[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]As of Wednesday, the province had recorded 1,046 deaths linked to COVID-19.

The number of fatalities has increased over the past few weeks.“We totally understand how difficult these restrictions are around the holidays as we are living through them as well, but we all must do our part,” McCauley said.Among the new measures that took effect earlier this month in Alberta was a ban on outdoor gatherings.The RCMP said Thursday that people should remember “no events, no shinny, no tag and no pick-up games can take place on outdoor skating rinks.”For more information about Alberta’s current rules on outdoor recreation in the winter, click here..

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Trudeau slams Canada trucker protests, police threaten arrests

Canadian police have threatened to arrest trucker-led protesters who have shut down central Ottawa and disrupted cross-border trade in anger at Covid health rules, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lambasted the movement as "unacceptable."

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Fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine ‘conceivable’ to protect against Omicron variant: Fauci

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Alberta parents, school officials react to COVID-19 masking changes

Alberta students will not have to wear masks in schools come Monday — and parents are split on their feelings about the changes. Breanna Karstens-Smith reports.

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Trucker protests: Trudeau says government has helped people grappling with demonstrations in Alberta, Ottawa ‘every step of the way’

During Tuesday’s session of question period, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau what concrete steps the government has taken to help people grapple with the Coutts, Alta. trucker convoy and Ottawa anti-mandate protests.

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Alberta Premier Jason Kenney explains timing of vaccine passport ending

Alberta’s Restrictions Exemption Program is no more and soon, other COVID-19 health restrictions will also be lifted. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney joined Gord Steinke to talk about the timing and where the province goes from here.

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Edmonton exploring its own municipal restrictions exemption program

Edmonton city council is weighing its options when it comes to introducing its own COVID-19 health measures. Councillors voted in favour Wednesday of exploring a municipal proof of vaccination program. Kim Smith explains.

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COVID-19: City committee votes against exploring vaccine passport program just for Calgary

The City of Calgary will not be implementing its own COVID-19 vaccine passport program — at least for now — after a city committee voted against exploring the idea on Wednesday. Adam MacVicar reports.

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Alberta businesses divided over vaccine passport elimination

It was designed to curb spiking COVID-19 case rates and to encourage vaccination, but Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the passport program has done its job. Some businesses are applauding the move while others say it’s far too premature to eliminate the provincial restrictions exemption program.

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Goodell: NFL won’t tolerate racism, vows changes amid Dolphins fallout

INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 09: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell addresses the media on February 09, 2022 at the NFL Network's Champions Field at the NFL Media Building on the SoFi Stadium campus in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Under a baking California sun, Roger Goodell knew the heat was coming.At his annual Super Bowl news conference, the NFL commissioner was grilled on two hot topics that have put the league under heavy scrutiny: racism and discrimination in hiring.

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Snoop Dogg takes over Death Row Records, label that launched his career

Snoop Dogg of hip-hop supergroup Mt. Westmore performs at Rupp Arena on November 20, 2021 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Stephen J. Cohen/Getty Images)LOS ANGELES (AP) - Snoop Dogg has taken over a popular record label that launched his stellar career.The rapper-mogul acquired Death Row Records’ brand from MNRK Music Group, which is controlled by a private equity fund managed by Blackstone, the i nvestment firm announced Wednesday.

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Central Bucks West choir director charged with recording former student as he undressed

BUCKINGHAM TOWNSHIP, Pa. - A Central Bucks West High School choir director has been charged with hiding cameras inside a bedroom in his home in order to record a former student as the student undressed.Joseph Ohrt, a Buckingham Township resident, faces one count of interception, disclosure or use of a wire, electronic or oral communications and four counts of possession, sale, distribution, manufacture or advertisement of electronic, mechanical or other devices and telecommunication identification interception devises, all felonies in the third degree.An investigation began May of 2021 by Central Bucks Regional Police Department and the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office after receiving a Childine tip of an alleged sexual assault of a former student by Ohrt.MORE HEADLINES:The victim, a 2016 graduate of Central Bucks West, was a member of the choir. He stated that in his junior year, Ohrt mentored him in music composition.

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Former MLB player Jeremy Giambi dead at 47

FILE - Outfielder Jeremy Giambi #7 of the Oakland Athletics poses for a studio portrait during Spring Training Photo Day in Phoenix, Arizona. Former MLB player Jeremy Giambi has died, the Oakland Athletics confirmed on Wednesday.

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Kanye West's Mental Health Does Not Excuse This Behavior! | Perez Hilton

If U were Kim Kardashian, would you force your daughter to be off Tik Tok to keep Kanye West happy???? This and much more on our latest podcast! CLICK HERE to watch this episode of The Perez Hilton Podcast with Chris Booker!

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More than 56,000 boosters given yesterday; 306 community cases; 12 in hospital

The Big Boost Week is now in full swing with 56,257 booster doses administered across New Zealand yesterday, bringing the total so far to more than 1.7 million.

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Almost all restrictions affecting Alberta children gone soon

There was a ton of information to unpack from Tuesday’s COVID-19 announcement by Premier Jason Kenney, including the end of the mask mandates for students.

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Windsor asks for help to end protest

The city of Windsor is asking for federal and provincial aid to deal with a protest that has stopped incoming truck shipments across the Ambassador Bridge. Seán O’Shea reports.

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Oscars 2022: Surprising COVID-19 Vaccine Info Revealed

You might be surprised by this decision that was just made for the 2022 Oscars ceremony on March 27.

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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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Nova Scotia reports 0 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday

coronavirus on Sunday, for the first time since Nov. 12.There are 28 active cases in the province.“It’s been over eight weeks since we last reported no new cases of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia,” said Dr.

