With no games, no spectators and no travel, many youth sports are looking very different these days. As Emad Agahi reports, there is a renewed push for the province to relax those restrictions but B.C.’s top doctor is pushing back.

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COVID-19: Defiant restaurateurs speak out against indoor dining restrictions

More restaurateurs are voicing their mounting frustrations over the province’s three-week indoor dining ban aimed at stopping the alarming increase in COVID-19 cases. As Julia Foy reports, one Vancouver restaurant owner received a closure order Friday while another was filmed defiantly serving tables inside.

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Restrictions ramp up as Canada’s latest COVID-19 wave worsens

Several provinces are tightening or extending restrictions, as more transmissible COVID-19 variants fuel Canada’s surging case numbers. But as Abigail Bimman reports, resistance to restrictions poses a major problem for provinces.

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Bihar COVID-19: Government imposes fresh restrictions amid spike

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Health Canada issues advisory over masks containing graphene, urges recall

Health Canada issued an advisory and asked distributors to recall face masks that contain graphene or biographene, citing potential inhalation risks.In an advisory released Friday, the agency said there is a “potential that wearers could inhale graphene particles from some masks, which may pose health risks.” Is it safe to wear face masks while exercising? Experts weigh in Health Canada said graphene is a novel nanomaterial — a material made of tiny particles — that is reported to have antiviral and antibacterial properties.“Health Canada conducted a preliminary scientific assessment after being made aware that masks containing graphene have been sold with COVID-19 claims and used by adults and children in schools and daycares,” the

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Hundreds of French sports figures accused of sexual violence

PARIS – A year-long, nationwide French effort to uncover and combat sexual violence in sports has identified more than 400 coaches, teachers and others suspected of abuse or covering it up.

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₹1,000 fine for violating these coronavirus restrictions at airport

Mumbai airport has started imposing a spot fine of ₹1,000 from April 1 for violating the mandatory Covid-19 norms.

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France urges Iran to avoid nuclear escalation ahead of talks

PARIS – France's top diplomat spoke with his Iranian counterpart Saturday and urged Iran to be “constructive” and avoid further nuclear escalation ahead of talks next week aimed at trying to salvage a global accord curbing the Iranian nuclear program.

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Tamil Nadu: COVID-19 restrictions will be stricter if required, says govt

Measures taken to contain the spread of the virusResidential complexes reporting more than three cases were declared as 'micro containment zones', till April 2 there were 846 such zones. There was a sufficient amount of beds, ventilators, medicines and personal protective equipment gear.To treat a COVID-19 patient without any delay, services of '108' ambulances was also utilised.He said, people should adhere to the COVID-19 protocol laid down by the government.

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Police boss aks Renfrewshire families to please stick to the covid restrictions this Easter weekend

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Renfrewshire’s top cop has urged people to follow the ‘stay local’ guidance as lockdown restrictions are eased over the Easter weekend.Chief Superintendent David Duncan, Renfrewshire and Inverclyde Local Policing Commander, has warned everyone about illegal gatherings over the break and insists his officers will continue to target blatant rule breakers.New lockdown restrictions came into effect yesterday, replacing the ‘stay at home’ instruction with a call for people to ‘stay local’.The change means that people will be able to travel to see friends and family across their local authority area.Previously, people were encouraged to remain at home as much

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California OKs indoor sports, concerts as COVID cases plunge

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Sports, theater and music fans will be able to take their seats again in California as the state's coronavirus cases plummet and vaccinations jump.

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Canada sees another Easter weekend with rising COVID-19 cases, tough restrictions

COVID-19 spent their second pandemic-era Good Friday either adjusting to or bracing for stricter public health measures meant to bring resurgent case counts back in check.Three regions of Quebec, including the provincial capital, are now under a 10-day lockdown that took effect hours before the province reported the highest daily case load since late January.On Wednesday, British Columbia imposed what they are calling a three-week long “circuit breaker” across the province hoping to “break the chain of COVID-19 transmission.” Hotels taking advantage of Canada’s COVID-19 quarantine rules, some travellers allege Ontario, meanwhile, will pull what it dubs an “emergency brake” at midnight for the entire province, forcing the closure of

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B.C. family upset at Langley Lodge care home’s slower visitation rollout

Emotional reunions as B.C.’s relaxed care home restrictions take effect “I anticipated there would be a process to that.

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Regina churches embracing restrictions during Holy Week

As health officials caution against ravel and gatherings ahead of the long weekend, some Regina churches are embracing restrictions to celebrate Holy Week in a new way.

