COVID-19 cases in the region on Tuesday, bringing the total local number up to 11,446, including 241 deaths.Local public health also reported 45 new cases of a coronavirus variant on Tuesday, bringing the total up to 4,206, 573 of which are active.

Medical experts calling on Ontario to rethink when and how 2nd COVID-19 vaccine doses are given Nineteen of the new cases are in Barrie, while four are in Bradford, four are in Tiny Township, three are in Innisfil, three are in Ramara and three are in Adjala-Tosorontio.The rest of Tuesday’s new cases are in Georgian Bay, Gravenhurst, New Tecumseth and Orillia.Twenty-four of the cases are a result of close contact with another positive COVID-19 case, while four are community-acquired, one is.

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Ontario pharmacies brace for busy weekend as they race to use all expiring AstraZeneca vaccines

COVID-19 vaccines set to expire in three days.Quality checks held up the delivery of thousands of shots well into Thursday, as the province worked to redistribute a stockpile of 45,000 doses expiring on Monday and 10,000 more expiring in June.Approximately 31,600 doses had been delivered to pharmacies on Thursday, according to the province, with 11,500 doses already administered. The rest of the doses were expected to be delivered by the end of the day Friday.The head of the Ontario Pharmacy Association said participating pharmacies would work hard over the weekend to avoid wastage, with three full days left to complete the vaccinations.

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60 per cent of eligible Albertans vaccinated against COVID-19, next reopening stage could begin June 10

COVID-19 vaccines, the province announced on Friday.That means Stage 2 of Alberta’s “Open for Summer” plan could begin on June 10. Hospitalizations would need to be below 500 and declining for that to go forward.“With our vaccination program protecting more Albertans every day and fewer Albertans in hospital due to COVID-19, we are on the right track to a safe reopening,” Premier Jason Kenney said in a news release.

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COVID-19 pandemic exacerbating period poverty, removing access to products

Periods are a monthly visitor for people around the world yet many struggle just to talk about menstruation.“Periods are one of the last great taboo topics,” said Amanda Laird, author of Heavy Flow: Breaking the Curse of Menstruation.

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COVID-19: What Ontario’s shortened dosage interval means for London and Middlesex County

COVID-19 vaccine doses is a cause for celebration, the Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) says residents should “temper expectations” for when those intervals will be shortened locally.On Friday, the province announced plans to push forward with second doses of the vaccines with priority given to those 80 and up. 2nd COVID-19 shots in Ontario to be accelerated, shorten dosage interval Officials said the interval between doses could be as short as 28 days and that those 80 and up could start rescheduling their second shots on May 31.Following the announcement, the MLHU said it remains unclear when local residents in that age band could start doing the same.Associate medical officer of health Dr.

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97-year-old Utah woman's headstone includes her favorite fudge recipe

(Courtesy: Todd Tanner/KSTU) LOGAN, Utah - While most cemetery headstones can give you a small glimpse into the lives of the people buried there, they don't usually catch your eye like this one does.Utah's Logan Cemetery contains the headstone of Wade and Kathryn Andrews, and along with their birth and death dates, you'll find their life story etched on the side -- plus Kathryn's famous fudge recipe.Janice Johnson told KSTU that her mother Kathryn, who went by the nickname "Kay," would take fudge whenever people got together.Kay and Wade were both members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and met at a church function in New York City, where she had moved from Utah to study fashion design.RELATED: 9-year-old finds $5,000

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US officials to expedite immigration court cases of families arriving on border

SAN DIEGO - Families arriving at the U.S. border with Mexico will have their cases fast-tracked in immigration court, the Biden administration said Friday, less than two weeks after it said it was easing pandemic-related restrictions on seeking asylum.Under the plan, families stopped on the border starting Friday could be placed in expedited proceedings aimed at determining whether they can remain in the United States.

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COVID-19: Rise of B.1.617 variant could mean trouble for B.C.’s reopening plan: expert

COVID-19 variant first identified in India could threaten to derail B.C.’s reopening plans.Data released this week by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control showed that as of May 15, the B.1.617 variant accounted for seven per cent of cases in B.C., up from four per cent the week prior and two per cent the week before that.

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COVID-19: 32 new cases in London-Middlesex, 13 in Sarnia-Lambton

Thirty-two new COVID-19 cases have been reported in the London-Middlesex region, the Middlesex-London Health Unit reported Friday.At the same time, the province announced it would be shortening the interval between doses of the vaccine, starting with people aged 80-plus next week. Local officials, however, say they’re still trying to get first doses to all of those who are currently eligible.Friday’s update brings the region’s pandemic case tally to 12,157, of which 11,563 have resolved, an increase of 87 from the day before.

