Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Tuesday announced a deal with Linamar to produce 10,000 ventilators in Guelph, Ont. to add to the provincial stockpile in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

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COVID-19: Stefanson says decision to drop restrictions based on modelling data, not protests

Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson said during a press conference Friday that the decision to eliminate all COVID-19 restrictions by mid-March was based on modelling data and encouraging hospitalization trends. She added that the government “does not make decisions that are this important to Manitobans based on protests,” referring to the anti-mandate protests taking place outside the legislative building, as well as near the Canada-U.S.

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Philadelphia police, FBI searching for suspect who robbed Broad Street Prudential Bank four times

Philadelphia police and the FBI are working to find a person responsible for four robberies at the same Prudential Bank branch. PHILADELPHIA - The FBI and the Philadelphia Police Department’s Violent Crimes Task Force is asking for the public’s help to identify a person who has robbed a Prudential Bank branch four times. According to police, the person robbed the Prudential Bank branch on 1722 Broad Street on Jan. 4, Jan.

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COVID-19: Saskatchewan weekly report shows 5,401 new PCR-confirmed cases

In its weekly coronavirus update, the Province of Saskatchewan said there were 384 COVID-19 patients in hospital as of Wednesday, of which 206 were incidental infections.

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Jeremy Giambi’s cause of death was suicide, coroner’s report says

Jeremy Giambi #7 of the Oakland Athletics gives a high five during a game against the Chicago White Sox at the Network Associates Coliseum in Oakland, California. The Athletics defeated the White Sox.

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Massive crime spike stems from social unrest, COVID lockdowns destabilizing communities: expert

coronavirus pandemic is in large part to blame for the national surge in violent crime — not guns, an expert told Fox News Digital."We have crime because we have people," said Amy Swearer, a legal fellow at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank. "Crime is a very complex subject."From the early 1990s through 2019, there was a national decline in violent crime, but the pendulum swung back in 2020, she said.RELATED: Stats show crime is spiking in Los Angeles"We’ve seen across the nation unprecedented spikes in homicide rates and other types of violent crime," she said.Within two weeks two women were killed in unprovoked attacks by homeless men in Los Angeles.

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Phoenix shooting leaves 9 officers hurt, woman critically injured; barricaded suspect dead

PHOENIX - An hours-long barricade situation in south Phoenix left nine police officers injured, one woman critically injured and the suspected gunman dead early Friday morning, officials said.The incident began after a woman had reportedly been shot in a home near 54th Avenue and Elwood just after 2 a.m. on Feb.

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Friday marks deadline for Philadelphia officers to get first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

PHILADELPHIA - Friday is the deadline for all Philadelphia police officers to get their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine or have submitted an exemption request. Officers who are not vaccinated by Friday, Feb. 11, will be required to wear two masks or wear an N95 and participate in daily testing.

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Coronavirus: Ontario deputy premier announces expanded saliva testing for COVID-19 in 3 hospitals

During a briefing in Hunstville, Ont., Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced on Wednesday expanded saliva testing for COVID-19 at three hospitals in the province. This method of testing is less invasive, and is easier for children than the traditional nasal swab.

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Coronavirus: Health Canada ‘sitting on their hands’ when it comes to testing, Ford says

When asked about hours-long wait times for COVID-19 tests across the province, Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Wednesday said that “Health Canada has been sitting on their hands” in his opinion, adding that the organization lacks a sense of urgency, and as a result, he’s “handcuffed” on additional testing ramp-ups.

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Coronavirus: Ford says “fall preparedness” plan to be released over several days

While releasing the “first pillar” of his government’s fall preparedness plan on Tuesday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said officials would be releasing details of the plan over several days.

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Coronavirus: Ford calls on all Ontarians to get flu shot as province prepares for COVID-19 second wave

Ontario Premier Doug Ford called on everyone in the province to get the flu shot as the province prepares for a second wave of the novel coronavirus.

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Ontario government to announce fall COVID-19 plan

COVID-19 fall preparedness plan today.Premier Doug Ford has promised the plan will help the province grapple with a possible second wave of the novel coronavirus.The strategy comes as daily virus case counts continue to climb to levels not seen for months in Ontario.Ford has been under pressure to release the updated plan as opposition politicians say it should have come weeks earlier.

