Majority of Canadians blame feds, not provinces, for vaccine delays: poll

Police have continued arresting people and towing vehicles as anti-measures protesters marked another weekend in the capital. As Kyle Benning explains, officers were more aggressive with demonstrators who defied orders to leave.

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka has approved power cuts for Monday (21).PUCSL has approved power shedding for tomorrow (21st) as requested by CEB due inadequate generation of electricity.One hour Island wide rotational power cuts will take place between 8.30am to 7.30pm , except areas of Southern region where 3 hours power cut will be effective from 8.30am. to 4.30pm.This was confirmed to News 1st by the Chairman of the PUCSL.

Queen Elizabeth tested positive COVID-19 on Sunday (Feb. 20). The 95-year-old monarch, who has been fully vaccinated and had a booster shot, is experiencing mild, cold-like symptoms, according to a statement from Buckingham Palace. She will reportedly still carry on with her “light” duties at Windsor Castle over the coming week. “She will continue to receive medical attention and will follow all the appropriate guidelines,” the palace added.

Queen Elizabeth has tested positive for COVID-19 and she's experiencing «mild cold like symptoms.»The Palace confirmed the news Sunday in a statement and added that, despite the diagnosis, she «expects to continue light duties at Windsor over the coming week.» The Palace also said the queen will continue to receive medical attention and will follow all the appropriate guidelines.U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson released a statement following the announcement wishing Elizabeth a speedy recovery.«I’m sure I speak for everyone in wishing Her Majesty The Queen a swift recovery from Covid and a rapid return to vibrant good health,» Johnson said.Elizabeth, whom the U.K.

Ontario hospital with COVID-19 on Saturday, as the province continues to work to control the ongoing pandemic.New data reported by the province on Sunday also said 324 people are receiving care in an intensive care unit (ICU). 1,191 people hospitalized in Ontario with COVID-19, 329 in intensive care Both the number of people hospitalized and the total number of people in an ICU dropped from numbers recorded a day earlier.

BENGALURU :

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that ONLY a limited number of pilgrims will be allowed to attend the Katchatheevu Festival in the north of Sri Lanka.The number of pilgrims from India and Sri Lanka will be LIMITED due to the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the island nation, the Foreign Ministry confirmed this EXCLUSIVELY to News 1st.The Katchatheevu festival is set to take place on March 11 and 12, 2022.

Freedom Convoy” blockade that has paralyzed the nation’s capital for the past three weeks.On Sunday morning, officers were back at the protest site near Parliament Hill, where a convoy of protesters, many of them truckers, have been demonstrating against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other public health measures.At total of 191 people have been arrested since Friday, while dozens of vehicles, including many large trucks, either pulled out on their own or were towed away. Ottawa police use anti-riot weapons on convoy protesters, arrest 170 In a series of Tweets on Sunday, Ottawa police warned protesters they “will actively look to identify” them and follow up with financial sanctions and criminal charges.It urged residents to avoid the downtown area and to remove all vehicles parked on streets between Metcalf and Bay, and Albert and Gloucester.To prevent protesters from reclaiming territory, officers installed fencing around the demonstration site on Sunday.“We continue to maintain a police presence in and around the area of the unlawful protest occupied,” Ottawa police said in a Tweet.“We are using fences to ensure the ground gained back is not lost.”Things had been very quiet here downtown.

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Piers Morgan and Gary Lineker have led the celebrity well wishes to Queen Elizabeth II following the news that she has contracted Covid.It was announced on Sunday that Her Majesty, 95, has contracted the virus and is experiencing ‘mild cold-like symptoms’, but expects to carry out ‘light duties’ this week.The Queen’s positive test comes after it was confirmed she had been in direct contact with her eldest son and heir, the Prince of Wales, the week he had the disease.Former Good Morning Britain presenter Piers wished the head of state a ‘full and speedy recovery’ on Twitter.‘Worrying for any 95-year-old person to catch this virus, and a very worrying time for Britain when it’s our Monarch,’ he penned. ‘Good luck, Ma’am.’Match Of The Day’s Gary added: ‘The Queen has tested positive for Covid.

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Coronavirus, aka COVID-19, continues to impact us all around the world.

Queen Elizabeth has COVID-19.

Mumbai, taking the cumulative tally to 10,55,561, said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Sunday.

₹2,100 crore), Hinduja Global Solution said in a regulatory filing that this is its biggest-ever win in the public sector to date. As part of the contract, the company will employ over 2,000 work@home positions across the UK.