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N.B. reports 9 new COVID-19 cases, vaccination rates increasing among long-term care staff

The two cases in Zone 6 (Bathurst region) are travel related.The number of confirmed cases in New Brunswick is 2,181. Since Thursday, three people have recovered for a total of 1,998 recoveries.There have been 43 deaths, and the number of active cases is 139.

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Will Canada’s hotel quarantine rules be lifted? Feds to talk to provinces about possibility

hotel quarantine stay for air travellers.The news comes one day after an expert government panel said the feds should quash their mandatory hotel quarantine plan, claiming the program is expensive, inconsistent and has glaring loopholes.

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COVID-19: RVH in Barrie, Ont., begins gradual resumption of non-urgent surgeries, procedures

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to trend downward across Ontario.The hospital’s initial focus during the ramp-up will be on resuming non-urgent day surgeries and procedures that don’t require an inpatient bed.

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Japan extends COVID emergency for much of country

Japan today extended its COVID-19 state of emergency for Tokyo and eight prefectures for another 3 weeks, hoping to get virus levels down to a manageable level ahead of the Olympics in late July.

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COVID-19 vaccinations increase in US, but unevenly

Vaccination rates for American adults continue to increase across the United States, but progress is uneven, with Southern states lagging.

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Suranne Jones says dad died from Covid and she's 'still coming to terms with it'

Suranne Jones has shared her heartbreak after her dad died in January from Covid-19.The 42 year old, who recently shared a peek inside her family life and home away from her on-screen success, took to her Instagram feed to explain what happened to her 358,000 followers.The Coronation Street actress, who is known for playing Karen McDonald in the popular ITV soap in the early 2000s, shared a throwback photo of her parents on a beach in Cornwall. Suranne wished her mum, who passed away from dementia over four years ago, a happy birthday before sharing the sad news in the caption.

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Suranne Jones shares grief as she reveals father died of Covid ‘Coming to terms with it'

Suranne continued: “Sometimes when you talk about dementia, people imagine it’s a term that only refers to old people.“It’s important to highlight the experiences of people like Paul, who is only in his fifties and really sprightly.“As my mum was a similar age when she was diagnosed, it was enlightening to meet someone who was going through a similar experience to hers, with such optimism and strength.”Suranne first began her career in the year 2000 when she landed the role of Karen Phillips in Coronation Street.After leaving the soap in 2004, she went on to land some huge roles in television dramas.This includes her Bafta-winning turn in the BBC hit series Doctor Foster.She has also starred in Scott & Bailey, Unforgiven, Save Me and

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COVID-19: 2 new deaths, 7-day average of new infections below 130 in Saskatchewan

COVID-19 cases have decreased and now sit at 1,371. It is the lowest number reported since March 19, when there were 1,345 active cases in the province.In the daily update, the death toll rose by two.

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Isolation revelation: London, Ont. woman buys camper van, heads east to Nova Scotia

Ontarians look to Atlantic Canada for chance at better quality of life amid COVID-19 pandemic While the COVID-19 pandemic has brought unimaginable suffering and loss that should not be forgotten, the tumult and uncertainty can also prompt a re-examination of individual priorities, or even lay bare excuses previously used to avoid taking action.For Inson, “an extreme extrovert,” she says the forced isolation allowed her the time to love herself enough to want to be with herself.“I have my own business. I work for myself.

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Anti-COVID-lockdown rallies in Kitchener and Waterloo produce more than two dozen fines: Redman

COVID-19 lockdown at rallies in the area are racking up some serious fines, Waterloo Region Chair Karen Redman said during her enforcement update.She told reporters on Friday that Waterloo Regional Police have issue 26 tickets under either the Reopening Ontario Act or the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act this month at rallies in Kitchener and Waterloo.

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Kim Kardashian Denies False Narrative About Her COVID-19 Timeline

Kim Kardashian is speaking out to deny a false narrative that is spreading around about her diagnosis with COVID-19.

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$11 billion Hudson River rail tunnel gets key federal approval

The North River Tunnels are a pair of tunnels that carry Amtrak and New Jersey Transit rail lines under the Hudson River between Weehawken, New Jersey, and Penn Station in New York City. The Pennsylvania Railroad built these tunnels between 1904 and NEW YORK - A planned $11 billion rail tunnel seen as a key to train travel up and down the northeastern United States received a major boost on Friday when the U.S.