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Ontario government promises shorter line-ups for COVID-19 testing

Across Ontario, lining up to get tested for COVID-19 can take hours. Premier Doug Ford and Health Minister Christine Elliott promised the province is cutting down on wait times while ramping up testing. Miranda Anthistle reports.

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Coronavirus: Premier Doug Ford upset over weekend car rally in Ancaster

Catherine McDonald speaks with a security expert who say it was too risky for officers to ticket attendees at the event.

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Coronavirus: Ontario Premier Doug Ford fumes at ‘yahoos’ after hundreds show up to car meet in Ancaster

Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Monday fumed over a car meet in Ancaster, Ont., over the weekend in which hundreds of people showed up just shortly after the province stepped up social gathering restrictions.

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Ford says Ontario’s COVID-19 2nd-wave strategy to be outlined Tuesday

COVID-19 tomorrow.Ford has been promising the strategy for several weeks as virus case counts have steadily increased. Ontario reports 425 new coronavirus cases with majority in Toronto-area, Ottawa Health Minister Christine Elliott says some elements of the plan are already being implemented, including a ramp-up in testing.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]She says a second wave will be more complicated to respond to because of flu season and the need to address the province’s surgery backlog.

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Hundreds attend gathering in Hamilton parking lot despite coronavirus restrictions

A group of street racers from the GTA took over a parking lot in Ancaster for what police are calling a “mega meet” with hundreds of people Saturday night. The event happened just hours after Premier Doug Ford announced that his government had implemented new gathering restrictions throughout the province due to a surge in coronavirus cases.

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Feds say they’re prepared to discuss health-care funding after provinces voice concerns

coronavirus, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc said.He told Global News’ Mercedes Stephenson on an episode of The West Block that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been clear he is “happy to” discuss the Canada Health Transfer.“We share the premiers’ concerns, so we’re prepared to have that conversation,” he said.But, LeBlanc said referencing several premiers’ recent appearance in Ottawa, provincial leaders should be focusing on their response to rising COVID-19 cases, a possible second wave and what he described as “huge lineups” at COVID-19 testing centres.“We think that’s where the urgent focus should be of all governments. That’s where we’re focused.

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Coronavirus: Ontario restricts social gatherings amid COVID-19 case surge

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Saturday that COVID-19 pandemic rules would be changing immediately with cases surging. Informal gathering will now be limited to 10 people indoors and 25 people outdoors. Katherine Ward reports.

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Alberta Premier Jason Kenney not self-isolating after premiers’ meeting with COVID-19 case connection

Premier Jason Kenney will not be isolating after a meeting with Quebec’s premier, who is currently self-isolating after coming into contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19, this week.The positive case is Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole, who got the news late Friday, hours after Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet issued a statement that he, too, had tested positive.Kenney’s connection to O’Toole is due to the fact that he met with Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister and Quebec Premier Francois Legault on Friday.So far, none of the premiers at that meeting have symptoms, but Legault said late Friday that he had met with O’Toole earlier in the week and would be isolating and getting tested.

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Doug Ford calls on Health Canada to focus on reviewing rapid COVID-19 antigen tests

COVID-19 antigen tests in the hope that one will be approved and used to alleviate the surging testing demand in the province.“That should be their number one priority,” Ford said.“I know Health Canada is doing a great job. They’re extremely, extremely busy but this should be the number one priority.”Ford made the remarks during a rare Saturday press conference in which he announced that new gathering restrictions would be expanded to the entire province amid a spike in coronavirus cases.

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Coronavirus: Ford says pharmacy testing intended for people not showing symptoms

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Saturday that testing at pharmacies, which the province plans to launch next week, would be intended for people who aren’t showing symptoms of COVID-19.

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Coronavirus: Ontario cracks down on social gathering sizes across entire province

Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Saturday announced his government would limit the size of social gatherings across the entire province, with more than 400 cases of COVID-19 reported for a second day.

