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Calgary minor sports organizations struggle to adapt to province’s new COVID-19 rules

Starting Monday, youth 18 and under in Alberta will be allowed to take part in sports practices and lessons. Carolyn Kury de Castillo has more on the challenges facing sports organizations as they try to adapt to the surprise announcement that more COVID-19 restrictions are being eased.

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‘Order your flowers early’: COVID-19 pandemic brings Valentine’s supply problems for florists

There’s a warning if you’re looking to surprise you sweetheart with a beautiful bouquet this Valentine’s Day. As Gil Tucker reports, you may be facing shortages of some popular flowers because of some pandemic-related problems.

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Dr. Bonnie Henry answers why B.C. is still holding clinical trials for certain COVID-19 drugs

B.C. health officials are still holding drug trials for Bamlanivimab, a drug that has already been administered 100,000 times to treat COVID-19 patients in the U.S.

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Kelowna Chiefs disappointed after junior hockey leagues cancels regular season, playoffs

As Travis Lowe reports, Monday at the Kelowna Chiefs’ practice, players and coaches were disappointed but not exactly shocked.

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Saskatchewan rolling out video calls for inmates after in-person visits cancelled

Jason Morin’s fifth child will be born any day now, but he won’t get to hold the newborn.Morin, 35, has been incarcerated at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre since October, serving a two-year sentence.It’s been months since he’s seen his loved ones, but he’ll likely see them soon — not in person, but on video.Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Corrections is rolling out virtual visitation this month, starting with the Saskatoon Correctional Centre last Monday.

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City of Calgary looking at $62M shortfall in 2021 due to COVID-19

Arts Commons transformation project signs theatre planners, project managers Mayor Naheed Nenshi said he’s “not very fussed” about the year-end financials as the city closes the books on 2020.“I’m actually quite pleased at how we’ve been able to manage the budget and cut costs in the city,” Nenshi said. “So I think we’re going to be OK for 2020, and I think we will still need a little bit of help in 2021, but I think we’ll be able to manage.”“The revenue loss on transit is enormous and that really is the biggest chunk of it.”Calgary Transit continues to be the largest net loss for the city, losing $42.1 million between March 12 and Dec.

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Buttigieg to quarantine after security agent gets COVID-19

WASHINGTON – Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will quarantine for 14 days after a member of his security detail tested positive Monday for the coronavirus.

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Netherlands extends Covid-19 curfew until 3 March

Also Read | India should worry about its public debtOn February 23, the cabinet will decide whether the restrictive measures on COVID-19, including curfew, will be changed.The Netherlands imposed curfew on January 23 from 9 p.m. to 4:30 a.m..

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Covid survivors 'traumatised and suffer flashbacks' after ventilation in hospital

Covid patients are suffering from the crippling aftermath of their ordeal, including flashbacks and mental health problems, particularly if put on a ventilator, according to new research.

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Vaughan long-term care home administered COVID-19 vaccines to family of non-frontline staff

A long-term care home in Vaughan has allegedly administered COVID-19 vaccine doses to the family and friends of board members and staff from a not-for-profit Vaughan, Ont., long-term care home.

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Edmonton-area pastor arrested, charged after repeatedly ignoring COVID-19 rules

Alberta Health Services orders for several weeks in a row, the pastor of a Christian church on the outskirts of Edmonton was arrested by RCMP after this past Sunday’s service.GraceLife Church of Edmonton is located just outside the city limits, on Highway 627 in Parkland County. Rural church near Edmonton ordered to close for breaking COVID-19 rules after December warning RCMP have monitored Sunday morning activity at the church for several weekends in a row, after Alberta Health Services issued a work order on Dec.

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Toronto’s top doctor says reopening not in the cards for the city due to COVID-19 variants

While some areas of the province will see restrictions begin to ease, Toronto will not. The government has a date in mind for when that could change, but Dr.

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Hinshaw says increase in COVID-19 variant spread ‘concerning,’ but province is pursuing a containment objective

Dr. Deena Hinshaw says she is concerned about more COVID-19 variants not linked to travel being identified in Alberta, but the province is using enhanced health measures to help slow the spread.