Feb. 6 marks 70 years since British monarch Queen Elizabeth II took the throne following the death of her father, King George VI. Redmond Shannon has the story.

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Queen Elizabeth, the world’s longest-reigning monarch, tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday and is experiencing mild symptoms but expects to continue light duties this week, Buckingham Palace said.The health of the 95-year-old queen, who has been fully vaccinated against coronavirus, has been under the spotlight since she spent a night in hospital last October for an unspecified ailment and was advised by her doctors to rest. Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee: A look at her legacy in Canada “The Queen has today tested positive for COVID,” the Palace said.

Delhi in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative tally to 18,56,071, said the state health department on Sunday. The positivity rate has fallen to 1.04%.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has denied throwing "caution to the wind" as he prepares to end all pandemic-related legal restrictions in England, amid a political backlash and scientific unease.

COVID.Downing Street has said that Prime Minister Boris Johnson will reveal details of his “living with COVID” plan on Monday (February 21) – outlining that factors such as vaccination, testing, and anti-viral drugs will be enough to keep people safe, rather than expecting infected people to stay at home.Self-isolation regulations for those who test positive and their close contacts are expected to cease by the end of this week.“COVID will not suddenly disappear, and we need to learn to live with this virus and continue to protect ourselves without restricting our freedoms,” said Johnson. “We’ve built up strong protections against this virus over the past two years through the vaccine rollouts, tests, new treatments and the best scientific understanding of what this virus can do.”He added: “Thanks to our successful vaccination programme and the sheer magnitude of people who have come forward to be jabbed, we are now in a position to set out our plan for living with COVID this week.”Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary told BBC‘s Sunday Morning today (February 20) this was “declaring victory before the war is over”, that ending mandatory self-isolation was “not the right thing to do” and that this was a distraction from the ongoing ‘partygate’ scandal.“At this stage the PM risks muddying the waters,” he said. “We want to see the government publish the scientific advice because at the moment this seems very premature.”“He continued: It seems like Boris Johnson is keen to declare victory before the war is over in the hope he gets some headlines about ‘victory day on COVID’ instead police officers asking questions about actions in Number 10.”Labour Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting tells #Raworth that dropping remaining

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth has tested positive for Covid-19, Buckingham Palace has announced.

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Ceylon Electricity Board states that it will be possible to provide electricity on Sunday (20) without any interruptions.Its Media Spokesperson, Andrew Nawamani stated that the demand for electricity has reported a decrease as it is a holiday.Accordingly, the expected electricity demand is 2,300 MW.However, he urged consumers to use electricity sparingly between 6:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.

Queen Elizabeth has tested positive for coronavirus and is "experiencing mild cold symptoms", Buckingham Palace have confirmed.The monarch, 95, is expected to continue to undertake "light duties", palace officials say. Buckingham Palace said in a statement: "Buckingham Palace confirm that The Queen has today tested positive for Covid.

The Queen has contracted Covid-19, Buckingham Palace has announced.

Queen has tested positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing symptoms, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.The 95-year-old monarch is said to be experiencing mild symptoms and continuing with her royal duties from isolation at Windsor Castle.Her Majesty was being closely monitored after news emerged of Charles' had caught the virus just days after the pair had been in close contact earlier this month.At the time, Buckingham Palace refused to confirm the monarch's test results, fuelling fears for her health, but palace sources insisted she was not displaying symptoms.Palace doctors had been testing the Queen frequently since her son tested positive and it has now emerged that she is mildly symptomatic.It is understood that the Queen was in contact with the Prince of Wales on several occasions before he was required to isolate on February 10.The Queen has been triple-vaccinated.

Canadian police are making possibly the final push to clear the capital city of demonstrators who have paralysed it by parking and camping on the streets for more than three weeks to protest against Covid pandemic restrictions.

Australia will welcome international tourists tomorrow after nearly two years of sealing its borders, relying on high Covid-19 vaccination rates to live with the pandemic as infections decline.

WHO's emergencies chief Mike Ryan recently said. 

Private schools were not prioritised in Manchester's Covid vaccination programme, the organisation responsible for the rollout has confirmed.

