COLOMBO (News 1st); An foreign national, whose identity is yet to be confirmed, was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport after he attempted to break free from the custody of Airport Security.Details to follow.

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What is the consumer price index and how is it used to measure inflation?

Sale stickers on a store shelf. A seven percent increase in the consumer price index (CPI) over the 12 months to December was the highest since 1982.

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Valentine’s Day deals to get back at your ex

Topo Chico Hard Seltzer announced it is selling prickly valentines to send to a special ex-someone. "Bolder (and sharper) than your typical bouquet of flowers, each Prickly Valentine comes with a mini-cactus and commemorative card," the seltzer brand revealed in a press release.There is currently a limit of one cactus per customer, and an alcohol purchase is required. You can make a "point" to that lousy person and order here.With a $10 donation this Valentine's Day, The Florida Aquarium will also let you name a roach after an ex.Those who participate will receive a certificate commemorating the occasion and a photo of the roach. Participants will also be able to send a message with "words you wish you had said" or a "funny revenge confession." The aquarium said amusing, family-friendly confessions will be posted with anonymity on The Florida Aquarium’s social media. An, don't worry – they'll never "Hiss & Tell" who sent them! You can get started here.Meanwhile, the San Antonio Zoo will also host its Cry Me a Cockroach Fundraiser for its third year, where funds raised support the zoo’s vision of securing a future for wildlife. The Madagascar Hissing Cockroach.

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COVID-19 hospitalizations decrease slightly as Alberta’s vaccine passport program officially expires

COVID-19 decreased slightly on Wednesday as Alberta’s vaccine passport program officially expired.Premier Jason Kenney announced Tuesday that the restrictions exemption program would be lifted at midnight. The REP came into effect in September, and required Albertans to show proof of double vaccination or a negative rapid test result to obtain entry to businesses operating under the program.

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Road closures put in place around Queen’s Park ahead of possible protest

Toronto Police has put in place a number of road closures over rumblings on social media that a protest connected to the Ottawa convoy could come to the city. Erica Vella has more.

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Rapid tests to be made available for free at Ontario grocery stores, pharmacies

Whether you’re heading to the pharmacy to pick up a prescription or doing your groceries, you’ll now be able to pick up a kit of rapid antigen tests for free. It comes as COVID-19 cases across Ontario are on the decline and the province prepares to lift additional public health measures of the coming weeks.

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B.C. bringing in vaccine mandate for all remaining health-care workers

COVID-19, the province is finally implementing the policy.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced on Wednesday family doctors, dentists, chiropractors, physiotherapists and pharmacists will be required to be vaccinated by March 24, 2022.Henry said there is a process in place for medical exemptions, which can be submitted to her office.“We have been working with the colleges to sort through the details on the notice we put forward in October.

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2 men charged in string of New Castle County residential burglaries

NEW CASTLE, Del. - Police in New Castle County arrested two men they say are behind a string of home burglaries. Police say the men chose their victims because of their ethnicity.They say crimes similar to these have been reported to multiple police agencies from outside the state, including as far south as Georgia.Watches, jewelry, designer bags and sneakers.

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Smithsonian Museum is asking for pictures from Disney vacations

FILE - Crowds fill Main Street USA in front of Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom on the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney World. Vacation photos have a new use.The Smithsonian National Museum of American History is asking for vacation photos from Disneyland in California or Disney World in Florida.

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Govt. program does not pay for crack pipes, White House says

Man holding a crack pipe. WASHINGTON (AP) - Following outrage on the political right, the Biden administration said Wednesday that a grant program to help prevent additional harm to people who use illicit drugs will not pay for safer pipes to smoke crack or meth."No federal funding will be used directly or through subsequent reimbursement of grantees to put pipes in safe smoking kits," Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and White House drug policy adviser Rahul Gupta said in a statement.White House press secretary Jen Psaki said separately that was never the intention, complaining that impression was created by "inaccurate reporting."Monday was the deadline for service organizations and state and local governments to apply for a share of $30 million in federal money for "harm reduction" efforts intended to prevent disease, injury and other collateral trauma to people addicted to illicit drugs.RELATED: 93,000 Americans died of overdoses last year, a new recordThe original request for funding proposals from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration had listed "safe smoking kits/supplies" among the items that could be purchased with taxpayer money.