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COVID-19 variant cases spark call for ‘vigilance’ from Ontario’s health Minister

Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott told reporters Monday that continued spread of COVID-19 variants represents a significant threat to getting the pandemic under control. Shallima Maharaj delves into why they’re generating so much concern.

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Coronavirus: Mexico’s president thanks people for concern after COVID-19 infection

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday thanked residents for their concern over his COVID-19 positive diagnosis last month, saying he forged ahead and the country would continue fighting the virus.

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Epidemiologist explains how COVID-19 mutates and why ‘until everyone is protected, no one is’

ORLANDO, Fla. – Less than a week ago, Orange County confirmed the first residential case of the more viral COVID-19 U.K. variant, as of Monday that number is up to 10.

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Westlife dropped by their record label after Covid stopped band's 2020 tour

Westlife have been dropped by their record label, according to reports.The chart-topping Irish band have been culled by EMI despite their latest recording hitting number one in the UK.Music insiders have claims that despite it topping the charts, the album didn't shift as many copies as bosses had hoped.Part of the blame is being placed at the door of the pandemic, with Spectrum being released in November 2019.Westlife had planned to go on a major tour in 2020 which would have driven up streams and sales but due to lockdowns around the world the shows were axed.A music insider said: “Westlife are still a big name but their album came out months before the first lockdown, which has made things really difficult.“Unfortunately, it didn’t quite

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COVID-19: Impact of restrictions, mental health factors part of decision to allow youth sports practice in Step 1

Dr. Deena Hinshaw discusses the many factors she says went into the decision to allow youth sports the ability to practice in Step 1 of Alberta’s COVID-19 reopening plan.

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B.C.’s COVID-19 case count tops 70 thousand

B.C.’s COVID-19 case count tops 70K with 1,236 new cases, 234 people in hospital and 13 deaths reported over three days.

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Phoenix mother of six dies after early birth of twins while having COVID-19

PHOENIX - A Phoenix man is left heartbroken after his wife died weeks after giving birth to their twins prematurely all while she was battling COVID-19.Veronica Bernal was only 36-years-old. Her husband, Manuel Medina, says the twins had to be delivered eight weeks early because of the virus and lack of oxygen."It hurts so much because there was nothing I could do," he said.

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Coronavirus: Alberta records 269 new cases Monday, 5 COVID-related deaths

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw announces the province recorded 269 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, along with five COVID-related deaths. Alberta has also seen 25 new cases of COVID-19 variants since Friday.

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Healthcare workers applaud Super Bowl COVID safety precautions

TAMPA, Fla. - For some, attending the Super Bowl was the opportunity of a lifetime. For all, it was a day to forget the fight against COVID-19."It was so emotional," said Lucelly Alarcon, a nurse at Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

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Stimulus checks: Democrats propose $1,400 payments as part of Biden's COVID-19 relief plan

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats on a pivotal House panel have proposed an additional $1,400 in direct payments to individuals, bolstered unemployment benefits and more generous tax breaks for families with children and for lower earners as Congress began piecing together a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package on Monday.The plan is expected to closely follow President Joe Biden's proposed package to address the tolls of the coronavirus pandemic, which has killed over 460,000 Americans, and the nation's still staggering economy, which has lost 10 million jobs since the crisis began last year.

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Coronavirus: 36 new U.K. variant COVID-19 cases confirmed in Simcoe Muskoka

Coronavirus: Stay-at-home order continues in Simcoe Muskoka until Feb. 16 On Monday, the local health unit reported 110 new coronavirus cases since Friday, bringing the total case count up to 5,752, including 169 deaths.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Twenty-seven of the new cases are in Bradford, while 26 are in Barrie, 13 are in Collingwood and 13 are in Innisfil.The rest of the new cases are in Adjala-Tosorontio, Clearview, Essa, Huntsville, Midland, New Tecumseth, Orillia, Penetanguishene, Severn, Springwater, Tay Township, Tiny Township and Wasaga Beach.

