'I'm devastated': The pain of Covid isolation at Christmas

The Canadian Armed Forces is now investigating Maj. Stephen Chledowski, after the actively serving army officer released a new video denouncing COVID-19 measures.

Andrei Doroshin PHILADELPHIA - A graduate student in psychology whose COVID-19 vaccine operation got shut down by Philadelphia last year has settled with the state attorney general's office and agreed to destroy all personal health information his start-up gathered.The agreement was filed Friday in Commonwealth Court and requires a judge's approval to take effect.Central to the accusations against Andrei Doroshin, who had almost no public health experience when the city gave him the task, was that he had intended to profit from the vaccine operation run by his start-up, called Philly Fighting COVID.Mayor Jim Kenney says Philly Fighting COVID was a mistake after the Inspector General found no malice, no ill-intent, and no one seeking personal gain.Doroshin denied the allegations by the attorney general's office, including violating the state's nonprofit corporation law.Under the agreement, Doroshin and his associates are barred from managing charitable assets or soliciting charitable donations in Pennsylvania for 10 years.Doroshin also must destroy the personal health information gathered through the vaccine pre-registration service and is barred from receiving any financial benefit from the information or the vaccine.Doroshin must also dissolve Philly Fighting COVID.City officials said they gave him the job because he and his friends had organized one of the community groups that set up COVID-19 testing sites throughout the city in 2020.But they shut the vaccine operation down once they learned that Doroshin had switched his privacy notice to potentially sell patient data.

As protesters dig in their heels at border crossings and the nation’s capital, many truck drivers continue hauling shipments across the province. Shallima Maharaj heard from some of them at a stop north of Toronto.

Many members of Edmonton city council don’t agree with the removal of the provincial Restriction Exemption Program. Friday they decided on how the city will be moving forward measures. Sarah Komadina has the details

Inspiration4 mission commander Jared Isaacman, founder and chief executive officer of Shift4 Payments, stands for a portrait in front of the recovered first stage of a Falcon 9 rocket at Space Exploration Technologies Corp. The charitable sector should hope that billionaire Jared Isaacman keeps seeking new adventures.Isaacman, who turned a payments-processing firm he started as a teenager into a multibillion-dollar company, periodically indulges his passion for aviation with head-turning flights.

LOS ANGELES - It’s time to meet the domino-toppling trios competing in the first-ever season of "Domino Masters." Hosted by Emmy Award-winning actor Eric Stonestreet ("Modern Family"), the series will feature teams of domino enthusiasts facing off in an unbelievable chain reaction tournament. DOMINO MASTERS: The all-new competition series DOMINO MASTERS premieres Wednesday, March 9 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. © 2022 FOX Media LLC. CR: Ray Mickshaw/FOX.

Wendy Williams is firing back at Wells Fargo over claims she's the victim of «financial exploitation,» saying «she is fine» and «she is of sound mind.»In a statement to ET, Williams' lawyer, LaShawn Thomas, said on Friday that «Wendy wants the world to know that she strenuously denies all allegations about her mental health and well-being.» Thomas also offered details as to why Williams is in a legal battle with Wells Fargo.«Wendy had to unfortunately bring this action because Wells Fargo has refused to honor her Power of Attorney, granting her son authority to make inquiries to the bank on Wendy's behalf,» the statement read.

COVID-19 vaccination clinics in districts where rates are well below the Quebec average.Officials are hoping to increase the inoculation levels against COVID-19 in areas like Saint-Léonard and Montréal-Nord, where the vaccination levels are below 75 per cent (according to the latest data) while on average, 82 per cent of the Quebec population is considered adequately vaccinated.The shuttle buses run free of charge and take people to clinics in Saint-Léonard, Montréal-Nord, Ville-Émard and LaSalle. Health-care officials are hoping people with limited mobility and those who may have other appointments will get their first, second or booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Tairāwhiti has reached two vaccination milestones today; their eligible population reached 90% fully vaccinated –the 18th DHB to do so – and it’s eligible Māori population reached 90% first doses.

