For the second year in a row, one of B.C.’s largest cultural events is looking a lot different – thanks to COVID. And while there won’t be the massive crowds we’re used to seeing at the Vaisakhi parades, there will be different types of celebrations.

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Govt will respond with fiscal steps, if required, to deal with Covid-19: Niti Aayog vice chairman

Covid-19 cases with over 2.61 lakh new cases and more than 1,500 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry data today. With this, the total number of cases has gone up to 1,47,88,109.

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JEE (Main) 2021 April session postponed as Covid cases see record spike

Joint Entrance Exam - Main (JEE Main) has been postponed due to the upsurge in Covid-19 cases across the country, said National Testing Agency (NTA) on Sunday.The revised dates will at least 15 days prior to the exam."Looking into the present situation of the Covid-19 pandemic and also taking into account the safety and well-being of the candidates and examination functionaries, it has been decided to postpone the JEE (Main) - 2021 April session," the agency said in a statement.The first two sessions have already been completed in February and March.The students have been advised to visit the official NTA website (www.nta.ac.in) and (https://jeemain.nta.nic.in/) for the latest updates related to the exams.Union Education Minister Ramesh

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Former X-Factor star Ray Quinn's new life laying carpets after gigs axed due to pandemic

Ray Quinn has swapped the red carpet for underlay since all his gigs were axed due to the pandemic.The 32-year-old, who was watched by 12.6million people at the height of his fame, has joined brothers Robin and Darren in the family carpet-fitting business.And he reckons his dad Ray – who died of cancer aged 76 in November – would be proud of him.The singer said: “When I first started, I actually went to work in my dad’s old uniform. He’d always said you can work your way out of anything, to keep your head up high – and that’s what I’ve done.“It was good to be with my family during that difficult time.”Dad-of-one Ray, who lives in Liverpool, became a household name after finishing second to Leona Lewis on The X Factor in 2006.

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Colour-coded stickers on Mumbai vehicles amid Covid-19 curbs: 5 things to know

Red-For medical services vehiclesGreen-For eatables/food transport vehiclesYellow-For vehicles of essential workersW.e.f. 8pm on 18 Apr-7am on 1 May#EssentialStickers pic.twitter.com/Mr6eoSMxwxMaharashtra remains one of the worst affected states hit by the pandemic.

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US, China agree to combat climate change with 'urgency'

In this handout image provided by The U.S. Embassy Seoul, United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry speaks during a press conference on April 18, 2021 in Seoul, South Korea.

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COVID-19 crowding at popular outdoor areas

Community leaders in B.C.’s suburbs are looking at ways to clamp down on group gatherings so popular outdoor spots like the White Rock Pier don’t get shut down as the global pandemic continues. Julia Foy reports.

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“It’s not the old COVID”: Whistler doctor urges B.C. to overcome pandemic fatigue

Weeks after her resort community was shut down after becoming a COVID-19 hot spot, a Whistler, B.C. doctor is warning British Columbians that we could be in for Ontario-like restrictions if we don’t smarten up.

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From Moscow to New York, fast delivery takes off amid pandemic

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Covid negative report from other states will not be accepted in Assam: Sarma

rapid antigen and RT-PCR tests on arrival, Sarma told a press conference here. "The results of the tests will be available within 24 hours but till then the passengers should stay in isolation", he said.

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‘It’s not the old COVID’: Whistler doctor urges B.C. to overcome pandemic fatigue

Pique News Magazine calling on Whistler residents — and other B.C. communities — to look at what they can do as individuals to slow the spread.The effort is more important now than at any point in the pandemic, given the arrival of the highly virulent P.1 (Brazilian) and B.1.1.7 (U.K.) variants, she said.

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New-look Red Sox top White Sox 7-4, Gonzalez HR starts rally

BOSTON – Wearing their new blue-and-yellow uniforms, the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 7-4 Saturday when Marwin Gonzalez homered to key a four-run rally in the eighth inning.

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More Asian British Columbians coming forward to tell stories of hostility and racist treatment

There have been more troubling incidents of anti-Asian racism, while the Burnaby RCMP says new stats show hate crimes are on the rise. Jordan Armstrong reports.

