Every day across Ontario, front-line staff in long-term care homes are served hot meals as part of an effort by a Toronto-area businessman to feed the unsung heroes of the COVID-19 crisis.

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GOOD Morning Britain's Ranvir Singh clashed with Dr Hilary Jones today after he suggested wearing a mask on the beach to stop the spread of Covid.

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UBC researchers developing blueberry-infused food wrap

UBC researchers are developing a non-plastic food wrap for the grocery industry, using blueberries. As Linda Aylesworth reports, they say it not only protects food, but makes it more nutritious.

2 members of Salt Lake City's 'Real Housewives' arrested for alleged 10-year-long telemarketing scheme

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Suns turn away late Hawks rally for a 117-110 victory

PHOENIX – Devin Booker scored 21 points, Dario Saric added 20 and the Phoenix Suns held on in the final minutes to beat the Atlanta Hawks 117-110 on Tuesday night.

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COVID-19: Toronto Public Health recommends temporary closure of 6 more schools

COVID-19 investigations.The schools are part of both the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) and the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB).Affected TDSB schools include Clinton Street Junior Public School, Gateway Public School, Ryerson Community School and Thorncliffe Park Public School. Ontario education minister says April break to go ahead as planned for now The TDSB said remote learning will continue for students.The affected TCDSB schools are St.

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2 members of Salt Lake City's 'Real Housewives' arrested for alleged 10-year-long telemarking scheme

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New report exposes failures in Canada’s long-term care homes during first wave

A new report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) is detailing the tragic shortcomings inside long-term care homes during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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White Sox slugger Jiménez has surgery for torn pectoral

Chicago White Sox outfielder Eloy Jiménez was having surgery Tuesday to repair a ruptured left pectoral tendon, and general manager Rick Hahn said the slugger still is expected to miss five to six months.

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‘Burritos or Bitcoin’: Chipotle giving away $200K in food, cryptocurrency for National Burrito Day

company news release. Chipotle and Stephan Thomas, a programmer and CEO of Coil, will be partnering to launch the interactive game on April 1, which will give players a chance to win either a free burrito or between $500-$25,000 in bitcoin. RELATED: Feds to auction part of a Bitcoin in rare online auctionThe game will be a mock rescue mission of the unfortunate incident involving Thomas back in January, when he lost the password for his IronKey hard drive, which contained the keys to a digital wallet with 7,002 bitcoin — that’s $260 million worth.Advertisement"It's not like I barely don't remember it," Thomas told NBC's "Today" show back in January.

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Ontario science advisory table warns restrictions needed to stave off 3rd wave calamity

The director the province’s science advisory table is warning the third wave won’t be undone by vaccines, but it lacks the power to enact the changes it’s recommending to save hospitals from the burden of being overwhelmed. Matthew Bingley reports.

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‘God’s got the last say here:’ Mother of man found dead in back of a burned SUV wants justice

WILDWOOD, Fla – A Wildwood mom is calling for justice for her son 20-year-old Jermonick Luther Jr., who was found dead in the back of a burned SUV on Saturday.

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Residents, family members urge Ontario to ease restrictions on long-term care homes

With mild spring weather upon us, the calls are growing louder from residents in long-term care to have access to the outdoors. As Caryn Lieberman reports, despite being vaccinated, the residents remain in their rooms.

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Pedestrian hit by SunRail train while walking on tracks in Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla. – A crash involving a SunRail train and a pedestrian is causing delays for commuters, according to officials.

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Very long road to recovery ahead for businesses

There will be no big-bang reopening for businesses.

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COVID-19 case among staff forces closure of Centreville Public School

COVID-19.According to Limestone District School Board, a staff member at Centreville Public School tested positive for the coronavirus Tuesday.As a result, all those who were at the school on March 26, 29 or 30 must self-isolate until they are instructed otherwise.According to the board, the health unit will be in contact with those who need to self-isolate. Coronavirus: Students at 3 Kingston-area schools to return to class Tuesday Due to the number of people who need to isolate, the board said the school will close and all in-person classes will switch to remote learning until further notice.“COVID-19 variants of concern (VOC) are now in our community and can spread more easily.

