Mountain Equipment Co-op has been sold.The business said Monday that its board of directors unanimously approved a deal in which a Los Angeles-based private investment firm called Kingswood Capital Management will acquire its assets, including the majority of its retail stores.As part of the deal, MEC will no longer operate as a member-owned cooperative.It was granted protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act, allowing it to continue operating while the transaction and other elements of the plan are completed.The transaction remains subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2020.

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'Need to know how coronavirus is changing': WHO explains best way to identify new COVID variants

World Health Organisation (WHO) pointed out. “You need to know where the virus is. You need to know how the virus is changing so that the interventions can be adapted and tailored to where they are needed most," WHO's Maria Van Kerkhove said. This comes at a time when WHO officials have notified that testing rates have fallen sharply across the globe.

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LIC IPO: Health ministry issues statement on death count report, calls it 'speculative'

IPOs proposed to be issued by LIC, where in mentioning the details of policies and claims settled by LIC, a speculative and biased interpretation has been made that the Covid -19 related mortalities could be more than those recorded officially. It is clarified that these reports are speculative and baseless.

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Uttar Pradesh govt lifts night curfew as Covid-19 cases drop. See details

schools.Government of Uttar Pradesh lifts the #COVID19 induced night curfew following a drop in the number of COVID cases. pic.twitter.com/2y4FoUM3xc

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Royal fans divided by Prince Charles' first public appearance since catching Covid

Prince Charles embarked on his first royal engagement since contracting Covid.The Prince of Wales made a rare appearance alongside Princess Anne yesterday to give out The Queen's Anniversary Prizes at St. James's Palace, showing he has made a full recovery from the illness.The Queen’s Anniversary Prizes are awarded to UK colleges and universities to "celebrate excellence, innovation and public benefit in work".He could be seen smiling as he drank tea out of a saucer and spoke to gathered guests with his royal sibling Anne.The Prince seemed glad for a return to normality and some social interaction following a period of self-isolation, but reaction online has seen some criticise him for not wearing a mask after having had Covid recently.One aggrieved user took to the Clarence House Instagram to write: "Covid no 2 & no mask...

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Florida mom finds 2-year-old daughter locked inside South Florida day care

PLANTATION, Fla. - A mom called 911 after finding her 2-year-old daughter crying and locked inside a dark, empty South Florida day care.Stephanie Martinez found the KinderCare Child Care Center in Plantation locked up when she arrived Tuesday afternoon to pick up her daughter Anna, WSVN reported."They know I get here around 6, 6:15, because I have to pick up my other son by 6," she said. "I get here, everything’s shut off, no cars, which is weird."Martinez then called her daughter's aunt and emergency contact, Samantha Scaramellino, to see if she had picked up Anna."She was like, ‘Do you know where Anna is?’ I’m like, ‘no.’ She’s like, ‘I’m at the school, no one's here.’ My heart dropped," Scaramellino recalled.RELATED: 'Horse playing' led to 7-year-old falling from Florida State Fair ride, officials sayShe told Martinez to start making noise in an attempt to get someone's attention inside."Bang on every window," Scaramellino advised.

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B.C. evening weather forecast: Feb. 18

Meteorologist Yvonne Schalle has the Friday, Feb.18, 2022 forecast for Metro Vancouver and British Columbia.

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Officers from across Canada assist Ottawa police to dismantle ‘Freedom Convoy’ blockades

More than 100 people have been arrested as Ottawa Police, assisted by officers from across Canada move in to dismantle the so-called “freedom convoy” blockades near Parliament Hill and through the city’s downtown core. Paul Johnson reports.

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Edmonton police chief calls on political leaders, citizens to help quell divide over convoy

As Edmonton police and residents in and around the downtown brace themselves for another weekend convoy, the city’s police chief is calling for calm, hoping that leaders and ordinary citizens will step up to help put an end to current divisions in Alberta. Chris Chacon reports.

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Florida teacher’s union calls for governor to maintain funding in schools and transparency

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Coronavirus: Ontario government tightens restrictions for private gatherings

Premier Doug Ford’s government has moved to tighten restrictions on private gatherings amid increase cases of COVID-19.

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Strict limits on private gatherings requested as coronavirus cases rise in London, Ont.

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Back to school: Ways to maintain good mental health

Dr. Ian Dawe, program chief and medical director of mental health at Trillium Health Partners, talks about the challenges of going into a new school year in a pandemic.

