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Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB) Board of Trustees suggests that masking is still required by staff and students unless local health units intervene.Lori-Ann Pizzolato tweeted at 6:50 p.m. Friday that “out of an abundance of concern for the health and safety of all… masking in TVDSB building is required until the Local Public Health Units in TVDSB explicitly advise otherwise.”During a meeting Tuesday, trustees voted to approve a motion put forward by Trustee Corrine Rahman to enact a masking requirement.It came in response to a growing number of staff absences at TVDSB that have been linked to illness amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.pic.twitter.com/rdgqZ5gTKl— Lori-Ann Pizzolato (@lapizzolato) April 22, 2022However, TVDSB general legal counsel Ali Chahbar told trustees that while they had the right to pass the motion, TVDSB would not be able to enforce a masking requirement.“When the government of Ontario decided to lift that mask requirement as of March 21 of this year, the end result of that was that it served to remove the enforcement mechanism that existed,” Chahbar said at the time.Pizzolato’s tweet recognizes that the masking requirement is separate from that of the province’s, stating, “We recognize that this may be a challenge for some and is a safety measure above provincial mandates, exemptions will be provided to all students and staff who choose to opt-out.”Speaking with 980 CFPL, Pizzolato specified that the TVDSB is not enforcing a mask mandate, but instead, a mask requirement.“The Trustees just wanted ‘required.’ They’re not saying we have to ‘mandate’ it,” she said.

SKYFOX over the scene of the deadly fatal January fire in Fairmount that claimed the lives of 12 people, including eight children.  PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia fire officials say they are frustrated with the number of severe and fatal fires happening across the city. Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel expressed his frustration at a press conference detailing a fatal fire that took the lives of four, including three children, on Sunday afternoon. "Right now we are frustrated and we are mourning," he said as he explained the residence had no working smoke detectors. Thiel says before Sunday's fire, there were 17 fatal fires in 2022 so far, including the fatal Fairmount fire that claimed the life of 12 people, including eight children. Additionally, since January 1, 38 people were injured in fire-related incidents and more than 312 families were displaced, Thiel said. "It's just too much" Thiel said as he explained how firefighters are frustrated. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESHe's also encouraging everyone to make sure their smoke detectors are working properly and be aware of safety tips that can save their lives in case of an emergency. "The best fire is the one that never starts," he said. You can request a smoke alarm through Philly311 and the Fire Department will come install one in your home. To qualify, you must live in a one or two-family home occupied by the owner.

Chie Matsuda learned from a morning TV show here on Wednesday that passengers on U.S. airplanes had just been allowed to take off their masks.

FALLS CHURCH, VA - APRIL 6: Tacos from left to right: al pastor, chicken tinga, goat and beef chorizo at La Tingeria photographed in Falls Church, Virginia on April 6, 2022. (Photo by Deb Lindsey for The Washington Post via Getty Images).

Google."Ads shouldn’t detract from important conversations about the climate crisis," the company said in a statement outlining its new policy Friday.There was no indication that the change would affect what users post on the social media site, which along with Facebook has been targeted by groups seeking to promote misleading claims about climate change.The announcement coinciding with Earth Day came hours before the European Union agreed upon a deal requiring big tech companies to vet their sites more closely for hate speech, disinformation and other harmful content.RELATED: Time flies: Google Earth Timelapse feature shows your town change over 37 yearsTwitter said it would provide more information in the coming months on how it plans to provide "reliable, authoritative context to the climate conversations" its users engage in, including from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The U.N.-backed science panel's reports on the causes and effects of climate change provide the basis for international negotiations to curb climate change.RELATED: Elon Musk says he has $46.5B in financing ready to buy TwitterAdvertisementThe company already has a dedicated climate topic on its site and offered what it described as "pre-bunks" during last year's U.N.

violent ordeal which resulted in him rupturing his eardrum.Tom was attacked on Thursday morning (April 21) after performing at a New York show, according to his management.On Friday (April 22), he told fans on Twitter: "Hey guys, what's going on? I thought I'd come on here and let you know that I'm all good and that the support I've been seeing is unbelievable and very overwhelming and I can't believe it so thank you so much."Twenty-four hours been crazy and it's been a bit of a madness, to be honest with you, but I thought I'd come on here and let you know what went on."It was just the wrong place wrong time. I was punched, knocked out, and I woke up and I was like 'woah, what went on?' But I've got a ruptured eardrum, luckily enough my jaw is fine, I've got a bit of a concussion but I'm on meds at the moment, but that's kind of taking the pain away."He continued: "I filed the police report and the NYPD were great, they were brilliant.

