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‘Full of sadness’: Alberta doctor shares heartbreaking details on working the COVID-19 ward

Dr. Neeja Bakshi on Sunday.Bakshi is an internal medicine physician who is working the COVID-19 ward at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton.She shared a series of tweets this weekend in hopes of highlighting the importance of stopping the spread of the deadly virus.Start rounding.

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Jarome who? Boston TV station unknowingly interviews hockey legend Iginla about the weather

Hockey Hall of Famer Jarome Iginla.Iginla appeared in a Saturday segment on Boston 25 News that covered a wintry storm that hit Massachusetts this weekend.“I like the winter, but not necessarily this — this might be a little too much,” Iginla said.Is it just me, or was this Jarome Iginla being interviewed at a rest area during storm coverage and Ch. 25 might not have realized it? @NicoleOliverio pic.twitter.com/F43BCYeqg2— Jim Clark (@In_The_Slot) December 6, 2020Iginla grew up in St.

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Nova Scotia reports 1 case of COVID-19 at an elementary school in Dartmouth

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]In the meantime, students and staff will receive an update Wednesday.As with any positive case, public health said it will be in touch with any close contacts of this case and advise of next steps.“Everyone who is a close contact will be notified, tested and asked to self-isolate for 14 days,” health officials said.

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Beaumont carolers sing at care home facing COVID-19 outbreak; Alberta Health permits masked, distanced outdoor performances

In its latest public update related to the outbreak, Covenant Health said that a total of 11 residents have died from the virus.While Talbert knew she wanted to cheer up the residents, she also knew there were strict rules when it comes to group singing.So she asked Covenant Care Chateau Vitaline if the choir could come share some festive music with its residents — from the safety of outside.“Christmas is nostalgic and Christmas feels like home,” Talbert said.“If we can bring some joy to these people, then mission accomplished.” Edmonton senior brings joy to others during pandemic with her artistic touch Talbert and her choir — the Beaumont Songbirds — sing outside in groups of ten, physically distanced, with masks on.The care home gets a

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'Is Miami back?': Hurricanes may finally have a good answer

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Miami coach Manny Diaz was coming back from a bout with COVID-19, as was quarterback D’Eriq King and several other players. The Hurricanes hadn’t practiced in two weeks, final exams were further limiting football time and a few starters still had to sit out amid health concerns.Somehow, that all led to Miami’s most lopsided Atlantic Coast Conference win.The annual question in Coral Gables — “Is Miami back?” — might finally have an answer Hurricanes fans will like.

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New Brunswick confirms 4 new coronavirus cases, 2 regions moving back to yellow

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]She also reminded New Brunswickers not to have big holiday gatherings.“We’ve been able to avoid the disasters from other provinces and we need to keep that up,” said Russell.Premier Blaine Higgs, who was also at the briefing, said that an all-party cabinet committee agreed that the Moncton and Fredericton regions will return to the yellow phase at midnight.In the meantime, Saint John will remain in the orange phase due to the number of active cases in the area, but Higgs notes that it could go back to yellow “possibly later this week.”“I am convinced that working together, we will get through this.”

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Active COVID-19 cases in Ottawa back above 400 for first time in two weeks

OTTAWA -- Ottawa Public Health is reporting 62 more people in Ottawa have tested positive for COVID-19 and the number of people with active infections is back above 400 for the first time in two weeks.

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Alberta Health Minister: ‘the main worry at this time is social gatherings’

Tyler Shandro, Alberta’s health minister, tells Mercedes Stephenson on ‘The West Block’ the province has directed its measures at social gatherings to try and curb the spread of COVID-19.

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UK gears up for huge vaccination plan watched by the world

LONDON – The coronavirus vaccine developed by American drugmaker Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech was being sent to hospitals across the U.K. in super-cold containers on Sunday, two days ahead of the kickoff of Britain's biggest-ever immunization program, one being closely watched around the world.Around 800,000 doses of the vaccine are expected to be in place for the start of the rollout on Tuesday, a day that British Health Secretary Matt Hancock has reportedly dubbed as “V-Day,” a nod to triumphs in World War II.“Despite the huge complexities, hospitals will kickstart the first phase of the largest scale vaccination campaign in our country’s history from Tuesday,” said Professor Stephen Powis, NHS England’s national medical director.

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Haskins & Talgo: Coronavirus school closings are hurting students — it’s time to reopen

Children throughout the U.S. are being harmed by being kept out of school in response to the coronavirus pandemic, even though the overwhelming majority don’t face a significant risk from the virus.

