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Supreme Court says women seeking abortion pill must obtain it in person despite ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court ordered Tuesday that women must visit a doctor's office, hospital or clinic in person to obtain an abortion pill during the COVID-19 pandemic, though similar rules for other drugs have been suspended during the public health emergency.Eight days before President Donald Trump leaves office, the justices granted a Trump administration appeal to be able to enforce a longstanding rule on getting the abortion pill, mifepristone. The pill need not be taken in the presence of medical professionals.The court split 6-3, with the liberal justices in dissent.

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Trump business backlash part of 'cancel culture,' son says

NEW YORK – The PGA canceled its tournament at his golf course. Banks say they won’t lend to him anymore.

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The politics of the COVID-19 vaccine supply

As provinces put pressure on the federal government to speed up the deployment of the COVID-19 vaccine, Ottawa has announced another massive purchase. Millions more doses have been secured for Canada — but that doesn’t necessarily mean the war of words will come to an end.

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Northern Manitoba First Nations COVID-19 immunization underway; chiefs describe some hesitancy

Coronavirus: More than half Manitoba’s active COVID-19 cases are in First Nations population “The fear is; ‘why are they giving it to First Nations people first? Why do we have to be the first ones to try it?’ Simply because we’re most at risk. That’s the determining factor,” Chief Constant says.“We have a lot of old school people in our communities that don’t believe in the western way, they believe in the traditional medicines, and we have to respect that.”He adds leadership is making accurate, up-to-date information on vaccine safety available to quell worries.Chief Larson Anderson, of Norway House Cree Nation, finds himself in a similar situation, but says by no means will anyone be forced or coerced into receiving the vaccine.

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Changes made to speed up pace of coronavirus vaccinations in Saskatchewan: Moe

Scott Moe said the province needs to pick up the pace of its COVID-19 vaccination program and it will.With a total of 9,880 doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered in Saskatchewan as of Tuesday, Moe said there are about 7,500 are in the freezer with more expected to arrive this week.“There’s been some questions about the pace of vaccinations in Saskatchewan and whether they should be going faster? The answer is yes, they should be going faster … A little bit of a sluggish start, admittedly,” Moe said.“We’ll be doing things slightly different as we move forward and that is going to speed up the pace of vaccinations for Saskatchewan residents.” Saskatchewan no longer holding back coronavirus vaccine doses Moe supplied three changes were made

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More than half of COVID-19 transmission comes from people without symptoms, CDC model shows

LOS ANGELES - A recent model developed by researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that people who do not exhibit COVID-19 symptoms transmit more than half of all viral cases. Researchers published their findings on Jan.

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Pence says he won’t use 25th Amendment to remove Trump as 6 House Republicans introduce censure

WASHINGTON - Vice President Mike Pence said he has ruled out invoking the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump from power, less than a week after the violent pro-Trump insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

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Rep. Greene defends going maskless, pushes back against Dem accusations of spreading COVID-19

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene defended her decision to not wear a mask when locked in a secure room with other House members during the Capitol riots and the Georgia Republican pushed back against Democrats who are now blaming her and other maskless GOP members for their recent coronavirus positive tests.

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Coronavirus: Software company offers Indigenous communities free services for vaccine rollout

COVID-19 vaccine rollout.Coconut software will equip communities with the technology to schedule and organize in-person vaccine appointments more efficiently. Coronavirus vaccines arrive in remote First Nations across Canada “It’s really cold outside in Canada and people should not have to stand outside in -50 waiting for their vaccine,” Coconut software CEO Katherine Regnier said.“There are better ways to do this now with digital technology.”Regnier said this project came to fruition when it was realized the company could help people that haven’t always received proper healthcare.

