announced a number of new restrictions on Wednesday in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 in Alberta.The two also announced a restrictions exemption program where businesses could not adhere to any restrictions if they asked all patrons for proof of vaccination or a negative PCR test taken in the.

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International tensions causing higher gas prices stateside, experts say

PHILADELPHIA - Gas prices continue to climb across the nation as experts claim rising tensions at the Russia-Ukraine border is pushing up the cost of crude oil. According to AAA, the national average for a gallon of gas jumped roughly 7 cents last week. Closer to home, AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gas in New Jersey on Friday was $3.44."Financially, yeah, it hurts," said Fatima Robinson, a Lyft driver from Fairmount.

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CHOP endorses optional masks in school districts with low COVID-19 numbers

PHILADELPHIA - As a winter surge of COVID-19 cases brought on by the highly-infectious Omicron variant continues to recede, some states have set a deadline for lifting mask mandates in schools. While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has stood by its recommendation for students to wear masks in school, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said this week that individual districts will have the power to set mask rules after Mar.

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DWP updates PIP guidance for assessments involving people with mental health conditions

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced significant changes to its guidance for health professionals carrying out Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessments across the UK.

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India adds 71,765 new cases of coronavirus, 1,217 deaths in 24 hrs

coronavirus cases have surged to 41,610,976. On the other hand, the fatalities count has surged to 5,05,279, which accounts for 1.19% of the total caseload.

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With declining Covid-19 cases, restrictions to be eased in Kerala, Mumbai soon

Mumbai will be unlocked by the end of February, mayor Kishori Pednekar said on Tuesday, according to news agency ANI. "We have made up our minds," she also said, while stressing not to show laxity in adherence to Covid protocol. "It is essential for the people to wear masks and observe social distancing," Pednekar also said.

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Mahindra Lifespaces offers group health insurance for homebuyers

₹3 lakh and ₹5 lakh. The Group Care 360 policy is underwritten by Care Health Insurance. This scheme will ensure access to quality healthcare services for all homeowners in the project.

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COVID-19: Alberta doctors, mayors react to Kenney removing vaccine passport, restrictions

announced plans to lift COVID-19 restrictions in phases on Tuesday. COVID-19: Kenney announces Alberta vaccine passport program ending at midnight “It’s time for us to learn to live with COVID-19,” he said at a press conference, listing the challenges of the pandemic: disrupting livelihoods, dividing people and hurting mental health.“It’s time to let kids be kids.”Kenney said the restrictions exemption program has “outlived its useful purpose,” announcing that after Feb.

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COVID-19: Kenney announces Alberta vaccine passport program ending at midnight

Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine passport program will cease to exist when the clock strikes midnight on Feb. 9, and almost all public health restrictions will be lifted March 1 if the situation in hospitals continues to improve, Premier Jason Kenney announced Tuesday.

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Killer cop Wayne Couzens 'suffering badly' and 'seriously ill' with Covid in prison

Murderer Wayne Couzens has been placed in isolation after catching Covid in prison. The rapist cop who served as an officer for the Metropolitan Police force is currently serving a full life sentence for the murder of Sarah Everard.The 48-year-old is said to have caught the virus while serving time in HMP Frankland in Durham, with reports stating he is "seriously ill".Wayne is one of less than 20 prisoners in the Durham jail who have contracted Covid.It's been reported that a section of the prison has been closed off to stop the spread of the virus, with food and drink being left at the foot of the door of Wayne's isolated cell.A source told The Sun: "People have been talking about karma, but it looks like he will be OK.

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Suns hold off Sixers 114-109 for NBA-best 44th victory

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - FEBRUARY 08: Chris Paul #3 of the Phoenix Suns and Joel Embiid #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers look on during the third quarter at Wells Fargo Center on February 08, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NOTE TO USER: User ex PHILADELPHIA - Devin Booker never tires of watching Chris Paul do his thing to lift Phoenix to big wins.Paul did his part for the Suns in back-to-back nights on the road against top teams in the East — first, Chicago and then Philadelphia — and gets to try it again next game in a rematch with the NBA champs."You’re a cold piece of work, CP3," Booker said.Booker scored 35 points and Paul had 16 points and 12 assists to lead the Suns to their NBA-high 44th win, 114-109 over the 76ers on Tuesday night.The Suns rallied from a 14-point deficit to win for the 14th time in 15 games, raising their record to 44-10.Up next this week for Phoenix, an NBA Finals rematch at home against the Bucks."Our goal is what everybody knows it is," coach Monty Williams said.