Russia’s economy has averted a devastating collapse so far despite unprecedented sanctions sparked by the war in Ukraine, allowing Vladimir Putin to rally his people against the West and in support of his invasion.Yet experts — and even top Russian officials — say trouble is right around the corner. Reserves that have propped up the economy to this point are starting to run out, and Moscow’s mayor is warning of mass job losses.

₹500 will be imposed if a person is seen without a mask in public.

Russian military over a week to acknowledge that one serviceman died and two dozen others were missing after one of its flagship cruisers sank in the Black Sea, reportedly the result of a Ukrainian missiles strike.The acknowledgment happened after families started searching desperately for their sons who, they said, served on the ship and did not come home, and relatives are posing sharp questions about Russia’s initial statement that the entire crew was evacuated.Russia’s Defense Ministry said Friday in a terse announcement that one crew member died and 27 went missing after a fire damaged the flagship Moskva cruiser last week, while 396 others were evacuated. The ministry did not offer any explanation for its earlier claims that the full crew got off the vessel before it sank.The loss of the Moskva, one of three missile cruisers of its kind in Russia’s fleet, was shrouded in mystery from the moment it was first reported early on April 14.

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FILE - Florence Welch of Florence + the Machine performs during Barclaycard Presents British Summer Time Hyde Park at Hyde Park on July 13, 2019 in London, England. (Samir Hussein/Getty Images)Florence + The Machine dedicated its most recent music video to the people of Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion.

State Farm arena is nearly empty minutes before Game 3 between the Hawks and the Heat due to a report of a suspicious package on April 22, 2022. (FOX 5)ATLANTA - Game three between the Atlanta Hawks and the Miami Heat was delayed for more than a half hour after authorities investigated a suspicious package near State Farm Arena.The Hawks said a suspicious package was found outside Gate 2 of the Downtown Atlanta arena near the stairwell coming up from the MARTA station.Fans wait outside State Farm Arena in Downtown Atlanta due to a report of a suspicious package that delayed Game 3 between the Hawks and the Heat on April 22, 2022.

NORTH PHILADELPHIA - Temple University police are investigating a shooting near Temple University's campus.Officials notified the public through Twitter to use caution near the intersection of North 11th Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue as they investigate the reports of a shooting in that area.

Photo showing the aftermath of a crash on Interstate 70 in Callaway County, Missouri on April 20. (Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F Twitter)Troopers responding to a crash on Interstate 70 in Callaway County, Missouri, on April 20, were initially met with the typical car accident scene: Debris and — to their surprise — dozens of packages of marijuana scattered across several lanes of highway. "You don’t see this everyday, but it is 4/20…," the Missouri State Highway Patrol tweeted. April 20, also known as 420, is the unofficial holiday dedicated to celebrating and smoking marijuana. According to the accident report, a semitrailer was attempting to avoid another accident on the same highway when a pickup truck rear-ended the semi.

COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in the United States last year, and deaths from COVID-19 increased by 1% in 2021 over 2020, according to new data from the National Vital Statistics System released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

WASHINGTON - Metropolitan Police officers are on the scene after shots were fired near a school in Northwest D.C., according to police.Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherMPD officials say they got a call about the shooting around 3:28 p.m. Friday.

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Razor wire lines the area near the Rio Grande river on November 19, 2021 in Eagle Pass, Texas. (Photo by Sergio FLORES / AFP) (Photo by SERGIO FLORES/AFP via Getty Images) EAGLE PASS, Texas - A Texas National Guard soldier has gone missing while trying to rescue migrants in a river at the state’s border with Mexico, Texas officials said Thursday.The incident occurred in Eagle Pass during an attempt to rescue migrants.

