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Mother of innocent bystander gives emotional statement following Jamie Bacon sentencing

Eileen Mohan gives an emotional statement following the sentencing of Red Scorpions gang leader Jamie Bacon for his role in the 2007 murder of her son, 22-year-old Christopher, and the “Surrey Six.”

Trudeau responds to WE deal after charity closes Canadian operations

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is speaking out for the first time since the WE Charity announced it would close operations in Canada. As Abigail Bimman explains, Trudeau doubled down while defending his governments actions, but avoided naming the charity.

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Montreal study indicates young people less likely to follow COVID-19 rules

COVID-19 health guidelines, although they are well aware of the increased consequences of contracting the virus.The study was compiled by several professors at Laval University as well as the Polytechnique of Montreal.

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Duet bike gives seniors in Alberta care home sense of freedom during pandemic

Willow Creek Continuing Care Centre in Claresholm, Alta., are getting a chance to soak up the sunshine.“It’s something that kind of lets you enjoy where you live and everything about it,” said Ross Mouser.Residents at the centre are using a duet bike to enjoy some fresh air, stay safe and socially distanced.

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B.C. officials report 132 new cases of COVID-19, 49 people in hospital

B.C. health officials release a written statement with the daily COVID-19 numbers for Friday, Sept.

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People with Covid-19 symptoms can't access test slots online as cases surge - and pictures show empty testing sites

Manchester Evening News , as coronavirus cases continue to rise locally and seven more hospital deaths were reported on Friday: "The wheels are falling off the national testing programme and the government seems to be unwilling and unable to respond in any other way except enforcement and lockdown.

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More people have died of coronavirus at Tameside Hospital this week than anywhere else in the country

More people have died of coronavirus in Tameside Hospital in one week than anywhere else in the country.Cases of the virus are currently rising sharply in the borough with an infection rate of 93.6 per 100,000 people for the week to Friday, September 11.That is one of the highest rates in the country – and second only to Bolton in Greater Manchester.But unlike Bolton, where cases are predominantly among younger healthy residents, a larger number of older people in their 50s and 60s are contracting the virus in Tameside.This has led to a marked rise in hospital admissions – and has also seen outbreaks occurring within care homes.It is understood that of the 35 new hospital admissions in Greater Manchester in the week to September 8, 10 of

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Florida felons can’t vote until they pay fines, court rules

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Florida felons must pay all fines, restitution and legal fees before they can regain their right to vote, a federal appellate court ruled Friday.Reversing a lower court judge's decision that gave Florida felons the right to vote regardless of outstanding legal obligations, the order from the U.S.

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QB Bridgewater 'thankful' for injury, eager for 2nd chance

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – For some players, a devastating knee injury can be crushing. For Teddy Bridgewater, it was an awakening.On the four-year anniversary of suffering a torn ACL and shattered kneecap which essentially left his left leg dangling by one ligament and his budding NFL career in serious doubt, the Panthers quarterback took time for a moment of reflection, offering thanks to the day he got hurt.“While riding in back of that ambulance, I didn’t know what my football future had in store for me," Bridgewater tweeted.

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Swiss court puts Qatari on trial in soccer case next week

GENEVA – In Switzerland’s federal criminal court on Monday, Nasser al-Khelaifi will become the first Qatari to stand trial almost six years after FIFA asked prosecutors to investigate the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding contests.Al-Khelaifi, the president of Champions League finalist Paris Saint-Germain and chairman of Qatar-owned broadcaster beIN Media Group, is charged with inciting a former top FIFA official to commit “aggravated criminal mismanagement.”Prosecutors have implicated al-Khelaifi in providing exclusive use of a luxury villa on the Italian island of Sardinia to the official — former FIFA secretary general Jérôme Valcke.

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Assange court case to resume after COVID-19 false alarm

LONDON – The London court hearing on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s extradition from Britain to the United States is set to resume after a COVID-19 test on one of the participating lawyers came back negative, WikiLeaks said Friday,District Judge Vanessa Baraitser ordered the proceedings adjourned Thursday while a lawyer representing the U.S. government was tested for the coronavirus.WikiLeaks said the case is now set to continue on Monday.Assange is fighting American prosecutors’ attempt to get the British government to send him to the U.S.