Premier Doug Ford denounced the protests both in the nation’s capital and on the border in Windsor Friday. While putting measures in place in a bid to move them along, the premier also attracted unwanted attention after a snowmobile trip and a secret recording.

PHILADELPHIA - At The Saul High School traditional learning is only the beginning, students also have the opportunity to participate in real-life farming."This is a dairy science class at Saul High School, it’s an Animal Science Class. We’ve been doing this for 50 or 60 years where we produce our milk, and then it’s been shipped to Land O'Lakes," said Jane Arbasak, Farm Manager with Saul High School.Enejha Dozier is a Senior at Saul High School and said this unique program helped fuel her passion."Yes, it definitely did, for the better.

Police found a 36-year-old man shot inside a Jeep and drove him to the hospital in critical condition. PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police officers responding to reports of a shooting found a man badly wounded inside a car and rushed the victim to an area hospital. According to investigators, the shooting happened on the 1800 block of East Allegheny Avenue in Kensington around 6:30 p.m.

Legislative bureau chief Keith Baldrey has the daily COVID-19 update on Friday, February 11, and how B.C. officials could be setting the stage to remove restrictions on Tuesday.

Ambassador Bridge border crossing in Windsor, Ont.Chief Justice Geoffrey Morawetz says the injunction will take effect at 7 p.m.He has asked a lawyer representing the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, which applied for the injunction, to send him a draft of an order.

COVID-19 receiving care in hospital on Friday, with 127 of them in intensive care units.That’s compared to 1,586 in hospital on Thursday, with 126 people in the province’s ICUs. Reality check on Alberta politicians’ statements on schools, COVID-19 transmission and vaccines On Tuesday, Premier Jason Kenney announced his plan to relax COVID-19 measures.

PHILADELPHIA - The Transportation Security Administration at Philadelphia International Airport said it’s "highly concerned" about the number of firearms it took from passengers last year.Federal Security Director Gerardo Spero reports that the agency scanned around eight million passengers in 2021 and confiscated 39 weapons. That figure far outpaces the number of firearms the agency confiscated in the previous two years.Spero said he does not know what motivates people to carry guns to the airport, but he knows "guns and airports don’t mix."The TSA demonstrated for reporters Friday how a pistol can be safely transported by air.

Hugh Jackman has said he is suffering "mild symptoms" after testing positive for Covid-19.

KATY, Texas - The fiancée of a man who was shot nine times on Christmas Eve spoke exclusively with FOX 26.Gabriela Granero says the road rage shooting happened as she and her 26-year-old fiancé Anthony Hipp were trying to make a right turn at Westgreen and I-10 in Katy, the night of Christmas Eve.FOR THE LATEST NEWS UPDATES, DOWNLOAD THE FOX 26 NEWS APP"Right as we came to the red light the car behind us started honking like crazy.

A popular local radio DJ died two days after being taken to hospital with Covid-19.

Mike «The Situation» Sorrentino had to spend Christmas in quarantine this year. The reality star revealed that he has tested positive for COVID-19.The star took to Instagram on Christmas Eve to reveal the news of his illness, and that his family would be spending the holiday on lockdown as he battled the illness.«So much to be grateful for this year.

(GERMANY OUT) Great White Shark, Carcharodon carcharias, USA, California, Pacific Ocean, Farallon Island, San Francisco Bay (Photo by Reinhard Dirscherl/ullstein bild via Getty Images) MORRO BAY, Calif. - A shark that killed a man off the coast of central California on Christmas Eve was likely a great white, an official said.The man was pulled from the waves near Morro Bay on Friday after a surfer saw him face down in the water with a boogie board floating nearby. He was pronounced dead at the scene.The victim’s name wasn’t released.