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Pickering, Ont., councillors under fire for travelling during coronavirus lockdown

UBC public health faculty members pen letter slamming director’s Hawaiian vacation In a Facebook post, Ashe said, “My wife and I returned to the Bahamas to visit Alex’s ashes.”The deputy mayor detailed that this has been a tradition since his son died by suicide in 2018.“Since his passing we (our family and his fiancé) have left a piece of Alex, who was an avid traveller, in numerous special places around the world including Glacier Bay Alaska, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Bahamas, Croatia, Mexico, Bermuda, and finally Hawaii,” said Ashe.The councillor is now isolating with his wife and has tested negative after three separate COVID tests.McLean says he is dealing with a property issue in Costa Rica, where he currently remains stuck

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Manitoba’s slow vaccine rollout

Thousands of Manitobans have rolled up their sleeves for the COVID-19 vaccine, but there are still thousands of doses sitting in freezers. Brittany Greenslade explains why.

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Canada secures millions more COVID-19 vaccine doses as Alberta pressures for more supply

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]“The only thing that is constraining us is supply,” Premier Jason Kenney told Danielle Smith on Global News Radio 770 CHQR Tuesday morning.“We will be able in March to administer hundreds of thousands per week. We can right now do tens of thousands per week — we just don’t have enough supply.”Kenney’s comments come about a week after the prime minister expressed his disappointment with how doses were being rolled out by the provinces.“All Canadians, including me, are frustrated to see vaccines in freezers and not in people’s arms,” Trudeau said on Jan.

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Canada adds 6,285 new coronavirus cases as country secures more vaccine doses

545,971 people have recovered after contracting the respiratory illness, while 19,371,229 tests have been administered. Canada secures 20M more Pfizer doses as vaccine makers monitor 2nd dose controversy The new cases and fatalities come as the federal government announced it has secured 20 million more doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to protect against the virus.“From our agreements with Moderna and Pfizer alone, we will now have 80 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines arriving this year,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said at a press conference in Ottawa.

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Nova Scotia sees success with fighting COVID-19

Nova Scotia is taking pride in how it’s faring in the pandemic, with very few cases or new infections, and no related deaths over the past five months. But as Ross Lord reports, that success is coming at a cost to businesses.

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Ontario imposes stay-at-home order, second state of emergency

Ontario is declaring another state of emergency and issuing a stay-at-home order, as COVID-19 cases spiral out of control.

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Nicola Sturgeon denies Scotland's covid detection rate is 'worst in the UK'

Our Scottish Future - which was set up by the former Labour prime minister - found that only around 32% of cases north of the Border are being picked up by tests.

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COVID-19 cases among San Diego gorillas has Calgary Zoo watching animals ‘like a hawk’

Keepers at zoos across Canada are on alert after news of COVID-19 cases among gorillas at the San Diego Zoo. Gil Tucker reports on what the Calgary Zoo is doing to keep gorillas and other animals safe.

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Coronavirus: Quebec considering ‘nightmare scenario’ as hospitals approach capacity

Quebec hospitals pushed to the limit as coronavirus patients increase Canadian hospitals regularly ration care, Maxwell Smith, bioethics professor at Western University, said Tuesday.

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COVID-19 cases among San Diego gorillas have keepers at Calgary Zoo watching animals ‘like a hawk’

Gorillas at San Diego park test positive for coronavirus Black says when the pandemic began in March of 2020 zookeepers began reinforcing already existing biosecurity measures when caring for gorillas and other animals vulnerable to the coronavirus.“We have dedicated uniforms, we have dedicated footwear, that does not leave the zoo,” Black said. “We have foot baths, in and out of sensitive areas.

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Covid-19 pneumonia causes more damage than typical pneumonia, says study

Also Read | What's got Indians excited about Covid shotThe study published in journal Nature, investigators at Northwestern Medicine show COVID-19 pneumonia is different. Instead of rapidly infecting large regions of the lung, the virus causing COVID-19 sets up shop in multiple small areas of the lung.

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Covid-19: An FAQ factsheet for Covishield vaccine by Serum Institute

Covishield vaccine, to prevent Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2.Also Read | What's got Indians excited about Covid shotTalk to the healthcare provider if you have questions. It is your choice to receive the Covishield vaccine, the Serum Institute factsheet added."The Covishield vaccination course consists of two separate doses of 0.5 ml each.

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Orange County School Board to send governor letter asking to let teachers get vaccine

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – School board members with Orange County Public Schools drafted a letter asking Gov.