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Medically equipped Hercules plane to transport Manitoba ICU patients to other provinces

Military set to arrive in Manitoba Friday to provide COVID-19 help The Royal Canadian Air Force confirmed the details Friday afternoon, saying the Hercules contains what is called an Aeromedical Bio-containment Evacuation System.“The ABES is a sea-container-sized, specially-designed isolation unit that fits in CC-130 Hercules and CC-177 Globemaster aircraft to provide a space where multiple infected patients can be safely treated by medical staff while ensuring the safety of the aircraft’s crew during long domestic or trans-border flights,” said RCAF public affairs officer Lt.

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Wells Fargo Center, Citizens Bank Park announce plans to return to full capacity next week

PHILADELPHIA - The Wells Fargo Center will return to full capacity on June 2 for the Sixers playoff run after Philadelphia announced it will drop most ‘Safer-at-Home’ restrictions about a week ahead of schedule. "Opening our doors to more than 20,000 fans is an important moment for our entire city.

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Nova Scotia announces phased COVID-19 reopening plan, some schools to resume in-person learning

Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin announced on Friday a multi-phase plan to reopen the province as more residents get fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

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Half of Simcoe Muskoka’s population has received 1 dose of a COVID-19 vaccine

COVID-19 vaccine, while 5.6 per cent of the population has been inoculated with both necessary doses, according to data from the local public health unit.The regional milestone comes the same day that Ontario announced it was ahead of schedule in meeting its target of immunizing 65 per cent of adults with a first dose by the end of May.

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Nova Scotia’s top doctor provides details on provincial COVID-19 reopening plan

Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer Dr. Robert Strang provided details on Friday about the province’s COVID-19 reopening plan, which includes increasing outdoor gathering limits and allowing restaurants to open patios with restrictions.

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‘Please stay home’: Winnipeg mayor urges adherence to COVID restrictions

COVID-19 scofflaws at a press conference Friday.Bowman, who has called for stricter fines for people willfully violating provincial pandemic restrictions, said he wants to encourage Winnipeggers to stay home above and beyond what the province has mandated.“Please stay home as much as possible,” the mayor said.“This is critically important for those who can’t get the health-care treatments they need, because our provincial health-care system doesn’t have the possibility right now.“Only go out for essentials, notwithstanding what the provincial orders allow you to do.” Arrest warrant issued in Manitoba for Ontario anti-mask rally organizer Chris Sky Bowman is calling for a “super fine” of $100,000 for those who organize public events for

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COVID-19: 44 new cases confirmed in Simcoe Muskoka

COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the local total to 11,834, including 245 deaths.Local public health also reported 46 new cases of a coronavirus variant on Friday, bringing that total to 4,530 — 424 of which are active.

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COVID-19 Scan for May 28, 2021

Hospitalization, hypoxemia, pneumonia, and other complications were found more in children who contracted COVID-19 than in those who had seasonal flu, according to a study today in Pediatrics.The researchers drew from databases in France, Germany, Spain, Sout

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Tam says Canada is well past its third COVID-19 peak

Federal chief medical officer of health, Dr. Theresa Tam offered some positive news on Canada’s COVID-19 outlook saying the country is well past its third peak on Friday.

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Family demands answers into failed airlift attempt of COVID-19 patient who died

COVID-19, died hours after a failed attempt to airlift her to an Ontario intensive care unit.Krystal Mousseau, 31, died just a day after she was supposed to have been transferred to Ottawa, her sister told Global News Thursday.“They just told me — my mom and I — that they were going to move her because she needed more care,” Kristy Mousseau said.

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Over 300,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in Waterloo Region

COVID-19 vaccines administered in Waterloo Region.The region’s COVID-19 vaccine administration task force reported Friday that there been a total of 304,628 doses administered, 5,527 more than it reported a day earlier.

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Montrealers celebrate return of outdoor dining as COVID-19 restrictions ease

Patrons flocked to Montreal restaurants as terraces finally reopened on Friday as COVID-19 health restrictions begin to ease. Global’s Brayden Jagger Haines reports.