Saul Nava THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - A 21-year-old man was arrested for allegedly torturing and killing his girlfriend in Thousand Oaks on Christmas Eve, authorities said.Saul Nava was arrested on suspicion of murder, mayhem and torture in the death of his 24-year-old girlfriend, whose name has not been released.  In the state of California, the felony of mayhem alleges that the suspect "unlawfully and maliciously" disfigures or disables a victim’s body.Nava is being held on $2 million bail in the Ventura County Jail.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Police in Missouri arrested 32-year-old Brittany Wilson on Christmas Eve for the stabbing death of her boyfriend.According to a news release, police found Wilson standing outside her boyfriend’s home Friday night at 11:05, covered in blood. KFVS reported officers spotted a sword on the lawn.While authorities questioned Wilson outside, investigators made their way inside to discover the body of a deceased male in the basement.

COVID-19 case counts soar across the country.The province is capping private gatherings at six people or two family bubbles as of Boxing Day Sunday, after reporting more than 10,000 cases of the coronavirus on Christmas Eve and another 9,206 on Christmas Day.Officials have said the daily numbers are likely an underestimation because the province’s testing centres are overwhelmed and can’t keep up with demand.The highly infectious Omicron variant of the virus has been driving a surge in COVID-19 cases across much of Canada in recent weeks.Ontario reported 9,826 new COVID-19 cases Boxing Day.Christmas Day was the third day in a row that Ontario broke its record for daily case counts with 10,412 infections.Ontario Health Minister Christine

Boris Johnson is expected to make a final call on whether to introduce new coronavirus restrictions ahead of New Year's Eve.

CAMDEN, N.J. - The New Jersey home of the Philadelphia 76ers' point guard, Tyrese Maxey, caught fire on Christmas Eve. The fire broke out around 7 p.m.

Thousands of people across the country will receive a Christmas Day booster jab as NHS vaccinators continue to work through England's population in the face of record Covid-19 case rates.

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Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba and British Columbia reported record high COVID-19 case counts on Christmas Eve as Nunavut ordered a full lockdown to prevent further spread of the virus.

HABERSHAM COUNTY, Ga. - A couple in Habersham County is celebrating their 70th anniversary this Christmas Eve. Clinton and Alice Savage's story began at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church at the age of 14 in the 1940s. When asked if it was love at first sight, the couple quickly replied with "no", and then laughed. While it wasn't the "I knew as soon as we locked eyes" kind of beginning, their love soon flourished.Back then, meeting up or talking wasn't as simple as hopping in a car or picking up a phone. "She lived about 12 miles from me. I had to walk.

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. - On the night before Christmas, shoppers rushed out to get last-minute gifts."I wanted a Nintendo Switch," said young Kendall Martin.It’s a risky game waiting until the day before Christmas. One that Kendall’s parents have perfected."We do this every year.

Amy Duggar King has been forced to cancel her Christmas plans with her large family after testing positive for COVID-19.The 34-year-old former 19 Kids and Counting star revealed her positive test results in a lengthy Instagram post on Friday, writing: 'Christmas is cancelled here until further notice.'Amy said that she was quarantined in a bedroom at home ahead of Christmas Eve, and shared that her symptoms include 'terrible' body aches and chills.

MORRO BAY, Calif. - A shark attack off State Parks Beach in Morro Bay on Christmas Eve left a surfer dead, authorities said Friday.Around 10:45 a.m., an injured male surfer was pulled from the water north of Atascadero Road after an apparent shark attack.The surfer was unresponsive laying on the beach when paramedics arrived. He was pronounced dead at the scene.Get your top stories delivered daily! Sign up for FOX 11’s Fast 5 newsletter. And, get breaking news alerts in the FOX 11 News app. Download for iOS or Android.The victim has not been identified and the San Luis Obispo County Coroner's Office and State Parks representatives responded to the scene to investigate the incident.The beaches in the Morro Bay and State Parks area will

COVID-19 — a new one-day record — and one additional death from the virus on Friday.In a release, the province said a person in their 70s in the Saint John region has died.Of the new cases, 85 are in Zone 1, the Moncton region, 87 are in Zone 2, the Saint John region, 39 are in Zone 3, the Fredericton region, 23 are in zone 4, the Edmunston region, five are in Zone 5, the Campbellton region, five are in Zone 6, the Bathurst region, and 11 are in Zone 7, the Miramichi region. COVID-19: N.B.