Razor wire lines the area near the Rio Grande river on November 19, 2021 in Eagle Pass, Texas.

surfaced online Thursday, former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson is seen repeatedly punching a fellow passenger on an airplane.Tyson’s representative Joann Mignano confirmed the altercation, which took place Wednesday aboard a JetBlue flight that was on the tarmac in San Francisco before heading to Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Donald Trump denies storming out of Piers Morgan interview, leaks audio to prove it “Unfortunately, Mr.

Ontario’s health minister says an announcement will be made Friday regarding masking in settings deemed high-risk.Christine Elliott was asked by a reporter at an unrelated press conference whether the province would be extending the mandate for high-risk settings beyond April 27 and announcing the decision ahead of time to avoid confusion.“Yes. Dr.

Satellite imagery released by Maxar Technologies shows an area in a Ukrainian town located just over 12 miles west of Mariupol on March 19, 2022. Credit: Maxar Technologies via Storyful KYIV, Ukraine - Satellite photos of what appeared to be rows upon rows of freshly dug mass graves on the outskirts of Mariupol brought the horrors of the war increasingly into focus, as Russia pounded away Friday at Ukrainian holdouts in the city’s steel mill and other targets in a drive to seize the country’s industrial east."Every day they drop several bombs on Azovstal," Petro Andryushchenko, an adviser to Mariupol's mayor, said of the besieged steelworks.

MARTINE McCutcheon has explained how she thinks she's perimenopausal in an open and honest social media post. The 45-year-old actress, most well-known for an extended stint on EastEnders, took to Instagram to open up to fans about the symptoms she's been experiencing.

The home is listed on Zillow for $420,000 and has four bedrooms and three bathrooms. (Credit: FOX News) One Wisconsin couple went beyond the cliche "Live, Laugh, Love" sign and hung a "Welcome to Poundtown" sign directly above their bed.When Lauren Hegenbarth listed her family’s rural Wisconsin home for sale online, she never imagined that her master bedroom would land on one of her favorite social media accounts.

Some of the impacted air fryer products are shown in provided images (Credit: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission) WASHINGTON - More than 770,000 air fryers and air fryer ovens sold at Best Buy stores across the U.S.

In view of a spike in coronavirus cases in the national capital, the Delhi government on Wednesday decided to make the wearing of masks mandatory again in public places

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia officials, in an about-face, will drop the mask mandate implemented Monday.Mayor Jim Kenney’s office stated decreasing hospitalizations and a narrowing of coronavirus case numbers as reasons for the shift.The city will move to strongly recommend all people wear masks indoors, but will move away from a mask mandate.The mayor’s office did not specify when they intend to implement the change.

Honduran police officers escort Juan Orlando Hernandez, Honduras' former president, center, to Toncontin International Airport in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on Thursday, April 21, 2022. (Tomas Ayuso/Bloomberg via Getty Images) TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Honduras extradited former President Juan Orlando Hernández to the United States on Thursday to face drug trafficking and weapons charges in a dramatic reversal for a leader once touted by U.S. authorities as a key ally in the war on the drugs.Just three months after leaving office, Hernández boarded an airplane handcuffed with agents from the U.S.

NORTH PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Representative Dwight Evans is proposing an expansive $51 billion program to fight violence in Philadelphia and across the country.Evans unveiled the program at a gathering of politicians, law enforcement and doctors outside Temple University Hospital Thursday.Evans said, If approved, the program would support police, fund local anti-violence efforts, link residents to health care, provide job training and pump-up federal law enforcement.MORE HEADLINES:He predicted the U.S.

RELATED: NASA's Perseverance rover beams back first images, audio recordings from MarsPerseverance filmed the video on its 397th day of the Mars mission, which hopes to find signs of ancient life. Scientists believe that if life ever flourished on Mars, it would have happened 3 billion to 4 billion years ago, when water still flowed on the planet.The rover’s arm drills down and collects rock samples containing possible signs of bygone microscopic life.