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7 new COVID-19 cases in 2 days in managed isolation

There are seven new cases of COVID-19 to report in managed isolation in New Zealand since our last media statement on Monday.

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Mental health overhaul to end 'appalling treatment' of disabled and BAME people

People detained under the Mental Health Act will be given a greater say over how they are treated and allowed to nominate someone to represent them in the biggest overhaul of mental health laws in 40 years.

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COVID-19 devastates Saskatchewan small town care homes

Six people died from COVID-19 in a care home in Wakaw and all 44 residents contracted the disease. Five residents died in a care home in Wilkie, Sask.

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Union leaders, advocates urge N.S. government to require minimum care hours in nursing homes

Research suggests a minimum of 4.1 hours of direct care is required to meet basic needs each day, yet Nova Scotia is falling far short of that benchmark, they told the members of the government’s standing committee on health Tuesday.“I can almost guarantee you there’s not a child at the IWK Health Centre that’s waiting two hours or an hour-and-a-half to get fed,” said Janet Hazelton, president of the Nova Scotia Nurses’ Union (NSNU).“That wouldn’t happen with our children and it shouldn’t happen with our seniors.” N.S.

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Coronavirus: In-person learning in Ontario’s ‘hot zones’ delayed until Feb. 10

The Ontario government is delaying the start of in-person learning in COVID-19 hot spots until Feb. 10 as the number of cases continue to rise. Erica Vella reports.

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B.C. health officials open door to mass COVID-19 testing for long-term care staff

COVID-19 in care homes, including the mass testing of workers.At present, long-term care staff are only tested for the virus if they are showing symptoms or if they have had a close contact with someone who has tested positive.The province rejected the idea of mass testing in the past, but is more willing to consider using a PCR lab test, seen as the gold standard.“I will say that all of these take resources, and do we have 600 nurses go to each of our care homes to do the testing?” Henry said at a news conference on Monday.“We can divide it up so there’s maybe not that many.

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NHL reports 27 players have tested positive for novel coronavirus

NHL says 27 players returned positive COVID-19 tests during training camps as the league prepares to open its season.The league said in a release Tuesday that it conducted approximately 12,000 tests administered to more than 1,200 players over the period from Dec. 30 to Monday.

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Coronavirus: Ontario models project as many as 20,000 cases per day, many more long-term care deaths

New modelling numbers show Ontario is currently on track for as many as 20,000 cases a day, and the daily total could climb as high as 40,000 cases in the worst-case scenario.

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Manitoba has used half of its COVID-19 vaccine supply, smooth rollout reported on First Nations

COVID-19 shots administered Tuesday, as First Nations reported a good start to their inoculation efforts.At last report Monday, slightly more than 10,000 vaccine doses had been administered across Manitoba, but according to the federal government nearly 26,000 doses have been delivered to the province since December.At a Tuesday morning press conference, Pallister said it may look as though Manitoba isn’t getting doses out as quickly as other provinces, but that’s because health officials here have decided keep some of the vaccine frozen to make sure there’s enough for a second round of vaccinations.

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Active COVID-19 cases in B.C. continue to drop as 446 new cases, 9 more deaths added

COVID-19 cases in British Columbia continued to fall Tuesday as recoveries outpace new infections.Health officials confirmed another 446 new cases over the past 24 hours, while also announcing 615 other patients have now recovered from the virus.The new cases and recoveries brought B.C.’s total number of active cases to 5,045 — a drop of over 1,000 since Friday. Metro Vancouver’s top doctor defends response, transparency amid COVID-19 outbreaks The province also saw nine more deaths since Monday, bringing the death toll to 1,019.Monday saw B.C.

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Coronavirus: COVID-19 devastates Saskatchewan small town care homes

COVID-19 and 24 of the 26 residents contracted the disease, according to the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA)Global News has learned that six residents at Lakeview Pioneer Lodge in Wakaw have now passed away. All 44 residents were infected, along with 40 staff members.

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$60M investment will lead to 200 new jobs at Edmonton-based tech company

This kind of investment is important for more than just the company getting the money, according to University of Alberta School of Business professor Tony Briggs.“A high growth company like Jobber can make all the difference to a region.“Those people go off and start other companies and it also increases salaries across the board because now they have more and more options.