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‘Short-term instability’ remains despite good news on Canada’s vaccine supply: Ontario government

COVID-19 vaccine supply despite positive news from the federal government Tuesday about speeding up shipments later this year, a spokesperson for the premier’s office says.Ivana Yelich, the director of media relations for Premier Doug Ford, provided an update in an email Tuesday regarding the current status of vaccine shipments.“Following today’s announcement from the federal government about increased shipments two months from now in June, we’ve received some questions about expected deliveries over the coming weeks,” Yelich said.“While this is good news that will enable provinces to use the full extent of their capacity sooner, it still does not solve the short-term instability of vaccine supply.” Canada getting 5M Pfizer doses ahead of

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Volusia County residents mistakenly get text alert about sex offender moving in nearby

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – Many Volusia County residents received a text alert Tuesday afternoon telling them that a sex offender had moved in nearby but for most of them, that wasn’t actually the case.

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108 Greater Manchester schools hit by Covid since the start of term

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‘It’s beyond appalling:’ Ontario long-term care residents plead for release from COVID-19 confinement

long-term care homes are pleading to be allowed to go outside.Many say they’ve been confined to their rooms or floors since the pandemic began more than a year ago.They say there’s no health reason to keep them indoors, especially since almost all are vaccinated.

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Waterloo school board pushing for special educators to get priority COVID-19 vaccinations

Ontario school board group calls for teachers to get COVID-19 vaccination over spring break “Our special education students in some cases are unable to wear masks and are medically at risk,” she told council.“And the prioritization for vaccination of special education staff has already taken place in some other school boards as a result of their public health units making that decision.”Herring said she was also worried about the grip the variants of concern are taking on the province.“They’re becoming more common and the most common, and it’s now becoming the most common strain of the virus,” she said.“My understanding is that it can be more infectious in adults and also young people and has the potential to cause more serious

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Over 6.24 crore coronavirus vaccine doses administered so far: Health Ministry

New Delhi: The number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 6.24 crore with 12,94,979 jabs being given on Tuesday, the Union Health Ministry said.A total of 6,24,08,333 vaccine doses have been given till 7 pm on Tuesday, according to a provisional report.These include 82,00,007 healthcare workers (HCWs) who have taken the first dose and 52,07,368 HCWs who have taken the second dose, 90,08,905 frontline workers (FLWs) who have received the first dose, 37,70,603 FLWs who have taken the second dose.In addition, 2,90,20,989 beneficiaries more than 60 years old received the first dose and 36,899 in the same age bracket got the second dose as well.As many as 71,58,657 beneficiaries aged 45 to 60 with specific

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Embattled Central African Republic president begins 2nd term

BANGUI – President Faustin Archange Touadera was sworn in for a second term Tuesday in Central African Republic as he faces a growing threat from an armed rebellion linked to the country's former strongman Francois Bozize.

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States struggle to get rent relief to tenants amid pandemic

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced last July that New York would spend $100 million in federal coronavirus relief to help cash-strapped tenants pay months of back rent and avert evictions.

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175-foot redwood tree falls on car, killing parents of 5

CRESCENT CITY, Calif. – California authorities say a towering redwood tree fell on a car as a couple drove on a scenic highway of the state’s northern coast, killing the parents of five children.

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COVID-19: New variants having ‘substantial impact’ on Ontario’s health care system, report says

new variants of concern (VOCs) are responsible for a 21 per cent increase in hospital admissions since Ontario went into its province-wide lockdown in December, according to a new report which warns the VOCs are having a “substantial impact” on the health care system.The report from Ontario’s COVID-19 science table published Monday said the new variants of concern now account for 67 per cent of all cases in the province, as numbers climb back into the 2000s per day. Ontario reports more than 2,300 new COVID-19 cases, 14 deaths Dr.

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Patients urged to wait their turn for second Covid jab after GPs inundated with calls

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Dapper Labs, creators of NBA Top Shot, get $305M in funding

SILVER SPRING, Md. – Canadian blockchain technology company Dapper Labs has secured $305 million in private funding — some of it from current and former NBA players, including Michael Jordan — to scale up its virtual NBA trading card site, the company said Tuesday.

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2 more space fans get seats on billionaire’s private SpaceX flight

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A billionaire’s private SpaceX flight filled its two remaining seats Tuesday with a scientist-teacher and a data engineer whose college friend actually won a spot but gave him the prize.

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Police: Man shot, killed while working on campaign about gun violence in North Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA - A man is dead after he was shot and killed while shooting a video campaign about gun violence in the city. The shooting happened around 8:00 p.m.

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GTA businessman’s campaign aims to feed thousands of front-line long-term care staff

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