LOS ANGELES - Every year, one of the world’s leading dance competition companies sells the dream of Hollywood fame to hundreds of thousands of ambitious young dancers hoping to launch careers on television, in movies and on stage.But behind the bright lights and pulsing music, some dancers say they were sexually assaulted, harassed and manipulated by the company’s powerful founder and famous teachers and choreographers, according to a joint investigation by The Associated Press and the Toronto Star.The problems date back to the founding of Los Angeles-based Break The Floor Productions; as the company has grown into an industry powerhouse, its leaders perpetuated a culture of sex and silence, according to interviews with dozens of former and current staff and students.Break the Floor’s reach extends across the entertainment industry to some of the biggest names in music, television and social media. Alumni and faculty have danced on stage with Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift, at the Oscars and the Super Bowl.

A United Airlines flight takes off at Chicago OÃâHare International Airport on July 6, 2020, in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) Major airlines are allowing most passengers who were banned for violating mask rules back on planes after a federal judge struck down the national mask mandate on airplanes and mass transit this week.The mask mandate was issued by the U.S.

Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB), even after its Board of Trustees voted to enact a masking requirement, TVDSB officials said on Thursday.Put forward in a motion from Trustee Corrine Rahman, trustees voted to approve the requirement during a special meeting held on Tuesday. It came in response to a growing number of staff absences at TVDSB that have been linked to illness amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.During Tuesday’s meeting, TVDSB general legal counsel Ali Chahbar told trustees that while they had the right to pass the motion, TVDSB would not be able to enforce a masking requirement.“When the government of Ontario decided to lift that mask requirement as of March 21 of this year, the end result of that was that it served to remove the enforcement mechanism that existed,” Chahbar said at the time.

COVID-19.Luc Boileau, the province’s interim public health director, announced the decision Thursday to prolong the requirement by another two weeks.He said that COVID-19 transmission and pandemic-related hospitalizations appear to be slowing in Quebec, but overall the number of patients isn’t dropping yet. Quebec adds 38 new COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations top 2,400 Despite that, Boileau said transmission of the virus is still high among seniors, especially in greater Montreal area.The Quebec government has largely lifted most health measures in recent months, with officials saying it was time to find a way to live with the novel coronavirus.

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Mike Tyson attends the Ladylike Foundation Bowling Classic at Lucky Strike LA Live on February 11, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.

LOS ANGELES - It was a controversial and shocking evening on Wednesday night’s new episode of "The Masked Singer" when Jack in the Box was revealed as politician and lawyer Rudy Giuliani. During the Season 7 episode reveal, Giuliani’s reveal caused the panelists’ jaws to drop. "No, that’s not Robert Duvall," Ken Jeong said to Nicole Scherzinger somberly after the former attorney to former President Donald Trump took off his mask. "This is definitely something I never would have guessed," Robin Thicke continued. Jack in the Box was revealed as Rudy Giuliani on The Masked Singer. (Credit: FOX) Giuliani said his granddaughter Grace inspired him to be a part of the season. "I just had a granddaughter Grace, and I want her to know that you should try everything — even things that are completely unlike you and unlikely," he told the audience, adding, "And, I couldn’t think of anything more unlike me and unlikely than this."As soon as Giuliani started singing his exit song, panelist Ken Jeong left the stage in protest. "I’m done," he said while walking off the stage. But, this isn’t the first time a controversial political figure was revealed on the show.

Lotto Max winning ticket worth $60 million was sold online.The unofficial winning numbers for Tuesday night’s Lotto Max draw were 01, 06, 10, 27, 42, 45 and 50 with the bonus number being 43. Regina resident wins record $70 million Lotto Max jackpot A spokesperson for OLG says they know who won the prize, but that they cannot reveal the winner until they have claimed the jackpot.The unofficial winning numbers for Encore were 6454564 with one matching ticket being sold in the Oakville area.Encore winners worth $100,000 apiece were purchased in Thunder Bay and Whitby.

wear face masks at the crowded places," read the order. 

Covid cases surge, Dr. SK Sarin, Director, Institute of Liver&Biliary Sciences said, "There's a possibility that new variants of Omicron are emerging."

mask mandate in the national capital, and said those found without masks in public areas will be fined ₹500.

