B.C.’s top doctor is warning that the province is still at a tipping point with COVID-19, and is changing her guidance on one of her most familiar rules.

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2 Giants-Padres games postponed after positive SF virus test

SAN DIEGO – The game between San Francisco and the San Diego Padres was postponed minutes before the scheduled first pitch Friday night after someone in the Giants organization tested positive for COVID-19.Saturday night's game at Petco Park also was called off. The teams were scheduled to play through Sunday.This was the first postponement due to COVID-19 for both teams.

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Canada reports 702 new coronavirus cases, the country’s highest increase since June 6

novel coronavirus on Friday — its highest daily increase in over three months.Friday’s data bring Canada’s total number of COVID-19 cases to 135,529. Four new deaths were also reported on Friday but another four were omitted through data revisions, leaving the country’s death toll at 9,163.A total of 119,671 patients have also recovered form the virus, while over 7.1 million tests have been administered across the country.

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2 new cases of COVID-19

There are two new community cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand today.

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Don Atchison ‘firmly entrenched’ on 0 per cent tax increase in 2021

Former Saskatoon mayor Don Atchison announces comeback bid “Things have changes in the last 10 months since that budget was originally passed,” Atchison told media, referring to the COVID-19 pandemic.He specifically pointed to the reserve funds for a new landfill, saying a one-year deferral on the project would knock 0.87 per cent off the proposed tax hike.“The landfill’s not going anymore, so does it matter if we wait one more year?” he asked.Property taxes are currently slated to increase 3.87 per cent in 2021.

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From veggie Tacos to health care: Gaurav Burman’s sprawling bets

Burman Family Holdings was established in 1995, shortly after Dabur went public. Its investments and partnerships range from what Burman calls “promising" domestic startups like DMI Finance to global companies such as Yum! Brands Inc.’s Taco Bell and Aviva Plc.Dabur has held up OK this year, with its shares rising 11%.

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India’s covid caseload is much higher, says ICMR

coronavirus case count has significantly underestimated the number of infected people, according to a national serological survey conducted by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).The study estimated that 6.47 million Indians were infected by the coronavirus by mid-May.That compares with the official tally of 85,856 as on 15 May, indicating that millions of sick people were left undiagnosed and may have unknowingly spread the virus.For every covid case that was detected in May, there were 82-130 infections that went undiagnosed, according to the study published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research.The overall seroprevalence, or the number of people exposed to SARS-CoV-2 by mid-May,was just 0.73% of the Indian adult population, the

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Sen Jones of Alabama calls rival Tuberville 'Coach Clueless'

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Democratic Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama called Republican challenger Tommy Tuberville “Coach Clueless” on Friday, stepping up attacks on the former college football coach for his recent comments about the coronavirus.

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COVID-19: Calgary hair salon cutting social distancing citing ‘provincial double-standard’

A Calgary hair salon is pushing back on current COVID-19 restrictions, citing a loss in revenue. As Blake Lough reports, the owner of the business claims there is a provincial double-standard that is impacting their business.

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Liberals to announce support for childcare, health care in upcoming throne speech

Liberal government is expected to prioritize childcare and health spending, including money for long-term care, in the upcoming throne speech.The Sept. 23 Speech from the Throne will reset the government’s agenda and define Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s priorities.

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World’s insurers await UK Covid ruling with billions at stake

insurers named in the case, and could affect others that have policies containing the wordings, including Allianz SE, American International Group Inc. and Chubb Ltd.

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Coronavirus: Doug Ford, Justin Trudeau push vigilance as COVID-19 cases rise

COVID-19 case numbers have jumped to the highest level in Ontario in 10 weeks. Premier Doug Ford and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered a stark warning: If we are not vigilant, we will continue to see a rise. Travis Dhanraj reports.

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Coronavirus: Okanagan post-secondary students adapting to ‘new normal’

Post-secondary institutes are now open for their fall semester, albeit with a much different start then ever before.Global News talked to some post-secondary students to see how they are transitioning to their new normal.“It’s definitely a huge change; there are a lot less people than I expected,” said Anibe Abba, a UBC-Okanagan student.“I wake up in the morning and no one is on the streets.

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Should you still be disinfecting your groceries? Two experts say no

coronavirus pandemic began, you are not alone.Even Montreal Children’s Hospital Infectious Diseases Specialist Dr. Christos Karatzios was doing so for a while.“I used to, in the beginning of the pandemic,” he told Global News.More than just wiping the grocery items, many shoppers tried to keep anyone else from touching them.

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Montreal study indicates young people less likely to follow COVID-19 rules

COVID-19 health guidelines, although they are well aware of the increased consequences of contracting the virus.The study was compiled by several professors at Laval University as well as the Polytechnique of Montreal.

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Truck drivers in Manitoba share experiences from the first 6 months of the pandemic

COVID-19 pandemic put a halt to many industries, but not essential services like the transportation of goods.Truck drivers have continued to travel to places most of us aren’t even allowed, and the importance of the trucking industry has been front and centre for the last six months. Advocates ask for empathy as Winnipeg’s first COVID-19 case in a school is identified “When all people were afraid, sitting at home, and we were just like truckers,” truck driver Kulwant Jhinger said.