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Seven more people have died with coronavirus at Greater Manchester's hospitals

coronavirus infection rates soar in the last few weeks. Bolton NHS Foundation Trust and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust both recorded one more death.The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Friday, September 11, currently stands at: Meanwhile in Greater Manchester, the latest figures show there are sharp increases in coronavirus infection rates in every single borough.

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Russia Covid-19 vaccine: More than 1 billion people will get Sputnik-V in 2020-21, says report

COVID-19 vaccine "Sputnik-V" in the said period, reported Reuters citing the Interfax news agency.The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) has already signed a deal to export the vaccine abroad and on the Brazilian state of Bahia.

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Covid disruptions exacerbate credit quality deterioration for India Inc: Moody's

SINGAPORE : The aggregate earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) for 22 rated Indian non-financial companies will fall by 24 per cent in the current financial year, global rating agency Moody's said on Friday.Their credit metrics will weaken as coronavirus-led economic contraction reduces corporate earnings and debt/EBITDA leverage will increase by half a turn to around 4x.Credit quality is weakening across most sectors as a slowing economy dampens consumer confidence and business activity. Moody's Investors Service said India's real GDP will contract by 11.5 per cent in fiscal 2021."Still, we expect fiscal 2022 earnings to recover as economic growth returns.

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Maharashtra nears 1 million coronavirus cases; 'people not taking COVID-19 seriously', says doctor

Maharashtra, is set to record its millionth infection of the new coronavirus on Friday, putting it on par with Russia in the pandemic and stifling India's attempts to turn around an economic plummet.The western state, home to financial capital Mumbai, is on pace to blow past the 1 million mark as infections have been rising some 20,000 a day recently.Maharashtra, if it were a country, would now rival Russia for the world's fourth-highest caseload. The spike in the state of 130 million people is the vanguard for India's breathtaking COVID-19 surge, accounting for nearly one-quarter of the national total.

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Two pubs have banned under 25s amid fears young people are behind coronavirus surge

coronavirus cases rise amongst young people.

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How coronavirus rule on six people gathering could ruin your holiday plans

coronavirus pandemic, summer 2020 wasn’t exactly how anyone planned. Holiday plans were cancelled, and staycations became the way forward.

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'We're going into lockdown, it's inevitable'... what people at The Rock in Bury say about the threat of tougher coronavirus restrictions

Manchester Evening News asked shoppers at The Rock in Bury town centre if they think a lockdown for the borough is on its way. Many of them all came out with one word: inevitable.

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Canadian man who lives in the U.S. finds his pickup truck vandalized

Keith Vidalin lives and works in Texas, but is a Canadian citizen and has been in the country legally for months.

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Quebec to issue fines to people who refuse to wear a face mask

Despite WE Charity shutting down its operations, investigations are looking into the organization’s failed student grant program. As Abigail Bimman reports, there are major questions about how those probes can carry on, and exactly how the charity plans to restructure.

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‘Grow up’: Canadian man with Texas plates awakes to find his truck vandalized

Owner of car with U.S. plates in Vancouver wants everyone to know they are Canadian The licence plates were also stolen, and there was damage to the truck’s hood and windshield.“You don’t expect this kind of trash to happen to you,” Vidalin told Global News.“I thought people around here were a little better than that, but obviously some of them are not.”He has been here for almost 3 months visiting family and helping us out.

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Las Vegas shooting victims closer to getting $800M payouts

LAS VEGAS – More than 4,400 relatives and victims of the deadliest mass shooting in recent U.S.

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CDC: People with COVID-19 twice as likely to have eaten out at a restaurant before getting sick

ATLANTA - Dining out at a restaurant or drinking at a bar may heighten the risk of becoming infected with COVID-19 compared to other social activities, including shopping, visiting a salon or working at an office, according to a new study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The report, published Thursday by the CDC, comes as many states have begun allowing some form of indoor dining with safety measures in place — such as wearing a mask, physical distancing and limited capacity.

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B.C. Supreme Court rules against legalizing private healthcare in landmark case

880-page decision was handed down Thursday following a four-year trial, which involved more than 100 witnesses.Dr.