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Private labels share in modern trade grows as covid turns shoppers economical

NEW DELHI : Share of private labels across modern trade format stores between December-February to July 2020 rose from 3.5% to 5% as unavailability of top brands during India's peak lockdown and consumer pivot to affordable brands helped them gain share in modern trade stores, market researcher Nielsen said.This was visible across categories of fast-moving consumer goods, largely foods, such as packaged flour, liquid toilet soaps, frozen foods, non-refined oils, branded honey—all of which gained share over the last six to seven months. Depending on the retail format, private labels are a key for most large retailers as they help with better margins and variety.

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Ontario’s new limits on private gatherings in 3 regions

Ontario is putting new limits on social gatherings in areas were COVID-19 cases are climbing: Toronto, Ottawa, and the Peel Region. Jeff Semple reports on the rules, and the new fines facing rule-breakers.

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Mixed messages hamstring US COVID-19 response

US officials continued to send mixed messages about the arrival of a COVID-19 vaccine and the benefits of masks, as vaccine developer Moderna today released a document that spells out how it's conducting phase 3 trials.

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Quebec health authorities warn people to be careful about private gatherings

With lineups outside covid19 testing clinics growing longer by the day, and cases in this province also growing daily, public health authorities are asking Quebecers to be responsible when it comes to gatherings and celebrations.

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Ontario tightens private gathering restrictions to 10 indoors, 25 outdoors in Toronto, Peel and Ottawa: sources

coronavirus cases and make up the bulk of Ontario’s daily COVID-19 case count.The new limits do not apply to businesses and are only targeting private gatherings.The previous limits were 50 people allowed indoors and 100 people allowed outdoors.However, the government said it is still discussing with the health table to finalize numbers for gatherings. The final details will be announced at Premier Doug Ford’s daily news conference with Ontario’s chief medical officer of health Dr.

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New APS Grants Address Impact of Opioid Crisis on Elder Abuse

state APS enhancement grants to Montana and Nevada. The state APS systems will use the demonstration grants to innovate and enhance practices, services, data collection, and reporting in order to better serve and assist clients impacted by the opioid crisis.Montana's APS program will improve data and information gathering processes, utilizing a tracking system to document and better understand opioid misuse by alleged victims and alleged perpetrators.

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Coronavirus: WHO warns of COVID-19 momentum as winter, influenza season looms in north

The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday that COVID-19 is spreading at a “worrying” pace in some parts of the northern hemisphere, just months before the winter influenza season begins.

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Covid outbreaks in private houses rise by 61 in a week

The latest outbreaks report on Covid-19 here says there have been 2,077 in private houses, an increase of 61 in a week.

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DP World, Israeli firm to bid for Haifa port privatization

DUBAI – Dubai-based port operator DP World said Wednesday it would partner with an Israeli firm in a bid to take over the country's Haifa port, the largest shipping hub for the nation. DP World said in a statement it signed memorandums of understanding with DoverTower, a company owned by Shlomi Fogel, the co-owner of Israel Shipyards and the Port of Eilat.

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DEW Garita: Red Lobster launches a Mountain Dew cocktail

ORLANDO, Fla. - Red Lobster and PepsiCo are teaming up to provide customers with new ways to enjoy their seafood with a variety of beverages.

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Coronavirus cases linked to private Saskatoon gathering at 17: provincial government

coronavirus cases in the province on Tuesday.Health officials said there were 10 new cases in the daily update, with the overall total for the province growing to 1,741 since the first case was reported in March. SHA warns of possible coronavirus exposure at Whitewood, Sask.

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Coronavirus: Legault urges Quebec residents to limit private gatherings as cases rise

During a Tuesday news conference, Quebec Premier François Legault urged residents to avoid private gatherings “as much as possible” after saying the majority of new coronavirus cases are from community transmissions between friends and families.

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'Think about the kind of city you want' - #adoptashop gathers momentum

Online momentum has built for the #adoptashop movement which seeks to encourage support for businesses across Ireland through "conscientious shopping".

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Sharing and Shifting Tasks to Maintain Essential Healthcare During COVID-19 in Low Resource, non-US settings

1 2. Task shifting and task sharing allow for the shifting of tasks from highly qualified healthcare workers (HCWs) to HCWs with less training and less qualifications and the sharing of tasks with an equally qualified cadre of HCWs, respectively.