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US star soprano misses La Scala gala season-open debut

MILAN – Soprano Lisette Oropesa was to be the first American to sing a title role in the gala season opener at La Scala since Maria Callas in the 1950s. Then Italy’s virus cases surged.An outbreak in both La Scala’s chorus and its orchestra forced the country’s premier opera house to cancel for the first time one of the top events on Europe's cultural calendar.Oropesa is now set to be one of more than 20 opera stars, among them Placido Domingo, Roberto Alagna and Piotr Beczała, recording arias and duets from the tiered theater for a broadcast gala event marking the traditional Dec.

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Coronavirus vaccines: China prepares large-scale rollout of domestically made vaccines

PTI.Health experts say even if they are successful, the certification process for the United States, Europe, Japan and other developed countries might be too complex for them to be used there.However, China said it will ensure the products are affordable for developing countries.Mainland China reports 18 new casesMainland China reported 18 new Covid-19 cases on 5 December, up from 17 cases from a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Sunday.The National Health Commission said in a statement that 17 of the new cases were imported infections.

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Covid crisis sees three times more food banks than McDonald's on Scots high streets

food banks as McDonald’s restaurants, research has found.The Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN) has said new analysis to be published shows there are 165 venues where the public can donate food.In addition, there are 129 food banks run by the Trussell Trust charity, bringing the total to 294. It’s feared the number may be even higher.Fast-food giant McDonald’s has 95 outlets in Scotland.IFAN’s Sabine Goodwin said: “This is an incredibly depressing statistic that shows how prevalent food banks are across Scotland, many more than McDonald’s restaurants we see on most high streets and in shopping centres.

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China prepares large-scale rollout of COVID-19 vaccines

TAIPEI – Provincial governments across China are placing orders for experimental, domestically made coronavirus vaccines, though health officials have yet to say how well they work or how they may reach the country's 1.4 billion people.Developers are speeding up final testing, the Chinese foreign minister said Thursday during a U.N. meeting, as Britain issued approval for emergency use of Pfizer Inc.'s vaccine candidate and providers scrambled to set up distribution.China's fledgling pharmaceutical industry has at least five vaccines from four producers being tested in more than a dozen countries including Russia, Egypt and Mexico.

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New research suggests Alberta COVID-19 R value currently too high to lift restrictions

new measures announced on Nov. 24.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Kenney said the province’s R value must be below one by Dec.

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Anti-mask rally amid B.C. COVID-19 case surge ‘really concerning’: respirologist

COVID-19, as case numbers continue to rise.Crowds gathered at the Vancouver Art Galley, Saturday, for a “B.C. Christmas Freedom Rally” opposing masks and restrictions on activities and social gatherings implemented by public health order.

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Book leads No. 2 Irish past Syracuse 45-21 in home finale

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Ian Book threw three touchdown passes and ran for two scores in his final home game at Notre Dame, leading the second-ranked Fighting Irish to a 45-21 victory against Syracuse on Saturday.The fifth-year senior led the Irish to a victory as a starter for the 30th time, the most ever for a Notre Dame quarterback. The Irish (10-0, 9-0 ACC, CFP No.

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SJHL season paused until 2021 due to COVID-19

Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League players have returned home for what will be an early and extended holiday break.

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Single dad who beat Covid-19 going without so kids can have presents at Christmas

Big-hearted Mirror readers have already helped us reach £30,000 in the opening week of our Save A Kid’s Christmas campaign.

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Surrey beefing up school COVID-19 exposure notification protocol

COVID-19 exposures.The new protocol will see the district send out three different types of notification letters.Under the former protocol, a single letter was sent out to all families of a school if there was a possible exposure on the property.Significant changes coming today to @Fraserhealth school exposure protocols. Now specifically informing people in a class whether they have been exposed or not exposed.

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Strictly Come Dancing makes huge change to final due to coronavirus pandemic

Strictly Come Dancing fans were delighted when the glitzy Saturday night spectacular returned to our screens.Many heralded the return to the ballroom as being the saviour of 2020.And although familiar, there have been a few major changes to the show the year as it navigates tricky coronavirus waters.For the 2020 competition the number of dancers was been cut, and the show has a smaller running time.Judge Bruno Tonioli is also absent this year, unable to commute from the States back to Elstree studios.And for the first time the ballroom embraced a same-sex partnership, with boxer Nicola Adams attempting to go for the glitterball trophy with partner Katya Jones.Sadly, Nicola and Katya had to withdraw from the competition after Katya tested

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Pennsylvania sets daily high with over 12,800 new COVID-19 infections

(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) HARRISBURG - The number of daily coronavirus infections in Pennsylvania reached a staggering new high on Saturday as state health officials announced more than 12,800 new positive test results. Pennsylvania noted that more than 1,000 of the 5,230 people currently in state hospitals with coronavirus are in intensive care. Most of the patients who are gravely ill are over the age of 65, according to health officials.Pennsylvania's death toll grew by 149 on Saturday, which pushed the overall number of virus-attributed fatalities in the state to 11,262.

