Coronavirus: Ontario Premier Doug Ford announces $83M investment in Resilient Communities Fund

BLACKWOOD, N.J. - A construction worker is hospitalized Saturday after he was struck by a vehicle in Gloucester Township.The incident happened overnight in the southbound lanes of Route 42 in the Blackwood section. Police say shortly after midnight, a male construction worker who was working on road repairs with other crew members was struck by a vehicle. The striking vehicle fled the scene, according to authorities, but police went on a pursuit of the vehicle and were able to catch it a short distance away. A 58-year-old man was arrested. The victim was transported to Cooper Hospital in Camden where he remains in critical, but stable condition. ___DOWNLOAD: FOX 29 NEWS APP | FOX 29 WEATHER AUTHORITY APPSUBSCRIBE: Good Day Digest Newsletter | FOX 29 Philly on YouTubeAdvertisementFOLLOW: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

PHILADELPHIA - A man has died following a shooting in the Kensington section of the city. The shooting happened shortly before 1 a.m. at Albert and Kensington Avenues. Police say the 32-year-old man was shot on time in the right chest.

Widespread condemnation of the violent attack on a Coastal GasLink pipeline worksite near Houston, B.C., including from the local first nation.

COVID-19, down by six since Friday.In an abbreviated news release, the province said the hospitalizations include 12 people in ICU. The age range of those in hospital is listed as 0 to 93 years old, with a median age of 63.In addition to the people admitted to hospital due to COVID-19, there are 128 patients who were identified as positive upon arrival at hospital but were admitted for another medical reason, or were admitted for COVID-19 but no longer need specialized care.

TRENTON - Gas prices continue to rise in New Jersey as crude oil prices remain high amid ongoing global tensions related to uncertainty over Russia’s intentions toward Ukraine. AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gas in New Jersey on Friday was $3.61, up five cents from last week. Drivers were paying an average of $2.72 a gallon a year ago at this time. The national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline was $3.52, up four cents from last week.

Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment said Friday it will discontinue the proof of vaccination requirement for fans entering its venues beginning March 1.MLSE owns the Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors, Toronto FC and Toronto Argonauts. The move comes following an announcement from the Ontario government earlier this week that it planned to slightly accelerate plans to ease attendance limits at indoor sports events.Initially permitted capacity was going to rise to 50 per cent Monday and 100 per cent March 14.

COVID-19 and a 45-patient drop in hospitalizations on Saturday.The health department says 1,789 patients are currently in hospital, with 120 of those listed in intensive care, an increase of one.#COVID19 – En date du 18 février, voici la situation au Québec: https://t.co/pwoUoaBgaF pic.twitter.com/JAT4prnDoi— Santé Québec (@sante_qc) February 19, 2022Health authorities say there are 1,736 new COVID-19 cases based on PCR testing limited to certain groups, with a test positivity rate of 9.2 per cent.According to the Health Department, 91 per cent of Quebecers five and older have received one dose of vaccine, 86 per cent have received two doses while 50 per cent have received a booster dose.As of Saturday, authorities have opened booster appointments to those aged 12 to 17.The province estimates just under 518,000 Quebecers aged 18 and older remain unvaccinated.

A Family Dollar store is seen in Orlando, Florida on March 6, 2019, the day that Dollar Tree announced it will close up to 390 Family Dollar stores and rebrand about 200 stores as Dollar Tree stores, as Dollar Tree reported a $2.3 billion loss. The US Food and Drug Administration issued an alert Friday that products at hundreds of Family Dollar stores could be potentially contaminated due to unsanitary conditions at one of the company’s distribution facilities. An FDA inspection at a distribution facility in West Memphis, Arkansas in January 2022 found unsanitary conditions, including a rodent infestation, that could cause many of the products, such as foods and medicines, to be contaminated.The products were purchased from Jan.

PHILADELPHIA - A man is fighting for his life after he was shot multiple times in the Hunting Park section of the city.The shooting happened at approximately 5:09 a.m.

