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Correction: ACL Awards New Grants to Support Minority Aging Organizations

The Center for Healthy Aging at The New York Academy of Medicine to establish a new Coordinating Center for Minority Organizations TARC Program.

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Coronavirus: The migrant worker crisis on Canadian farms

Between fatal COVID-19 outbreaks and allegations of food insecurity as well as cramped living conditions, advocates say there is a national emergency for migrant farm workers in Canada. Jasmine Pazzano explains.

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North Korean troops 'to kill anyone near Chinese border to stop Covid-19 spread'

Ruthless Kim Jong-un has reportedly ordered North Korean troops to open fire on anyone who goes within half a mile of the country's border with China to avoid coronavirus spreading.

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Gov. Evers visits Kenosha, community continues cleanup efforts: 'We'll rise up'

KENOSHA, Wis. - Efforts to repair and rebuild are underway in Kenosha two days after several businesses and apartment buildings were badly damaged or destroyed during riots that followed the police shooting of Jacob Blake on Sunday, Aug. 23.It's not just about physically rebuilding burned down walls or replacing smashed windows.

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Sport-by-sport snapshot of racial injustice protests

Moved by the videotaped shooting of Jacob Blake, many professional athletes — some who had previously donned Black Lives Matter T-Shirts and knelt for the national anthem to protest racial injustice — made a more dramatic statement. They refused to play.

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One in six Canadian restaurants at risk of going under

WATCH: Grim data shows more than half of all Canadian restaurants could be forced out of business before the end of 2020. While Saskatchewan’s restaurants are faring better than the national average, they face the same grim reality.

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Chinatown businesses struggling amid COVID-19 pandemic

PHILADELPHIA - Businesses in Philadelphia’s Chinatown continue to struggle during the COVID-19 pandemic.Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney dined at a restaurant in Chinatown on Feb. 6 “We’re trying to get the word out through the media that Chinatown is safe.

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Canadian banks cautiously optimistic on post-coronavirus economic recovery

COVID-19 pandemic, but conceded much uncertainty lies ahead — particularly as loan deferrals and government relief efforts launched in the early days of the pandemic draw to a close.The Big Six banks, which revealed their third-quarter earnings this week, said they were encouraged by consumer spending patterns creeping towards pre-pandemic levels and fewer Canadians seeking loan relief, but they continued to set aside hefty cash reserves to protect themselves from potential credit losses.“The last thing we want to signal is hubris or arrogance in this kind of environment,” Louis Vachon, National Bank of Canada’s chief executive, told analysts on Wednesday.“We called it a very good quarter, but it’s tough to be ecstatic in an environment

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U.S. embassy says it ‘deeply values’ Canadian sacrifices after Trump adviser attack

American embassy in Ottawa issued a statement Thursday morning saying the country does, in fact, value the “service and sacrifice” of Canadians after a top Trump aide appeared to belittle the hundreds of deaths and casualties incurred during the war in Afghanistan.“The United States deeply values the service and sacrifice of our Canadian allies in support of the defense of freedom and global security,” said Richard Mills, the embassy’s chargé d’affaires.The chargé d’affaires is the top-ranking official in the embassy at the moment given Aldona Wos, who was nominated in February 2020 by the president to take over the ambassadorship, is not yet confirmed.

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Champagne butts heads with Lebanon, China on 1st overseas trip since start of pandemic

Lebanon and China, capping a bubble-bursting, four-country tour amid an unprecedented global pandemic.Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne met face to face Thursday with Lebanese President Michel Aoun in Beirut, exhorting him to bend to the will of his country’s “street” and heed their calls for reform.A day earlier in Rome, Champagne crossed paths, unexpectedly, with his Chinese counterpart, the hard-nosed Wang Yi, and told him in no uncertain terms that Canada has the world’s liberal democracies on its side as he ratcheted up his push for the release of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor.

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A's not playing finale at Texas to support racial justice

ARLINGTON, Texas – The Oakland Athletics have decided not to play their series finale at Texas to show support for calls for racial justice.Oakland’s decision not to play Thursday night came a day after three Major League Baseball games were postponed in response to the police shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin last weekend.“We respect the decision by the Oakland A’s players to postpone tonight’s game," the Rangers said in a statement less than three hours before the scheduled first pitch.

