B.C. health officials will provide some new information Monday around covid-19 in the province. Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix will be holding a press conference at 3 p.m.

PT. Legislative bureau chief Keith Baldrey explains what we can expect to hear. Also, battleground B.C. is heating up one week before the federal election.

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More than 40,000 boosters administered; Hutt Valley reaches 90% fully vaccinated for Māori; 1,573 community cases; 63 in hospital

The Big Boost push continues to see tens of thousands of people going out to get their booster dose each day. Yesterday, 40,452 booster doses were administered across the motu and brings the total so far to more than two million doses.

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Rapid Antigen Test rollout update

More than 3 million Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) have been distributed across New Zealand for workers who keep New Zealand’s critical services and supply chains moving, and those in our community most at risk from the effects of COVID-19, Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says.

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Man accidentally leaves sunroof open during heavy snowfall

SCITUATE, Mass. - A Massachusetts man got a big surprise on Valentine’s Day, but it wasn’t a surprise in the traditional sense. Steve Maguire, who ironically teaches meteorology to high schoolers, accidentally left the family van’s sunroof open before a heavy snow day. The family had been quarantined for several days after some family members contracted COVID-19 and had gotten a tad stir-crazy. Maguire figured it’d be a nice treat to drive around in the family van to get them out of the house. "We had the windows open, and we had the sunroof open, and it was 63 degrees here in Scituate, and it’s February, it’s amazing," Maguire told Boston 25 News. Photos showing snow inside Steve Maguire’s van. RELATED: Chicago weather whiplash: Temps climb into the 50s followed by more snow However, when they returned home from their drive, Maguire forgot to close the sunroof on Feb.

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Marines test prototype to convert aluminum to hydrogen fuel, serving as energy source

ARLINGTON, Va. - The U.S. Marines is testing new technology that can readily produce hydrogen fuel to use as an energy source rather than relying on petroleum or batteries. Recently, Marines saw a demonstration of the hydrogen tactical refueling point (H-TaRP) at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

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Louisiana Senate candidate burns Confederate flag in latest ad

US Senate Candidate Gary Chambers burns the confederate flag. (Gary Chambers)NEW ORLEANS (AP - A Louisiana candidate for the U.S.

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FAA sends 80 unruly airline passenger cases to FBI for possible criminal prosecution

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Wednesday that it sent 80 unruly airline passenger cases to the FBI for possible criminal prosecution. The FAA told FOX Business that these were the "most egregious" incidents out of the nearly 6,500 cases reported since January 2021. Airlines have already reported 499 cases of unruly passenger incidents since the beginning of 2022, according to FAA data.

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Amazon's Black Employee Network donates $10K to Locust Hill Cemetery in Trenton

TRENTON, NJ. - Amazon's Black Employee Network donated 10,000 to a cemetery in Mercer County, New Jersey. On Wednesday, Amazon workers presented the checks to the Locust Hill African Cemetery and Museum Project in Trenton. According to the official website, the project is focused on restoring the cemetery and creating a museum to honor the Black people laid to rest there. Locust Hill is Trenton's largest Black burial ground.

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Covid-19: Is it time to start 'inching' back toward normality? What top US expert says

Reuters, Fauci said U.S. states are facing tough choices in their efforts to balance the need to protect their citizens from infections and the growing fatigue with a pandemic that has dragged into its third year.

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Himachal Pradesh to ease Covid-19 restrictions in the state from today.Details here

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Moderna eyes COVID booster by August, not clear yet if Omicron-specific needed

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COVID-19: B.C. health officials report virus-related hospital numbers in decline

B.C. health officials release a written report Wednesday, Feb. 16, with the daily COVID-19 case numbers. Legislative bureau chief Keith Baldrey has analysis and how the province is looking as most restrictions are dropped tonight at 11:59 p.m.

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Some Edmonton businesses taking a cautious approach to easing COVID-19 restrictions

While many COVID-19 restrictions are lifting in Alberta, some businesses are taking a cautious approach, including Edmonton’s Varscona Theatre. This comes as Alberta’s chief medical officer of health is reminding us that people have different risk tolerances.