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Manitoba invests millions in recycling amid coronavirus

COVID-19 pandemic.Conservation and Climate Minister Sarah Guillemard says Manitobans are spending more time at home and that could mean an increase in waste or recyclables.

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Health leaders call for greater investments in health; continued efforts and solidarity to combat pandemic in WHO South-East Asia Region

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Saskatchewan reports 17 new coronavirus cases, several linked to private gathering

coronavirus on Sunday afternoon, bringing the provincial total to 1,726 cases.The majority of the new cases, 14, are located in the Saskatoon area with one case reported in the central east zone and one case in the central west zone. The location of one other case is still pending.

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Mike Pence backs out of Trump fundraiser hosted by QAnon supporters

Trump campaign fundraiser in Montana following revelations that the event’s hosts had expressed support for the QAnon conspiracy theory.U.S. President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign told The Associated Press on Saturday that Pence’s schedule had been changed, but the campaign did not provide a reason or say whether the fundraiser might be held at a later time.

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Pence drops plan to go to fundraiser hosted by QAnon backers

BILLINGS, Mont. – Vice President Mike Pence has canceled plans to attend a Trump campaign fundraiser in Montana following revelations that the event's hosts had expressed support for the QAnon conspiracy theory.President Donald Trump's reelection campaign told The Associated Press on Saturday that Pence's schedule had been changed, but the campaign did not provide a reason or say whether the fundraiser might be held at a later time. The change comes after the AP reported Wednesday that hosts Cayrn and Michael Borland in Bozeman, Montana, had shared QAnon memes and retweeted posts from QAnon accounts.

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Alberta to expand use of privately run day clinics to ramp up surgeries by 150%

Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro says he wants to reduce surgical wait times. He is asking to see if private companies want to build sites to perform publicly-funded surgeries. Fletcher Kent has more.

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CDC: People with COVID-19 twice as likely to have eaten out at a restaurant before getting sick

ATLANTA - Dining out at a restaurant or drinking at a bar may heighten the risk of becoming infected with COVID-19 compared to other social activities, including shopping, visiting a salon or working at an office, according to a new study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The report, published Thursday by the CDC, comes as many states have begun allowing some form of indoor dining with safety measures in place — such as wearing a mask, physical distancing and limited capacity.

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B.C. Supreme Court rules against legalizing private healthcare in landmark case

880-page decision was handed down Thursday following a four-year trial, which involved more than 100 witnesses.Dr.

Private hospitals in Delhi see rise in admissions amid surge in COVID-19 cases

NEW DELHI : Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, private hospitals in the national capital are witnessing an increase in admissions, with no ICU beds with ventilators available in many of the top private facilities.An analysis of the data in Delhi's 'Corona app' till 5.30 pm on Thursday shows that out of the 1,212 ICU beds with ventilators available in private hospitals, 687 are occupied while out of 976 ICU beds without ventilators, 642 are occupied.Data shows that in private hospitals like Max Smart in Saket, Batra Hospital, Holy Family, Max Hospital in Shalimar Bagh, Indraprastha Apollo, Fortis Vasant Kunj, BL Kapur, Fortis, Shalimar Bagh, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, there are no ICU beds with ventilators available.Out of the total 14,205

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Govt to increase investments in health to prevent future pandemics: Vardhan

NEW DELHI : India has adopted strategies to ensure that there are increased investments in health and emergency preparedness to prevent future pandemics, Health minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said.He made these comments at the 73rd session of WHO South East Asia Region (SEARO) through video conference, the health ministry said in a statement,He first spoke on the three important interventions that were applied to manage COVID-19 and maintain essential non-COVID health services in India.He later expounded on the strategies that are being applied to ensure that there are increased investments in health and health emergency preparedness and response as well as in international health regulation core capacities to prevent future pandemics,

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Marker Hotel offering full day private workspaces to workers

A five star Dublin hotel is to begin renting its bedrooms by the day to people who want to come into the city to escape their home office.

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How travel will change post-pandemic: 10 expert predictions

1. We’ll rethink Europe.Expect a cooling of the romance with Europe’s capitals and new affection for less-crowded cities with strong cultural offerings.

