In response to images showing a lack of social distancing in schools, Alberta’s top doctor is urging parents to have conversation with children about the risks of COVID-19.

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Coronavirus: Londoners and off-campus students react to spike in Western University cases

COVID-19 in London, Ont., following the declaration of a third outbreak on Friday amid a surge in new cases.Local heath officials are now calling for restrictions imposed on Toronto, Peel Region and Ottawa to be extended to London and Middlesex County, which would limit private gatherings to 10 people indoors and 25 people outdoors, down from 50 and 100, respectively. Strict limits on private gatherings requested as coronavirus cases rise in London, Ont.

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Coronavirus: What parents need to know about sending kids to school in cold, flu season

With school back in session and the number of cases of COVID-19 rising and so is concern among families. Health experts say students with viral symptoms must stay home, but as Caryn Lieberman reports that brings a new layer of anxiety for parents.

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B.C. health officials report 179 new COVID-19 cases, 40 historical cases and three deaths

B.C. health officials release a written statement with the daily COVID-19 numbers for Friday, Sept. 19. Legislative Bureau Chief Keith Baldrey has the details and explains why 40 cases from August 11 are just being counted now.

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Toronto residents turn to music for comfort in trying times

The COVID-19 pandemic has many listening back to songs that remind us of better times and using music as motivation to get through the day. Mark Carcasole has more.

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Evaluate skills in unexpected COVID-19 career shifts, Winnipeg expert says

Winnipeg woman starts office job from home — 12 days after COVID-19 reaches province The restauranteur and entrepreneur has advice for those who’ve lost work. About 74,000 Manitobans were unemployed at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic-induced economic shutdown, according to Statistics Canada data, while others saw their jobs change drastically.“We’re living in drastic times right now with COVID and a lot of people have had to pivot or shift, work from home.

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Emergency protocols in place if coronavirus forces schools to close: Quebec education minister

The province’s education minister says COVID-19 emergency protocols are in place and schools across Quebec are ready for online learning, if necessary. Despite reassurances, some teachers’ groups question whether schools and teachers really are ready to learn remotely.

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Coronavirus: Schumer pushes for federal funds to save Broadway amid pandemic

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Friday urged for federal funds to help New York’s Broadway after it has been closed for more than six months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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West Orange High temporarily closes campus after positive COVID-19 cases

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Orange County Public Schools announced on Friday West Orange High School will move to virtual learning for two weeks for all students due to 10 positive coronavirus cases within the campus community.Two cases are still pending.A dashboard created by OCPS shows that nine students and two staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 since students returned for in-person classes on Aug. 21.Earlier this week, OCPS canceled a football game between Evans High and West Orange High after five players, coaches or trainers for Evans tested positive.School officials said 922 face-to-face students and staff members will return to campus on Oct.

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Want to save a few bucks on groceries? Don’t shop online, experts say

food inflation increasing more than normal in 2020, some shoppers are becoming more conscious about what they’re buying.“We don’t buy extras, we just buy essentials,” Costco shopper Fran Rudyk said, noting her regular grocery bill has nearly doubled since the start of the pandemic.“No meat, all essentials — milk, bread, eggs, orange juice, laundry soap. $179.

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Alberta Health Services declares COVID-19 outbreak over at Edmonton’s Good Samaritan Southgate Care Centre

COVID-19 that began at an Edmonton care centre in June has been declared over by Alberta Health Services.AHS said Friday the outbreak of the coronavirus at the Good Samaritan Southgate Care Centre is now over. The outbreak was declared in mid-June.“While this is news that many people have been waiting for, it does not change the fact that we will remain diligent in our safety measures and do everything we can to ensure that the… (novel corona)virus does not gain another foothold in the care home,” the care centre’s interim president, Michelle Bonnici, said in a statement.

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Stella’s closing restaurant at Winnipeg airport citing drop in customers due to coronavirus

James Richardson International Airport.In a release Friday the locally-owned restaurant chain said a drop in customers as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic led to the decision to close up shop.

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B.C. adds 179 more COVID-19 cases to its total and three new deaths

COVID-19 to its provincial tally on Friday.Forty of those cases were “historical” diagnoses from the Vancouver Coastal Health region, some dating back to early August, while 139 were reported as new since Thursday.The historical cases related to individuals who didn’t have personal health numbers.In a written statement, health officials also reported three new deaths, bringing B.C.’s total to 223.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]B.C.’s active cases climbed to 1,803, a new record, while another 3,075 people were in isolation due to potential exposure to the virus.Fifty-nine people were in hospital, 20 of them in critical or intensive care.About 74 per cent of B.C.’s 7,842 total cases had recovered.