PARIS (AP) - A modeling agent who was close to disgraced U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein was found dead Saturday in his French jail cell, where he was being held in an investigation into the rape of minors and trafficking of minors for sexual exploitation, according to the Paris prosecutor’s office.Victims of the alleged abuse described shock and dismay that the agent, Jean-Luc Brunel, will never face trial.

COVID-19 vaccine in the fall, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing sources familiar with the matter.

MUNICH (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris warned Russia on Saturday that it will face "unprecedented" financial penalties if it invades Ukraine and predicted that such an attack would draw European allies closer to the United States.Harris spoke at the annual Munich Security Conference the day after President Joe Biden said he was "convinced" that Russia's Vladimir Putin has made the decision to invade neighboring Ukraine."Let me be clear, I can say with absolute certainty: If Russia further invades Ukraine, the United States, together with our allies and partners, will impose significant, and unprecedented economic costs," Harris said.Harris aimed to make the case to a largely European audience that the West has "strength through unity" and that an invasion would likely lead to an even bigger NATO presence on Russia’s doorstep.Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimea Peninsula in 2014, and pro-Russia separatists have been fighting Ukrainian forces in the country’s east for almost eight years. The United States and the European Union previously sanctioned Russia over its seizure of Crimea.Western fears of an invasion have escalated in recent months as Russia amassed more than 150,000 troops near Ukraine's borders.RELATED: What's happening between Russia and Ukraine? Things to know as tension grinds onHarris said the Biden administration, along with its allies, had tried to engage with Moscow in good faith to find a diplomatic resolution but that effort was not met by the Kremlin in good faith."Russia continues to say it is ready to talk while at the same time it narrows the avenues for diplomacy," Harris said.

SAN FRANCISCO - Every day, DNA is routed through local, state and federal databases to identify suspected criminals. A technological breakthrough that’s allowed law enforcement to solve unprecedented numbers of crimes, its use has simultaneously garnered praise along with major privacy concerns.But this week’s revelation that the San Francisco police crime lab used a sexual assault victim’s DNA against her in an unrelated property crime case — and the allegation that it may be a common practice in California — has prompted a national outcry among law enforcement, legal experts, lawmakers and advocates.Police investigators allegedly used a sexual assault victim’s DNA, collected as part of a rape kit in 2016, to tie her to a burglary in late 2021, according to District Attorney Chesa Boudin.

Kamila Valieva of ROC reacts to her score after the Women Single Skating Free Skating on day thirteen of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium on February 17, 2022 in Beijing, China. ((Photo by Nikolay Muratkin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images))ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) - Arbitrators have rejected a last-ditch request by American figure skaters to have their silver medals awarded before the end of the Olympics.The Court of Arbitration for Sport said early Sunday in Beijing that it dismissed the appeal by the nine skaters, who finished second in the team event that was marred by a doping positive by 15-year-old Russian Kamila Valieva.It did not elaborate on its decision, and said it would release details in upcoming days.RELATED: 'I hate this sport!': Winter Olympics figure skating brings rage, teen tears and collapseIn an earlier decision, CAS had allowed Valieva to compete in the women's event after her doping positive went public following the Russians' victory in the team event.

Cynthia Perkins, 36, pleaded guilty to sex crimes. A disgraced Louisiana teacher will spend decades behind bars after pleading guilty to "horrific crimes" against children and admitted to serving her students cupcakes that contained sperm from her ex-husband, who is awaiting his own trial on child sex crime charges.Cynthia Perkins, 36, agreed to plead guilty and testify against her ex, 44-year-old former Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office SWAT member Dennis Perkins, who is also charged with dozens of child sex crimes, according to prosecutors.She was sentenced Friday to 41 years at hard labor without parole, according to local media.Get breaking news alerts in the free FOX5NY News app!  |  Sign up for FOX 5 email newslettersPrior to sentencing, the 36-year-old issued an apology to her victims.Perkins pleaded guilty to second-degree rape, production of child pornography, and conspiracy mingling of harmful substances."She not only waived any right to appeal, and attempt to avoid conviction, but she also spared the victims from reliving her horrific crimes during this particular trial," Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry said Monday.