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Airshow London confirms ‘unprecedented’ slate of performers for drive-in event

coronavirus pandemic, but that it would be in a drive-in format to allow for physical distancing and other public health measures. Coronavirus: Airshow London to go ahead as drive-in event On Thursday, Airshow London announced that seven American military aerial demonstration teams will be performing in the skies over London as part of the Sept.

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Gov. Evers: National Guard members from AZ, MI, AL will support Wisconsin guard in Kenosha

KENOSHA, Wis. - Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday, Aug.

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Sean Penn ups fight against COVID-19 with relief expansion

LOS ANGELES – Sean Penn has expanded his fight against the coronavirus beyond his own expectations.The Oscar winner’s disaster relief organization CORE has gone from providing 6,500 tests in a couple weeks to administering more than 1.3 million within a five-month span. The organization started at four sites in Los Angeles and currently operates in 32 locations in cities including New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, New Orleans and Washington, D.C.

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Fontaines D.C. call for more mental health support for artists

Fontaines D.C. have called out for more mental health support for artists in the music industry.The Irish band’s frontman Grian Chatten has opened up about their gruelling tour schedule during gigs for their 2019 debut album Dogrel and how difficult mentally it was to manage.“It’s dangerous, you know, even without the drugs,” he told Music Week.

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The schools taking extra steps to prevent COVID-19 spread

With many students at Montreal’s private schools already back in class, some are going above-and-beyond recommended health guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

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Can mosquitoes spread the coronavirus?

says a mosquito bite won’t give you the virus. But why not, if mosquitoes can transmit other diseases? A recent study offers an explanation. Researchers say the virus would have to infect the mosquito and multiply inside of it in order for the mosquito to pass it on to people. That failed to happen when researchers injected three species of mosquitoes with the virus.___The AP is answering your questions about the coronavirus in this series. Submit them at: [email protected] Viral Questions: Has the coronavirus mutated in any significant way?

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Parents' and Students' Thoughts on Support Needed This Fall

millions of students across the nation are going back to school virtually, including those in the vast majority of the nation's largest school districts. While the pandemic means decisions are changing rapidly, less than half of all schools in the U.S.

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Study: Hundreds of Canadian radio, TV stations could close due to pandemic

The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) is calling on the federal government to help save private radio and television stations, after the COVID-19 pandemic infected ad revenue.

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Feds add over $760 million to support Ontario’s back-to-school plan

The money which was announced Wednesday is part of the federal government’s newly-created “Safe Return to Class Fund.” Travis Dhanraj reports.

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Mortgage deferrals will soon end for many Canadians. Then what?

mortgage deferrals for borrowers struggling with the financial impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic will be over for many in the fall. How many of those deferrals will turn into defaults is one of the questions hanging over the future of Canada’s economic recovery.Around 2.6 million Canadians, or just over nine per cent of credit consumers, have at least one active deferral, according to a recent survey by TransUnion Canada.

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Advisory Council to Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Virtual Meeting

The third meeting of the Advisory Council to Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (SGRG) will take place on:September 15, 2020 12:30-3:30 PM ETOnline Attendance:This virtual meeting is open to the public. Registration is not required to attend.

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Inside brave Sarah Harding's past health battles as Girls Aloud heal rift to support star

Girls Aloud star Sarah Harding today delivered the devastating news that she's been diagnosed with breast cancer.

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13 Canadian hospitals launching national youth mental health project

mental health care for young people.Canada’s Children’s Hospital Foundations on Wednesday announced the multimillion-dollar project, which will fund mental health programs at 13 pediatric hospitals around the country.Dr.

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Hundreds of Canadian radio, TV stations could close due to coronavirus: study

Canadian radio stations could be forced to close in the next three years as the pandemic adds to financial pressures media companies were facing before COVID-19, according to a new study from a media advocacy group.The Canadian Association of Broadcasters issued a report today warning of potential closures and widespread job cuts as TV and radio broadcasters face a cumulative projected revenue shortfall of up to $1.06 billion by the end of 2022.