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Nine-year-old attacked by dog in Pennsauken reunited with Good Samaritans who saved her

PENNSAUKEN, N.J. - A nine-year-old girl who was attacked by a dog at a Pennsauken park on Monday has reunited with the three Good Samaritans who rescued her.On Tuesday, Erika Rivera spoke to FOX 29 after she rushed her daughter to Cooper University Hospital the day before.PREVIOUS: Mother searching for strangers who saved her daughter from dog attack in PennsaukenRivera was so focused on her daughter that she didn't get a chance to thank the three people who saved her and drove her to her aunt's house.The power of social media helped them connect and on Wednesday, Billy Jackson and his friends met with Rivera and brought Toni balloons.Jackson said he was sitting in the car with his friends when he saw the dog wrestling with the girl. After realizing Toni was not playing with the dog and was instead being attacked, he quickly jumped into action.Rivera's social media post searching for the Good Samaritans was sent to him by a family friend and he commented to make the connection."Glad I was there to help her," he said.

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‘Stay on the line’: Philadelphia Police Commissioner responds to concern of long 911 wait times

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said residents should stay on the line when calling 911, even if the wait time gets lengthy. Outlaw addressed the issue of 911 wait times on Wednesday during a bi-monthly gun violence response briefing. FOX 29 obtained data that shows about 2.3 million 911 calls were made in 2020. More than 11,000 of those calls had a wait time anywhere from one-and-a-half to more than two minutes for a dispatcher to answer the phone.

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Officials: Conestoga High School parent snuck into locker room, told wrestling team to defy mask rules

Conestoga High School switched back to remote learning on Feb. 14 after the school received threats over its mask policy. BERWYN, Pa. - A Chester County high school banned a parent who officials say snuck into the locker room and delivered a speech to members of the wrestling team about defying the school's mask rule.Officials at Conestoga High School said the incident happened last Friday and the parent has since been banned from being on Tredyffrin/Easttown School District property. The school said police were contacted about the incident, but no charges have been reported. "Entering the locker rooms by anyone other than authorized students or staff is prohibited," the district said in a short statement.

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COVID-19: Some Concordia University students say they don’t feel safe on campus

Concordia University student unions say students don’t feel safe about heading back to campus.They say they believe the university is not doing enough to keep them safe from COVID-19 transmission since they returned to in-person classes on Feb.

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Staff firing over protest donation yields calls for more transparency

The firing of a senior staff member in the Solicitor-General’s office over an apparent donation to the ‘Freedom Convoy’ has opposition members demanding more answers from the Ford Government. Matthew Bingley reports.

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Vaccine effectiveness in Manitoba

The province has released more numbers showing just how effective the vaccine has been in Manitoba.

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Ontario opposition calls for more transparency after Ford staffer fired over protest donation

Ford government to provide more details after the leak of donations made to the so-called “Freedom Convoy” GiveSendGo campaign cost a senior staff member her job.The solicitor-general’s now-former director of communications, Marion Isabeau-Ringuette, reportedly donated $100 to the online fundraising platform on Feb. 5.First reported by QP Briefing, the alleged donation came a day after GoFundMe suspended another fundraising campaign over concerns the protest in Ottawa had become an occupation, and just ahead of blockades at the Ambassador Bridge.Ontario’s attorney general eventually stepped in to seek an injunction, freezing the funds for the GiveSendGo campaign several days later.

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DeLorean to make grand return as electric sports car

DETROIT (FOX 2) - Great Scott! After almost forty years on the shoulder, the DeLorean is coming back to the roads. It's going to be all electric and, yes, according to the company's CEO, it will have the iconic doors.The DeLorean is one of the most iconic, albeit shortlived, cars ever to be made in American history.

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Prosecutors: New Jersey man used Snapchat to lure underage girl, mom alerted police

Hazelton Newman, 30, is accused of using Snapchat to try to coax an underage girl to meet up for sex, according to prosecutors.

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COVID-19: Quebec opposition says it’s time to end state of emergency

Quebec opposition parties call for end of COVID-19 state of emergency In another volatile question period, the leader of the Official Opposition lobbed stinging accusations.“The premier has forgotten what it means to govern in a democracy,” said Liberal Leader Dominique Anglade.“(The state of emergency) allows the premier to decide there will be a curfew without debate at the National Assembly, without the opinion of public health,” she continued.However, the government says it needs the state of emergency to uphold things it has already brought in by decree, like salary bonuses for nurses and mask mandates. Premier François Legault said the government intends to lift the state of emergency in a few weeks.

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Further decline in global COVID cases as deaths stabilize

COVID-19 cases across the globe declined last week for the second week in a row, with illness levels dropping in every region except the Western Pacific, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday in its weekly pandemic snapshot.