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Ontario prepares for new COVID-19 restrictions

At 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, Ontario’s new COVID-19 restrictions will go into effect amid a growing number of cases. Erica Vella speaks with people ahead of the new restrictions.

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Youth hockey player returns home to South Jersey after suffering catastrophic injury

PHILADELPHIA - A youth hockey player who suffered a catastrophic injury during a game last winter is finally heading home.Brian Page,17, left the Magee Rehab in Center City to head back to South Jersey on Friday.Page was playing a game for the Philadelphia Little Flyers back on Nov. 15 when he suffered a spinal cord injury.He’s been confined to a wheelchair since and his parents say they're praying every day that he'll be able to walk again."The support has been phenomenal we have. Actually once we leave here we'll be heading home and they have a parade lineup for us.

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MLB moving All-Star Game in response to voting restrictions

NEW YORK – Major League Baseball announced Friday it was moving this summer's All-Star Game from Atlanta's Truist Park, a response to Georgia enacting a new law last month restricting voting rights.

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Big effort aims to elect candidates with science backgrounds

RALEIGH, N.C. – An advocacy group plans to spend millions next year to elect more doctors, scientists and other professionals to office, arguing the pandemic and Donald Trump's handling of it have powerfully underscored a need to bring people with scientific backgrounds into policymaking.

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Arvind Kejriwal urges Centre to allow COVID-19 vaccination for all age groups

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Northern Ireland minister urges people to adhere to Covid-19 rules

Northern Ireland's Health Minister has urged people not to let frustrations over ongoing Covid-19 restrictions to affect their observance of them.

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Ex-youth center intern says she was told to destroy notes

CONCORD, N.H. – A former intern at New Hampshire’s youth detention center says a supervisor suggested she destroy her notes and lie about a teen’s sexual assault allegation. And though she reported the boy’s claim to state investigators and police, it wasn’t included in an annual report that state officials submitted to the federal government.

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Easter travel warning issued for Ayrshire as Covid restrictions ease

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Emotional reunions as B.C.’s relaxed care home restrictions take effect

COVID-19 safety protocols.Under the new rules, residents can see two visitors plus a child at a time in their rooms, without staff supervision.They’re also allowed to hug and hold hands. Additional visitors and longer, unmonitored visits to be allowed in B.C.

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People who attended 2 Lethbridge parties urged to book COVID-19 tests

April 1, 2021“Alberta Health Services is asking individuals who attended a house party in south Lethbridge on either March 13 and/or March 20 to book a COVID-19 test as a precautionary measure due to exposure to a positive individual in attendance,” the tweet said.

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Some European countries ramp up restrictions amid third wave

A third wave of COVID-19 is crashing down on Europe, and some nations are responding by ramping up restrictions.

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‘He’s a tough little guy’: Officer who found toddler lost in Ontario woods tells of recovery

lost in the woods north of Kingston, Ont., for more than 72 hours is telling the nearly miraculous story of his recovery.“That’s the best day I’ve had in the OPP in 25 years,” said provincial Const. Scott McNames, who found three-year-old Jude Leyton in the woods of South Frontenac, Ont., Wednesday just after 3 p.m.

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Top doctor urges Albertans to stay safe as COVID-19 variants jump ahead of long weekend

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health issues a serious plea for Albertans to do everything they can to follow COVID-19 health restrictions as variants spike ahead of the Easter long weekend.

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Kenney pleads with Albertans to follow COVID-19 restrictions over long weekend

Premier Jason Kenney pleads with Albertans to follow COVID-19 health measures over the Easter long weekend as leading indicators say the province has entered a third wave.

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Hinshaw says Alberta ‘likely would have’ seen spike even without relaxing COVID-19 restrictions

Dr. Deena Hinshaw compares Alberta’s spike in COVID-19 cases and B.C.’s, saying both saw a spike at around the same time, when asked about whether she thought easing restrictions led to a third wave.

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Family visits restricted in southern Sask. health facilities to palliative, end-of-life care

Saskatchewan Health Authority is restricting family presence and visitation to Level 3 palliative/end-of-life care in its facilities and long-term care homes in Regina, the Southwest and Southeast due to increased risk of COVID-19. Wastewater samples point to rising COVID-19 variant cases in Saskatoon The SHA stated that Level 3 means that two family members or support members can be present at the same time for end-of-life care only.

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More COVID-19 restrictions result in bigger pains for Ontario’s small businesses

Many business owners say they feel they have had the rug pulled out from under them because of new COVID-19 restrictions just as they were returning to a slight sense of normalcy. Mark Carcasole reports.