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McConnell rebukes RNC, calls Jan. 6 'violent insurrection'

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 21: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks from his office to the Senate floor at the U.S. Capitol on June 21, 2021, in Washington, D.C.

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COLOMBO (News 1st); The National Water Supply and Drainage Board said that a 14-water cut will be experienced from 4 PM on Wednesday (9) for many areas in the Gampaha District.The areas that will be affected are:Ekala, Kotugoda, Udammita, Thudella to 20th Mile Post along Raja Mawatha, Wahatiyagama, Delatura, Katunayake, Seeduwa, Udugampola, Minuwangoda, Katunayake Air Force Camp, Katunayake Free Trade Zone, and Katana South.

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Alberta ending vaccine passport program and other COVID-19 public health restrictions

Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta’s vaccine passport will end almost Tuesday at midnight and most other big COVID-19 health rules will be gone in three weeks from now. Dan Grummett, Tom Vernon and Morgan Black have team coverage on what is happening, how the health-care system is doing and how Albertans feel about the changes.

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Alberta restaurants, gyms have mixed feelings about scrapping vaccine passport

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Alberta removes Restrictions Exemption Program effective at midnight: Kenney

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announces the Restrictions Exemption Program will end at 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 8, 2022.

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Kenney: Turning public health policy into ‘political football’ not helpful

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Businesses can continue using COVID-19 QR codes as long as they are issued: Kenney

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says businesses who want to continue to use the Alberta COVID-19 vaccination QR code are allowed to do so as long as they are issued.

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Restrictions Exemption Program has been ‘extremely tough’ on rural Alberta businesses: Kenney

Premier Jason Kenney says the Restriction Exemption Program has been “extremely tough” on businesses in rural Alberta with low COVID-19 vaccine uptake.

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Kenney announces removal of mask mandates for Alberta students

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announces that all mask mandates for children 12 and under will be removed.

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Alberta will continue lifting COVID-19 restrictions in phased approach: Kenney

Premier Jason Kenney announces the final two steps in relaxing COVID-19 restrictions in Alberta based on hospitalizations.

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Alberta expands COVID-19 vaccination eligibility for youth

Alberta Health Minister Jason Copping announces expanded eligibility for youth to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

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SpaceX: Geomagnetic storm damaged latest batch of Starlink satellites

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - 2022/02/03: People watch from Canaveral National Seashore as a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The rocket is carrying 49 Starlink internet s CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX says a geomagnetic storm damaged the latest batch of Starlink internet satellites, keeping most of them from making the proper orbit.The 49 satellites were launched on Feb.

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GOP lawmaker apologizes for cursing at Democrat over mask-wearing

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Alberta’s fourth COVID-19 wave is the result of politics: Notley

‘The West Block’ host Mercedes Stephenson is joined by Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley to talk about the COVID-19 situation in Alberta. With ICUs operating well above capacity and the military offering help, Notley critiques the government response and is asked whether she thinks Premier Jason Kenney should step down.

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Alberta announces 11 more COVID-19 deaths, sets new high for number of people in ICU with disease

COVID-19 cases continues to hit Alberta during the pandemic’s fourth wave as the provincial government announced Friday that it had identified 1,651 new cases of the disease over the past 24 hours.As of Friday afternoon, Alberta Health said the province had 20,040 active coronavirus cases, with the Edmonton zone (5,461) and Calgary zone (5,105) having more active cases than any other zone in the province.The province also broke its own record on Friday for number of people in ICUs in Alberta hospitals because of COVID-19. That number has risen from 226 on Thursday to 243 on Friday.

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Alberta Premier Jason Kenney to face leadership review in spring: UCP president

COVID-19 cases amid the pandemic’s fourth wave, Kenney has come under fire from members of his party, including some UCP MLAs, over decisions he has made to deal with the public health crisis.Some have criticized him for doing too little and too late to address this summer’s onslaught of coronavirus hospitalizations in the province, while others say he has infringed on people’s individual rights with his public health measures, like the recently announced vaccine passport program.Late Wednesday night, Global News obtained a letter sent to UCP constituency associations by party president Ryan Becker.

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Growing pressure on Kenney to resign amid Alberta’s COVID-19 crisis

As COVID-19 rages through Alberta, intensive care units there are filling up with patients like never before, fuelling more calls for Premier Jason Kenney to step down over how he handled the crisis.