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) states that 5 ships carrying fuel will arrive in the island within the upcoming week.Its Chairman, Sumith Wijesinghe stated that diesel, petrol and jet fuel will be brought to Sri Lanka by these ships.Accordingly, he assured that there are sufficient stocks of fuel in the country while adding that the CPC is ready to provide the necessary stocks of fuel to the Ceylon Electricity Board as well.However, Wijesinghe stated that the CEB must pay in rupees for the stocks of fuel.Meanwhile, the daily fuel demand has reported a rapid increase within the last few days.The Chairman of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation stated that the average daily fuel demand in the country is 6,000 metric tons, however, on Saturday (19) the demand recorded an increase of 9,000 metric tons.

COLOMBO (News 1st); The report on Sri Lanka compiled by the Human Right’s High Commissioner will be debated at the 49th sessions of the Human Rights Council Sessions  due to be held on 3rd of March.According to an article published on the Sunday Times, the UNHRC report has scrutinized the conduct of the Attorney General’s Department in Sri Lanka.The report was forwarded to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday (14).Ministry officials had then studied the reports and sent to Geneva the Government’s observations and explanations on several issues raised.The article on the Sunday Times highlights that this year’s report delves at length with the Government’s failure to make changes to the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) to meet international standards.It adds that the UNHRC is not pleased with the amendments that are now pending before Parliament and is displeased that necessary changes have not been effected despite repeated assurances by the Government.According to the Article, another area dealt with in the report is the April 21st attacks.It also includes a call for the Attorney General’s Department to function independently.There will be no voting at the UNHRC’s 49th sessions which begin on February 28th. However, the meeting is a precursor to another Resolution on Sri Lanka in September, due this year.

COVID-19 vaccines in Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau set the bar high. He has reasserted his pledge to vaccinate every Canadian who wants to be inoculated by the end of September, stating he remains “very confident” in his ability to get the job done.

COVID-19 pandemic.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday, after the government agreed to top up its funding for vaccine rollouts in lower-income countries by an additional $75 million, that Canada remains “committed” to the COVAX vaccine-sharing program.

COVID-19 vaccination campaign started on the same day in December as the United States, but it now lags dozens of countries, including its southern neighbor, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is feeling the pressure.Canada’s lack of domestic vaccine production is at the root of the problem, forcing the country to depend on foreign companies with production abroad.In June, Trudeau’s Liberals had an 11-percentage-point lead against their Conservative Party rival, according to Abacus Data. His government provided billions of dollars so people could stay home and not work during the pandemic while the virus spread rapidly in the United States.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout remains on track, as vaccine shipments are expected to speed up soon.

Speaking to reporters in Ottawa, Ontario in Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed that new COVID-19 variants had now been reported and confirmed in all ten Canadian provinces.

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he had confirmed with Moderna that Canada is still on track to get 2 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine delivered by the end of March.

BENGALURU : India's Serum Institute will ship COVID-19 vaccines to Canada within a month, its chief executive said on Monday, in a sign a diplomatic row triggered by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's comments on political protests in India was easing.Trudeau said the months-long protests by farmers on the outskirts of Delhi were concerning, drawing a rebuke from the Indian government which said it was an internal matter.Last week, however, Trudeau spoke to Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and they discussed the two countries' commitment to democracy.Modi also said India would do its best to supply COVID-19 vaccines sought by Canada.On Monday Adar Poonawalla, the chief executive of Serum Institute of India (SII) - the world's largest

coronavirus vaccines to Canada soon, news agency ANI reported quoting sources who said that decks have been cleared for the supply of vaccines following a personal request by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.However, the final decision on the quantum of supplies is yet to be taken. Sources have confirmed that supply will be made and an official announcement may also come soon.

Also Read | Why Mumbai’s mojo lies beyond its locals"Was happy to receive a call from my friend Justin Trudeau. Assured him that India would do its best to facilitate supplies of COVID vaccines sought by Canada," PM Modi said in a tweet.Prime Minister Narendra Modi had assured his Canadian counterpart that India will support the Canadian vaccination programme.

Speaking to reporters outside Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, Ontario on Friday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada has received an updated delivery schedule from Pfizer that confirms the country will receive the four million COVID-19 vaccine doses promised by the end of March.

Pfizer that confirms the country will receive the four million COVID-19 vaccine doses promised by the end of March.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement in Ottawa on Friday. He said once the March target is met, the next batch of doses will arrive in Canada “sooner” than previously projected.“We’ve brought forward millions of doses in quarter 2 so that we will receive 10.8 million doses of Pfizer between April and June,” he told reporters at a news conference.The remaining committed doses from Pfizer will funnel into the country in the third quarter of the year, he said.