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COVID-19 cases reported at 2 N.B. schools, Public Health asks all students, staff to self-isolate

COVID-19 were reported.Public Health confirmed Saturday that there has been a positive COVID-19 case at Townsview School, and that “there has been more than one positive case” at Woodstock High School, according to a statement by the Anglophone West School District.The district said that “due to the high-level activity in the area,” Public Health is requiring that all students and staff from both schools in Woodstock, N.B. to self-isolate Saturday, Jan.

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Ottawa breaks daily COVID-19 case count record for second day in a row

OTTAWA -- Ottawa Public Health is reporting 234 more people in Ottawa have tested positive for COVID-19, setting a new daily case count record just one day after reporting a record 210 new cases in the city.

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Ontario reports more than 3,400 new COVID-19 cases Saturday; 179 in Ottawa

OTTAWA -- Public Health Ontario is reporting 179 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa.

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Kenney expresses support for safe travel during COVID-19 pandemic despite his government’s website advisory

contradict the Alberta government’s website, which clearly states people should “avoid non-essential travel outside Canada until further notice.” For travel within Alberta, the government website offers a list of safety precautions a person can take “if you must travel.”[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]At a news conference last week where Kenney said he did not plan to sanction members of his government who travelled abroad over the Christmas holidays, Kenney spoke about air travel being a way people can help support the economy during the pandemic.

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N.S. flags 2 Cape Breton stores for potential COVID-19 exposure

coronavirus at two Cape Breton locations.Exposure to the virus may have occurred at the Atlantic Superstore on King Street in North Sydney, on Jan. 2 between 10 a.m.

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4 new COVID-19 cases on Prince Edward Island said to all be travel-related

COVID-19 Wednesday.Chief medical health officer Dr. Heather Morrison says the four cases involve people who travelled outside the Atlantic region.The cases involve three men – one in his 30s, one in his 40s and one in his 50s – and a woman in her 30s.There are currently eight active cases on the Island.

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New COVID-19 cases in Ottawa dip below 100 for first time in 2021

OTTAWA -- Ottawa Public Health is reporting 87 more people in the city have tested positive for COVID-19, the first time the daily case count has dropped below 100 since the start of the year.

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Ontario reports 94 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Wednesday

OTTAWA -- Public Health Ontario is reporting 94 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa after several days of triple-digit case counts.

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Coronavirus: Ottawa Public Health asks U.K., South Africa travellers to present for testing

coronavirus test to help trace the possible spread of new variants of COVID-19.Dr. Vera Etches said in a news conference Tuesday that the new variants emerging in other parts of the world, especially the faster-spreading variant first identified in the U.K., will affect Ottawa’s ability to flatten the city’s surging COVID-19 curve.“It’s more transmissible.

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Nova Scotia reports 3 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday

coronavirus on Tuesday.All of the cases are in the central zone, one of which is related to travel outside Atlantic Canada. The other two cases are under investigation, province says.There are 19 active cases in the province.Nova Scotia is expected to provide a provincial update on COVID-19 on Tuesday.

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Another triple-digit COVID-19 case count in Ottawa

OTTAWA -- Ottawa Public Health says 123 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Ottawa, marking marking another day of triple-digit case counts in the city.

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Ontario reports another triple-digit COVID-19 case count in Ottawa

OTTAWA -- Public Health Ontario is reporting 126 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa, marking another day of triple-digit case counts in the city.

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CDC releases updated report on highly-contagious new strain of COVID-19

TAMPA, Fla. - A more contagious strain of COVID-19 has now been found in four states, including Florida. Health experts say the rapid spread of the virus could threaten our healthcare system.The coronavirus variant first identified in the United Kingdom continues to pop up across the country and around the globe.

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Nova Scotia reports 6 new COVID-19 cases after two day reporting break

coronavirus on Monday, providing an update on the number of confirmed cases since the province’s last update Saturday.On Sunday, two new cases were reported, one of which is a travel-related case located in the western zone. The other is a case in the eastern zone and is under investigation.Monday’s four new cases are located in the central zone.

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More than 100 new COVID-19 cases in Ottawa for fourth straight day

OTTAWA -- Ottawa Public Health says 104 more people in Ottawa have tested positive for COVID-19, marking the fourth straight day of triple-digit case counts.

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Coronavirus: Hamilton reports 136 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths

COVID-19 cases on Sunday and three more deaths.The city’s total number of active cases is now at 1,570 with 1,165 new cases reported in the last 10 days.Two of the city’s latest deaths were residents over the age of 80. One person in their 70s also died over the last few days.Hamilton has four more coronavirus-related outbreaks involving single cases at two retirement homes: Caroline Place in Downtown and Aberdeen Gardens in Central Hamilton.The other outbreaks are at the Parkview Nursing Centre downtown and Good Shephard Men’s Shelter, each involving a case with a staff member.

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Number of COVID-19 patients in ICU doubles as cases surge in Ottawa

OTTAWA -- Ottawa Public Health says 184 more people in Ottawa have tested positive for COVID-19 and the number of people in intensive care with the disease has doubled.

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New Brunswick reports 2 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday

coronavirus on Friday, bringing the total number of active cases in the province to 24.The new cases are individuals are in their 60s and 70s, located in the Fredericton region. Both cases are under investigation.

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Ottawa breaks record for most COVID-19 cases with 194 on New Year's Eve: Public Health Ontario

OTTAWA -- Ottawa and Ontario have both set new one-day records of new COVID-19 cases on the last day of 2020.

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2 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Nova Scotia on Tuesday

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Since Oct. 1, Nova Scotia has completed 109,752 tests.

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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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