COVID-19 cases Friday, 24 hours before many Manitobans prepare to gather for Christmas.Data on the province’s website shows 742 new infections were identified across the province as of Friday morning, surpassing the province’s previous one-day case count record of 603 set May 20. Manitoba ‘strongly recommends’ people limit contacts over holidays amid record-setting case count The province reported 556 cases Thursday, 400 cases Wednesday, and 302 infections on Tuesday.News of the record-setting case count had been tempered by chief provincial health officer Dr.

She's known for throwing the party of the year on the night before Christmas with a guest list full of her celebrity friends.And Kris Jenner made the decision to have the annual Kardashian Christmas Eve extravaganza 'scaled way back' due to surging COVID-19 cases in the Los Angeles area.The 66-year-old matriarch has a few things planned for the evening and 'will still get her daughters and grandkids together on Christmas Eve, but that's it ... nothing over the top,' according to TMZ.

Health officials are pleading with Manitobans to limit their contacts over the holidays as the province is set to announce a record-setting daily case count on Christmas Eve.

Shoppers in Covent Garden in central London, U.K., on Friday, Dec. 24, 2021.

holiday travel season.Germany-based Lufthansa said Friday that it was canceling a dozen long-haul transatlantic flights over the Christmas holiday period because of a "massive rise" in sick leave among pilots. The cancellations on flights to Houston, Boston and Washington come despite a "large buffer" of additional staff for the period.The airline says it couldn't speculate on whether COVID-19 infections or quarantines were responsible because it was not informed about the sort of illness.

Covid vaccine centres in Scotland are set to close later today as Scots are being urged to come forward to get jabbed before the big day.

Kate Garraway has given fans a heartwarming update on her husband's recovery from Covid-19 as the family prepare to spend Christmas together.

COVID-19 rips through Canada for the second holiday season in a row, the highly-transmissible Omicron variant driving extra caution.Still, some are moving forward with plans to celebrate, weighing the risk of contracting the disease or relying on vaccinations to provide safety.“Literally, last Christmas, we kept all the blinds closed because we didn’t want anyone to see that we were eating dinner because we weren’t allowed,” Patricia MacDowell said on the phone from her Montreal home as she stuffed a turkey in preparation for Christmas Eve dinner.MacDowell is not vaccinated against COVID-19.

Omicron's rise has led to another pandemic-tinged Christmas for billions, with Santa's arrival and longed-for family reunions overshadowed by the prospect of yet more Covid restrictions.

coronavirus omicron variant.According to Flight Aware, United Airlines has canceled 121 flights on Friday, which is equivalent to 6% of their overall flight schedule. FOX Business has identified 21 instances where United Airlines cancellations on Christmas Eve are directly attributed to the coronavirus, stating that staffing issues have caused the cancellation.For a flight from Denver to Newark scheduled for Friday, for example, the following message is shown on the United Airlines website: "Your flight is canceled due to an increase in Covid cases limiting crew availability.

Boris Johnson and Labour’s Keir Starmer have paid tribute to the nation’s health workers in their Christmas messages.

For anyone worried that Santa Claus might be grounded this Christmas Eve due to the pandemic, it looks like he is actually immune to Covid-19 due to his 'santy-bodies'.

PHILADELPHIA - Layer up for Thursday, it will be a bitter start to the day with morning lows in the 20s.It will stay cold with increasing high clouds in the afternoon. Expect highs in the upper 30s to around 40 degrees.Late Thursday night, a clipper system to our north could bring a brief snow shower to the Poconos, otherwise, it will be quite until late Christmas Eve.Another low-pressure system will pass to our north Christmas Eve, showers will arrive late at night, bring the umbrella if you are venturing out to midnight mass.The showers will end by early Christmas morning.If you travel in the Lehigh Valley or the Poconos it may just be cold enough to see some snow showers change to freezing rain overnight into early Christmas morning.

Glasgow's Irn-Bru Carnival will only last for three days this year - due to measures brought in to stop the spread of Covid-19.