Coronavirus: Trump says he didn’t lie to the American people when downplaying COVID-19 after Woodward tapes released

In a tense exchange with a reporter, U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he didn’t lie to the American people, after the release of the Bob Woodward tapes revealed he admitted to downplaying the threat-level of the novel coronavirus, because the nation had to be “calm” and “not panicked” amid the pandemic.

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‘People need stable housing’: Iveson on push for federal homeless supports

When speaking about the need for more homeless supports, Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson said the Federation of Canadian Municipalities is also pushing the federal government on behalf of major cities. Iveson talked about the cost effectiveness of converting underused hotels and apartments into supportive housing.

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Premier Doug Ford gives an update on whether kids will get to trick or treat on Halloween

During a press conference held in Sudbury on Thursday, Doug Ford was asked by media whether children will be allowed to go trick or treating for Halloween this year based on the current uptick in Covid-19 numbers. Ford advising that they will play it by ear over the next month.

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Pub bans anyone under 25 after blaming young people for rise in coronavirus cases

A British boozer has banned anyone under the age of 25 from walking through its doors as young people are blamed for a coronavirus spike in the UK.

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Philadelphia court suspends evictions for 2 weeks amid ongoing pandemic

PHILADELPHIA - Court officials in Philadelphia have put a hold on residential evictions in the city for two weeks.In an order issued Wednesday afternoon, Municipal Court President Judge Patrick F. Dugan, suspended service of the writs necessary to lockout residents in an eviction proceeding until Sept.

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Ford says he wants to see Ontario doctors work on weekends to clear surgery backlog

Ontario government to provide almost $15M to expand access to mental health, addiction services Earlier this month, modelling research published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal estimated Ontario’s surgery backlog would take at least a year and a half to clear.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Ford says the Ministry of Health is looking into ways to address the waiting list, including asking surgeons to work on Saturdays and Sundays.

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Why we should care about rising coronavirus rates when fewer people are dying... public health experts explain

risen in every single borough across the city-region to above the national average. Seven of the local authorities are on 'red alert' amid spiralling numbers of cases, which have more than doubled during the course of a week.

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What do people in Tameside think about the rapidly rising covid levels in the borough?

Sitting on a bench outside Ashton-under-Lyne's historic market hall, Kelsie Harris is discussing her fears about the impact further lockdown measures could have.In recent weeks Tameside's infection rate has soared.From 29.6 infections per 100,000 people in the week ending August 22, to 72 in the seven days to September 9.Only Bolton - at 131 - has a higher rate in Greater Manchester.Bolton has been put under harsher lockdown measures by Health Secretary Matt Hancock, with restaurants and pubs ordered to operate as takeaway only.And on Tuesday leaders in Tameside are warning resident they need to take action to avoid following in Bolton’s footsteps.Kelsie, 21, thinks that would beShe said: "Hopefully they won't have to put more restrictions

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All the exceptions to the coronavirus rules banning groups of six people meeting up

Downing Street press conference on Wednesday (September 9), Mr Johnson said: “This will apply in any setting, indoors or outdoors, at home or in the pub. “The ban will be set out in law and it will be enforced by the police – anyone breaking the rules risks being dispersed, fined and possibly arrested.“This single measure replaces both the existing ban on gatherings of more than 30 and the current guidance on allowing two households to meet indoors.

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Coronavirus: Quebec to issue fines to people not wearing masks, premier says

Quebec Premier François Legault said on Thursday that authorities will be cracking down on violations and handing out fines to individuals who are not wearing masks in places where usage is mandatory starting Saturday following an uptick in new COVID-19 cases.

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Coronavirus: Which people are exempt from the new 'rule of six' guidelines?

Boris Johnson announced strict new rules which will come into effect on Monday September 14 for gatherings in a bombshell speech yesterday. The new “rule of six” will prevent people from gathering in groups larger than six people – inside and outside.

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GMB fans slam 'painful to watch' row over blaming young people for coronavirus rise

Good Morning Britain erupted into a furious row over whether young people were to blame for the spike in coronavirus cases, withe one guest accusing another of being "rude".

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Scarlett Moffatt devastated after coronavirus 6 people rule-change ‘ruins’ her 30th birthday plans

Scarlett Moffatt has been left devastated after strict new rules on the number of people who can meet wrecked plans for her 30th birthday. The I'm A Celeb champ fumed "f**k off coronavirus" while watching PM Boris Johnson announce the measures on TV.