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COVID-19: Ontario health minister says ‘not in the clear’ yet to end proof of vaccination, masking

As Alberta and Saskatchewan drop most COVID-19 restrictions, Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott said on Wednesday there was no plan to drop the proof of vaccination or masking requirements yet as the province is “not in the clear” to do so.

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The Healing: Black men yoga takes shape to combat mental health

CHICAGO - When friends Tristan Lewis and Andrew Smith invited a few Black men to take part in a yoga class in Chicago in 2020, they didn’t know it would spur a nationwide movement.The two men created The Healing, a nonprofit aimed at promoting mental health for Black men and offering resources for improvement. Services include events where participants can share with each other about various struggles or sessions with mental health professionals.Most notably, the organization offers virtual yoga classes for Black men with the next one scheduled to place on Feb.

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Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong's stolen classic car recovered in OC

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 24: Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day performs onstage during the 2019 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 24, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for dcp) ORANGE, Calif. - The Costa Mesa Police Department announced Wednesday the cherished classic car belonging to Green Day’s lead vocalist, Billie Joe Armstrong, has been recovered days after it was reported stolen.Green Day, formed in San Francisco's East Bay Area, is a Grammy award-winning rock band whose biggest hits include "Wake Me Up When September Ends," "When I Come Around," and "Holiday." The band's music is also featured in the musical "American Idiot." On the morning of Feb.

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Camden officials distribute KN95 masks, as slow rollout of free masks nationwide begins

CAMDEN, N.J. - Thousands of KN95 masks, recently donated by Cooper University Hospital, were given out in Camden County Wednesday, by city officials, in an effort to help halt the spread of COVID-19.Last month, the U.S. Government announced it would be handing out 400 million N95 masks to everyone in the country and those masks have started to appear in some stores.

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Lanarkshire locals encouraged to beat winter blues with health walks

Lanarkshire locals are being encouraged to shake off the winter blues with free health walks throughout the area.

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‘It’s a lot’: At least 2M Quebecers infected during fifth wave of COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19: Quebec announces staggered reopening plan through to mid-March Nearly one million infections have occurred since Dec. 31, Boileau said.The government on Tuesday presented a road map to gradually lifting restrictions over the coming weeks, with most expected to be gone by March 14 — except mask mandates and the vaccine passport system.

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Global COVID cases top 400 million as levels decline again

The global COVID-19 total has passed the 400 million mark early into the third year of the pandemic, with cases last week declining in the world's fourth and biggest surge, fueled by the more transmissible Omicron variant.

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Police: Gunman opens fire on officer during shootout in Germantown, no injuries reported

PHILADELPHIA - No one was injured after a gunman opened fire on a Philadelphia police officer during a shootout Wednesday afternoon in Germantown.Philadelphia Police Sergeant Eric Gripp told reporters that two plainclothes officers in an unmarked car were patrolling the 4800 block of Keyser Street around 2 p.m. when they came upon a shootout between a 23-year-old and a 20-year-old. The officer in the passenger's seat identified himself as police and ordered both men to drop their weapons when one of the men fired towards the officer, Gripp said. The officer ducked behind cover as the suspect attempted to flee down Keyser Street. According to investigators, the officer that was still inside the vehicle drove after the suspect and fired once through the windshield but missed. Both suspects were uninjured and captured nearby due to a massive police response, Gripp said.Investigators believe something happened between the men before police arrived that involved more than just the two gunmen. Gripp said police are still looking for other suspects, but he did not provide a description. "It just continues to speak to level the gun violence that we're seeing almost every day in this city," Gripp said.

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CDC head says COVID-19 mask guidance stands, for now

Today Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said the agency is working on updating and evaluating its mask guidance, but said COVID-19 transmission and hospitalization rates were still high throughout the country, and the recommendation of masking in indoor settings regardless of vaccination status remains in place.

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Body of missing Philadelphia woman, Kim Ezell, found on Delaware college campus, family says

Kim 'Darlene' Ezell (Family Handout) NEWARK, Del. - The body of a missing Philadelphia woman has been found weeks after she was reported missing when authorities found her roommate dead inside their home, family members tell FOX 29.The family of Kim Ezell says authorities informed them that they identified a body that was found in a vehicle at the Delaware Technical Community College - Stanton Campus in Newark as their mother. Ezell, 59, was also known as Darlene. Family members say Ezell last spoke to her daughter on the phone on Jan.

