Coronavirus: Trudeau says a normal Christmas is “quite frankly right out of the question”

NEW CASTLE, Del. - Delaware State Police is investigating a fatal pedestrian crash that took place on Wednesday evening. According to police, the incident happened near Frenchtown Road in the area of Quigley Boulevard around 5:58 p.m. A 21-year-old woman, who has not yet been identified, was walking on the right shoulder of eastbound Rt. 273.

DARBY TOWNSHIP, Pa. - Briarcliffe Fire Company has been shut down for at least the next 30 days as Delaware County officials investigate the alleged use of racial slurs on a recent virtual meeting. The fire company, located in Darby Township will not be receiving fire calls during the suspension. The suspension comes after a Jan. 27 virtual meeting between township fire companies and commissioners about a potential consolidation. According to a letter from the Goodwill Fire Company obtained by FOX 29, following the end of the meeting, a group of people remained on the call. The letter says there was then a group of people that could be heard discussing the meeting using foul language, and identifies those involved in the conversation as members of the Briarcliffe Fire Company. The conversation, which lasted an hour and 45 minutes, allegedly included racial slurs when discussing members of other fire companies and township residents.One of the Briarcliffe Fire Company members was also accused of making a joke about, Fanta Bility, a young girl who was killed in a shooting in Sharon Hill last fall.Derogatory and otherwise offensive comments were also allegedly made about other township officials.Township officials say the incident is under investigation, and that a criminal referral is expected to be made to the Delaware County District Attorney’s Office. MORE HEADLINES:In their letter, the Goodwill Fire Company Board of directors expressed their concern for the fire companies and safety of the community. "This is not appropriate and does not belong in the township," the letter read. Darby Township officials are scheduled to speak on the issue at 2 p.m.

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia 76ers have reportedly agreed to a trade that would send Ben Simmons, Seth Curry and draft picks to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for James Harden. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports that backup center Andre Drummond will also be heading to Brooklyn as part of the deal, and the 76ers will receive Paul Millsap as part of the deal. Wojnarowski reports that the picks Philadelphia is sending to Brooklyn include an unprotected 2022 first-round pick and a protected 2027 first-round pick.Harden and Simmons have dominated trade deadline headlines in recent weeks as the disgruntled Simmons had yet to suit up for the 76ers this season. Meanwhile the Nets were caught up in the rumor mill as they faced a risk of potentially losing Harden to free agency after the season and losing him for nothing. With Thursday's trade, the Sixers pick up a former league MVP in Harden to pair with MVP candidate Joel Embiid.

Stormont's Minister for Health has said he needs to talk to other ministers before decisions can be taken about further relaxation of Northern Ireland's Covid-19 restrictions.

trucker convoy in Ottawa are spilling over onto new fronts Thursday, with police reporting “a concerted effort to flood” 911 lines, protesters mobilizing at the local airport and hackers taking aim at city council.Earlier in the day, city officials had warned of traffic disruptions at the city’s international airport as the trucker convoy encamped across the city enters its 14th day, and some members appeared to be encircling the airport.That now appears to have ended, but it remains unclear whether the group will move to a different site or return to the airport.Ottawa police had told Global News they are “aware” of the convoy’s presence at the airport and shortly after, issued a tweet warning of attempts to target emergency lines.“We are aware of a concerted effort to flood our 911 and non-emergency policing reporting line. This endangers lives and is completely unacceptable,” the police service said.“It is a crime to unnecessarily call 911 or our non-emergency number (613-236-1222).

Beth Potter, president of the Tourism Industry Association of Canada, Dr. Dominik Mertz, division director of infectious diseases at McMaster University, and Dr.

New rules on international travel in Scotland will come into effect from tomorrow as the country continues to emerge from the worst of the Omicron Covid wave.

Queen Elizabeth II met with Prince Charles before he tested positive for COVID-19 and is now being closely monitored, a royal source tells ET. On Thursday, Clarence House announced that Charles — who is vaccinated and boosted — tested positive for COVID-19 that morning and is now self-isolating. Our source tells ET that 95-year-old Elizabeth and 73-year-old Charles met on Tuesday after she returned from Sandringham.

The Queen's health is reportedly being "monitored" after she met with her eldest son Prince Charles recently, as he has been confirmed to test positive with COVID-19 on Thursday, February 10. While the 95 year old monarch has seen the first in line to the throne recently, Buckingham Palace have reportedly refused to confirm or deny whether she is currently testing positive for the virus.The palace source did confirm that the Queen is yet to display any symptoms, however.

Free COVID rapid antigen tests now available at Ontario grocery stores, pharmacies at one-box limit Singing and the playing of wind instruments have also not been permitted but the source says they will now be allowed with some health measures in place.The changes are expected to come weeks after students headed back to classes in-person, following a two-week pandemic shutdown in January.Schools have been closed and reopened repeatedly in Ontario during the pandemic and extracurriculars have been paused as a COVID-19 precaution at various points.