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Ontario reports more than 400 new coronavirus cases for 2nd day in a row

coronavirus on Saturday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 46,484.It’s the second day in a row the province has reported more than 400 cases, with 401 being reported on Friday.Of the new cases, 129 are from Toronto, 94 from Peel Region, 55 from Ottawa, 28 from York Region, and 18 from Halton Region. Ontario hospital workers’ union concerned with Doug Ford’s pharmacy testing plan “Seventy-one per cent of today’s cases are in people under the age of 40,” Health Minister Christine Elliott noted on Twitter.Elliott said the province completed nearly 39,000 additional tests, marking a provincial record.

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Ontario hospital workers’ union concerned with Doug Ford’s pharmacy testing plan

COVID-19 testing to pharmacies, as Premier Doug Ford pushed Friday to start the program later next week.Ontario is expected in the coming days to unveil a plan to grant community pharmacies the ability to test for COVID-19 as it grapples with hours-long waits at some of the province’s 148 assessment centres.Ford said last week he has been in discussions with groups that represents pharmacists and the major retailers that own Shoppers Drug Mart and Rexall.

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Coronavirus: Premier Ford calls on federal government to provide $70 billion funding for healthcare

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Friday that provinces across the country spend around $188 billion annually on healthcare while the federal government is contributing only $42 billion of that cost, calling in the feds to “step up to the plate” and increase their funding to $70 billion.

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Social gathering restrictions will expand to other parts of Ontario, Doug Ford says

Doug Ford says newly announced restrictions on social gatherings in three provincial virus hot spots will be expanded to other areas of Ontario.Ford says some mayors and regional medical officers of health have indicated they would also like to see the rules applied to their municipalities.Ford says he will be discussing the further tightening of the rules with his cabinet, but gave no further details about the plan.On Thursday, the premier announced that he was cracking down on people holding social gatherings in Toronto, Ottawa, and Peel, were virus cases have increased.

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Strict limits on private gatherings requested as coronavirus cases rise in London, Ont.

take an education-first approach, but tactics appear to be changing after spiralling community outbreaks of the novel coronavirus. Anger from London, Ont.

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Premiers likely to ask for billions more in health care ahead of feds’ throne speech

Justin Trudeau’s minority Liberal government could hinge.Quebec’s Francois Legault, Ontario’s Doug Ford, Alberta’s Jason Kenney and Manitoba’s Brian Pallister plan to hold a news conference in Ottawa to spell out what they hope to see in the speech.Billions more for health care is likely to top their list.

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Should you get a COVID-19 test before a gathering? One doctor weighs in

coronavirus wave that may have begun, as some provinces are seeing an increase in the number of cases since June.Ontario Premier Doug Ford recently warned the province about certain parts of the province re-entering another lockdown phase. On Thursday, sources told Global News this could mean limiting social gatherings to 10 indoors and 25 outdoors in the province.

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Ontario Premier lowering social gathering limit in COVID-19 hotspot regions

The current limit on private social gatherings is 50 people indoors and 100 outdoors but Premier Doug Ford is lowering those numbers in Peel Region, Toronto and Ottawa as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Ontario. He’s warning those who violate the new restrictions will face the highest fines in the country.

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Ontario tightens private gathering restrictions to 10 indoors, 25 outdoors in Toronto, Peel and Ottawa: sources

coronavirus cases and make up the bulk of Ontario’s daily COVID-19 case count.The new limits do not apply to businesses and are only targeting private gatherings.The previous limits were 50 people allowed indoors and 100 people allowed outdoors.However, the government said it is still discussing with the health table to finalize numbers for gatherings. The final details will be announced at Premier Doug Ford’s daily news conference with Ontario’s chief medical officer of health Dr.

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Ontario government scrambles to deal with long coronavirus testing lineups

If you’re looking to get a coronavirus test right now, you might have to wait for hours in line. Premier Doug Ford says the government wasn’t caught off guard. Travis Dhanraj has more on how some are disputing Ford’s assertion.

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Coronavirus: Premier Ford announces COVID-19 symptoms screening tool for students, teachers

Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Wednesday announced a new tool available at Ontario’s government website for students, teachers and support staff to use for screening COVID-19 symptoms.

