Ontario government prepares deep-freeze facilities for COVID-19 vaccine

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.

Ontario’s premier has called a state of emergency following days of blockades at the country’s largest border crossing. This move is applauded by federal officials who are asking protesters to go home as police forces expect demonstrations across the country to ramp up over the weekend.

The efficacy of third doses of the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines wanes substantially by the fourth month after administration, a new study by the US Centers of Disease Control and Prevention has said.

A monoclonal treatment site located in a tent is closed for patients on January 25, 2022 in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) WASHINGTON - U.S. health regulators on Friday authorized a new antibody drug that targets the omicron variant, a key step in restocking the nation's arsenal against the latest version of COVID-19.The Food and Drug Administration said it cleared the Eli Lilly drug for adults and adolescent patients with mild-to-moderate cases of COVID-19.

HOUSTON - It’s no secret Houston has a bustling Muslim population with residents stemming from all walks of life. There’s a rich tapestry of work focusing on the legacy left behind by Muslims in this city, yet little has been touched on when it comes to African American efforts. For example, Houston’s oldest and most historic mosque, Houston Masjid Al-Islam, located in the 6600 block of W Bellfort Ave.

AirTag clipped onto a bag. Apple announced it’s cracking down on unwanted tracking among AirTag users, according to a company news release. AirTags launched last April for $29 apiece and allows users to keep track of their personal items, such as keys, wallets, purses, backpacks and luggage through Apple's "Find My' app. But the seemingly harmless tool is being used by some to stalk people and even commit car thefts. Police departments have called this recent string of crimes "AirTag stalking." "We’ve become aware that individuals can receive unwanted tracking alerts for benign reasons, such as when borrowing someone’s keys with an AirTag attached or when traveling in a car with a family member’s AirPods left inside," the tech giant wrote in an update on its website Thursday.

MRI department at Royal University Hospital has decreased to the point where health officials have decide to scale back hours of operation, creating concerns about wait times for the service.A memo sent earlier this week to Saskatoon physicians and staff within the Saskatchewan Health  Authority (SHA) cites “ongoing recruitment challenges” due to a “recent critical shortage of MRI technologists.” Saskatchewan moves to end COVID-19 public health orders The shortage means the department at RUH will only operate from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Supplies of the eagerly awaited oral COVID-19 antiviral prescription medications are slowly arriving at US pharmacies, but despite strong evidence that they can help reduce symptoms and prevent severe illness, federal data and experts suggest that many patients don't know about them or don't want to take them.

coronavirus pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Saturday:Toronto Mayor John Tory says he is still unsure as to what the provincial government could announce for the city on Monday.Tory said he hopes the province will take advantage of the holiday season while many people are off work and impose stronger measures in a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19.“I don’t know exactly what’s coming on Monday, but I just know that it’s something that is the right thing to do,” Tory said.“I will be supportive of Premier Ford in that respect because these are terribly difficult decisions and I just know we’re all trying to do it for the right reasons.”Premier Doug Ford said that discussions will take place over the weekend and an announcement will be

COVID-19 framework, according to a provincial news release sent out Friday.Kingston is one of six regions that will be moved into new zones Monday.“Based on our numbers, absolutely. I do think we should be in orange.

COVID-19 lockdown next week.After a meeting with health officials on Friday afternoon, Premier Doug Ford revealed the measure in response to a surge in coronavirus cases in recent weeks.The city will move from the red-control level of the province’s COVID-19 response framework to grey-lockdown as of 12:01 a.m. Monday.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Toronto and Peel Region will remain in the grey-lockdown zone beyond Monday’s deadline.“As for the lockdowns in the areas that are locked down right now, that are expiring on Monday, I can tell you they won’t be expiring,” Ford said in during a short briefing Friday afternoon.“We are going to continue on with the lockdowns within those regions.”Toronto and Peel Region entered lockdown on Nov. 23 for a 28-day period.

With four consecutive days of COVID-19 cases reaching over 2,000 and fueling calls from the Ontario Hospital Association for tighter restrictions in hot zones, Doug Ford is set to address the issue today at Queens Park. Marianne Dimain has more.

coronavirus pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Friday:From inside his family home where he spends most of his time, COVID-19 survivor Delroy Noble leans down to lift up one of his three young nieces.In April, he left his job at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport feeling ill. A few days later he was rushed to Humber River Hospital with a fever.

Doug Ford‘s tap dance around the issue at his daily press conference Thursday, there seems to be a sense of inevitability that Ontario is headed for some version of another lockdown to stop the rapid spread of new cases of COVID-19.The premier says he doesn’t want to make a snap decision. Ontario hospitals call for 4-week lockdown in hard-hit regions to slow COVID-19 spread That shouldn’t be a problem.