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Toronto residents react to latest provincial COVID-19 shutdown restrictions

Ontario government officials announced a tightening of restrictions amid a growing number of COVID-19 cases. Erica Vella has reaction.

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Ontario government imposes provincewide COVID-19 shutdown restrictions

The Ontario government is shutting down the entire province for at least four weeks beginning on Saturday. But despite warnings from its science advisory table that half-measures will do little, the province isn’t moving back to a stay-at-home order.

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How Ontario’s COVID-19 restrictions compare to other countries

As new COVID-19 rules from the province are set to kick in, it means more restrictions for at least another month. Other jurisdictions around the world have dealt with lockdowns, but how are we doing by comparison? Sean O’Shea reports.

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Saskatchewan Health Authority reports ICU data error for Regina

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) on Wednesday evening informed the provinces Health Minister Paul Merriman that there had been a discrepancy in the COVID-19 ICU patient count and data in Regina, said the minister. The error occurred because patients who were moved to temporary ICU beds were not being counted as ICU admissions.

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Coronavirus: Kingston businesses react to province’s ’emergency brake’ shutdown

COVID-19 continues to sweep through Ontario, the Ford government is pulling the “emergency brake” across the entire province.For some businesses it will mean staying open, with restrictions, while for others it means another complete shutdown.“We’re really heavily booked over the next couple of weeks, but now we have to cancel everybody,” says Steve Wallace, co-owner of Luce Hair Studio.“So everyone, from staff to folks that come in here, are going through a really tough emotional rollercoaster right now.

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COVID-19: 84 new cases in London-Middlesex as shutdown plans unveiled by province

Eighty-four new cases have been reported in London-Middlesex, local health officials said Thursday as the province unveiled plans to put all of Ontario into a month-long shutdown Saturday to curb a growing third wave of the pandemic.The health unit also reported that 49 additional local cases had screened variant positive, while another two had been confirmed through genomic sequencing to involve the B.1.1.7 variant, first detected in the U.K.Thursday’s update puts the regional pandemic case tally at 7,176, of which 6,424 have resolved, an increase of 26 from the day before.

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COVID-19: Premier Ford says restrictions work but people still gathering

When asked why lockdowns appear to be working in some regions in the grey zone while Toronto and Peel may not be, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said the restrictions work but that people were still gathering. Chief medical officer of health Dr.

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Provincial portal allows people to register for non-existent Beamsville vaccination clinic

COVID-19 vaccine registration portal.The Town of Lincoln says the error resulted in appointments being scheduled for a clinic that doesn’t exist on Saturday, April 3 at the Lincoln Community Centre in Beamsville.We have learned that there was an error in the Provincial COVID-19 vaccine registration portal and appointments were scheduled for Sat April 3 at the Lincoln Community Centre (Seniors Centre). There is NO clinic available in #LincolnON on April 3.

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COVID-19: Premier Rankin says province on target to provide vaccine dose to anyone who wants one by end of June

Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin on Thursday provided an update on the province’s COVID-19 vaccination effort saying over 100,000 doses have been administered and the province is on target to deliver at least one dose to every adult Nova Scotian who wants one by the end of June.

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Students in residences urged to move out early, most classes and exams moving online: Western University

Western University says the majority of its in-person classes and final exams will be moved online starting April 5 due to the spread of COVID-19 variant cases and the anticipation of additional restrictions province-wide.In a statement on Thursday, the London, Ont., university added that it is also encouraging students in residence to move out early if possible.

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Ford government to move province into 4-week lockdown amid COVID-19 3rd wave

Ontario will be moved to a four-week lockdown. But despite rising infections and ICU admissions, schools will remain open during the shutdown. Gyms, salons, as well indoor and outdoor dining will be closed. Marianne Dimain reports.

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AP college sports survey: ADs on revenue sharing, Title IX

The Associated Press asked 357 Division I athletic directors a series of questions about the effects the potential changes to the way athletes are compensated in addition to scholarships would have on college sports. Here are the answers provided by the 99 ADs who participated in the online survey:

Easter weekend warning to obey COVID rules across Perth and Kinross with restrictions set to ease

Perth and Kinross beauty spots this Easter weekend to make sure COVID guidelines are followed. It comes after the Scottish Government confirmed the ‘stay at home’ message would change to ‘stay local’ from today (Friday 2).

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Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation calling for province-wide remote learning after Easter break

As southern parts of Saskatchewan try to contain COVID-19 variants, Saskatoon could be dealing with cases in several schools.

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Plan your Easter break in a safe manner, urges Reid

The CEO of the Health Service Executive has said the HSE is looking ahead to April, May and June with a "fine balance of caution and optimism".

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