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‘Unspecified’ outbreak declared at child care centre in Lindsay

COVID-19 symptoms. Coronavirus: 1 new case in Northumberland County; no new resolved cases for HKPRDHU “Therefore we are taking extra precautions to ensure the safety of all of the children, families and staff in our centre,” the centre stated.“It is being recommended that all children with possible COVID-19 symptoms must either be tested for COVID … if the child is not tested, they must be assessed by a health care provider.”[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The centre says if tests are negative, children can return 24 hours after symptoms resolve.

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Controversial Stanley Park bike lane to be removed next weekend

The Vancouver Park Board is removing a controversial separated bike lane in Stanley Park next weekend.In a Friday media release, the board said the designated lane was being taken out and that cyclists could return to using the seawall as of Saturday, Sept. 26.

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Edmundston business owners hurt by Quebec border closure

With the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Quebec, New Brunswick is reinstating travel restrictions along the border. It’s aimed at keeping New Brunswickers safe, but some businesses say the change will take a toll on them.

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Florida bar owner bans masks, will eject patrons wearing face coverings

WEST MELBOURNE - The owner of a bar in Florida has outright banned any patrons from wearing masks or face coverings amid the COVID-19 pandemic, saying he doesn’t “agree” with the idea.Gary Kirby, the owner of Westside Sports Bar and Lounge in West Melbourne, told Fox News that he's been getting death threats for prohibiting masks at his establishment but claimed that the people in his town have "for the most part been in 100% support" of his decision.“I personally don’t agree with it. So that’s why I made the decision to…I don’t want them here,” added Kirby.RELATED: Florida bars reopen in Florida at 50 percent capacityKirby reportedly began banning patrons with masks as of Sept.

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Orange County playgrounds reopen with new rules

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – After a six-month closure, playgrounds and outdoor fitness stations are reopening in Orlando. News 6 drove around to several playgrounds from Barker Park to Ivanhoe Village to Avalon Park and playgrounds were empty Friday.Some adults like Kirsten and Laurie took advantage of the opportunity to use the outdoor fitness equipment near College Park.

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Democrats set to unveil stopgap bill to prevent shutdown

WASHINGTON – House Democrats on Friday prepared a temporary spending bill that is needed to avert a government shutdown at the end of the month — and that would allow lawmakers to leave Washington to campaign. It's a lowest-common-denominator, bare-minimum measure that befits a deeply polarized Congress.

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Parents: Here’s how you can switch your child’s learning preference for the 2nd quarter

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Parents of students in two of Central Florida’s largest school districts have until Friday to decide whether they want to switch their child’s learning preference for the second nine weeks of the academic calendar.

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Labour Connected kicks off with Angela Rayner attacking Tories over coronavirus

Labour offers Britain “the leadership it needs at this time of national crisis”, Angela Rayner declared tonight as she kicked off the party's stripped-back annual conference.

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Pandemic total tops 30 million as new restrictions target outbreaks

The global COVID-19 total topped 30 million cases, only 4 days after passing the 29 million mark, fueled by a strengthening surge of cases in India and a mosaic of stubbornly high case levels, steady rises, and smaller flare-ups in other parts of the world.

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Americans increasingly skeptical of COVID vaccine, poll finds

In a week that saw President Donald Trump publicly at odds with the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) over the timeline and distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine, a new survey reveals that Americans are becoming increasingly wary about getting the vaccine once it becomes available.

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Coronavirus: Canadians should ‘redouble their efforts’ at preventing COVID-19 spread as national case count rises, Tam says

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N.B. restaurants, advocates call for extension of federal wage subsidy

COVID-19.His business was completely closed in March for three weeks before reopening as a take-out-only service.Babineau was able to reopen to customers when provincial restrictions were relaxed during the summer, and says an expanded patio allowed him to bring in more customers.He says the CEWS program helped him get through.“It was definitely given to help us keep staffing levels as close to full as we were able to,” Babineau said.“It was needed.

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Coronavirus: Biden compares U.S. and Canada COVID-19 deaths to show Trump administration’s failures

Democratic presidential hopeful and former vice president Joe Biden on Friday compared America’s daily death count from COVID-19 to the number of deaths being reported in Canada, in an effort to depict how the Trump administration has struggled to contain the coronavirus. He said while on two separate days this month, the U.S.