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Indian scientists find N95 masks to be most effective at stopping Covid-19 spread

New Delhi: N95 masks may be the most effective at reducing the spread of the novel coronavirus, according a study by researchers, including those from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), which suggests that any mask is better than no mask at preventing COVID-19.The researchers noted that airborne transmission by respiratory aerosol droplets produced during coughing and sneezing is the dominant mode of spreading for infectious diseases such as COVID-19.Padmanabha Prasanna Simha, from ISRO, and Prasanna Simha Mohan Rao, from the Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research in Karnataka, experimentally visualised the flow fields of coughs under various common mouth covering scenarios.The, study published in the

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Gene sleuths suggests Boston meeting spread coronavirus to 19,000

NEW YORK – A meeting at a hotel in Boston last February may have ignited the spread of the pandemic virus to some 19,000 people in the area, a new study suggests.Health authorities had previously linked the meeting to more than 90 cases among people at the meeting and their contacts.

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Fund to support pandemic-hit London-Middlesex eateries dishes out first grants

announced earlier this month, the London-Middlesex Restaurant Support Fund has already doled out $1,000 grants to 27 establishments in the region as of this week, according to officials involved with the initiative. Twenty-one of the businesses are in London, while six are elsewhere in the county.

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Police in Camden seek missing 11-year-old girl

Khaliyah Keith CAMDEN, N.J. - Police in Camden are seeking information regarding a missing 11-year-old girl.Officials say 11-year-old Khaliyah Keith was reported missing from her home on the 700 block of Everett Street.Khaliyah is 5’3” and weighs about 134 pounds.

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Minister Miller announces $82.5M for Indigenous mental health support during coronavirus pandemic

Minister of Indigenous Services Marc Miller announced at a federal COVID-19 briefing on Tuesday that the government is pledging $82.5 million to improve mental health services in Indigenous communities during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Coronavirus: Closed Canadian border leaves U.S. town landlocked from rest of country

Canada and the United States has severely impacted Point Roberts, Washington, which is landlocked from the rest of the country.The extended coronavirus-induced border closure shut down two border crossings for the town of about 1,300 people, who must commute 25 miles through Canada to get to the rest of Washington state.“We really need that border open to survive,” said Tamra Hansen, who owns the Saltwater Cafe in Point Roberts. U.S.

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Camden County officials investigate fatal shooting of 27-year-old man

CAMDEN, N.J. - A 27-year-old man is dead after he was shot multiple times in Camden.Authorities say police responded to the 1600 block of Kolo Street around 11 p.m. Monday on the report of a shooting.Police arrived to find 27-year-old Michael Twiggs, of Camden, lying on the ground.

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38% of Canadians would vote for Trudeau if election called for fall: poll

Justin Trudeau would be well placed to fight an election this fall, seen as the leader best able to care for Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic and to get the economy back on its feet.Respondents to the poll, conducted by Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies, were split about the prospect of a confidence vote triggering a federal election this fall, with 42 per cent opposed to an election and 38 per cent in favour.But if there were an election today, 38 per cent of decided voters said they’d support Trudeau’s Liberals, compared to 30 per cent for the Conservatives, 18 per cent for the NDP and six per cent for the Greens.The Bloc Quebecois were at 33 per cent in Quebec, statistically tied with the Liberals in that province at

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Madison Beer on how mental health battles influenced debut album ‘Life Support’

Madison Beer has opened up on how her own personal battles with mental health inspired the title of her forthcoming debut album.The New York singer/songwriter told NME that her upcoming debut album ‘Life Support’ is heavily influenced by the escapism it provided after she was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder in 2019.“I was going through a really tough time when we were making this album. I had been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, I was in and out of dark mental states and in therapy three times a week,” she said.“I was in a dark fucking place and I genuinely wanted to die.

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Can mosquitoes spread the coronavirus?

WASHINGTON : Can mosquitoes spread the coronavirus? No. While mosquitoes can spread some diseases, most notably malaria, experts say COVID-19 is not among them.The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention says it has no data to suggest the coronavirus is spread by either mosquitoes or ticks.COVID-19 is mainly spread from person to person through droplets people spray when they talk, cough or sneeze.

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Canadian soccer star Alphonso Davies makes history in Champions League

Canadian soccer player Alphonso Davies is celebrating a dream come true after he helped the German Bayern Munich soccer team win the UEFA Champions League.

