The most dismal numbers often yield the best decisions in matters of life and death US President Donald Trump has touted hydroxychloroquine as a game-changer against covid-19.

On Saturday, he urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to let US orders placed with Indian drugmakers be sent off. The request came on a day India withdrew all exemptions granted under its 25 March export ban on the drug.

Our aim of local supply sufficiency, however, could well constrain us to say no. The anti-malaria pill, which is also used for lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, has not passed clinical trials yet to fight covid-19.

But doctors across Europe, China and Korea, even in India, are reported to have found it useful for covid-19 patients. It seems to suppress

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Canadian police have threatened to arrest trucker-led protesters who have shut down central Ottawa and disrupted cross-border trade in anger at Covid health rules, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lambasted the movement as "unacceptable."

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Fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine ‘conceivable’ to protect against Omicron variant: Fauci

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Edmonton exploring its own municipal restrictions exemption program

Edmonton city council is weighing its options when it comes to introducing its own COVID-19 health measures. Councillors voted in favour Wednesday of exploring a municipal proof of vaccination program. Kim Smith explains.

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Alberta Premier Jason Kenney explains timing of vaccine passport ending

Alberta’s Restrictions Exemption Program is no more and soon, other COVID-19 health restrictions will also be lifted. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney joined Gord Steinke to talk about the timing and where the province goes from here.

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Trucker protests: Trudeau says government has helped people grappling with demonstrations in Alberta, Ottawa ‘every step of the way’

During Tuesday’s session of question period, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau what concrete steps the government has taken to help people grapple with the Coutts, Alta. trucker convoy and Ottawa anti-mandate protests.

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Alberta parents, school officials react to COVID-19 masking changes

Alberta students will not have to wear masks in schools come Monday — and parents are split on their feelings about the changes. Breanna Karstens-Smith reports.

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Alberta businesses divided over vaccine passport elimination

It was designed to curb spiking COVID-19 case rates and to encourage vaccination, but Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the passport program has done its job. Some businesses are applauding the move while others say it’s far too premature to eliminate the provincial restrictions exemption program.

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COVID-19: City committee votes against exploring vaccine passport program just for Calgary

The City of Calgary will not be implementing its own COVID-19 vaccine passport program — at least for now — after a city committee voted against exploring the idea on Wednesday. Adam MacVicar reports.

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Goodell: NFL won’t tolerate racism, vows changes amid Dolphins fallout

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Central Bucks West choir director charged with recording former student as he undressed

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Snoop Dogg takes over Death Row Records, label that launched his career

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Former MLB player Jeremy Giambi dead at 47

FILE - Outfielder Jeremy Giambi #7 of the Oakland Athletics poses for a studio portrait during Spring Training Photo Day in Phoenix, Arizona. Former MLB player Jeremy Giambi has died, the Oakland Athletics confirmed on Wednesday.

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More than 56,000 boosters given yesterday; 306 community cases; 12 in hospital

The Big Boost Week is now in full swing with 56,257 booster doses administered across New Zealand yesterday, bringing the total so far to more than 1.7 million.

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Windsor asks for help to end protest

The city of Windsor is asking for federal and provincial aid to deal with a protest that has stopped incoming truck shipments across the Ambassador Bridge. Seán O’Shea reports.

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Almost all restrictions affecting Alberta children gone soon

There was a ton of information to unpack from Tuesday’s COVID-19 announcement by Premier Jason Kenney, including the end of the mask mandates for students.

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Oscars 2022: Surprising COVID-19 Vaccine Info Revealed

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Valentine’s Day deals to get back at your ex

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What is the consumer price index and how is it used to measure inflation?

Sale stickers on a store shelf. A seven percent increase in the consumer price index (CPI) over the 12 months to December was the highest since 1982.

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COVID-19 hospitalizations decrease slightly as Alberta’s vaccine passport program officially expires

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B.C. bringing in vaccine mandate for all remaining health-care workers

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Countries grapple with how to re-open economies amid COVID-19 pandemic

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Countries grapple with how to re-open economies amid COVID-19 pandemic

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Trump says first US states could reopen soon, halts WHO funds over transparency

According to Trump, the WHO prevented transparency over the COVID-19 outbreak when it appeared in China

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New York hospitalizations fall for first time in coronavirus pandemic

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Opinion | Can Donald Trump delay the 2020 election? Here's what the Constitution says

The founding document reflects an unambiguous judgment that Congress, and not a potentially self-interested president, gets to decide when the leader of the United States shall be chosen

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US becomes first country to record over 2,000 coronavirus deaths in last 24 hours: Report

The United States on Friday become the first country to record more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths in one day, with 2,108 fatalities in the past 24 hours, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally.

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Odisha becomes the first state to extend Covid-19 lockdown beyond April 14

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Sorry to say, but Tommy Lee didn’t write that viral letter to ‘f**king lunatic’ Donald Trump

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Covid-19: Karnataka in no hurry to open liquor stores as excise department exceeds target

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Coronavirus outbreak: Trump wants to end COVID-19 ‘war,’ says ‘we have to open our country again,’

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Wall Street rises for first time in three days as oil spurts

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Opinion | Disparity in the era of coronavirus: The disposables divide

A GDP contraction of a few percentage points, or even halving of the stock market, doesn’t capture the impact on those living hand-to-mouth

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White House turns to statistical models for virus forecast

WASHINGTON – Like forecasters tracking a megastorm, White House officials are relying on statistical models to help predict the impact of the coronavirus outbreak and try to protect as many people as possible.

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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
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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