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Hamilton reports 88 new COVID-19 cases, another outbreak at St. Joe’s hospital

COVID-19 on Tuesday and four more deaths.The city’s total number of active cases dropped for the third day in a row sinking on Tuesday to 1,029 compared to the 1,490 reported on Monday.The city has seen 7,562 total cases in the past year and has 206 COVID-19-connected deaths.The four deaths included three people over the age of 80 and another in their 70s. Ontario reports 2,903 new coronavirus cases, along with 8 more cases of highly contagious U.K.

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Jenna Dewan Praises CNN’s Sara Sidner After She Breaks Down In Tears During Report On COVID Crisis

Reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic is not easy.

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Richard Barnett, Arkansas man pictured in Pelosi’s chair amid Capitol riot, faces 11 years in prison

WASHINGTON - Richard Barnett, 60, of Gravette, Arkansas, appeared in a photo taken last Wednesday inside the U.S. Capitol after a violent, pro-Trump mob stormed the building and ransacked lawmakers’ offices.

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N.J. state and local officials plan for armed protests ahead of Biden’s inauguration

TRENTON, N.J. - As the investigation into the attack at the Capitol continues, state capitols and police in the Delaware Valley are taking precautions to make sure they’re ready for any protests.Mounted units from New Jersey State Police could be seen around statehouse grounds in Trenton Tuesday.A spokesperson for the Assembly Majority Office says state police increased security at the State House in response to the riot at the United States Capitol on January 6, while their staff has been working remotely due to COVID-19.District office staff have also been advised to work remotely, in part due to the riot and for potential demonstrations planned in Trenton, ahead of President-Elect Joe Biden’s January 20 inauguration.Senate President

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Markets set for 10-yr high gains in FY21 despite covid

covid-induced turbulence, Indian stock markets are set to see their best performance in a decade in 2020-21. During the financial year, which ends on 31 March, India’s benchmark index Nifty has gained over 65% so far.

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Langley councillor looks to strip tax breaks from churches defying COVID-19 health orders

COVID-19 pandemic should qualify for certain tax breaks.Kim Richter brought a notice of motion forward to council Monday night asking that churches applying for Permissive Tax Exemptions for 2022 must prove they weren’t given a fine for defying public health orders.“The way it will work is, when these organizations come to apply for the tax exemption, we can see if the organization was given any fines during the public health order,” said Richter. Langley, B.C., church fined for violating COVID-19 restrictions Current B.C.

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Dr. Hinshaw explains why Alberta is expanding window for 2nd COVID-19 vaccine dose

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health explains why the province is expanding the interval for patients to receive the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

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Hinshaw says improved contact tracing allows high-priority COVID-19 cases to be notified in 24 hours

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw says the Alberta Health Services has improved its contact tracing, bringing the unknown source percentage down to 47.

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Markham mother cites rising COVID-19 case counts as reason for restricted ICU visits

Laura Meffen’s daughter Emily has been in the ICU since November. She suffers from a rare neuromuscular degenerative disease.

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Businesses that do not follow COVID-19 public health restrictions will face consequences: Hinshaw

Dr. Deena Hinshaw responds to news that various Alberta businesses are reopening despite COVID-19 public health orders, asking for understanding. She says by not working together, we risk more deaths and will overwhelm the health-care system.

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Coronavirus: Alberta records 38 deaths associated to COVID-19 on Tuesday

Dr. Deena Hinshaw announces the province has recorded 38 deaths associated with COVID-19 over the last 24 hours, marking the highest daily death toll during the pandemic.

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Long-term care, retirement home residents in Simcoe Muskoka begin to receive COVID-19 vaccine

COVID-19 vaccine, while retirement home residents will start getting it next week.The COVID-19 immunization program began in long-term care homes on Monday, after the Ontario government decided that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine could safely be transported to long-term care and retirement homes. Coronavirus: Ontario declares 2nd state of emergency, issues stay-at-home order “COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on both the residents and employees in long-term care and being able to offer the protection this vaccine provides to those who are the most vulnerable is a critical milestone,” Dr.

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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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