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Political reaction to Alberta’s cabinet shuffle

Political pollster Janet Brown joins Global News Morning via Skype to talk about Alberta’s cabinet shuffle, which saw Jason Copping become health minister and Tyler Shandro take over the ministry of labour and immigration.

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Calgary political strategist reacts to Alberta cabinet shuffle

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New Alberta health minister says he’s ‘deeply committed’ to COVID-19 fight

Newly appointed Alberta Health Minister Tyler Copping says he is “deeply committed” to steering the province through the COVID-19 pandemic.

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How Alberta’s Jason Kenney may have been liability for federal Conservatives

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s pandemic response sent his popularity plummeting, prompting questions about how he may have torpedoed the federal Conservatives’ election campaign.

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Tyler Shandro out as health minister as Premier Jason Kenney set to announce changes to cabinet: sources

Jason Kenney will announce changes to his cabinet Tuesday afternoon and Global News has confirmed with multiple sources that Tyler Shandro is out as health minister.Sources confirm that Jason Copping will be named the new health minister in a ceremony scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Copping is currently the minister of Labour and Immigration.Global News will stream the ceremony live in this story post at 3:30 p.m.A media notice issued by the province Tuesday morning states Kenney will make changes to his cabinet and later join Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr.

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Tyler Shandro out, Jason Copping in: Premier Kenney set to announce cabinet changes on Tuesday

Tyler Shandro is being replaced as health minister by Jason Copping in a cabinet shuffle set to take place Tuesday afternoon, Global News has confirmed with multiple sources.

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Calls grow for Kenney to resign over Alberta’s COVID-19 crisis

Jason Kenney’s time as Alberta’s premier may be numbered, as calls multiply for him to resign, even from within his own party. Tom Vernon reports on the push to get rid of Kenney, as Alberta’s health care system is pushed to its breaking point.

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B.C. will aid Alberta ‘where we can and when we can,’ but not offering ICU beds: Horgan

No room in B.C. hospitals for Alberta COVID-19 patients, says province “We’ve had to suspend some surgeries as a result of COVID cases in our ICUs.”On Thursday, B.C.

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No room in B.C. hospitals for Alberta COVID-19 patients, says province

COVID-19-beleaguered hospital system, Health Minister Adrian Dix said Thursday.“The Ministry of Health met with our Alberta counterparts today. Given the current demands on B.C.’s healthcare system, we will not be able to assist with taking patients at this time,” Dix said in a statement.“However, we have told Alberta that if there are things we can do to support them, we will.

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O’Toole refuses to comment on Kenney’s handling of Alberta’s COVID-19 crisis

As Alberta Premier Jason Kenney reverses his province’s restrictions and faces an onslaught over criticism over how he handled the pandemic, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole is now staying silent.

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‘We may run out of staff and intensive care beds’: Kenney’s dire warning as pandemic restrictions return to Alberta

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has reimposed pandemic protocols as COVID-19 patients inundate the province’s hospitals.

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Alberta adds COVID-19 measures, vaccine passport in effort to prevent health-care system’s collapse

A previous version of this article said Wednesday marked the second time Alberta has declared a state of public health emergency amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. It actually marked the third time such a declaration has been made.

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‘I don’t apologize for the decision to relax public health restrictions in the summer’: Kenney defends COVID-19 decisions

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he will not apologize for the decision to remove COVID-19 public health measures over the summer as the move was “supported by the data.”

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Why parts of Alberta are seeing extremely low COVID-19 vaccination rates

COVID-19 pandemic is vaccinations.While the majority of Albertans are vaccinated, it is a slim majority, and experts say that is why Alberta is experiencing a fourth wave.In June, Premier Jason Kenney announced Alberta would “open for good” if 70 per cent of eligible Albertans received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The province hit that mark on Canada Day, but several regions of Alberta are still well below that mark even months later.Just 23.8 per cent of eligible people in High Level have received at least one dose of the vaccine, according to Alberta Health.

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More than 800 Albertans now hospitalized with COVID-19 as 4,740 new cases identified since Friday

COVID-19 in Alberta.Alberta Health data released Monday afternoon shows there are 803 people being treated for the disease in hospital. That’s a jump from 686 COVID-19 patients in hospital as of Friday afternoon.Of those in hospital, 198 are in intensive care — a jump from 169 COVID-19 patients in intensive care on Friday.“AHS continues to do all it can to ensure we have enough ICU capacity to meet patient demand, including opening additional spaces and redeploying staff,” Alberta Health Services said in a statement Monday.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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