Gordon Ramsay's daughter Holly Ramsay has shared some life advice from her dad to her followers on social media.

As Ottawa police take action on defiant and highly determined protesters, officers’ concerns are rising for the well-being of children who were brought along to the convoy’s occupation. Abigail Bimman spoke to some of the children’s parents on why they brought them there.

At least 2M Quebecers infected during fifth wave of COVID-19 pandemic Quebec provided 27,360 tests in screening facilities on Tuesday, the most recent day for which that information is available.Meanwhile, the results of 74,459 rapid tests have been declared by Quebecers on the government’s new website to date. Of those, 57,743 were positive results.The immunization campaign doled out another 31,779 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine in the last 24 hours.

Charli XCX is getting candid about her mental health.

The Queen isn't displaying any symptoms of coronavirus despite recently meeting with the Prince of Wales, a Palace source said.

third Covid-19 vaccine dose for all adults will be taken based on the scientific need, said the central government on Thursday. 

PHILADELPHIA - Former Eagles long snapper and magician Jon Dorenbos is now being called a hero after saving a woman’s life in January. He joined Alex Holley and Mike Jerrick on Good Day Philadelphia to discuss the incident. Ana and Akira Nakao were working at their restaurant, VegiLicious, in Huntington Beach, California on Jan.

HOUSTON - A pregnant mother of five from Kingwood spent more than four months in the hospital, suffering from life-threatening effects of COVID-19. Her doctors believe it's a miracle she's alive.Now, the baby is named after one doctor at Texas Children's Hospital who had faith she would make it.CLICK HERE FOR MORE STORIES BY MELISSA WILSONDiana Crouch is now in the comforts of home with her newborn, Cameron.

LAS VEGAS (AP) - The Nevada Gaming Control Board says its investigation tracked down an Arizona man who left Las Vegas after a visit last month without knowing he'd won a $229,368 slot machine jackpot. The board said the machine being played by Robert Taylor malfunctioned due to a "communication error" and neither he nor the Treasure Island Hotel & Casino realized that he'd won a progressive jackpot the evening of Jan. 8. "By the time an extensive review of the slot machine and the communications technology was completed, confirming the jackpot had been won, Mr.

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Gov. Tom Wolf hit the road Wednesday to begin selling his proposal for what would be the largest-ever increase in aid for Pennsylvania's public schools, several times over, as school officials digested the news and Republicans who control the Legislature warned that it will never happen.The money — just over $1.5 billion in new dollars for instruction and operations — is almost a quarter of what the state sends now under a public school funding system that critics say has left the poorest public schools, including ones with large minority student bodies, underfunded for decades.Wolf took his case to teachers and district officials in a news conference at Erie's Pfeiffer-Burleigh Elementary School, while education groups said they hoped that lawmakers would at least approve close to what the Democrat requested in his budget proposal Tuesday.That said, school boards and superintendents know Wolf has made big requests before that the Republican-controlled Legislature has turned down, in favor of a smaller sum."We understand that this is always a starting point and typically something less is approved than what the governor asks for," said Mark DiRocco, executive director of the Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators.

WASHINGTON - Washington Commanders star defensive tackle Jonathan Allen apologized on Wednesday after he admitted that he would invite Adolf Hitler to a dream dinner, along with his grandfather and Michael Jackson.Early Wednesday morning, Allen asked his Twitter followers to ask him anything, and that's when he replied to one question with his hypothetical dinner situation. The follower responded saying, "2 of the 3 I understand.

COVID on Thursday, with 445 in intensive care units as figures continue to trend downwards with hospitalizations dropping below 2,000 for the first time since early January.This is down by 162 hospitalizations and a decrease of four in ICUs since the previous day. Last Thursday, there were 2,797 hospitalizations with 541 in ICU.The province recently began distinguishing between those who were admitted to hospital directly because of COVID, and those who were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for the virus.Of the 1,897 people in hospital with COVID-19, 56 per cent of them were admitted because of the virus, while 44 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19.Of the 445 people in ICUs with the virus, around 76 per cent were admitted because of COVID, while around 24 per cent were admitted for other reasons.

Justin Trudeau on Tuesday said Canada has secured up to 26,000 doses of bamlanivimab, a therapeutic drug used for coronavirus treatment, manufactured by Eli Lilly.“This treatment was developed in partnership with Vancouver’s AbCellera Biologics and is part of our support for researchers right here at home who are working around the clock to find a treatment for COVID-19,” he said. U.S.

coronavirus cases continues to surge from coast-to-coast.Tam and other officials are set to speak around 12:30 p.m. ET, which will be livestreamed on this page.

COVID-19 pandemic.It even has its own name, logo, website, annual summit meetings and a virtual series of online “dialogues” to push the goals of the movement.It’s called “The Great Reset,” an idea advanced by Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum in Switzerland.According to the organization’s website, The Great Reset has among its goals no less than a rapid post-pandemic overhaul of economic systems, business models and societies.

