Edmonton to reopen rec centres as EXPO centre being considered as COVID-19 vaccination site

as she shares a fresh update with fans. The update from Rylan comes on social media a day after he was rushed to hospital.

The number of coronavirus infections is continuing to plummet in all 10 boroughs in Greater Manchester, latest figures show.

Late Friday afternoon, a judge granted an injunction which prevents protesters from stopping the flow of traffic across the Ambassador Bridge. Sean O’Shea reports.

“Freedom Convoy” originally meant to protest COVID-19 vaccine mandates and quarantine rules for cross-border truck drivers has entered its 16th day on Saturday.Police in Windsor, Ont. say they’ve begun enforcement actions against protesters who blocked access to the Ambassador Bridge for days.They say they’ve told protesters at the scene to head home, and several have begun packing up tents.

COVID-19 today as virus-related hospitalizations continue to decline across the province.The Health Department says 2,143 people are in hospital with the disease, after 144 patients were admitted in the past 24 hours and 215 were discharged.#COVID19 – En date du 11 février, voici la situation au Québec: https://t.co/pwoUoaBgaF pic.twitter.com/aR2nlnEvXO— Santé Québec (@sante_qc) February 12, 2022It says the number of overall virus-related hospitalizations are down by 71.Officials say 153 patients are listed in intensive care, a drop of 11.The province is also reporting 2,359 new cases confirmed by molecular testing, which is limited to certain higher-risk groups.They say 33,661 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine were administered on Friday.

A robot dog operating alongside ATVs in the southwest U.S. Photo: Courtesy Ghost Robotics.

Police in Windsor, Ont., commenced their enforcement Saturday of an injunction granted on Friday by an Ontario judge to allow for protesters at the Ambassador Bridge to be cleared out. Sean O’Shea has more details on how the enforcement proceeded, with protesters closest to the bridge seen moving back peacefully, while others drove their vehicles away from the area.

COVID-19 in Nova Scotia declined slightly since Friday, the province announced on Saturday.In an abbreviated weekend news release, the province said there were 79 people in hospital who were admitted due to COVID-19 and were receiving specialized care in a designated unit. That’s down by three since Friday.However, another three people were in intensive care, for a total of 14.

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SALT LAKE CITY - Traffic deaths decreased in Utah after the state enacted the strictest drunken driving laws in the nation five years ago, new research published Friday by a U.S. government agency shows.The findings, which pertain to fatalities involving and not involving alcohol, provide initial validation for conservative lawmakers who passed the law over concerns from restaurant and tourism industry lobbyists.In the study published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, researchers wrote that, in the years after Utah changed the drunken driving threshold from .08% to .05% blood-alcohol content, the number of crashes and fatalities fell even though drivers logged more miles."Changing the law to .05% in Utah saved lives and motivated more drivers to take steps to avoid driving impaired," said Dr.

HARPER, Kan. - Rain on a wedding day can be upsetting for any couple, but a tornado can be downright frightening during the vows.In some cultures, rain is viewed as good luck, symbolizing various things from fertility to unity. It can also represent that your marriage will last a lifetime. Candra and Caleb Pence would agree.It was May 19, 2012, and the 21-year-old bride was ready to marry the man of her dreams.

MOSCOW - With the risk of war looming larger, Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden held a high-stakes telephone call Saturday as a tense world watched and worried that an invasion of Ukraine could begin within days.Before talking to Biden, Putin had a telephone call with French President Emmanuel Macron, who met with him in Moscow earlier in the week to try to resolve the biggest security crisis between Russia and the West since the Cold War. A Kremlin summary of the call suggested that little progress was made toward cooling down the tensions.The closely watched call between Biden and Putin began shortly after 11 a.m.

KABUL, Afghanistan - Demonstrators in Afghanistan’s capital Saturday condemned President Joe Biden’s order freeing up $3.5 billion in Afghan assets held in the U.S. for families of America’s 9/11 victims — saying the money belongs to Afghans.Protesters who gathered outside Kabul's grand Eid Gah mosque asked America for financial compensation for the tens of thousands of Afghans killed during the last 20 years of war in Afghanistan.Biden's order, signed Friday, allocates another $3.5 billion in Afghan assets for humanitarian aid to a trust fund to be managed by the U.N.

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COVID-19 on Saturday.According to the provincial COVID-19 dashboard, the deaths involve a person in their 70s and two people in their 80s in Zone 1 and one person in their 90s in Zone 4.A total of 286 people with COVID-19 have now died in New Brunswick. Anti-mandate demonstration in Fredericton enters Day 2 Since Friday, hospitalizations have dropped by 13, for a total of 122 people in hospital.