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Judge restores visiting rights for Quebec father unvaccinated against COVID-19

Quebec judge suspends unvaccinated man’s visitation rights with child With the suspension due to end Tuesday, the child’s mother had asked the court for it to be extended.The father, who described the suspension of his parental rights as “draconian,” argued that he is not a conspiracy theorist and that while he does not plan to be vaccinated, he will respect all public health regulations during visits with his son, who is vaccinated against COVID-19.Paquette ruled that the man, who has not had any parenting time with his son since Dec.

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COVID-19: Free rapid antigen tests now available at these Guelph locations

announced on Wednesday that it will be distributing 5.5 million rapid antigen tests for COVID-19 each week for eight weeks to various pharmacy and grocery store locations across the province.Over 2,300 locations will provide the tests while supplies last with a limit of one box of five tests per household. Free COVID rapid antigen tests now available at Ontario grocery stores, pharmacies at one-box limit Some participating retailers include Costco, Shoppers Drug Mart, Loblaws, Metro, Food Basics, Rexall, Sobeys, Real Canadian Superstore, Longo’s, Walmart, among others.There are at least 34 locations in Guelph that are offering the tests.

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COVID-19: 116 patients at LHSC, MLHU adds 139 cases but no deaths

Middlesex-London Health Unit reported zero deaths and 139 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, compared with two deaths and 190 cases last Wednesday. Wednesday marks only the second day this month that no new deaths were reported, the other being Monday.LHSC is caring for 116 inpatients with COVID-19, 22 of whom are in adult critical care.As noted, LHSC is caring for 116 COVID-19 inpatients, with 22 inpatients in adult critical care.

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COVID-19: 4 new deaths reported in Waterloo Region as hospitals care for 91 patients

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Alberta restaurants and customers react to COVID-19 restriction changes

Alberta has announced the end of the restrictions exemption program, and reaction to the news is divided. Jackie Wilson reports.

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Trying to sort out travel credits 2 years after cancelled trip

Thousands of Canadians are holding credits for airline flights they couldn’t take because of the pandemic. But what happens when they start to expire and you aren’t ready to travel? Sean O’Shea reports.

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Boom in holiday queries sparked by covid rules relaxation but airport bosses say it will take until at least 2025 for industry recovery

Eager holidaymakers grounded for too long have sparked a massive boom in travel enquiries.

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Bob Saget's Video To Josh Gad's Kids During The Pandemic Is EVERYTHING

This week, the Internet is full of reminders about what a kind soul Bob Saget was.

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Staff at Pearson airport COVID testing site say working conditions unacceptable

Staff members at a pre-departure COVID testing site at Pearson airport say they are working in freezing temperatures and conditions have made it nearly impossible for employees to do their jobs properly.

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Covid in Scotland LIVE as Nicola Sturgeon hints at long term shift away from restrictions

Nicola Sturgeon is set to give her latest covid statement to MSPs later today after suggesting her government is planning for a long-term shift away from the kind of restrictions Scots have faced since the start of the pandemic.

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Nicola Sturgeon to give covid update today as First Minister hints at long term shift away from restrictions

Nicola Sturgeon is set to issue an update on the state of the coronavirus pandemic to the Scottish Parliament later today.

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Devastated wife of 'Needlephobic' Scots games developer who died of Covid at 51 urges people to get jab

The wife of a revered Scots games developer who died of Covid has urged people to get vaccinated - after revealing that his lifelong phobia of needles had stopped him getting the jab.

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Nicola Sturgeon hints at long term shift away from restrictive covid measures in Scotland

Nicola Sturgeon has hinted the Scottish Government is planning for a long term shift away from restrictive coronavirus measures.