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Quebec City gives local police more powers ahead of COVID-19 protest

Quebec health experts stress COVID-19 booster shot still necessary despite vaccine passport removal The other puts in place a ban on outdoor cooking and consuming alcohol in parks and in public spaces that Marchand says will be revisited this summer.Quebec City police issued 170 tickets and made three arrests during protests in front of the legislature during the first weekend in February.

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Ottawa’s Emergencies Act cracks down on convoy crypto. Experts warn that’s not easy

The federal government’s move to invoke the Emergencies Act marks an attempt to cut off funds directed to the “Freedom Convoy,” including new cryptocurrency channels.

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COVID-19 vaccines in pregnant women may protect newborns, study shows

ATLANTA - COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy is already recommended to prevent severe illness and death in pregnant women, but a new study shows the vaccine may also protect a mother’s newborn baby. According to the study, published Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, completion of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccination series during pregnancy may help prevent hospitalization from the virus among infants who are less than six months old.A group of researchers at the Overcoming COVID-19 network conducted the study at 20 pediatric hospitals in 17 states between July 1, 2021 and Jan. 17, 2022. Among 176 hospitalized infants with COVID-19 aged less than six months, 84% were born to mothers who were not vaccinated during pregnancy. A pregnant woman holds her belly on September 27, 2016 in Cardiff, United Kingdom.

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Gojira reschedule UK and European tour due to COVID-19

Gojira have rescheduled their upcoming UK and European tour due to COVID-19 restrictions.The French metal titans were supposed to hit the road last month, beginning in Helsinki, with stop-offs in Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Berlin, Prague, Budapest and other cities throughout January into February and March.However, they’ve announced that they will now kick off their European tour on July 5 in Brussels and conclude it in Milan on July 31 at Carroponte.The UK and Ireland leg of the tour, meanwhile, has moved to 2023 and will begin on February 11 in Dublin and conclude at London’s Alexandra Palace on February 22.Gojira will then play rescheduled shows in Bordeaux, Paris, Luxembourg and Lyon between February 24 and 28, 2023.“We cannot express how much we appreciate your continued patience and support while we worked through last month’s postponement,” the band said in a social media post.“Despite our best efforts to resume touring this month, the continued uncertainty in various territories has left us with no other choice but to reschedule the remaining dates of the tour as well.“In light of this unfortunate news we are pleased to share the rescheduled dates for the entire European Tour below.”A post shared by Gojira Official (@gojiraofficial)Original tickets for the tour – which sees support from special guests Alien Weaponry and Employed To Serve – remain valid.

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Rate of US COVID-19 cases continues to drop

Today during a White House press briefing, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, said she was cautiously optimistic about the trajectory the United States was currently on, 2 months after the Omicron variant became the dominant strain in the nation.

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New projections indicate number of COVID-19 patients in Quebec will continue to drop

COVID-19 hospitalizations in Quebec is expected to continue to decline over the next two weeks, a government health-care research institute projected Wednesday.By the end of the month, the number of people in Quebec hospitals with COVID-19 should drop by about 500, to 1,500 patients, according to the Institut national d’excellence en santé et services sociaux. There should be about half the number of intensive care patients by that time, or about 60, it added.“For all of Quebec, the projections suggest a slight decrease in new hospitalizations,” INESSS said in a news release, adding that it expected the number of new hospitalizations to reach around 90 per day within the next two weeks.The research institute said its projections should be interpreted with caution as it cannot forecast the effect of changes to COVID-19 restrictions. Quebec reopened gyms and spas on Monday, shortly after lifting restrictions on private gatherings and limits on the number of people who can dine together at restaurants.A separate health-care research institute said Wednesday that preliminary results from a vaccine study indicate three doses of COVID-19 vaccine offer more protection compared with two doses against severe and mild forms of the disease caused by the Omicron variant.“The effectiveness is highest against serious COVID-19 infections — those that lead to hospitalizations,” the Institut national de santé publique du Quebec said in a news release.

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2 more COVID-19 deaths reported in Waterloo Region, death roll reaches 387

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How NJ cops broke up a fight between Black and white teens under investigation

SOMERSET COUNTY, N.J. - Authorities in New Jersey are investigating what the governor called a "racially disparate" response by police to a fight between two teens at a mall in Bridgewater Township over the weekend.Video captured and shared by Sienna Freidinger shows two teens arguing and then physically fighting at the Bridgewater Commons Mall on Saturday, Feb. 12.