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Funeral service for Indigenous hockey pioneer Fred Sasakamoose to be livestreamed

livestreamed on Facebook starting at noon CT.

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Matt Gaetz hits back after Gov. Murphy says he's 'not welcome' in NJ

FOX NEWS - U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz fired back Friday after Democratic New Jersey Gov.

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Central Florida families meet after kidney transplants

ORLANDO, Fla. – Hallie Thomas barely resisted the urge to run over and hug Jamie McKenzie on Nov. 23 when they met at AdventHealth Orlando — three months after both donated a kidney to save the life of each other’s loved one.Thomas, a 34-year-old teacher from Winter Garden, gave one of her kidneys to McKenzie’s 4-year-old daughter Emery.

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'We have to be each other's rock': The family fighting back after losing three jobs to the pandemic

managed to set up own baby clothing business, named RuJo after her boys.

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Russia targets high-risk workers as 70 new vaccine centres open in Moscow

Russia has begun vaccinating workers at high risk of becoming infected with Covid-19.

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High court to decide whether Nazi art case stays in US court

WASHINGTON – Jed Leiber was an adult before he learned that his family was once part-owner of a collection of centuries-old religious artworks now said to be worth at least $250 million.Over a steak dinner at a New York City restaurant in the 1990s he had asked his mother about his grandfather, a prominent art dealer who fled Germany after Adolf Hitler came to power. “What was grandpa most proud of in his business?” he asked.“He was very, very proud to have acquired the Guelph Treasure, and then was forced to sell it to the Nazis,” she told him.That conversation set Leiber, of West Hollywood, California, on a decadeslong mission to reclaim some 40 pieces of the Guelph Treasure on display in a Berlin museum.

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Ontario family who relocated to New Brunswick warns others about moving company concerns

Moving scams: How to avoid being ripped off “At the end of the moving, it was a long day; we were still dealing with the closing for our house and taking care of the two boys,” Lilia says in an interview.“So the driver just tried to convince me to sign the paper, which is the flat rate for 21,000 pounds. He told me to believe that our stuff from two-bedroom apartment was more than 30,000 pounds.”So, she signed it.“They advised her it was in her best interest to sign a flat rate option,” says Lilia’s husband, James.

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‘It’s our duty’: How giving Canadians a basic income can improve health and reduce costs

The New Reality about having to work 60 to 80 hours a week prior to receiving the provincial government basic income.“I felt very stuck and kind of trapped in this situation, where I just sort of had to keep on working in order to survive in the hopes that in the future it would get better,” she says.She said the basic income pilot allowed her to stop working at multiple dead-end jobs, and to start her own business instead.

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ECDC warns of 'high' infection risk during festive season

The European Centre for Disease Control has issued a new report, in which it warns of the increased risk of Covid-19 transmission during the festive season.

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Swiss slopes buzz as those of neighbors sit idle in pandemic

GENEVA – Two weeks after beating COVID-19, Thierry Salamin huffs as his ski boots crunch through Swiss snow near the Matterhorn peak, readying for a downhill run with his mood as bright as his blue and fluorescent yellow ski getup and the sun overhead. The 31-year-old real estate agent from the southwestern Swiss region of Wallis can’t believe he is skiing during a pandemic, let alone one that he personally endured — and which has driven a wedge between his country and its Alpine neighbors over where people can ski, and where they can't.

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COVID-19 staffing crunch forces Vancouver Catholic school online

COVID-19.In a letter to parents, Our Lady of Perpetual Help said all learning would be conducted virtually from next Tuesday until Dec. 18.