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Business, property owners demand the City of Montreal be more friendly to their interests

Preventing second wave a shared responsibility Quebec premier warns amid uptick in COVID-19 cases This regulation applies to eight boroughs of the city.Jean-François Tremblay, property owner and spokesperson for Coalition pour la qualité des logements, told Global News he believes Plante is implementing this regulation because her party failed to deliver on her campaign promise to develop 12,000 social housing units in the city.“She is instrumentalizing the Montreal economy for her political advancement and re-election,” Tremblay said.Tremblay also criticized the lack of public consultations held by the city on the matter of renovations.As Montreal faces a housing shortage crisis, landlords argue that in lieu of the city getting involved,

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Duet bike gives seniors in Alberta care home sense of freedom during pandemic

Willow Creek Continuing Care Centre in Claresholm, Alta., are getting a chance to soak up the sunshine.“It’s something that kind of lets you enjoy where you live and everything about it,” said Ross Mouser.Residents at the centre are using a duet bike to enjoy some fresh air, stay safe and socially distanced.

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Coronavirus: Should kids heading back to school get tested for COVID-19?

As of Friday, 12 Ontario schools and a school board office had recorded cases of COVID-19. As assessment centres see an increase in parents taking their children to get tested, Miranda Anthistle speaks with Dr.

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COVID-19: Calgary businesses facing tough challenges with student customers not wearing masks

Businesses near Calgary schools are dealing with some new problems related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Gil Tucker has more on the challenges they face as they try to welcome back students who show up not wearing masks.

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Highest Covid-19 incidence rate in rural Monaghan district

A sparsely populated rural electoral district in Co Monaghan has the highest concentration of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the country, despite having recorded just one additional case between June and August this year.

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Covid-19: What the experts are saying?

Ireland's Covid-19 case figures are rising at a rate health officials are increasingly concerned about and unhappy with.

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Province spent $150,000 to house Albertans who couldn’t self-isolate at home

The province has spent approximately $150,000 to house and feed Albertans who can’t self-isolate at home or with family and friends.Information provided to Global News by Alberta Health reveals, for the first time, the financial lengths the province has gone to provide hotel and motel accommodations for COVID-19 positive Albertans who can’t safely self-isolate.

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Parent of COVID-19-positive Lethbridge student speaks out

The mother of a COVID-19-positive Chinook High School student says she hopes sharing the backlash he faced from classmates following the school’s outbreak will help other parents navigate future outbreaks. Emily Olsen reports.

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Parent says Lethbridge student who tested positive for COVID-19 is being targeted

The mother of a Chinook High School student in Lethbridge who tested positive for COVID-19 says her child was not aware he was infectious and showed zero symptoms. She has asked for her identity not to be shared to protect her son. Alberta Health Services says COVID-19 outbreak declared at Lethbridge’s Chinook High School She says the information put out by both the school division and Alberta Health Services suggested he was knowingly infectious, rather than unknowingly asymptomatic, and it put a target on them, which resulted in numerous accusatory texts from other students to her son’s phone.“He did get a lot of negative texts stating: ‘I heard you had COVID-19.

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Coronavirus: Fauci warns about indoor activities amid pandemic as cold weather approaches

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Fisher River test shows first probable COVID-19 case on a Manitoba First Nation

COVID-19 case has been detected on Fisher River Cree Nation, which would be the first case on a Manitoba First Nation.In a statement released Friday, Fisher River Health Services said the person received a positive test in the community Thursday.It has been sent to the provincial laboratory for confirmation. The person is in stable condition and self-isolating.The investigation has found the person was exposed to the virus in Winnipeg on Sept.

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COVID-19 ICU patients face lengthy recoveries: Alberta critical care doctor

Dr. Peter Brindley joined Gord Steinke to describe the typical ICU stay for a COVID-19 patient.

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Seth Meyers Dismantles Trump’s Anti-Panic COVID-19 Strategy

During his first official week back in studio, Late Night host Seth Meyers broke down President Donald Trump's latest scandal involving comments to Watergate journalist Bob Woodward. The recently released interviews reveal the president was aware of the severity of the novel coronavirus pandemic in its earliest months and knowingly downplayed it.

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Only 1.4% of kids, teenagers diagnosed with coronavirus in Canada hospitalized

COVID-19.Statistics from the Public Health Agency of Canada reveal only 1.4 per cent of 10,467 infected kids and teens ended up in hospital with the disease, compared to 13.5 per cent of 84,979 cases involving all ages.That amounted to 149 patients younger than 20 who were hospitalized between April 1 and Aug. 26, 2020, including 29 sent to intensive care.

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Coronavirus: City of Toronto-run childcare centres operating under new protocols

At many daycare centres across Toronto, dozens of new COVID-19 protocols and procedures have been underway for weeks. Global News visits a licensed child care centre in Scarborough to learn how workers are adapting to their new normal.

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B.C. officials report 132 new cases of COVID-19, 49 people in hospital

B.C. health officials release a written statement with the daily COVID-19 numbers for Friday, Sept.