Police in Ottawa are continuing a crackdown to end the so-called “Freedom Convoy” that has been encamped for 23 days in the nation’s capital as of Saturday.

BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 17: Kamila Valieva of Russia reacts to her score with coach Eteri Tutberidze (L) and Daniil Gleikhengauz (R) at 'Kiss and Cry' during the Women Single Skating Free Skating on day thirteen of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic G BEIJING - The gold medalist said she felt empty. The silver medalist pledged never to skate again.

Ontario hospital with COVID-19 on Saturday, as the province continues to grapple with the ongoing pandemic.New data released by the province also said 329 people are receiving care in an intensive care unit (ICU) after testing positive for the virus. Ontario COVID numbers: 1,281 people in hospital, 352 in intensive care Both the number of people hospitalized and the total number of people in an ICU dropped from numbers recorded a day earlier.On Friday 1,281 people were in hospital with COVID-19, while 352 were in intensive care.In a tweet on Saturday, Ontario’s Health Minister Christine Elliott said of those in hospital, 50 per cent were admitted for COVID-19, while 50 per cent were admitted for other reasons but have tested positive for the virus.Meanwhile, Elliott said 79 per cent of those in ICU were admitted for COVID-19, while 21 per cent were admitted for other reasons but have tested positive for the virus.According to the data, as of Saturday, 216 people were on a ventilator with COVID-19.329 people are in ICU with #COVID19.

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When asked if he was “anxious” about the recent announcement that over 500 people may have been exposed to COVID-19 after a worker at a Toronto strip club tested positive for the virus, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said that it will be about the “follow-up” and that the recent positive case is “going to show how contact tracing works.” Ford added that the club “needs to be treated like any other business” amid the COVID-19 pandemic and that public health protocols must be followed.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced on Friday that the government will be providing $8 million to the Ontario Amateur Sports Fund to ensure “these organizations can continue delivering safe, quality sports programming” for children and amateur athletes amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced on Friday that gyms and recreation centres will be allowed to increase their capacity limits to 50 people per room, with physical distancing limits in place. Ford said the new capacity limits will take effect on Saturday, Aug.

Doug Ford stands firm amid growing calls to revise Ontario’s back-to-school plan Why is it that children still have to practise social distancing when they line up for their Happy Meal at McDonald’s, but they’ll be jammed back into classrooms with the same number of students that was deemed to be unsafe just a few months ago?Children are not immune from COVID-19, and even if they don’t show symptoms of the virus, they can still pass it on to teachers, custodians and family members when they go home.

Asked about the American Association of Pediatricians saying today that children as young as two could be wearing masks, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said the current mask wearing mandates for children came from Sick Kids Hospital and the health team.

Windsor-Essex today after the region entered Stage 3 of the province’s reopening plan on Wednesday.Ford will spend the day in the city of Windsor and will meet with mayors from across the region to discuss economic recovery.The premier is also set to tour the Ford Motor Company’s Essex Engine Plant.

COVID-19 pandemic.In his daily pandemic update on Wednesday afternoon, Premier Doug Ford revealed that $1.6 billion in ‘first-round’ emergency funding would be divided up among Ontario’s 444 municipalities in the fall of 2020.

Ontario budget deficit projected to jump to $38.5 billion in 2020-2021 The funding is part of the $1.6 billion in emergency funding announced by Premier Doug Ford on Wednesday for Ontario’s 444 municipalities.As part of Phase 1 of the funding rollout, the province is providing $695 million to municipalities and $660 million for transit.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford addressed on Wednesday a recent fiscal update that found the Ontario budget deficit was projected to jump to $38.5 billion in 2020-2021.

coronavirus pandemic.On Wednesday, Premier Doug Ford announced that municipalities will be provided with up to $1.6 billion in the first round of emergency funding, part of the Ontario and federal governments’ Safe Restart Agreement to commit up to $4 billion in emergency assistance for Ontario’s 444 municipalities.Ford said up to $695 million provided this fall will help with operating pressures related to the pandemic; $660 million to support transit systems. The province is also providing $212 million through the social services relief fund to help vulnerable people find shelter.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday he wants to work with the teachers’ union on bringing Ontario kids back to school safely, adding “parents don’t want us to be going back and forth.”