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Secretary Haaland establishes climate change task force, revokes several Trump-era orders

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 27: Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM) joins fellow House Democrats for a news conference to mark 200 days since they passed H.R.

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Messi nets 2, Barcelona beats Bilbao 4-0 to win Copa del Rey

SEVILLE – Lionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 4-0 to win the Copa del Rey final on Saturday, giving Ronald Koeman his first title as coach of the Catalan club.

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Imax CEO Richard Gelfond's Pay Dips to $6.9 Million in 2020 Amid Pandemic

Imax CEO Richard Gelfond's compensation for the latest fiscal year came to $6.9 million, just down from $7.1 million in fiscal 2019, according to a regulatory filing unveiled on Friday. Gelfond received a base salary of $1.2 million last year, the same as his $1.2 million salary in 2019 and 2018.

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New Jersey gambling revenue soars in March after 2020 virus shutdown

ATLANTIC CITY - New Jersey’s casino and sports betting revenue more than doubled in March compared from year ago — but that’s because the emerging pandemic shut down casinos for the second half of the month last year.Figures released Friday by the state Division of Gaming Enforcement show the nine casinos and three horse tracks that offer sports betting won $359.2 million in March.That’s an increase of nearly 120%, but no one in the industry is dancing in the streets just yet. The biggest reason for the statistical increase is the fact that the casinos and tracks were open for a full month this March; last year, Gov.

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Fore! Biden plays golf for the first time as president

WILMINGTON, Del. – President Joe Biden has taken his first swing at a presidential pastime: golf.

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Mechanical issue forces pilot to land close to shore at Cocoa Beach Air Show, organizers say

COCOA BEACH, Fla. – Crews rescued a pilot who landed their plane close to shore at the Cocoa Beach Air Show after a “mechanical issue,” according to event organizers.

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Regulators issue warning about Peloton treadmill after child dies, 40 others injured

NEW YORK (AP) - Safety regulators warned people with kids and pets Saturday to immediately stop using a treadmill made by Peloton after one child died and nearly 40 others were injured.The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said it received reports of children and a pet being pulled, pinned and entrapped under the rear roller of the Tread+ treadmill, leading to fractures, scrapes and the death of one child.The commission posted a video on its YouTube page of a child being pulled under the treadmill.RELATED: ‘Tragic accident’: Peloton CEO confirms child died after accident involving treadmillNew York-based Peloton Interactive Inc.

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After child death, US says to stop using Peloton treadmill

NEW YORK – Safety regulators warned people with kids and pets Saturday to immediately stop using a treadmill made by Peloton after one child died and nearly 40 others were injured.

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Chargers, Rams, Dolphins, Falcons say no to in-person work

Players on four more NFL teams will be skipping in-person voluntary workouts because of the pandemic: the Los Angeles Rams and Chargers, the Atlanta Falcons and Miami Dolphins.

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COVID-19: Kingston Police joins other Ont. police forces, will not conduct random stops

Kingston Police force is joining the growing number of Ontario police departments that are refusing to conduct random traffic and pedestrian stops to enforce the latest COVID-19 public safety measures.In the Ford government’s enhance shutdown announcement on Friday, police were granted new powers, which included the ability to stop and ID pedestrians and vehicles. This allowed police to question citizens if their travel is ‘essential’ or not, which sparked serious backlash from the public.

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Scott Rudin will 'step back' after allegations of bullying

NEW YORK – Amid mounting anger over allegations of bullying, Broadway and Hollywood producer Scott Rudin broke his silence Saturday, saying he is “profoundly sorry” and will step back from his theater work.

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Sex worker left with zero income fighting for law change after she's denied Covid loan

sex worker has called for a change in the law after initially being denied a Covid Bounce Back Loan because of her occupation. Charlotte Edwards, from Yorkshire, applied via Santander for the Bounce Back loan which was rejected despite her being unable to work.

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COMMENTARY: Our overly-cautious approach to the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine needs to change

increases in the amount of Pfizer vaccines arriving in Canada next month and in June, it was disappointing to hear of the more immediate disruption in shipments of the Moderna vaccine.Ultimately, Canada will have large quantities of vaccine available — and that is undoubtedly a good thing — but we are in the throes of a very serious third wave at the moment and we need as much of a vaccine arsenal we can get.Obviously Moderna’s production issues are outside our control and we can’t just wave a magic wand and make vaccines appear. But at the very least we can do is make use of the resources we have here at the moment: specifically, the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.