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Coronavirus: Okanagan post-secondary students navigating online learning

As the last semester of 2020 comes to an end, for many post-secondary students it’s the end of a unique semester centered around online learning.“Personally, it’s a lot tougher than in-person class,” said Alex Sol, a UBC Okanagan engineering student.“The interactions, the face-to-face with teachers and classmates that you don’t get makes it definitely much harder.” Canadian universities could lose millions, possibly billions due to coronavirus: StatCan Another Okanagan post-secondary student, Shayla Carson, just recently wrote a paper on how COVID-19 is impacting students.“Honestly, the kind of consensus (I’ve heard) across everybody, is that it’s generally harder,” said Carson.“Their anxiety seems to be a lot higher.”Carson said students

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Edmonton salon speaks out after client awaiting COVID-19 test results didn’t disclose status

The owner of an Edmonton salon is speaking out about the careless actions of one of her clients. A customer who came in for a haircut was waiting on their COVID-19 test results but didn’t let anyone know — and then two days later found out she was positive.

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Human remains found on Brigantine Beach

ATLANTIC COUNTY, N.J. - New Jersey State Police are investigating after human remains were found on Brigantine Beach.A passerby reported locating the remains on the northern portion of the beach around 10 a.m. Thursday. New Jersey State Police, State Park Police, and Brigantine Police Department responded to the scene.

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Coronavirus: Toronto Public Health updates school screening criteria for local schools

Officials in Toronto have announced updated screening guidelines for children. Shallima Maharaj reports.

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Report cites staffing, infection control concerns at northern Manitoba personal care home

‘All the families deserve better than that’: Winnipeg woman whose mom died at Maples care home It also showed that nurses and health care staff were performing day-to-day tasks, including changing lightbulbs, maintenance, and repairing equipment. On the day of the standards review, a health care aide was filling in as the cook.“It’s very tragic,” Long Term & Continuing Care Association of Manitoba executive director Jan Legeros said.

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Edmonton salon owner says customer awaiting COVID-19 results came in, later tested positive

Alberta businesses react to new COVID-19 restrictions She says the client did not tell anyone she had symptoms or that she was had been tested for COVID-19 and was waiting for the results.“I couldn’t really tell… She hid it well,” Glena said.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Two days later, the woman called to say that she tested positive for COVID-19 and that she knowingly went to the salon with symptoms.Glena immediately called Alberta Health Services and booked a test.“I went to get a test… I am negative, but I still have to isolate on the off chance that I do develop symptoms and have to test again,” Glena said.She says the sudden isolation and fear of developing symptoms is all very unexpected

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Coronavirus: Parents of students at Evergreen Elementary calling for answers

Parents of students who attend a Saint-Lazare elementary school are fuming over the way a recent COVID-19 outbreak was handled. Some say the school should have been closed.

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Montgomery County school districts making their own decisions on return to in-person learning

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Pa. - Two weeks of required remote learning is up for Montgomery County school. So will students be heading back to the classrom? Well, it’s up to the school districts.At a Montgomery County elementary school, the welcome back sign is already posted.One North Penn second grader goes back early next week and her mom is pleased.“I’m happy that the county allowed the districts to go ahead and make that decision for themselves.

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Celeb landlords back call to give £2billion supermarket Covid tax refund to pubs

Celebrity landlords Tom Kerridge and Jodie Kidd back the Mirror’s call to give a £2billion supermarket Covid tax break refund to struggling pubs.

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Nova Scotia choir students release music video after not being able to sing amid the pandemic

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N.S. choir students sing over video amid COVID-19 restrictions

A group of high school music students want their voices to be heard amid the pandemic. They’re unable to take part in group singing due to concerns over the spread of COVID-19, so the students put together a video and an original song to lift their spirits and inspire others.

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COVID-19: 2nd case reported at St. Paul Catholic Elementary School in Norwood

COVID-19 this week has been reported at St. Paul Catholic Elementary School in Norwood, Ont.Principal Derek Abrams issued another letter to parents and staff, noting that Peterborough Public Health confirmed a second case.

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Saint-Lazare parents fuming over handling of COVID-19 outbreak at school

COVID-19 at the school, and according to them, the situation is out of control. Quebec government outlines holiday plans with schools to close early to allow for 4 days of family gatherings “I don’t think that the kids are safe in any way,” said Seguin.According to the Lester B.

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Suspected shoplifter punches CVS clerk, leads Flagler deputies on 100 mph pursuit, video shows

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – Flagler County deputies arrested 30-year-old Steven Hoxworth after he led them on a wild ride that started in Ormond Beach on Thursday afternoon.“We got a bolo out of Volusia County in reference to a strong-armed robbery suspect that just committed a strong-armed robbery at CVS,” said Cmdr. Gerald Dittola.Ormond Beach Police said surveillance video inside the store showed Hoxworth trying to steal a cart full of items, but the clerk intercepted.

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