The US Federal Government is to appeal against a court ruling that struck down the mandatory wearing of face masks on airlines and public transport systems.

Russia said on Wednesday it had conducted a first test launch of its Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, a new addition to its nuclear arsenal which President Vladimir Putin said would give Moscow’s enemies something to think about.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department is filing an appeal seeking to overturn a judge’s order that voided the federal mask mandate on planes and trains and in travel hubs, officials said Wednesday.The notice came minutes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asked the Justice Department to appeal the decision handed down by a federal judge in Florida earlier this week.A notice of appeal was filed in federal court in Tampa.RELATED: Federal mask mandate appeal depends on CDC, Biden administration saysThe CDC said in a statement Wednesday that it is its "continuing assessment that at this time an order requiring masking in the indoor transportation corridor remains necessary for the public health."A federal judge in Florida had struck down the national mask mandate for mass transit on Monday, leading airlines and airports to swiftly repeal their requirements that passengers wear face coverings. The Transportation Security Administration said Monday that it would it will no longer enforce the mask requirement.The CDC had recently extended the mask mandate, which was set to expire Monday, until May 3 to allow more time to study the BA.2 omicron subvariant, which is now responsible for the vast majority of U.S.

found dead over the weekend, his body stuffed inside a suitcase in rural Indiana, police have confirmed.According to Indiana State Police, the boy is likely between five and eight years old. He was found by a wild mushroom picker who came across the suitcase while picking in Washington County on Saturday.The body was found inside a hard-shell suitcase that featured an image of the famous Las Vegas sign.“The suitcase has a distinctive Las Vegas design on its front and back,” Sgt.

PHILADELPHIA - Catalytic converter thefts are up in Philadelphia since last year, according to police. The recent spike in thefts combined with supply chain issues and worker shortages, is making for a long wait time at the shop and an expensive bill for victims of catalytic converter theft. Authorities say there were more than 3,400 thefts in 2021 and now in 2022, there has been more than 1,300 so far. Depending on the car you own, local auto repair shops say that it could take a month or longer to get the necessary car parts in. Mike Schafer, owner of Schafer’s Auto in South Philadelphia, says that in his 21 years of running the auto shop, he’s never seen anything like what’s been happening recently—6 to 13 cut catalytic converters a week from mostly Mitsubishis, Hondas, and Toyota Priuses."Three days, one month, 3 months wait time for them [parts] to come in," Schafer said.

MEDIA, Pa. - Prosecutors say a Delaware County man accused of fatally shooting teenage boy at a park confessed to the murder, telling a witness that he was "carrying a burden."Mark Laird, 18, is facing charges of criminal homicide, first and third degree murder and weapons charges in the Mar. 15 shooting death of 15-year-old Reuben Rosado.Investigators say Rosado's body was found in a wooded area of Henry Johnson Park along with a fired cartridge and a cell phone. A witness told police that Laird confessed to Rosado's murder and told him he was "carrying a burden." According to the witness, Laird lured Rosado to the park with the promise that he could keep a gun that was stashed in the park.

a growing number of staff absences at TVDSB and recent guidance from Public Health Ontario that suggests reimplementing a mask mandate may help the province in protecting itself from the sixth wave of COVID-19. Trustees pass indoor masking requirement for Thames Valley District School Board Under the now-approved motion, staff, students and visitors must all wear a mask while inside TVDSB buildings “until such time as Public Health Ontario updates this guidance or the Local Public Health Units in TVDSB explicitly advise otherwise.”“Students will not be required to submit medical documentation for exemptions,” the motion added.In an email to Global News on Wednesday morning, a spokesperson for TVDSB said administration is meeting “to discuss how the Trustee motion can be operationalized in schools and TVDSB buildings.”“Once final decisions have been made after meeting with the Ministry of Education, clear communications around next steps will be shared with TVDSB staff and families,” the spokesperson added.Questions surrounding the enforceability of the requirement emerged during Tuesday night’s meeting, during which TVDSB general legal counsel Ali Chahbar responded that the board lost its enforcement mechanism once the province lifted mask mandates in schools on March 21.