Windsor-Essex region will join the rest of Ontario in Stage 3 of the province’s reopening plan today.Premier Doug Ford made the announcement Monday, saying COVID-19 case counts have dropped enough to warrant the move.The decision means most businesses and public spaces to will be allowed to reopen, but public health guidance on physical distancing and social “bubbles” of 10 people remain in place.

Ontario is fast-tracking the construction of a Toronto long-term care home, promising the facility will be built “in months, not years.”Premier Doug Ford made the announcement alongside Long-Term Care Minister Dr. Merrilee Fullerton on Tuesday.The facility, which will have 320 beds, will be built at Humber River Hospital’s Finch site and will be open by the end of 2021, officials said.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced on Monday that Windsor-Essex will enter Stage 3 of the province’s reopening plan amid the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday, Aug. 12.

During a news conference on Friday, Premier Doug Ford expressed his disappointment in U.S. President Donald Trump after his decision to re-impose tariffs on some Canadian aluminum products and encouraged retaliatory action.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced on Friday $234.6 million in new funding to help support child care in the province, in partnership with the federal government, as the centres are set to fully reopen September 1.

Doug Ford slammed U.S.

Canadian parents are setting up ‘pandemic pods’ during coronavirus: what are they? “The clock’s ticking; we have three weeks,” Roberts said.“We go back Aug. 31 here.

As Premier Doug Ford digs in, parents continue to voice concerns. It’s a stalemate that continues to worry thousands of families across the province as the start of the school year inches closer.

COVID-19 pandemic, are underpaid and overworked.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Thursday responded to questions regarding class sizes when schools reopen amid the COVID-19 pandemic, stating that he wants classes “as small as possible,” but that the province “has the best plan” for reopening compared to other provinces. Education Minister Stephen Lecce also said that the province has stepped up “to ensure that Ontario leads the way” with its school reopening plan.

reported 95 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Thursday, bringing the provincial total to 39,809.This is the fourth day in a row Ontario has seen case counts lower than 100.The death toll in the province has risen to 2,783 as one new death was reported.Meanwhile, 35,906 Ontarians have recovered from COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, which is 90 per cent of cases.Thursday’s provincial report indicates the majority of new cases came from Toronto with 30 new cases, Ottawa with 19 new cases and Chatham-Kent Public Health with 10 new cases.

COVID-19 pandemic.Doug Ford stood firm in the face of mounting criticism about the provincial plan, which does not impose maximum class sizes on elementary school students. Opponents describe the strategy as underfunded and unsafe, noting aspects of it are also at odds with the scientific advice Ford insists his government is following.

coronavirus pandemic.“We wanted to do our part to support the education workers who are returning to school and risking their own health and safety during these uncertain times,” said Tim Hewson, the estate planning company’s chief executive officer and co-founder in a release last week.“As a parent of two young daughters, I’ve seen first hand the effects this pandemic is having on our education system, its staff, and our children,” he added.Toronto’s SickKids Hospital provides updated list of recommendations on how to reopen schoolsThe company, who has its Canadian head office in Ottawa, has set up a website for workers to apply for the services, with the promotion extended to any education worker that is employed within a school,

There are growing calls tonight for the Ontario government to rethink its back-to-school plan for the fall. As boards scramble to implement enhanced protections for students, many say a luck of funding is creating a major hurdle for them.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced on Tuesday that the government will provide Clean Works Medical and Pure Life Machinery with $2 million from the Ontario Together Fund to help manufacture a sanitizing device for personal protective equipment (PPE) during the coronavirus pandemic.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Friday announced that there would be additional measures in place at restaurants and bars, including requiring people to remain seated at all times and keeping records of patrons for 30 days to allow for contact-tracing.

coronavirus pandemic is how schools deliver gym and music classes, according to a plan the province released Thursday.