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Protesting across Philly, teachers blast officials for lack of safe plans for school return

NORTH PHILADELPHIA - Refusing to put Philadelphia teachers, students and families at risk, the union representing Philadelphia teachers protested across the city Monday.They are calling the return to in-person learning "obscene" under current conditions and until they know staff and students will be protected from the coronavirus, they will continue teaching remotely."Fans and plywood? I say this this way because it is so disrespectful. I thought it was a kind of parody from SNL," exclaimed Randi Weingarten.Weingarten, of the American Federation of Teachers, ripped School District of Philadelphia’s plan to ventilate schools.

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Philadelphia police gather to remember veteran officer who passed away from COVID-19

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police gathered Monday to honor the memory of Officer Tab Ali who passed away from COVID-19 in November.5th District officers, Commissioner Danielle Outlaw, Mayor Jim Kenny and others came together in Roxborough to remember him.Philadelphia Police Officer Tab Ali Ali was a 25-year veteran of the department and spent the last 17 years on the 5th District’s bike patrol."Tab's kindness, dedication, and zeal for providing service for others will be forever remembered and he will forever remain in our hearts," Philadelphia Police Department Captain Malachi Jones said.The Local FOP says they will create a plaque in his honor.AdvertisementRELATED: 2 veteran Philadelphia police officers die from COVID-19___For the latest

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‘Hugs Over Masks’ protesters charged after Sunday demonstration at Hamilton city hall

COVID-19 regulations after a small anti-mask rally near Hamilton city hall on Sunday, police say.A 52-year-old man is facing six charges in connection with the event, including obstructing a peace officer, trespassing, failing to wear a mask and failing to physically distance.Two others are facing single charges: a 49-year-old man charged with trespassing, and a 32-year-old female ticketed for not wearing a face mask.Individuals found in contravention of the Emergency Measures and Civil Protection Act (EMCPA) and Reopening Ontario Act (ROA) face fines of up to $10,000 each.

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Scientists to US: Act now to leash virulent COVID variant

The B117 SARS-CoV-2 variant, identified in 33 states thus far, will dominate other strains in the coming weeks, triggering major COVID-19 surges such as those seen in Portugal and the United Kingdom—unless the United States immediately scales up surveillance and mitigation efforts, according to a study published yesterday on the preprint server medRxiv.

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Police professional standards probe launched following arrest of Covid breach cafe owner

direct to your inboxA police professional standards probe has been launched following the arrest of a cafe owner after officers were called to a lockdown breach. Lucjan Domanski, 38, was arrested on Sunday afternoon as police responded to reports of '100 people' in the Kate & Luc Cafe in Burnage.

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Coronavirus: Stay-at-home order continues in Simcoe Muskoka until Feb. 16

coronavirus will continue in Simcoe County and Muskoka until after Family Day on Feb. 16.Once the order lifts, the region will transition back to Ontario’s revised COVID-19 response framework, which was first introduced in November 2020.

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Ruling keeps Ronaldo hush-money case with US judge in Nevada

LAS VEGAS – A U.S. appeals court is letting a federal judge in Nevada decide claims by a woman suing soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo over a $375,000 rape case hush-money settlement reached more than a decade ago.

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News 6′s Trooper Steve diagnosed with kidney cancer amid COVID-19 pandemic

ORLANDO, Fla. – As part of the News 6 morning team, Traffic Safety Expert Steven Montiero shares his experience on the roads as a Florida state trooper and a veteran of the U.S. Air Force with Central Florida viewers.

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Florida expects to receive 325,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine this week

MIAMI – Gov. Ron DeSantis said Florida is expected to receive 325,000 new doses of vaccines this week, up from last week’s 307,000.

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Coronavirus: 1 new COVID-19 infection for Peterborough area, active cases fall to 18

Peterborough Public Health reports one new case of COVID-19 on Monday.On Monday afternoon, the health unit’s COVID-19 tracker update reports 559 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic was declared — unchanged from Sunday which saw no new cases reported.However, the health unit notes there was one case removed from a prior day. There were three new cases reported on Saturday.The health unit says all the tracker’s data — extracted daily between 4 p.m.