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Pandemic total tops 28 million cases

Fueled by an ongoing surge in India, the world's second most populous country, the global COVID-19 total passed 28 million cases today, amid cases trending higher in other parts of the world, including Europe.

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Close case contact, dining out tied to COVID-19 spread

Studies today led by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigators highlight US transmission patterns of COVID-19 and show that close contact with confirmed cases and eating out at restaurants were linked to an increased likelihood of contracting the novel virus, while children in three Utah daycare centers were more likely to spread the virus to household members than among each other.

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Coronavirus: Interior Health warning of possible COIVD-19 exposure at hotel in downtown Kelowna

coronavirus exposure following a private party at a hotel in downtown Kelowna during the Labour Day weekend.According to the health agency, a number of people gathered in a common area or on a balcony at Hotel Zed on Abbott Street during the early hours of Monday, Sept. 7.Interior Health says the people may have been exposed to COVID-19, adding the party is reported to have taken place between midnight and 3:30 a.m.

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B.C. reports 132 new COVID-19 cases, number of patients in hospital climbs again

COVID-19 cases in British Columbia continued their steady upward climb, Friday reaching a new all-time high of 1,461.In a written statement, provincial health officials reported another 132 new cases of the coronavirus, just a few shy of the record 139 reported on Thursday. B.C.

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COVID-19 and risk assessment

A new study shows who is more likely to take health risks when it comes to COVID-19. According to researchers, the numbers aren’t surprising.

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COVID-19: Alberta updates guidelines for singing and musical instruments

Dr. Deena Hinshaw announces Alberta has updated its COVID-19 guidelines for singing and musical instruments.

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COVID-19: To wipe or not to wipe?

That is the question that many people are asking themselves these days.

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Police in Quebec to start handing out fines to anti-maskers

As of Saturday, anyone caught not wearing a mask while in an indoor, public space could be subject to a fine in Quebec. This is a last ditch effort by the province to help curb the spread of the coronavirus in Quebec.

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Alberta COVID-19 update: Sept. 11, 2020

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, provides an update on the province’s COVID-19 numbers for Sept. 11, 2020.

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Dr. Hinshaw explains COVID-19’s effects on the body

Alberta’s Dr. Deena Hinshaw lays out what is known about COVID-19 and its effects.

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Nebraska to end nearly all social distancing restrictions amid upward trend in new COVID-19 cases

LINCOLN, Neb. - Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts will end nearly all of his state's social-distancing restrictions on Monday even as the number of new coronavirus cases has trended upward over the last few months.The new rules will still limit the size of large indoor gatherings, such as concerts, meeting halls and theaters, but will drop all other state-imposed mandates in favor of voluntary guidelines, as other conservative states have done.“We are loosening the restrictions further on Sept.

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Tourism in Philadelphia still feeling effects of COVID-19 pandemic

PHILADELPHIA - Tourism in Philadelphia is still feeling the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The best days for Darnell Fassett’s business are blazing hot, so Friday's clouds and cooler temperatures were not perfect for hats, umbrellas and ice cold water, but he’ll take it.“Past two or three months it’s been dead out here, but as you can see people are coming back and there spending money here and there,” Fassett said.The spending will have to dramatically improve to make up for the body blow tourism in the Philadelphia region has taken from COVID-19."The industry had its best year ever in 2019 and immediately and suddenly, globally the entire industry just stopped," Jeff Guaracino, president and CEO of Visit Philadelphia,

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‘We are still here:’ Orlando Ballet dancer ready to take the stage again

ORLANDO, Fla. – Beginning next month, the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts said it’s ready to reopen its doors to major events, preparing to host Orlando Ballet for its performance of Sleeping Beauty.“We are still here,” said Cheryl Collins, executive director of Orlando Ballet.

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Flight to Regina had confirmed coronavirus case: SHA

COVID-19 was likely exposed to a flight that arrived at the Regina International Airport.The health authority says an individual who tested positive for COVID-19 visited the airport on Sept. 6 when they were likely infectious.

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B.C. Hockey League approves back-up plan if health officials don’t allow fans to attend games

COVID-19 rules don’t allow much-needed gate revenue.On Friday, the junior-A league said its board of governors has unanimously approved an alternative plan that involves player fees, a reduced schedule and government support.Unlike professional leagues, which financially benefit from television deals, minor and amateur sports leagues in North America are heavily dependent on gate revenues to make financial ends meet.

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Coronavirus: Halloween in Ottawa should be about behaviour, not rules, Dr. Etches says

coronavirus prevention, not setting hard rules one way or another, amid debates across the province on whether kids should be allowed to trick or treat door-to-door this year.Speaking to media Friday afternoon, Ottawa’s medical officer of health, Dr.

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Coronavirus: No new cases, testing surpasses 26,000 for Peterborough and area

coronavirus on Friday.That keeps the overall case total at 106 for the health unit’s jurisdiction of Peterborough, Peterborough County, Hiawatha First Nation and Curve Lake First Nation. The last new case was reported on Monday.Of the 106 cases, there is only one active case in the region, the health unit reports.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
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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