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Police: Suspicious death investigation underway in Coatesville after woman found dead in bedroom

Stock image of generic crime scene tape. COATESVILLE, Pa. - Police in Coatesville and Chester County are investigating the "suspicious death" of a woman. According to police, 59-year-old Donna Louise Taney was found dead on the floor in her bedroom on Tuesday morning. A search warrant was issued allowing authorities to search her residence. Authorities are investigating as they wait for results from the autopsy. Police believe this is an isolated incident that presents no danger to the community. Anyone with information is urged to contact the police at 610-384-2300 ext.

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Presidents Day 2022: What’s open and closed on the national holiday

The Lincoln Memorial is seen on President's Day in Washington, DC. President's Day was first observed in 1796 in recognition of George Washington's birthday.

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Review: Unfortunately, ‘Uncharted’ isn’t quite a national treasure

Mark Wahlberg stars as Victor "Sully" Sullivan and Tom Holland is Nathan Drake in Columbia Pictures' UNCHARTED. Photo by: Clay Enos Chicago - Here’s the assorted loot you’ll find in the treasure chest of "Uncharted": Two slam-bang action setpieces, some lackluster plotting, a charming leading man turn from Tom Holland, an ensemble of wasted supporting players and a woefully miscast Mark Wahlberg.

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Mum who quit job to make £30k a month on OnlyFans says Covid helped end sex work stigma

mum who quit her banking job to become an OnlyFans star says Covid-19 has helped tackle sex work stigma with the rise of virtual living.Australian Lucy Banks makes a staggering £30,000 each month from adoring subscribers to her exclusive raunchy content online. In 2019 the mum-of-two from Perth sacked in her unfulfilling job and marriage to launch an OnlyFans account, which she has seen boom throughout the pandemic.Lucy believes the impact of lockdowns and isolation has helped to shift old attitudes towards sex work because so many more people 'craved intimacy'.

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Physician survey reveals cracks in the US drug supply chain

Seven of 10 US physicians say that the COVID-19 pandemic has heightened drug supply chain problems, limiting their ability to provide quality patient care, according to a new US Pharmacopeia (USP) survey.

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Remote COVID trial design, social media outreach may boost enrollee diversity

Remote clinical trials with inclusive social media recruitment may help improve racial, ethnic, and geographic diversity among clinical trial participants, according to a US study published early this week in JAMA Network Open.

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COVID-19 cases surge in northern B.C.

Close to 300 of Friday’s 768 new COVID-19 cases in the province are in northern B.C. and on Vancouver Island. Global’s Keith Baldrey has more on the situation in Northern Health – and how it compares to the rest of B.C.

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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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New numbers show effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine

Global’s Keith Baldrey has more new numbers that show how effective the COVID-19 vaccine is.

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The difficulty in recruiting and retaining B.C. health care workers

Global’s Keith Baldrey talks about recruitment and retention of health care workers, especially in B.C.’s north.

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B.C. announces expansion of vaccine mandate for health care workers

Legislative bureau chief Keith Baldrey has more on Monday’s announcement from B.C. health officials concerning the vaccination of health care workers and the subject of third doses of vaccine.

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Third COVID shot needed for severely immunocompromised people, B.C. officials say

COVID-19 vaccine.This group of people is considered severely immunocompromised, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Monday.“As a result of their medical condition, people who are immune-compromised have a reduced capacity to respond effectively to any vaccine,” she said.“To these people, a third dose is needed to get that protection that the rest of us get from the regular dose schedule.”There are 15,000 people eligible to receive a third dose.

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Health Minister Adrian Dix holds impromptu news conference

Health Minister Adrian Dix held an impromptu news conference on Thursday to address several issues in the province, including the death of a Kamloops woman who’d been waiting for care at a hospital emergency room, an update on the number of COVID-19 patients in the ICU, and the latest on vaccine card downloads.

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New ICU data and the importance of vaccinations

Global’s Keith Baldrey has some new data on COVID-19 patients in intensive care, which once again points to the importance of vaccinations.

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Vaccination rates still concerning in some parts of B.C.

Global’s Keith Baldrey has the latest on which areas of B.C. still have vaccination rates that are concerning.

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B.C. reports 2,425 new COVID-19 cases, 15 additional deaths over long weekend

In a written statement, B.C. health officials reported 2,425 new cases of COVID-19 over four reporting periods on Tuesday, Sept.

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Advance information on how British Columbians might access the vaccine passport app

Global’s Keith Baldrey has some advance details on Tuesday’s announcement by the B.C. government on how we’ll be able to access the vaccine passport app.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
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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