COVID-19.Doug Ford says the meeting with the province’s health minister, chief medical officer of health and hospital leaders today will concern next steps to break the trend.As of yesterday morning, 919 Ontarians were hospitalized with COVID-19, including 263 in intensive care and 172 on ventilators.

The Ford government shed little light at Queen’s Park on Thursday on how it plans to deal with rising COVID-19 numbers considering lockdown orders are soon to run out in many regions and there is still no certainty for parents about the school year ahead.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Merrilee Fullerton, Minister of Long-Term Care, responded to a question Thursday regarding a long-term care home in Whitby, Ont. where all but one resident tested positive for COVID-19.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford responded to multiple questions Thursday regarding new COVID-19 measures and if he was considering a province-wide lockdown.

COVID-19 vaccine for Ontario touched down at Hamilton’s airport on a plane Monday morning, it’s still at least a week before any of it will be dispensed in the city, according to officials.Hamilton’s emergency operations centre director says the first of Hamilton’s COVID-19 vaccines could be in the city as early as next week, assuming all goes well with a pilot study going on in Ottawa and Toronto.Paul Johnson went on to tell city councillors in a Zoom call on Wednesday that the number of shots the city will get is expected to be “small.” Premier Doug Ford on hand for 1st shipment of COVID-19 vaccine in Ontario “This is really for health-care workers, because one of the realities is, that this vaccine is not going to be distributed to

COVID-19 pandemic.His motion to freeze all of the city’s fees for recreation programs has been approved by Hamilton City Council.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Health Minister Christine Elliott and Solicitor General Sylvia Jones toured an Ornge facility in Toronto on Wednesday to observe part of the logistics chain involved in transporting the COVID-19 vaccine, as part of the government’s planned roll out throughout the province.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Tuesday thanked the province’s first recipients of the COVID-19 vaccine, saying they put their community and patients ahead of themselves.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Health Minister Christine Elliott responded to questions Tuesday about high COVID-19 case counts despite parts of the province being in lockdown, saying that based on modelling, there could have been 6,500 daily cases had restrictive measures not been implemented.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford delivered a brief statement following the first steps taken in beating the COVID-19 pandemic — the vaccine rollout, which began Monday, where he said it is a “massive step forward” in the fight against the virus.

coronavirus pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Monday:Ontario will administer the province’s first COVID-19 vaccination today, with a health-care worker set to receive the dose in Toronto.Premier Doug Ford’s office has said the first shots will be administered at the University Health Network. Ontario says the province’s 1st COVID-19 vaccination will be administered Monday The Ontario government says COVID-19 tests will no longer be free for people requiring proof of a negative test for international travel destinations.

COVID-19 tests will no longer be free for people requiring proof of a negative test for international travel destinations.The new testing guidelines came into effect on Friday.“Effective December 11, 2020, individuals requesting a COVID-19 test for international travel clearance are no longer eligible for a publicly funded COVID-19 test in Ontario,” the government said in a news release.The provincial government said the step is being taken to ensure taxpayer dollars are being used for key priorities and to preserve capacity within the publicly funded COVID-19 testing network.

COVID-19 vaccination today.Premier Doug Ford’s office says a health-care worker will receive the first dose at a hospital in Toronto.The first shots will be administered at the University Health Network.

Premier Doug Ford was present when the first doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine touched down in Ontario, his office said in a statement early Monday.Ford was photographed next to an airplane at a Hamilton airport that carried the vaccine shipment on Sunday night.“The province has been preparing for this day for months and we are ready for the road ahead,” Ford’s office said in a statement.“It’s time to start vaccinating Ontarians.

Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. David Williams says cases are on the rise and he is warning people to stay home for the holidays amid the release of new modelling projections. Travis Dhanraj reports.

COVID-19 vaccine, Premier Doug Ford said in a brief statement Thursday.The first doses of Pfizer’s vaccine, approved Wednesday by Health Canada, will arrive on Tuesday, Dec.

COVID-19 pandemic.Premiers asked for the meeting in September and wanted it focused exclusively on their unanimous demand that Ottawa add at least $28 billion a year to its annual health transfer payment to provinces and territories.But while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s willing to discuss the issue, he has been clear that getting through the pandemic is more pressing, as far as he’s concerned.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Monday that in his opinion, it’s unconstitutional to force people to get a COVID-19 vaccine and that he doesn’t believe in mandating a vaccine.

COVID-19 vaccine plans this afternoon.Ford will be holding a news conference with General Rick Hillier, chair of the COVID-19 vaccine distribution task force.They will be joined by Health Minister Christine Elliott and Solicitor General Sylvia Jones at Queen’s Park.