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MD & Chief Engineer of private aviation company arrested over emergency landings

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Colombo Crimes Division on Monday (10) arrested the Managing Director and the Chief Engineer of a private aviation company that owned a light aircraft that made an emergency landing in Kimbulapitiya in December 2021.They were arrested for negligence and liability, and the Colombo Crimes Division is investigating the matter based on the advice of the Inspector General of Police as there is a criminal element to these events.Two foreign passengers and the two pilots were injured in the incident.The ‘Cessna 172’ aircraft was flying from Sigiriya to Koggala when it requested permission from the Katunayake Airfield for an Emergency landing due to a technical failure on the 28th of December 2021.This aircraft also belongs to the same private company that owned another private aircraft that made an emergency landing on the Payagala Beach on December 22.

Pregnant women urged to get Covid jab to reduce risk to babies

Pregnant women are being urged to get their Covid vaccine after figures show almost all expectant mums admitted to hospital with symptoms had not had the jab.

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Heartbroken family urging everyone to get vaccine after 'fit and healthy' dad dies of Covid

A heartbroken family have urged everyone to get the vaccine after their 'fit and healthy' dad died of Covid-19.

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'Surprising' reason some young people are afraid to get Covid vaccine according to new study

The reason some young people haven't gotten vaccinated for Covid has puzzled researchers.

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COVID-19: All eligible New Brunswickers 18+ can get booster shot starting Jan. 10

New Brunswick’s Health Minister Dorothy Shephard announced on Friday that starting Jan.

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COVID-19: Alberta Health Services preparing for more staff to get sick amid outbreaks

Five hospitals in Edmonton are currently the site of COVID-19 outbreaks, and at least 31 cases involve health-care workers. As Morgan Black reports, Alberta Health Services is preparing for more staff to be off sick.

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Doctors urge pregnant individuals to get vaccinated as infant, child COVID-19 hospitalizations rise

A group of Ontario hospitals is urging pregnant individuals to get vaccinated against COVID-19. This comes amid a disturbing trend of infant hospitalizations related to the virus. Caryn Lieberman reports.

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COVID-19: EPS investigating use of vulnerable people to get QR vaccination codes

An Edmonton nurse says some of the most vulnerable people in the city are being paid to get vaccinated against COVID-19 by people who don’t want the jab but still want a QR code that lets them do things like eat in restaurants.

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COVID-19: Edmontonians hunting for N95 masks and rapid tests will need to get lucky

Demand for high-quality masks and rapid antigen tests has surged in Alberta amid the fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Retail stores and pharmacies in Edmonton are getting many inquiries, but the answer is often the same.

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Drug peddlers arrested with Rs. 14 Mn in cash

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Police Special Task Force arrested two suspects for the possession of Rs. 14 Million in cash, a pistol and two magazines.According to Sri Lanka Police, officers from the Police Special Task Force Headquarters had carried out an operation Monday (4) in Tangalle and Thelikada resulting in the arrest of a suspect involved in peddling drugs and another for assisting in the drug operation.Police said that the drug operation was mainly taking place via the sea route using multi-day fishing vessels.The suspect arrested in Tangalle is the skipper of a multi-day fishing vessel, a 32-year-old male from Seenimodara.Rs.

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Omicron surge prompts 2 GTA hospitals to declare ‘code orange’

As hospitals become more strained by soaring COVID-19 cases, two Greater Toronto Area hospitals are now declaring a ‘code orange’, as illnesses among health workers spark critical staff shortages. Jamie Mauracher explains the potentially grave impact on all patients, not just those infected with the virus.

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‘Will continue to work to secure Ranjan’s freedom’ – Opposition Leader

COLOMBO (News 1st); Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said that the struggle for freedom with all democratic rights will resume this year on behalf of Ranjan Ramanayake, who has always fought against corruption, suppression, and injustice.The Leader of the Opposition said that Samagi Jana Balawegaya will be fully committed to this cause and that the struggle would begin with the participation of the young members of his party.The Leader of the Opposition said that he has repeatedly requested the President for Ranjan Ramanayake’s release and has received positive responses orally on many occasions and, still, it is unfortunate that it has not been implemented in practice to date.The Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa visited the

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Anti-vax mum now urging others to get Covid jab after falling seriously ill

A mum-of-three who was previously a "complete anti-vaxxer" is now encouraging everyone to get the Covid-19 vaccine after she ended up seriously ill with the virus.

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Scots children aged between 12 and 15 urged to get second coronavirus vaccine before returning to school

Scots children aged between 12 and 15 are being urged to get their second Covid-19 vaccine before returning to school from the Christmas holidays.

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