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Boom Supersonic aircraft aims to fly “at speeds twice as fast” as today’s passenger airplanes

LOS ANGELES - Boom Supersonic is setting out to redefine commercial travel by bringing supersonic speed to flights. According to the company, founded in 2014 by Blake Scholl, its vision is to bring families, businesses, and cultures closer together through supersonic travel and make the world dramatically more accessible. In fact, the travel times could reportedly be reduced between New York and London in as little as three hours and 15 minutes."The first generation of Overture aircraft will travel at speeds twice as fast as today’s fastest passenger airplanes. As we continue to improve our technology future generations of our airplanes will fly longer, faster, and for less money.

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Mollie Tibbetts case: Cristhian Bahena Rivera found guilty in Iowa student’s stabbing death

DAVENPORT, Iowa - A jury found a farm laborer guilty of murder Friday in the abduction and stabbing death of Mollie Tibbetts, a University of Iowa student who vanished while out for a run in 2018.Cristhian Bahena Rivera, 26, was found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Tibbetts, who is remembered as a friendly 20-year-old who was studying to become a child psychologist. Bahena Rivera, who came to the United States illegally from Mexico as a teenager, will be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.The verdict was handed down after a two-week trial at the Scott County Courthouse in Davenport.

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Reopening plan heralds new era beyond the pandemic

Summer 2021 is back on.

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Easy Life on the struggles of mental health: “It remains really difficult to talk about how you feel”

Easy Life have spoken about the struggles of talking about mental health, saying it “remains really difficult to talk about how you feel”.The Leicester band released their debut album ‘Life’s A Beach’ today (May 28), which tackles subjects including anxiety and depression.Speaking to NME for this week’s Big Read cover story, frontman Murray Matravers discussed the 2018 single ‘Nightmares’, which also appears on the new record.

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Lorraine Kelly praises Prince Harry for opening up about mental health but says comments about Royal Family are 'sad'

Lorraine Kelly has praised Prince Harry for being honest about his mental health and for opening up about his personal experience with grief. But while she applauded the prince for his honesty, the Scots TV presenter admitted that she felt 'sad' about the comments he has made about the Royal Family, as he continues to speak in different interviews about his time as a senior royal.

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Wells Fargo Center will increase to full capacity on June 2

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‘We don’t see that’: Kenney’s response to question about significant COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Alberta

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney responds to a question about the possibility of significant COVID-19 hesitancy in the province.

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Kenney says announcement on COVID-19 vaccine second doses coming next week after NACI update

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says an announcement on the province’s plans to roll out second-dose COVID-19 vaccines will be coming next week after the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) update saying second doses should be offered as soon as possible with increased supply.

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Kenney asks Albertans to get COVID-19 vaccine information from official sources, not Facebook

Premier Jason Kenney asks Albertans who are getting their COVID-19 vaccine information from “what people posted on Facebook” to look at the official sources.

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Premier Kenney announces $45M in funding for Alberta students impacted by COVID-19 pandemic

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announces the government will be providing up to $45 million in new funding to support students who require help with literacy and numeracy after impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Manitobans who got 1st COVID-19 shot on or before April 3 now eligible for 2nd dose

COVID-19 vaccine.Anyone who received a Pfizer or Moderna vaccination on or before April 3 is now eligible for full immunization. Manitoba won’t meet COVID 19 vaccine milestone due to delayed shipments, officials say Health officials have said those making appointments need to know which vaccine they first received, and the date the dose was given.

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Alberta education minister says Grades 1 – 3 students seeing the ‘most significant loss’ throughout COVID-19 pandemic

Alberta Education Minister Adrianna LaGrange explains why new funding to support students affected by the COVID-19 pandemic is only for lower ages.

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Ronald Koeman fires back over health concerns after Barcelona boss was hospitalised

Barcelona president Joan Laporta told a press conference over a "worrying scare" regarding the health of the manager.The former Everton and Netherlands boss was said to have been taken to hospital on Thursday, with Spanish media reporting of an anxiety attack following the end of the La Liga season.Last summer, Koeman was admitted to a hospital in Amsterdam with "chest complaints", and subsequently underwent successful surgery and returned to the dugout.President Joan Laporta provided an update on the Dutchman's condition at a press conference on Friday, following confusion over his position ahead of the new campaign.He said: "Yesterday he [Koeman] gave us a worrying scare. He had to go to the hospital."Luckily he's fine.

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Jedward Say Edward’s Health Scare Was Very Tough Without Their Mother

Jedward fans across the globe were worried sick when Edward was rushed to hospital with a life threatening illness.

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