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Coronavirus: Ford promises ‘severe, severe fines’ for new social gathering rules

While he didn’t announce new social gathering rules on Wednesday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford did say that “severe, severe fines” would be handed out to those breaking them, and noted the fines would be the “highest in the country.”

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Ford government to reduce limit on social gatherings amid rise in coronavirus cases, sources say

coronaviurs cases in the province, senior government sources confirm to Global News.Sources said that a proposal will be brought before cabinet Wednesday.

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Ontario’s premier reacts to long COVID-19 testing wait times

Premier Doug Ford has vowed there will be an announcement from his government in response to long COVID-19 testing wait times. Shallima Maharaj has the details.

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Coronavirus: Ontario Premier Ford hints at announcement to reduce long lines at COVID-19 testing centres

Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Tuesday hinted that an announcement to reduce the long lines at COVID-19 testing centres could be coming soon, with pharmacies possibly acting as an alternative.

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Coronavirus: Ford discusses possible shutdowns after COVID-19 cases rise in different regions

Doug Ford on Tuesday was asked about rising COVID-19 cases in different regions, saying that announcements will be happening in the coming days to help curb the rise in cases.

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Premier Doug Ford to visit Guelph on Tuesday

Doug Ford is scheduled to spend Tuesday afternoon in Guelph touring a local manufacturing facility.Ford is expected to be joined by Vic Fedeli, minister of economic development, job creation and trade, at Linamar for a tour of its new innovation hub. More lockdowns possible if Ontario’s coronavirus cases continue to increase, Doug Ford says The premier is expected to make an announcement at 1 p.m.

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Bill Kelly: We’re letting our guard down on COVID-19

COVID-19 in the last couple of days, Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he’s considering strategic shutdowns in provincial hotspots.That’s bad news for struggling businesses who are trying to get back on their feet from the first shutdown, and the sad fact of the matter is, we’ve only got ourselves to blame.We in Ontario were feeling pretty good about ourselves for flattening the curve and reducing the incidence of new COVID-19 cases.

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Coronavirus: 2 new cases in Northumberland County; one new resolved case in Kawartha Lakes

coronavirus were reported in Northumberland County on Monday.The new cases bring the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit’s overall total to 231. Of that total, 208 are resolved — one more since Friday’s last update.

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More lockdowns possible if Ontario’s coronavirus cases continue to increase, Doug Ford says

Doug Ford says more regional lockdowns could be coming as the province reports a spike in COVID-19 cases for the fourth consecutive day.Ford says the recent increases in virus rates is of concern and the government could take additional action to close down hard-hit areas of Ontario.He says he believes a second wave is coming and the province will introduce a fall plan to address the virus in the coming days.The province reported 313 new cases of COVID-19 today, a level not seen in Ontario since early June.Ford urged people to continue to follow public health guidelines to slow the spread of the virus.

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Bill Kelly: Is Canada ready for a basic income program?

basic income program is on the table and being seriously considered as the Trudeau government puts the finishing touches on the upcoming speech from the throne.You may recall that the Wynne government instituted a basic income pilot project in a handful of Ontario cities, including Hamilton, and early indications seemed to indicate that the program was having a positive impact on low-income earners.

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Coronavirus: Ontario legislature resumes Monday as COVID-19 pandemic dominates agenda

COVID-19 pandemic still affecting daily life, the Progressive Conservative government’s house leader says it will not be business as usual.Paul Calandra says the legislature will continue to respect public health rules while returning to its regular four-day-a-week schedule for proceedings. Doug Ford urges Ontarians to avoid large gatherings amid ‘uptick’ in coronavirus cases He says the government will be focused in the coming weeks on the impacts of COVID-19 on the economy, school reopenings, and the health-care system.Calandra says Ontario’s 2020-2021 budget _ which was delayed by the pandemic _ will be delivered on Nov.

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Will trick-or-treating happen in Kingston? Premier and medical officer weigh in.

Premier Doug Ford said he is “nervous” about trick or treating as case numbers in Ontario rise. Kingston area businesses reliant on Halloween are worried that the season will be lost.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
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