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Man whose daughter was killed in Parkland shooting speaks in support of Trump at RNC

WASHINGTON - Andrew Pollack, whose daughter, Meadow, was killed in the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida, delivered remarks in support of President Donald Trump at the 2020 Republican National Convention’s opening night on Monday.“I truly believe the safety of our kids depends on whether this man is reelected,” Pollack said in support of Trump.Ahead of his speech, Pollack made an appearance on “FOX & Friends Weekend” on Aug.

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NJ family journeys across US to find hope and offer economic support

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Traveling can be tough, especially with a lot of family tucked into an RV. But, 8,500 miles and 23 states only made this family grow stronger.They wanted to be able to live their lives and not have the coronavirus impede their journey.“Right around my birthday on March 16 the schools shut down in our township,” said Nirav Patel.Patel and his family were impacted just as everyone else was – kids out of school, businesses closing.

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Orange County eviction relief applications open this week, here’s how to apply

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Orange County residents facing eviction will get a chance to apply for some relief Tuesday morning through the county’s new eviction diversion program.Earlier this month, the Orange County Board of Commissioners approved a plan to use $20 million in CARES Act money to fund a new program aimed at helping those who are struggling financially as a result of the coronavirus pandemic avoid eviction.The portal opens at 9 a.m.

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Organized sports in B.C. to increase as province moves to Phase 3 of Return to Sport guidlines

COVID-19 crisis. The third phase of the plan allows each provincial sport organization to use the guidelines to develop or revise its own sport-specific plans.

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Analysis: Parents, Educators Work On How To Provide Support To Students With Disabilities During Pandemic.

Disability Scoop (8/21) reports that parents and special education professionals are working on the myriad challenges around providing students with disabilities a quality education as the pandemic continues. Many parents are determined to have their children attend classes in-person in order to receive the support they need; however, many of the requirements around in-person education complicate that desire.

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Flagler suspends new applications for small business coronavirus relief grants

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – Flagler County won’t be accepting new applications for its small business CARES Act grants, for now.The county was offering Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act, grants to small businesses impacted by COVID-19. There was $2.4 billion in funds to be divided up between applicants.After receiving nearly 1,000 applications the county closed the portal and it’s unclear when it will open again.“We don’t want to give out false hope,” Tourism Director Amy Lukasik.

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Air Canada collected 2nd-highest number of U.S. refund complaints in May

Air Canada had the second-highest number of complaints about refunds to the U.S. Department of Transportation of any airline in May.The department says Air Canada was the target of 1,705 refund complaints out of 10,415 filed against non-U.S.

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Canadian truckers’ fears of U.S. amid coronavirus aggravate risk of driver shortage

COVID-19 pandemic struck, trucker Dave Wye had to think long and hard about whether he was willing to stay on the front lines.The 54-year-old, a second-generation long-haul driver from Windsor, Ont., worried his exposure while transporting whiskey and wine between Quebec and Kentucky would risk his own health as well as his family’s.“It’s always in the back of my mind. I’ve got a wife at home that’s asthmatic, I’ve got a daughter that’s asthmatic” — both of whom help take care of his 80-year-old father and 94-year-old father-in-law — he said.“There’s still an underlying stress there,” Wye said in an interview from a truck stop in Cornwall, Ont.

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ER visits dropped 25% in March as coronavirus spread: report

COVID-19 pandemic.The Canadian Institute for Health Information found 318,000 fewer visits took place in March 2020, compared to March 2019.The drop was even more pronounced in the last week of March, when visits dropped by 49 per cent. This coincided with travel restrictions and the closure of schools and daycares across much of Canada.

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Malaysia resumes polio response amidst COVID-19 pandemic

Polio response activities have resumed in Sabah State and the Federal Territory of Labuan in June 2020, led by the Sabah State Health Department and the State Health Department Federal Territory of Labuan. The polio response was temporarily paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic but targeted immunization campaigns are underway in every district to reach all children under 13 years of age regardless of their previous immunization status.

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Study: Climate change contributes to the spread of certain diseases through mosquitoes

FILE - Mosquitoes are seen inside a trap on June 29, 2012 in Pleasant Hill, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)A study released on Aug.

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