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London, Middlesex County stay-at-home order tentatively set to end Feb. 16

COVID-19 cases.The Feb. 16 date remains a tentative one for London and Middlesex County, as the province noted all final decisions related to lifting stay-at-home orders “will be subject to review of the trends in public health indicators at that time.” Ontario begins phased reopening Wednesday, majority of regions to remain in lockdown Elsewhere, Hastings Prince Edward Public Health; Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health; and Renfrex County and District Health Unit will get a head start on reopening with their stay-at-home orders ending on Wednesday.

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‘Happy to be going back’: Durham Region students return to the classroom

given the green light by the province to reopen.Relief was the feeling among many parents in the region.“I feel really good about it,” said April Huard, whose child attends a high school in Oshawa.“My kids are really happy to be going back.” Coronavirus: More Ontario schools reopen to in-person learning For Amanda Saunders, learning from home was beginning to take a toll on her son.“I’m quite happy, especially for their mental health,” Saunders said.“My son does suffer from mental health issues, so during that time, it was very isolating.”While many say they feel confident sending their kids back, safety continues to be top of mind.“Obviously, there’s a worry,” said one parent, whose concerns are being echoed by elementary school

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Daily COVID-19 cases fall below 100,000, but CDC head says stay vigilant

According to the COVID-19 case tracker maintained by Johns Hopkins University, the United States reported 86,928 new cases yesterday, and 1,268 deaths, marking the first time since Nov 2 daily case counts have fallen below 100,000.

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South Africa pauses AstraZeneca vaccine rollout amid variant COVID questions

South Africa recently received 1 million doses of AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine and was poised to start vaccinating healthcare workers, but yesterday, health officials announced a pause for the rollout to investigate early findings that it offered little protection against mild-to-moderate disease caused by the B1351 variant strain that's dominant in the country.

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N.B. people with disabilities call for priority in COVID-19 vaccine plan

An advocacy group is calling on the province to prioritize people with disabilities in its vaccine roll out. The group says people with disabilities that leave them more vulnerable to the virus should be added to the province’s early vaccination schedule.

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New Brunswick to lift Edmundston region out of lockdown

With COVID-19 numbers in the province trending down, there is some rare good news from public health. New Brunswick is loosening some restrictions in two areas of the province under the tightest public health orders. Travis Fortnum reports.

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Future Air Canada flights to Regina could be affected by loss of control tower

Air Canada confirmed that if the Regina airport loses its air traffic control tower it will have an effect on the airline’s decision to send flights to the Queen City.David Rheault, Air Canada’s managing director, government and community relations, addressed the issue during the House of Commons’ transportation committee on Thursday.“For operations, if there’s no control tower, the operations become more complex so operations will go towards other airports, so it entails problems for our carriers,” Rheault said in response to Regina MP Michael Kram when asked about the impact of losing the airport’s air traffic control tower.

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South Africa pauses AstraZeneca vaccine rollout amid variant virus questions

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Coronavirus: 20 cases in London-Middlesex, stay-at-home order in place until at least Feb. 15

coronavirus while 33 others have been listed as recovered, the Middlesex-London Health Unit reported on Monday.At the same time, the province announced the London-Middlesex region will not be exiting the province’s stay-at-home order until at least next week.Monday’s case update brings the region’s pandemic case total to 5,896, of which at least 3,909 people have recovered, according to the health unit.At least 177 people have died during the pandemic.

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#SaveFitnessAB campaign aims for more financial support, planning amid COVID crisis

Some Alberta gyms and fitness studios were allowed to partially reopen Monday — but not all. An industry coalition says prolonged closures and reduced capacity will force many facilities to close, as some only offer group fitness formats that aren’t easily adaptable while still making money.

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Too early to say AstraZeneca vaccine doesn’t protect against South African variant: experts

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine has hit a minor stumbling block after a small clinical trial raised doubts about its efficacy against the South African variant of the coronavirus.On Sunday, South Africa halted its planned rollout following preliminary data that suggested that the AstraZeneca vaccine offers only “minimal protection against mild or moderate disease” from the B.1.351 variant, now the dominant form of the coronavirus in the country.

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