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Lenape High School temporarily closed for in-person learning after 2 COVID-19 cases reported

MEDFORD TWP., N.J. - Lenape High School in Burlington County is temporarily closed after two people tested positive for COVID-19.Letters went out to parents during the second week of hybrid classes informing them that after a second case was discovered Thursday afternoon, the Burlington County Health Department advised the district to close Lenape high school and investigate further. District leaders say contract tracing is underway. On Friday, students reported to class remotely.Shawntel Lambing says the domino effect of such a contagious virus requires quick action...“I think it’s really something to be concerned about.

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Coronavirus: No new cases Friday for Peterborough area as testing tops 27,000

coronavirus in its jurisdiction remain at 111 on Friday.No new cases or newly resolved cases were reported in the health unit’s update issued at 4:35 p.m. Of the 111 cases, six are active and 103 are resolved.The health unit serves Peterborough, Peterborough County, Hiawatha First Nation and Curve Lake First Nation.

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HHHS secretary talks testing guidelines, COVID-19 vaccine during Orlando visit

ORLANDO, Fla. – Health and Human Services secretary Alex Azar discussed the coronavirus pandemic during a visit to Central Florida on Friday.Azar toured the AdventHealth Transplant Institute with hospital leaders to announce the expansion of support for living organ donation.The announcement included compensation for lost wages, child care and elder care through the Health Resources and Services Administration.[TRENDING: ‘God, forgive me:’ Mom arrested on murder charge | Trump pushes for 2nd round of $1,200 direct payments | Daylight Saving Time debate]Azar’s visit came hours before the CDC announced changes to its COVID-19 testing guidelines.The agency now recommends people get tested if they are exposed to someone who has coronavirus,

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Baylor-Houston, FAU-Ga Southern postponed day before games

one of college basketball's premier tournaments is moving from Hawaii to North Carolina and the NCAA delayed the start of the basketball season to Nov. 25.Athletes are scrambling too: Minnesota star receiver Rashod Bateman has re-joined his team after opting out of the season, and hopes to be able to play when the Big Ten starts in late October.

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Woodland returns as wounded US Open champion

MAMARONECK, N.Y. – Gary Woodland waited 15 months to return to the U.S. Open as defending champion and it turned into a miserable week before he even arrived.Woodland shot another 74 on Saturday and appeared certain to miss the cut.

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Coronavirus: Hamilton Catholic school board reports first COVID-19 case in Bishop Tonnos student

COVID-19 case at an Ancaster high school.The city’s public health department says a student at Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary School has tested positive for the virus.In a letter sent to families, school principal Carmelo Barone wrote that the student was last at the school on Monday and received the positive test result on Friday morning.“Bishop Tonnos CSS and the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board are working with Public Health officials to facilitate case and contact tracing,” wrote Barone.“Out of respect for the privacy of the individual, personal health information and identifiers will not be released.” Coronavirus — Staff member at Hamilton before-and-after school program tests positive for COVID-19 Public health

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Roy Green: It’s time Canada’s members of Parliament shared the financial pain

passed a bill which, for one year, will reduce the salaries of MPs by 30 per cent “to meet the exigencies arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic.”New Zealand’s celebrated Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced in May that she and her cabinet would absorb a 20 per cent pay cut, saying “if there was ever a time to close the gap between groups of people across New Zealand in different positions, it is now,” adding the decision was taken to show “leadership and solidarity.”Other N.Z.

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Canada’s Public Health Agency president resigns amid rising coronavirus cases

coronavirus without a leader, amid rising cases of the virus in some of Canada’s most populous provinces.In a letter to staff released by Health Canada, Namiesniowski said she needed “to take a break” and “step aside so someone else can step up” to lead the public health agency tasked with coordinating Canada’s response to COVID-19. Namiesniowski was appointed to the job in May 2019.Her resignation comes as caseloads of the virus have surged in Ontario, B.C.

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Waterloo hospitals working to alleviate increased COVID-19 testing wait times

COVID-19 tests conducted in Waterloo Region, a large jump over the previous seven days in which there were 2,722 tests reported.With the rise in tests, area hospitals confirm that there has been a rise in wait times as well.

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News Scan for Sep 18, 2020

Increased age, male sex, non-Hispanic black ethnicity, and certain underlying health conditions are associated with a greater risk of hospitalization from COVID-19, according to an analysis of data from more than 5,000 hospitalized adults. A group based at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported its findings today in Clinical Infectious Diseases.To sift out the main risk factors for COVID-19 hospitalization, the team used

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No COVID-19 cases in Alberta schools have required acute care: Hinshaw

Alberta’s Dr. Deena Hinshaw discusses the severity of COVID-19 cases in the province’s schools.