Justin Trudeau joined leaders from the world’s 20 richest nations on Sunday in a promise to work together to keep trade flowing, fight climate change and provide COVID-19 vaccines to poor countries.The promises are contained in a final communique issued by G20 leaders at the end of two days of largely closed-door virtual discussions ostensibly focused on co-ordinating an international response to the pandemic.Despite the pledges, however, experts say the summit represented a missed opportunity for addressing the biggest issues facing the world today — in part because most of the commitments are not new.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, along with International Trade Minister Mary Ng and U.K. Secretary of State for International Trade Liz Truss on Saturday announced a new trade deal between the two countries ahead of the Dec.

FILE - Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson (L) shakes hands with Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau upon arrival for the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. (ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)LONDON - The U.K.

Britain have struck a new trade deal, beating the Dec. 31 Brexit deadline that would have triggered new tariffs on a range of Canadian exports.The interim deal will replace Canada’s current agreement with Britain under the European Union that currently covers trade between the two countries, until a new formal pact can be negotiated in the coming year.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his British counterpart, Boris Johnson, announced the deal during a live video news conference on Saturday morning.

Justin Trudeau‘s effort to try and bring rivals onside to help communicate the dramatic implications of rising COVID-19 infections appears to have faltered.While Trudeau stood in front of his home Friday and implored Canadians to stay in theirs, opposition leaders didn’t echo that message. Coronavirus: Alberta posts new daily case record as Ontario tightens lockdowns Trudeau had given them a briefing late Thursday on the new modelling data, which predicts new cases could hit upwards of 20,000 a day if Canadians don’t take greater care to limit their contact with people outside their households.The rare briefing — which those inside the room described as technical, with chief public health officer Dr.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sent a blunt warning to limit social contacts as new modelling revealed we Canada could see up to 60,000 COVID-19 infections a day by the end of this year, unless critical changes are made. David Akin reports.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday was asked about his speech he made before the United Nations in September that talked about the pandemic and a “great reset” which sparked conspiracy theories online and with Conservative MPs, pointing to “anxiety” from the coronavirus pandemic as the culprit.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday, after urging Canadians to reduce their contacts as COVID-19 cases spike across the country, said he isn’t contemplating using the Federal Emergencies Act right now to restrict inter-provincial travel.

Justin Trudeau on Friday said Bill C-9, which became law on Thursday, will help businesses through this second wave with a rent subsidy that will go to tenants and not the landlords and that the wage subsidy has been extended through to June 2021.

Justin Trudeau says Ottawa is providing $120 million in immediate funding for Indigenous communities suffering COVID-19 outbreaks in Saskatchewan and Alberta.Speaking to reporters outside his Rideau Cottage residence, Trudeau says the new money is for public health measures, food security and other surge capacity needs.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday urged Canadians to immediately reduce their contacts with people outside their households as COVID-19 cases are spiking across the country.

Justin Trudeau is set to hold a press conference as public health officers warn action is needed now to curb the growing spread of the coronavirus.You can watch Justin Trudeau’s press conference live in the video player above.

Justin Trudeau will amplify his plea for Canadians to stay home as much as possible after alarming new projections for the spread of COVID-19 in Canada are released today.The updated projections are expected to forecast a dramatic rise in cases over the next few weeks — to as much as 60,000 new cases a day by the end of the year — if Canadians don’t strictly limit their contact with people outside their households.Trudeau is to hold a news conference after the latest modelling is unveiled by chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam this morning.

novel coronavirus deaths on Thursday, as well another 4,634 cases of COVID-19.The new data, reported by health authorities across the country, now brings Canada’s total cases of the virus to 315,449 and its death toll to 11,265.More than 252,000 patients have since recovered from the virus, however, while another 13.2 million tests have been administered.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday warned Canadians that the country still faced “many more” months of COVID-19 restrictions, despite this week’s vaccine developments from both Pfizer and Moderna.

COVID-19 in Canada are expected to forecast a dramatic rise in cases over the next few weeks if Canadians don’t strictly limit their contact with people outside their households.Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam has already warned that Canada is on track to hit more than 10,000 cases per day by early December if current trends continue.

Justin Trudeau warned Canadians on Thursday that despite this week’s promising coronavirus vaccine developments, the country is “still facing many more months” of social distancing and wearing masks.He said there are preliminary discussions around Canada’s vaccine roll-out plan, but because there are still many unknowns, the federal government will not “confirm” any plans until there is more certainty.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau didn’t confirm the exact date of when Canada can expect to roll out and provide doses of COVID-19 vaccines developed by Moderna and Pfizer, after both pharmaceutical companies’ vaccines showed high rates of success.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Health Critic Michelle Rempel sparred in the House of Commons on Wednesday over a disagreement over Trudeau’s role in approving – or not – an at-home rapid COVID-19 test.

Speaking in the House of Commons on Friday, Opposition Leader Erin O’Toole questioned Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the government’s plan to address a lack of freezer capacity for any possible COVID-19 vaccine, particularly ones from U.S. pharms giants Pfizer and Moderna which both recently released positive findings.

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