Traditionally, this time of year is one of the busiest for the travel industry, with Christmas a month away. But this year is much different – especially in Canada.

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In sickness and in health: Couple exchanges vows through window after bride contracts COVID-19

LOS ANGELES - The coronavirus pandemic has forced many engaged couples to postpone or cancel their weddings, but it did not stop one bride from tying the knot — even after she contracted COVID-19.Lauren and Patrick Delgado, a couple in California, were planning and looking forward to their big day on Nov. 20, 2020, after getting engaged in 2019.But their original plans changed, when Lauren, 29, started to feel sick.“I called him [husband] crying hysterically because he knew I wasn’t feeling the best, but he said you’re probably just nervous - it’s probably all the nerves - let’s wait until you get results back,” Lauren told FOX TV Stations.

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Nurses, other health workers redeployed to manage COVID-19 surge

Health-care workers say the relentless surge of COVID-19 cases has them at a breaking point. It comes as some staff are being re-deployed.

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Holiday cheer is in the air as Jean-Talon opens first Christmas market

Farmers anticipate a record year for Christmas tree sales “I’m excited to have the first edition here,” said the market’s interim director, Nicolas Fabien-Ouellet.“It’s a good way to discover new products, to shop locally and to give small gifts to your loved ones.”There are also food stalls offering crepes and waffles and a food truck with hot chocolate and Christmas sangria.

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Coronavirus: Ontario retail businesses banking on some holiday magic

COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses that rely on a little holiday magic are struggling if not shutting down entirely. Lockdowns ahead of Black Friday a blow to small retailers The Miracle pop-up bar has become something of a tradition for west-enders in Toronto.

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Holiday businesses adapt to attract shoppers and survive

The pandemic has been tough for many businesses, both big and small. As Mike Drolet reports, some of them are getting creative and going online to seek profits during this off year.

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Partnership between chief medical officer, health minister ‘critical’ in emergency response: former Alberta minister

COVID-19 pandemic, but according to one former provincial health minister, the collaborative relationship between the province’s top physician and health minister is a critical part of successful emergency response.Former health minister Fred Horne, who was in office and worked closely with Dr.

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Coronavirus: 81 more cases announced for Interior Health region

COVID-19 in the Interior Health region on Friday afternoon.Along with the new cases, Interior Health said there are 631 active cases that are isolating, along with 16 people in hospital, including four in intensive care.The number of deaths in the region since the pandemic began remained at four. B.C.

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Coronavirus: Toronto Public Health updates school screening criteria for local schools

Officials in Toronto have announced updated screening guidelines for children. Shallima Maharaj reports.

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Hamilton public health introduces enhanced restrictions at retail stores, malls, workplaces

COVID-19 transmission.Dr. Elizabeth Richardson, the city’s chief medical officer of health, said Hamilton remaining in the red ‘control’ stage of the provincial COVID-19 response framework is not a cause for celebration and that the number of cases in the city is still worrying.“These are concerning numbers that were continuing to see, and while we’re not yet in the grey or lockdown zone, we are very close to that,” said Richardson.

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COVID-19 outbreak declared at The Shish Shawarma & Grill in south London, Ont.

COVID-19, according to the Middlesex-London Health Unit.The health unit says the restaurant, at 1401 Ernest Avenue in the White Oaks neighbourhood, has been closed since Wednesday, but it is possible that there may have been a “low-risk exposure” for some customers between Nov. 22 and Dec.

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COVID-19 survey finds B.C.’s young people, families with young children impacted by pandemic

COVID-19 pandemic.Deputy Provincial Health Officer Dr. Réka Gustafson says young adults between the ages of 18 and 29 suffered a higher rate of declining mental health this spring.They were also more likely to have had their job prospects impacted by the pandemic.

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66 new COVID-19 cases reported in Waterloo Region, total rises to 3,888

coronavirus on Friday, raising the total number of COVID-19 cases in the area to 3,888.At the same time, it also announced that 57 people have been cleared of the virus, lifting the total number of resolved cases to 3,183. Ontario reports 1,780 new coronavirus cases, 25 deaths No news deaths were reported on Friday, leaving the death toll at 126.There are currently 573 active COVID-19 cases in the area including 30 people in the hospital as a result of the virus.