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Prince Philip funeral: Service begins for the Duke of Edinburgh inside St. George’s Chapel

LONDON (AP) - The funeral for Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, has gotten underway at Windsor Castle.The service is a slimmed-down version of what had been planned. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it will be entirely closed to the public.To deter crowds from gathering during the pandemic, the entire procession and funeral will take place within the grounds of the castle, a 950-year-old royal residence 20 miles west of London.

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Prince Philip funeral: Coffin loaded onto custom Land Rover, designed by Duke of Edinburgh himself

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Sri Lanka mulls restricting foreign arrivals to curb Covid pandemic

COLOMBO : Sri Lanka may place restrictions on overseas arrivals to limit the spread of coronavirus that has infected over 96,000 people and claimed more than 600 lives in the country, chief epidemiologist Sudath Samaraweera said on Saturday.He said some 15% of the positive cases reported this month have been overseas arrivals.“We have to review our current policy on arrivals.

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Karnataka records over 17,000 new Covid cases in highest single-day spike since pandemic began

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Many Ontario police forces won’t use new COVID-19 powers to conduct random stops

COVID-19 rules.Instead, they say, they plan to act on complaints or obvious violations.Criticism of Premier Doug Ford’s new powers for police has been widespread and furious.

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Zimbabwe frees some inmates to reduce COVID-19 risk in jails

HARARE – Zimbabwe has begun releasing about 3,000 prisoners under a presidential amnesty aimed at easing congestion to reduce the threat of COVID-19 in the country’s overcrowded jails.

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Clammers digging through pandemic, but shellfish are fewer

PORTLAND, Maine – Chad Coffin has spent the coronavirus pandemic much as he has the previous several decades: on the mudflats of Maine, digging for the clams that draw tourists to seafood shacks around New England.

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Prince Philip funeral: Duke of Edinburgh to be laid to rest in royal remembrance

LONDON (AP) - Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and the oldest living descendant of the late Queen Victoria of Britain will have a royal ceremonial funeral that will take place April 17 at Windsor Castle — a slimmed-down service amid the COVID-19 pandemic that will be entirely closed to the public.To deter crowds from gathering during the pandemic, the entire procession and funeral will take place within the grounds of the castle, a 950-year-old royal residence 20 miles west of London.

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COVID has hit with fury; despite a year to prepare, we were caught off guard again: Sonia Gandhi

NEW DELHI : With the country witnessing a massive rise in COVID-19 cases, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday accused the Modi government of "gross unpreparedness" and "adhocism" in managing the crisis and suggested reducing the immunization age to 25 years and providing income support to people.Chairing the meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), she also called for making all equipment, medicines and instruments required for treating COVID-19 free of the Goods and Services Tax (GST).The Congress has always believed that fighting the COVID-19 pandemic is a national challenge that should be kept above party politics and it hopes suggestions put forth would be considered in the spirit of true democratic traditions, she

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Covid-19 compared with other deadly viruses

Here are some comparisons:- Flu epidemics -In 2009, the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, caused a global pandemic and left an official death toll of 18,500.This was later revised upwards by The Lancet medical journal to between 151,700 and 575,400 dead.That brings it close to seasonal flu, which accounts for between 290,000 and 650,000 deaths worldwide every year, according to the World Health Organization.In the 20th century, two major non-seasonal flu pandemics -- Asian flu in 1957-1958 and Hong Kong flu in 1968-1970 -- each killed around one million people, according to counts carried out afterwards.The greatest catastrophe of modern pandemics to date, the flu pandemic of 1918-1919 also known as Spanish flu, wiped out some 50 million people

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Crisil cuts PVR's long-term debt rating by a notch to AA- on covid concerns

₹300 crore (rights issue) and ₹800 crore (qualified institutional placement), respectively, which augmented liquidity. Cash and bank balance, stood at above ₹790 crore as on March 31, 2021, as it is adequate to cover operating costs and debt obligation for the next few months, CRISIL said.However, the rating agency believes the credit profile of multiplex operators, including PVR, may further weaken if the covid-19 pandemic worsens."Moreover, multiplex operators will have to initiate fresh negotiations with mall owners, given new restrictions to contain the pandemic.