Ottawa is seeing another influx of people in the downtown as the demonstrations against COVID-19 public health measures and vaccine mandates enters its third weekend. Reports say there was some sort of party or additional protest late Friday night.

WILLINGBORO, Pa. - Officials in Burlington County announced Saturday that a man was shot and killed in a parking lot in a Willingboro shopping center. The investigation began after officers were called to the Kennedy Plaza in the 400 block of John F. Kennedy Way just after 7:30 p.m.

COLOMBO (News 1st); President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that the nature or extent of the challenges will not matter in fulfilling the promises made to the people.He noted that development activities continue in the country while taking necessary steps to control the COVID-19 pandemic.The President also pointed out that the economy, which had been collapsed for nearly two years, is gradually recovering.The President made these remarks participating in the first round of discussions in a series of sessions with professionals representing various fields, held at the President’s House on Friday (11).The professionals who participated in the discussion said that they are further committed to make the national programme a success by giving the necessary strength to achieve the goals desired by the President, said a statement.The professionals vehemently rejected the allegations spread by some sections with the objective of achieving narrow political agendas, the statement added.Experts in the field said that the new approach to agriculture initiated by the President is being continuously supported by the researchers and entrepreneurs who are engaged full time in these fields, further noted the statement.Representatives from a wide range of fields, including education, policy, sociology, agriculture, research, water and renewable energy, medical, engineering and innovation, were present at the discussion with the President.Ministers, State Ministers, Members of Parliament, the Governor of the Central Bank, the Secretary to the President, the Principal Advisor to the President and many others were also present.

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Ontario hospital on Saturday with COVID-19, as the province continues to battle the pandemic.New data released by the province on Feb. 12 suggests a drop in the number of people in hospital from the previous day.

Health Matters February 11: As the Alberta Diabetes Foundation’s 48 Hours to Stop Diabetes fundraiser continues, Su-Ling Goh explains how local researchers are aiming to find a pharmaceutical way to achieve Type 2 remission, by understanding the diabetes “dimmer switch.”

were discharged in the past twenty four hours taking the total to 10,31,304.

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◾New cases in State: 3,202◾New cases in B'lore: 1,293◾Positivity rate: State - 2.95%; Blore - 2.49%◾Discharges: 8,988◾Active cases: State- 38,747; B'lore- 16k◾Deaths:38 (B'lore- 10)◾Tests: 1,08,534#COVID

Alberta doctors reflect on COVID-19 one year later and what’s next An additional 36 U.K. variant cases were confirmed Saturday, bringing the total variant cases to 599.

City of Edmonton said Saturday that it was planning to bring back temporary shared streets in spring 2021 to support physical distancing for pedestrians amid COVID-19.The city said a “set of locations similar to 2020” will be implemented in the spring.

took the podium to announce the province’s first presumptive case of COVID-19.The pandemic has since impacted every single Albertan. A year later, it still isn’t over.“I think we all naively thought, ‘Oh, three months or six months or nine months,'” COVID-19 ward physician Dr.

COVID-19 crisis edges into a second year, the food processing industry wants provinces to include plant workers in the next phase of vaccinations.After a two-week shutdown, the Olymel pork processing plant in Red Deer, Alta., resumed operations Thursday.

COVID-19 continues to taper off in Alberta, the province is setting its sights on reducing wait times for surgeries that were cancelled and postponed in the early days of the pandemic.Health Minister Tyler Shandro said Friday that the province is aiming to perform 55,000 additional scheduled surgeries this year, on top of the 29,000 operations done in a typical year. AHS starts to work through backlog of surgeries after pause due to COVID-19 “We’re going to eliminate the backlog this year and press on toward the goal of the Alberta Surgical Initiative — to provide all scheduled surgeries within clinically acceptable times by 2023,” he said.“We know what we want our wait times to be.

COVID-19 in the province Friday, bringing the total number of Albertans who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus to 135,196.There were 243 people in hospital across the province, with 44 receiving care in the ICU.As of Friday’s update, there were 4,639 active cases of COVID-19 in Alberta. There were 1,654 cases reported in the Calgary zone and 1,101 active cases in the Edmonton zone.

Ottawa, Alberta to distribute 1-time $1,200 payment to COVID-19 front-line workers The portal was temporarily shut down and the issue was resolved, he added.“We are working with employers to contact affected employees directly and, as a precaution, the Government of Alberta will be providing credit monitoring to affected employees to ensure the protection of their identities, personal information and credit.”Premier Jason Kenney announced the one-time payment of $1,200 on Feb.