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‘She just had a negative test’: COVID-19 hits family hard after expedited test at Calgary airport

COVID-19 test pilot after a family member returned home and spread the virus to at least seven other people after an initial negative result.Last month, Gabe Kane’s sister, who currently lives with him and his family, took part in the YYC rapid test pilot program for a work-related trip to Utah.The pilot program allows international travellers to bypass the mandatory 14-day quarantine rule if they receive a negative COVID-19 test result. Expedited COVID-19 testing now available at Calgary airport, Coutts border crossing When Kane’s sister returned, she isolated at the airport hotel until her first test result came back.

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Coronavirus: Ottawa adds 45 new COVID-19 cases as hospitalizations tick back up

coronavirus cases on Friday as well as a jump in the number of people in hospital with COVID-19.There have now been 8,653 cases of the novel coronavirus in Ottawa since the start of the pandemic.One additional person with COVID-19 has died in the last 24 hours, raising Ottawa’s death toll of the pandemic to 379. Commission flags poor oversight of Ontario nursing homes as COVID-19 deaths jump The number of active COVID-19 cases in Ottawa has slowly crept up each day this week, standing at 383 on Friday compared with 344 on Monday.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The number of people in hospital due to the virus jumped up as well on Friday.

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With 14 new COVID-19 cases, Kingston region hits highest ever active case count

COVID-19 in the region Friday.With three new recoveries, the region now has 42 active cases, the highest active case count the region has ever seen. Kingston public health pushes for no-fault compensation for COVID-19 vaccine KFL&A Public Health says there are currently four workplace outbreaks in the region, with 11 active cases associated.The health unit released a detailed list of those who tested positive over the last 24 hours.

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Coronavirus: Nova Scotia health official discusses COVID-19 vaccine planning

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S Club 7's Rachel Stevens helped Paul Cattermole amid his mental health struggles

Rachel Stevens has revealed that she contacted her S Club 7 bandmate Paul Cattermole during his mental health struggles.The 42-year-old star has kept in touch with the other members of the pop group, despite them not performing together since 2015.Speaking exclusively to Daily Star, Rachel said that she reached out to Paul, 43, during his financial difficulties."I care about him and it’s sad to hear when anyone is struggling,” she explained."I think it’s always important to put kindness out there and let people know that you’re there if they need you."I have kept in touch with all my bandmates on and off over the years," the mum-of-two added.Paul’s money problems came to light when he auctioned his Brit Award for Best British Breakthrough

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Coronavirus: Manitoba health official warns cases may be stabilizing, but hospitalizations not

Lanette Siragusa, chief nursing officer for Manitoba Shared Health, stressed on Friday that while COVID-19 cases appeared to be stabilizing, the admissions to hospital and critical care were still increasing.

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Ohio adds Ohio to its travel advisory list due to high coronavirus positivity rate

Ohio residents should reconsider traveling to the state of Ohio. The Ohio Department of Health’s list of states with a travel advisory — because of high COVID-19 testing positivity rates — now includes Ohio.

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Waterloo Region remains in red-restrict level of Ontario’s COVID-19 response system

COVID-19 pandemic response system for at least another week.Each Friday, the province announces any changes it makes in restrictions for different regions of Ontario. Another COVID-19 outbreak declared at school in Waterloo Region, 3rd in a week This week, the London area and Thunder Bay were moved into the orange-restrict level while the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District were placed in the yellow-protect level.“Over the last seven days we have seen the trends in key public health indicators continue to go in the wrong direction in these three regions,” Health Minister Christine Elliott said.Waterloo Region has been in the red zone since Nov.

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COVID-19: Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge health district shifting to yellow zone

COVID-19 restrictions are coming into effect in Haliburton County, Northumberland County and the City of Kawartha Lakes, as the region shifts from “green” to “yellow” under Ontario’s pandemic response framework.The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit says the shift will take effect on 12:01 a.m. on Monday, Dec.

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Perdue vs. Ossoff on health care: Where they stand

Georgia voters on Jan. 5 will choose whether to send Republican Sen.

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Toronto Public Health updates school screening tool for COVID-19

COVID-19 screening tool for schools, which now includes any student with one symptom must stay home, siblings included.One new requirement is that if a student has even one coronavirus symptom they must stay home, self-isolate and get tested, Toronto Public Health said in a release issued Friday.If the student lives with siblings in the same household, they also must all self-isolate, TPH added. Toronto school with 26 COVID-19 cases temporarily closing as 3 teachers refuse work Use of the new COVID-19 screening tool starts on Monday, Dec.