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Coronavirus: Brantford elementary school reports COVID-19 case

COVID-19 case for its 2020-2021 school year.The principal of Russell Reid Public School, in the Grand Erie District School Board (GEDSB), confirmed a positive test on Thursday night in a letter to families.“Understandably, for privacy reasons, the identity of this individual will not be disclosed,” said Principal Mark Fraser.“This individual has been directed by the health unit to self-isolate for 14 days, along with any siblings or family members who reside in the same household.” Ontario reports 401 new coronavirus cases, highest single-day increase since early June Fraser says the school and public health have contacted students, staff and families who may have come in contact with the case, and they have also been asked to

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630 CHED Santas Anonymous hosting drive-thru toy drive after COVID-19 cancels events

COVID-19 world, there would have been hundreds of motorcycle riders winding through the streets of Edmonton with toys strapped to the back of their bikes in support of 630 CHED Santas Anonymous next weekend.Due to restrictions around gatherings in Alberta because of the novel coronavirus, that event will not happen this year. Instead, Santas is hosting a drive-thru toy drive and is encouraging vehicles of all types to swing through with a new, unwrapped toy.“Anybody can come this time,” executive director Lana Nordlund said.

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Peterborough welcomes back live music with 2-night special drive-in concert series at Memorial Centre

Tricia Mason got a behind the scenes look during set up earlier today to find out how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the PMC.

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Alberta identifies 1st COVID-19 case likely transmitted within school

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, announces the province has identified the first COVID-19 case that was likely transmitted within a school.

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Young Canadians vaping less frequently amid coronavirus, survey finds

vaping less frequently since the COVID-19 pandemic began, a new survey has found, but the lead researcher cautions the habit is still an epidemic among youth.The survey, conducted by the Lung Association of Nova Scotia and Smoke-Free Nova Scotia, found that respondents decreased vaping to five days per week from six, on average. They also cut back to an average of 19 vaping episodes per day, down from 30.But the study’s lead researcher, Dr.

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19 new coronavirus cases in Saskatchewan, active cases jump to 113

coronavirus cases on Friday — 12 in Saskatoon.Health officials said of the new cases in Saskatoon, six are at Brandt Industries and the remaining are linked to known cases that are being tracked. Saskatoon party linked to 21 coronavirus cases Four new cases were also reported in Regina and three in the central west zone.There are now 1,776 reported COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan — 113 of which are considered active.Five people are hospitalized in Saskatoon, though none are in intensive care.Health officials said 24 of the currently active cases are from communal-living settings.Officials said there have been 1,639 recoveries and 24 deaths.

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Still no timeline for when Alberta will have access to federal COVID-19 tracking app

Justin Trudeau confirmed residents in Saskatchewan and New Brunswick can now download and use the federal COVID-19 app, but there’s still no word on when COVID Alert will be available in Alberta. COVID Alert app now available in Saskatchewan While speaking to media Friday about the first likely in-school transmission of COVID-19 in Alberta, the province’s chief medical officer of health said they’re still working on it.“It was announced several weeks ago that Alberta has determined that we will eventually be using the federal app, however, there are still several details that still need to be worked out,” Dr.

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‘It doesn’t mean that this school is bad’: Hinshaw asks for compassion while reporting COVID-19 cases

Alberta’s top doctor, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, is asking for compassion when reporting and discussing COVID-19 cases in schools to avoid stress and anxiety for students, teachers and parents.

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Alberta working with lab to look at mouth rinse and saliva COVID-19 tests

Dr. Deena Hinshaw discusses new testing methods and why there is no timeline for Alberta to move forward with these tests.

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Dr. Hinshaw asks media to seek balance while reporting on COVID-19 cases in schools

Alberta’s Dr. Deena Hinshaw is asking the media to seek balance while reporting on COVID-19 cases within schools.

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Cat and dog owners infected with coronavirus 'recommended to isolate from pets'

Dog and cat owners with coronavirus have been recommended to stay away from their pets to avoid transmission by a professor. A new study suggests pets can catch the killer virus and can even come down with symptoms.Researchers in Canada started investigating when several pets were reported to have respiratory symptoms at the same time their owner was suffering from the virus.As part of the research, which was unveiled at the ESCMID Conference on Coronavirus Disease, blood works were taken from pets living with symptomatic or infected people during a two-week period.It discovered that a "substantial proportion of pets” inhabiting Covid-19 positive households had antibodies for the strain.

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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

Hinshaw urges parents to have conversations with kids about COVID-19

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