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Russia starts giving covid vaccine to volunteers

coronavirus vaccine, which has been named "Sputnik V" after the Soviet-era satellite that was the first launched into space in 1957. The vaccine was developed by the Gamaleya research institute in Moscow in coordination with the Russian defence ministry.But Russia raised concerns among some scientists by announcing that the vaccine had received approval before full clinical trials has been completed.Many top leaders of Russia including Vladimir Zhirinovsky have already taken the vaccine.

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Over $4M in assets seized from convicted former SNC-Lavalin exec Sami Bebawi

SNC-Lavalin executive who was convicted on corruption and fraud charges last year has had over $4 million in assets seized by a Quebec Superior Court judge, including a million-dollar property in Florida.Sami Bebawi, who was sentenced in January to eight years and six months in prison for his crimes, has also been fined $24.6 million in lieu of additional crime proceeds, according to a RCMP release.Bebawi faces an additional 10-year prison sentence if he fails to pay the fine within the next six months. Former SNC-Lavalin executive Sami Bebawi sentenced to 8.5 years in prison Other assets seized include three other real estate properties worth over $540,000 combined, along with roughly $670,000 in Canadian bank accounts.

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Donald Trump Caught On Tape ADMITTING To Lying To American People About Coronavirus!

At this point, are we really surprised to hear that President Donald Trump has lied again?

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WE Charity suspends all Canadian operations

WE Charity, the organization embroiled in the Liberal government’s student grant controversy, is suspending all operations in Canada. Abigail Bimman explains the decision, what happens to co-founders Marc and Craig Kielburger now, and what it means for the charity’s international projects.

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What slowdown? Amazon seeks to hire 33,000 people for corporate, tech roles

NEW YORK (AP) - Amazon is on a hiring spree.In the latest sign of how it's prospering while others are faltering during the pandemic, Amazon said Wednesday it is seeking to bring aboard 33,000 people for corporate and tech roles in the next few months.It's the largest number of job openings it's had at one time, and the Seattle-based online behemoth said the hiring is not related to the jobs it typically offers ahead of the busy holiday shopping season.Amazon can afford to grow its workforce: It is one of the few companies that has thrived during the coronavirus outbreak. People have turned to it to order groceries, supplies and other items online, helping the company bring in record revenue and profits between April and June.

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Frequent cross-border weddings in Peace Arch Park spur COVID-19 concerns

Coronavirus: Peace Arch Provincial Park to close again due to spike in visitors “I think British Columbians are doing a good job and trying hard to follow (provincial health officer Dr.) Bonnie Henry’s lead … but when they get to the park they seem to think that the rules don’t apply to anybody,” Johnston told Global News, Wednesday.“The hugging and hand-shaking, the mixing of Americans and Canadians together … my concern is that people come back to Canada and don’t isolate, and go into the stores that I might be in.”[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Washington state Park Ranger Rick Blank said the park is seeing anywhere from 10 to 20 weddings per week, along with birthday parties, anniversaries

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New fusion protein treatment holds promise for people with ‘royal’ clotting disorder

Rebekah TuchschererFusing a small protein to a natural blood clotting factor made the factor last significantly longer in the human body, according to a new clinical study that has raised hopes for a vastly improved treatment for hemophilia.

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Minor injuries reported in crash involving New Castle County police officer

SKYFOX flew over the scene Tuesday night.

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Study shows some Canadian consumers opt for more single-use plastic during pandemic

A new study out of a Halifax based university shows some Canadians have changed their attitudes towards single-use plastic consumption during the pandemic. An environmental advocate doesn’t those changes will stick once the pandemic passes and government pressure to address climate change regains momentum.

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Trump releases list of 20 possible Supreme Court picks, including Tom Cotton and Ted Cruz

WASHINGTON - Hoping to replicate a strategy that has long been seen as key to his appeal among conservative voters, President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced he is adding 20 names to a list of Supreme Court candidates that he's pledged to choose from if he has future vacancies to fill.The list include Republican Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Tom Cotton of Arkansas, Christopher Landau, the current ambassador to Mexico, and Gregory Katsas, a Trump nominee to the U.S.

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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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