COVID-19 vaccines are approved in Canada, some Albertans are asking whether they may be able to pick which vaccine they receive – a possibility that medical ethicists are raising concerns over.Health Canada has approved the Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccines for use in Canada.

his lawyer argued he should be free to lead worshippers until his trial.James Coates with GraceLife Church, west of Edmonton, has been in jail for over two weeks and is appealing his bail conditions. GraceLife Church pastor should be allowed to lead services until his trial: lawyer Coates is charged with violating Alberta’s Public Health Act and with breaking a promise to abide by conditions of his bail release, which is a Criminal Code offence.His lawyer, James Kitchen, told court Thursday that Coates can’t follow a bail condition that forbids him from holding services, because that would violate his conscience by disobeying God.A prosecutor argued that the pastor’s release is a danger to the public.

COVID-19 guidelines.As part of Step 2 of Alberta’s reopening plan, low-intensity individual and group exercising will once again be allowed at various Calgary rec centres, including:The Thornhill facility will open on March 8, with the others to follow on March 9.People can book individual workout appointments, which will begin March 9, starting March 5.

COVID-19 rules is to appeal his bail conditions today.James Coates with GraceLife Church, west of Edmonton, has been in jail for just over two weeks.Coates is charged with violating Alberta’s Public Health Act and with breaking a promise to abide by conditions of his bail release, which is a Criminal Code offence.

Olymel announced Wednesday night that it is reopening its pork plant in Red Deer, Alta., after it temporarily closed for two weeks due to a deadly COVID-19 outbreak.“Olymel management with the support of Alberta Health Services is announcing the gradual reopening of its hog slaughtering, cutting and boning plant in Red Deer,” the company said in a news release.“Olymel will continue to work closely with AHS and the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) throughout the entire gradual reopening process.”The Quebec-based company said reopening has become possible because “management and the regulators are satisfied that employees can return to the plant safely.”Olymel’s news release came just hours after the union that representing the workers at

City of Edmonton manager Andre Corbould details the fitness facilities that will begin reopening on March 5 to allow for low-intensity fitness activities.

City of Edmonton manager Andre Corbould and Mayor Don Iveson explained how the EXPO Centre could be used as a rapid vaccination site once immunizations among the broader public begin in Alberta.

Alberta is allowing fitness facilities to reopen for low-intensity activities, so City of Edmonton manager Andre Corbould explains how staff will ensure people follow the rules.

Olymel facility in Red Deer, Alta., facing a COVID-19 outbreak confirmed Wednesday that another person connected to the plant has died.The information from the union comes as Alberta Health officials said a previously announced death was found to not have been connected to the facility.Scott Payne with UFCW 401 confirmed Wednesday that another worker has passed away from COVID-19. “Our investigation has revealed it was a worker at the plant,” he said.The union did not have details on the age or gender of the victim or the date when their death occurred.

COVID-19.Last summer, the pandemic forced organizers to cancel the Calgary Stampede for the first time in its 108-year history.This year, the Calgary Stampede will be going ahead.“Stampede 2021 might look different — but what’s important is how it makes you feel,” communications manager Kristina Barnes said. Should Alberta make rodeo the province’s official sport? “We’re continuing to plan for the best and safest Stampede possible in 2021, of course, that means making sure there’s lots of flexibility so we can adapt our operations depending on the circumstances in July.“The Stampede is challenging in that it doesn’t fit in one certain category.

online COVID-19 immunization booking website, the tool will undergo upgrades that will take it offline for a couple of hours in the middle of the night on March 3.Alberta Health Services said the site will be unavailable from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m.

630 CHED Mornings with Chelsea Bird and Shaye Ganam on Tuesday to discuss the government’s decision to ease some restrictions the day before.“I think this was a very reasonable, as you say, incremental change. I think it’s safe.” COVID-19: Low-intensity indoor fitness allowed as Alberta ‘cautiously’ enters Step 2 Gibney said the government was under extreme pressure to show some movement forward in the province’s reopening plan and the distinction between high-intensity and low-intensity exercise was a good one to make.He pointed to an incident in Hawaii where a spin instruction had COVID-19 but wasn’t symptomatic yet.

COVID-19 in the province and “the ongoing work to protect public health.”The chief medical officer of health and minister will be making their comments at 4 p.m. and you can watch them in this story.

@CityofEdmonton City Manager Manager Andre Corbould: “In light of the Government of Alberta’s recent announcement to ease further restrictions as part of their step two plan, we will begin a thoughtful approach to determine how this new information— City of Edmonton (@CityofEdmonton) March 2, 2021For more information on city facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic, click here.The government said reopening libraries was a priority, especially in communities where people rely on the facilities for access to high-speed internet.

COVID-19 vaccines, less than one week after Phase 1B of eligibility opened up.Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Monday that to date, more than 235,000 first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered and more than 88,000 Albertans have been fully immunized.Seniors 75 and older became eligible to receive the vaccine on Feb.