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Urgent plea made by Saskatoon leaders for people to follow COVID-19 guidelines

COVID-19.Active coronavirus cases in Saskatoon have risen from 257 a month ago to 1,352 as of Dec. 3, with 41 people in hospital — 11 in ICU, which is operating at 126 per cent capacity.

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Manitoba health officials expected to discuss coronavirus modelling at Friday briefing

COVID-19 modelling through the holiday season at their daily update on the virus Friday.Dr. Brent Roussin and Lanette Siragusa have scheduled a media briefing for 12:30 p.m.

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Nova Scotia health officials to provide COVID-19 update on Friday

coronavirus.Premier Stephen McNeil will be joined by chief medical officer of health Dr. Robert Strang at 1 p.m.

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California calls for temporary halt on non-essential travel during virus surge

OAKLAND, Calif. - California health officials on Thursday began calling for a temporary halt to non-essential travel, hoping to slow the sudden spike in COVID-19 cases as the holiday travel season approaches.“Today’s message is not about how do we mix safely. It’s about how we reduce our mixing all together," said Dr.

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Temporary holiday season jobs in Manitoba are hard to find. Now what?

coronavirus restrictions, those hoping to find seasonal work in a mall, for example, might be out of luck, but experts say there are other options.John Graham with the Retail Council of Canada said “mall-type” retail seasonal jobs typically build-up the workforce in Manitoba by about 10 per cent, or more than 6,000 positions, during the holiday season.The seasonal employment numbers for this year won’t be available for another several weeks, but Graham suspects they won’t look like they usually do.“The retail sector is very sick,” Graham said.

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Covid-19 vaccination: Delhi govt asks healthcare facilities to submit HCWs data

Delhi government has started the process of enrolment of healthcare workers of different hospitals, nursing homes and other facilities for coronavirus vaccination.Many registered nursing homes and hospitals have already submitted their HR data, along with many smaller unregistered clinics.Now, if you want to upload the data, a link has been provided on the website of the Delhi State Health Mission, reports news agency PTI.Hundreds of healthcare workers (HCWs) at government and private facilities in Delhi had contracted the deadly virus, and many more are still getting affected by it.Delhi govt enrolls healthcare workers"Delhi government is enrolling healthcare workers for COVID-19 vaccination.

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Record in U.S. Name COVID-19 as Most Urgent Health Problem

healthcare cost topped the list of concerns, with 24% of Americans mentioning it, while AIDS dropped to 18%. A year later, mentions of AIDS fell into single digits and have remained there.

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'It just became too much for him': Loving dad, 36, took his own life after 'traumatic life events' and mental health battle

direct to your inboxA young dad from Rochdale took his own life after a 'number of traumatic life events' and a battle with mental health problems, an inquest heard.Mark Topham, 36, was found dead in bed at the family home in Littleborough in November last year.

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News Releases from Department of Health | Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest December 3, 2020

Department of Health: https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current-situation-in-hawaii/ Two Additional Deaths and 144 New Cases Reported Today COVID-19 has claimed the lives of two more O‘ahu residents. A woman, 80-years-old or older, had been hospitalized with underlying conditions.

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‘Covid has brought into focus the mental health of athletes’

Also read A ringside view of the 21st century’s deadliest diseaseBoth Agassi and Graf, who now spend time on their respective charities, felt it was important for athletes to pay attention to their mental health. It brought authenticity and connected the athlete to people, said Agassi, who is chairman, Andre Agassi Foundation for Education.Graf, who is chairman of Children for Tomorrow, which works with children and families that have suffered trauma, said that what tennis taught her was to stay in the present and always retain her perspective.

Dr. Bonnie Henry on adult-only amateur team sports public health order

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry answers a reporter’s question Thursday surrounding the new team sports public health order and why it only pertains to adults and not young people.

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COVID-19: Calgary police crack down on those violating public health orders, issue dozens of tickets

Calgary police are cracking down on anti-mask rally organizers and others who disregard public health rules during the COVID-19 pandemic. As Christa Dao reports, CPS have issued dozens of tickets since enhanced measures were introduced.

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Coronavirus: Resident in Kelowna long-term care home dies from COVID-19

coronavirus outbreak at a long-term care home in the Okanagan.The person was a resident at Mountainview Village in Kelowna. It’s believed to be the first long-term care home death in the Interior Health region.The Good Samaritan Society operates the 90-resident long-term care facility and it says it is working closely with Interior Health to mitigate all other possible transmission of the virus. B.C.