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Highlights: An interview with China's vice foreign minister

BEIJING – China's Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng spoke with The Associated Press on a range of issues from U.S.-China relations to human rights. Below are highlights from Friday's interview:

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Once again, volcanic Caribbean island looks to recovery

MEXICO CITY – A group of nervous fish sellers got very close to La Soufrière, the volcano on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent, on the morning of May 7, 1902.

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Relief for rural restaurants, catering companies as province expands popular program

But under the expansion, rural restaurants and catering businesses that did not have delivery models or experienced significant revenue declines will now qualify for a rebate based on how much their revenue dropped compared to before the pandemic.“It’s a large win for our industry,” executive director of the Manitoba Restaurant and Foodservices Association Shaun Jeffrey said.“We really worked with the government to try and close that gap and provide some assistance for these rural restaurants and for our catering industry, which has been decimated by a lack of events.”The program launched in January with 513 applications having been approved.

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Hard-right Republicans considering new conservative group to save 'Anglo-Saxon' traditions

WASHINGTON (AP) - Hard-right House Republicans on Friday were discussing forming an America First Caucus, which one document described as championing "Anglo-Saxon political traditions" and warning that mass immigration was putting the "unique identity" of the U.S. at risk.The Associated Press obtained a copy of the paper, which was first reported by Punchbowl News, a news outlet covering Capitol Hill.

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New conservative group would save 'Anglo-Saxon' traditions

WASHINGTON – Hard-right House Republicans on Friday were discussing forming an America First Caucus, which one document described as championing “Anglo-Saxon political traditions” and warning that mass immigration was putting the “unique identity” of the U.S. at risk.

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William Daniels Celebrates COVID-19 Vaccine, ‘I Missed My Pastrami On Rye’

William Daniels is reuniting with friends after getting the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Celebrities make a stand for COVID vaccines on TV special

LOS ANGELES – President Joe Biden, former President Barack Obama and a slew of celebrities including Billy Crystal, Jennifer Hudson and Lin-Manuel Miranda are part of a special aimed at boosting COVID-19 vaccination rates.

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Ontario to set up border checkpoints, beef up police powers

With its COVID-19 cases expected to soar even more, the Ontario government is imposing its strictest pandemic measures yet. Eric Sorensen reports on the mounting measures, the request for help, and the troublesome projections of where caseloads are headed.

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West Virginia will pay remote workers $12K to move to state

West Virginia - Pack your bags: A program in West Virginia announced it will pay remote workers $12,000 to move to the Mountain State.The new initiative, launched by Ascend West Virginia, will pay $10,000 over the course of the first year in a new town. New residents will receive an additional $2,000 for their second year living in the state."It has always been my dream to give back to the state that forever has my heart," Brad D.

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B.C.’s Interior Health region about to reach 10,000 COVID-19 cases since start of pandemic

B.C., it seems surreal to think that after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the Interior Health Authority (IHA) was reporting just a few cases a day.On April 16, 2020, there were three cases of the virus reported in a region that includes a population of about 750,000, according to the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BC CDC).But on April 16, 2021, 110 people tested positive in the IHA, according to the BC CDC — one of the highest case counts in a single day.By Saturday morning, the region will reach a somber milestone: 10,000 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic.

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LAWC reports ‘alarming’ surge in demand for services during COVID-19 pandemic

London Abused Women’s Centre (LAWC) say they’ve seen an alarming surge in demand for their services over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the reality of what the United Nations has described as a “shadow pandemic” of violence against women and girls during the global health crisis.The organization says it helped at least 9,235 women and girls during its most recent fiscal period, which ran from April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021, marking an increase of about 16 per cent compared to the fiscal year previous.According to LAWC, the figure includes 5,400 calls for service and 3,835 people who accessed individual and group support.More distressingly, the agency’s Urgent Services Support Program, which provides women and girls with

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Judge denies Ghislaine Maxwell's motions to toss sex charges

NEW YORK – A judge on Friday rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s arguments to toss charges that she recruited three teenager girls from 1994 to 1997 for then-boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse.

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Pandemic once again forces changes to B.C. Vaisakhi celebrations

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