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Anthony Rapp sues Kevin Spacey on sex assault allegation

NEW YORK – Actor Anthony Rapp and another man filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against actor Kevin Spacey, accusing him of sexual assaults in the 1980s when they were teens.Rapp, who starred in “Rent” on Broadway and in “Star Trek: Discovery” on TV, had first spoken out against the Oscar-winning Spacey in 2017, a decision that led to others speaking up and Spacey's up-to-then celebrated career coming to an abrupt end.In the lawsuit, filed in state Supreme Court in Manhattan, Rapp detailed what he has said publicly about Spacey, that the older actor made a sexual advance to him when a teenage Rapp attended a party.When Rapp first made the accusation, Spacey issued a statement saying he didn't remember the encounter but apologized.The other

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Florida man pleads guilty to trafficking 78 pounds of meth

BILLINGS, Mont. – A Florida man pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal drug trafficking charge filed after he was stopped for speeding in south-central Montana and a state trooper found 78 pounds of methamphetamine in his rented minivan, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Montana said.Nichols James Imhoff, 30, of Cape Coral, Florida, faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute meth.

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Telangana to get task force to monitor Covid treatment fees in private hospitals

Hyderabad: The Telangana government would appoint a task force committee to monitor the fees being charged by private hospitals for COVID-19 treatment, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao said on Wednesday.He assured members that tough action would be taken against those hospitals trying to fleece patients."It is very atrocious, is this the time (during the pandemic) to earn money, at a time when the whole world is suffering....We will appoint a task force with a senior IAS officer and take their report," he said in the Legislative Assembly during a short discussion on COVID-19 situation.Rao was responding to Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Mallu Bhatti Vikramarkas comments over allegations that private hospitals charged exorbitant

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Coronavirus: Montreal public health urges citizens to exercise more caution in private gatherings

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Public health is closely monitoring the situation in schools and work environments, she added.The update comes as a new testing centre opened in Côte Saint-Luc in the morning. The clinic is only available by appointment on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday each week.In Beaconsfield, in Montreal’s West Island, there have been long lineups to access testing in recent days.Over the last six months, Montreal has been hard hit by the pandemic — but the Quebec government reports the region is currently at the lowest level of its new colour-coded alert system for the virus.To date, there have been 30,192 COVID-19 cases in Montreal.

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Mask, PPE vending machines enter service at Oakville GO, Union UP Express stations

Metrolinx says two vending machines selling face masks and other personal protective equipment are now in service at Oakville GO Station and at Union UP Express Station in the SkyWalk.Products being sold inside the vending machines include disposable face coverings, reusable face coverings for both adults and children, disposable gloves, hand sanitizers and touchless keychains.Pricing for a 10 pack of disposable face coverings is $9.99, a travel-sized hand sanitizer goes for $3.49, and travel keychains cost $6.99.

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Neelesh Surana of Mirae Asset shares covid-proof mutual fund investment strategy

Equity Mutual fund schemes of Mirae Asset Mutual Fund have been consistent performers across most categories.In an interview with Avneet Kaur of LiveMint Digital, Neelesh Surana, CIO, Mirae Asset Management discusses his investment strategy to stay at the top. He also explains the investment strategy and an ideal mutual fund portfolio for investors to keep them afloat during the Covid times.

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Snow slams Colorado, West day after record breaking heat

LOS ANGELES - Parts of the western United States faced a drastic weather whiplash from Monday into Tuesday. Record-breaking heat was replaced with wintry cold temperatures, as a blast of strong winds and cold air moved into Wyoming, Montana, Colorado and Utah.Winter Weather Advisories and Winter Storm Warnings were in effect for sections of Wyoming, Utah and Colorado as of Tuesday afternoon.The sharp change from summer to winter-like conditions was one of the most noticeable weather shifts to those who live in Colorado.

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Delaware once again among states added to New Jersey quarantine advisory list

TRENTON, N.J. - Delaware is once again among the nearly three-dozen states and U.S.

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NJ man dies in BASE jumping accident at Washington mountain

INDEX, Wash. - Authorities say the body of a New Jersey man was recovered after he suffered fatal injuries in a BASE jumping accident on a Washington mountain.Local media reported witnesses saw two men BASE jump from a cliff on Baring Mountain Thursday.Snohomish County authorities say the body of a 23-year-old man was recovered the next day on the mountain about 11 miles southeast of Index.Witnesses reported seeing the man hit the side of the mountain.BASE jumping stands for building, antenna, span and earth -- the four common objects from which BASE jumpers launch a descent using parachutes.___AdvertisementFor the latest local news, sports and weather, download the FOX 29 News app.DOWNLOAD: FOX 29 NEWS APPSign up for emails from FOX 29,

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
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Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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