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JoJo Siwa on New Holiday Music, Recovering From COVID-19 and Her Recent Breakup (Exclusive)

JoJo Siwa has had quite an eventful 2020. While many celebrities have been forced to put their careers on hold amid the coronavirus pandemic, the 17-year-old dancer and singer continues to treat fans to new music and projects.With the holidays in full swing, JoJo dropped a festive new single and music video for “Where Are You Christmas,” featured on her latest EP,.

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Pandemic hospital policies allow nurse to hold hands of dying strangers but not her father’s

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Like any dedicated nurse, Lindsey Fairchild says she has not called in sick to AdventHealth in Daytona Beach since the coronavirus pandemic began. But coronavirus fatigue had begun to wear down this dedicated, frontline health care worker.“It is a lot of death,” Fairchild said.

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‘Racism sickens me’: Louisville mayor declares racism a public health crisis

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer speaks at Kentucky Center For African American Heritage on May 3, 2016 in Louisville, Kentucky. LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville, Kentucky Mayor Greg Fischer announced and signed an executive order Tuesday declaring racism a public health crisis in a bid to address and advance racial equity in the city.“As mayor and just as an American and a human being, this racism sickens me,” Fischer said in a virtual news conference on Tuesday.

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Think tank finds more than 240 people died waiting for surgery in Saskatchewan

A new report from a policy-advocacy group has found thousands of Canadians have died while waiting for surgery.The data obtained by Second Street discovered 242 people in Saskatchewan died while on a surgery waitlist between April 2018 and April 2019.The data, which was obtained by a Freedom of Information request, ends in the opening weeks of Canada’s fight against COVID-19.

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‘Have you taken a look at Alberta?’: Ontario health minister singles out province’s COVID-19 situation

While speaking in the Ontario legislature, Health Minister Christine Elliott responded to questions about rising COVID-19 cases and whether the province was in crisis by firing back it was not, but Alberta is: “You want to speak about who is in crisis? Have you taken a look at Alberta, where they’re doubling up patients in intensive care units?

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Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe hopes for holiday long-term care visits

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe wouldn’t commit Thursday to a threshold suggested by his chief medical health officer for granting more people the right to gather at Christmas.The day before, Dr. Saqib Shahab said the possible loosening of COVID-19 public-health orders would have to consider the risk of infections spiking in the new year.Shahab stated his preference would be for the province to wait until there was an average of 120 new COVID-19 cases daily or less before relaxing gathering rules.

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Joe Alwyn Is the 'One Constant' for Taylor Swift Amid Her Mother's Health Battle, Source Says

Taylor Swift is grateful to have Joe Alwyn by her side.A source tells ET that the singer's beau of four years has been a «great support system» as she's dealt with not only the global threat of coronavirus, but also her own mother's health battle. Swift first revealed her mom Andrea's cancer diagnosis in 2015.

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Florida reports another 10,000 COVID-19 cases as CDC repeats travel warning

ORLANDO, Fla. – As Americans approach another holiday season, the CDC is once again repeating its warning and asking the public to avoid traveling during the pandemic.The warning comes the same week that Florida surpassed 1 million coronavirus cases statewide, a milestone shared by only a couple other states.[TRENDING: Animal nearly severs woman’s arm at Carole Baskin’s rescue | CDC: Avoid travel to Mexico | Brightline targets 2022 for OIA station]The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that the best way to stay safe and protect others is to stay home.Meanwhile, the agency announced new guidelines that shorten recommended quarantines after close contact with someone infected with coronavirus.

Holiday movies, music specials arrive to light a bleak year

LOS ANGELES – Bring on the sentimental holiday rom-coms, the chorus of Christmas music specials and the nostalgia of last century’s animated charmers. We’ll take any and all feel-good moments in a year of scarcity.Mariah and Dolly and Charlie Brown are among the comforts TV is offering this month, and not a moment too soon.

B.C. health officials to provide live Thursday COVID-19 update

COVID-19 response at 3 p.m. PT, Thursday.Global News will carry the briefing live here, on our Facebook page and on BC1.The update comes as the province bans all adult group sports activities, indoor or outdoor, amid concern over virus transmission.

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Kingston public health pushes for no-fault compensation for COVID-19 vaccine

Justin Trudeau asking the federal government to support no-fault compensation for medical issues sustained during any routine immunizations in Canada.“You shouldn’t have to lawyer up,” when it comes to compensation for adverse effects to the COVID-19 vaccine, said Dr. Kieran Moore, medical officer of health for the Kingston region on Thursday.

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