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Saskatchewan sees lowest active coronavirus cases in almost a month

coronavirus cases in the province Thursday, active cases have dropped to the lowest point in more than four weeks.There are currently 149 active cases in the province, health officials said. Active cases are total cases less recoveries and deaths.Active cases haven’t been this low since July 21, with 142.

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Thousands of unregistered Brevard Public Schools students before first day of class

VIERA, Fla. – Four days before the first day of class for Brevard Public Schools, the district said there are still thousands of unregistered students.Most of them are in the elementary schools where the district said they have 6,000 fewer students registered for this year compared to last year."We need people to contact their school if they are planning on coming back and have still not contacted the school because we have a few thousand students that haven't reached out and registered yet," school board member Tina Descovich said.That means teachers do not know how many of their students will actually show up Monday.The teachers union said a lot of parents are making last-minute decisions for their families.　"What we're telling teachers

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Dollarama workers call for resumption of pay raise amid COVID-19 pandemic

The distribution centre is staffed primarily by immigrants and asylum seekers employed through temporary placement agencies, leaving already vulnerable workers in a more precarious position, they said.Dollarama said it continues to adhere to strict COVID-19 health and safety protocols across its operations, developing them in collaboration with government agencies at the outset of the pandemic.“The repeatedly recycled claims being made by these third parties regarding Dollarama’s working conditions and response to the pandemic are 100 per cent false and unfounded,” spokeswoman Lyla Radmanovich wrote in an email.“Pay scales for our workforce continue to be competitive — both in stores and in our logistics chain — and have evolved throughout

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Greenland lost 586 billion tons of ice in record melt last year

Communications Earth & Environment. The study showed that in the 20th century, there were many years when Greenland gained ice.RELATED: 23 major and hundreds of small wildfires burning across California“Not only is the Greenland ice sheet melting, but it’s melting at a faster and faster pace,” said study lead author Ingo Sasgen, a geoscientist at the Alfred Wegener Institute in Germany.Last year’s Greenland melt added 0.06 inches (1.5 millimeters) to global sea level rise.

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U.S. unemployment claims climb back over 1 million

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President Donald Trump stages event outside of Biden's hometown of Scranton on last day of DNC

WASHINGTON - On Joe Biden’s big day, President Donald Trump is planning to show up in his rival's old backyard.Trump, in what can only be described as a piece of campaign trolling, on Thursday afternoon was staging an event just outside the former vice president’s birthplace in Scranton, Pennsylvania, mere hours before Biden formally accepts the Democratic nomination for president.The political tradition of a presidential candidate lying low during the other party’s convention has eroded over the decades but — to the private delight of Trump’s advisers — the president's trip looked to be a particularly in-your-face piece of counter-programming designed to rattle an opponent.RELATED: Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon, 3 others, indicted for

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Nearly 40% of Americans who lost their jobs during pandemic can't last a month on savings

More than one-third of Americans who lost their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic and related economic recession cannot last more than one month on their savings.That's according to a new study from SimplyWise, which found that 38% of Americans who either lost a job or had their income reduced during the crisis did not have enough money stashed away to live off of it for longer than a month.One in five respondents said their savings would last just two weeks – an alarming statistic that comes just three weeks after the supplemental $600-a-week in unemployment benefits expired for some 30 million Americans.The Labor Department's July jobs report released at the beginning of August showed that employers added 1.8 million jobs last month,

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School offers drive-thru GCSE results day amid pandemic

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Spain reports 3,349 new coronavirus infections in past day

MADRID : Spain diagnosed 3,349 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, health ministry data showed on Thursday, down from 3,715 reported the previous day and bringing the cumulative total to 370,867.The ministry said 122 people had died from the coronavirus over the past seven days.

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Canada loses Lake Louise alpine ski event for 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 pandemic.FIS, the sport’s governing body, says all North American events will be realigned at existing technical and speed race venues in Europe. World Cup cross-country ski event cancelled in Quebec City due to coronavirus outbreak Men’s and women’s World Cup events were scheduled to be held in Lake Louise, Alta., Nov.

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Florida COVID-19 cases remain under 5,000 for fifth day as Orange County schools prepare to reopen

ORLANDO, Fla. – Central Florida’s largest school district, Orange County Public Schools, is set to reopen schools to less than half of its student population in less than 24 hours as the Florida Department of Health reported 4,555 new COVID-19 cases across the state.For the past five days, Florida has reported fewer than 5,000 new coronavirus cases every day.The new infections bring the state’s running total since March to 588,602 cases.

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Birmingham 'set to join national coronavirus watch list' as soon as tomorrow

Birmingham could be just a week away from a local lockdown, with the government set to pu the city on a national "watch list", a ccording to Birmingham Live.

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Floyd Welch, one of the last survivors of Pearl Harbor, dies at 99

HARTFORD, Conn. - Floyd Welch, who was credited with saving the lives of fellow sailors during the attack on Pearl Harbor, has died in Connecticut. He was 99.Welch died peacefully at his home in East Lyme on Monday, his family said.Welch, who was born in February 1921 in Burlington, Connecticut, was serving aboard the USS Maryland on Dec.

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Stocks with inferior financials having their day in the sun, despite covid woes

A look at NSE’s strategy-based indices suggest the growth style of investing beat the value style hands down during the pandemic. Compared to the Nifty50 Value 20 index, The Nifty Growth Sectors 15 index fell more in the correction between 12 February and 23 March, and has also risen by a lower rate since then.

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US unemployment claims jump back above 1 million in face of coronavirus

WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of laid-off workers seeking U.S. unemployment benefits rose to 1.1 million last week after two weeks of declines, evidence that many employers are still slashing jobs as the coronavirus bedevils the U.S.

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DAY 2 UPDATES: Florida’s largest teachers’ union fights to keep schools closed

ORLANDO, Fla. – Day 2 of a hearing between the state of Florida and the largest teachers’ union will continue Thursday.[WATCH THE HEARING IN THE VIDEO PLAYER AT THE TOP OF THIS STORY]The state’s largest teachers’ union, Florida Education Association, is suing Florida Gov.

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Europe in talks to order over 20 crore doses of covid vaccine

COVID-19 vaccine."Today we concluded talks with the European company CureVac to increase the chances of finding an effective coronavirus vaccine," EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides said.The EU will now begin talks on a contract with CureVac aimed at securing the supply of its potential vaccine for all 27 EU member states should the shot prove safe and effective against COVID-19.German biotechnology firm CureVac has not ruled out a speedy approval process for its prospective vaccine and expects to have it on the market by mid-2021."We are not ruling out accelerated approval, but this can only be achieved in close cooperation with the authorities," CEO Franz-Werner Haas recently told the Boerse Online financial website.CureVac, backed

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Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast postponed due to Covid-19

'Jamie & Jimmy's Friday Night Feast' has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Channel 4 series - which sees TV chef Jamie Oliver and farmer Jimmy Doherty joined by a different celebrity guest in their pop-up bistro on Southend Pier for each episode - is unable to be filmed at the small location due to the ongoing social distancing rules.

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Husband of woman who prayed every day outside hospital for his recovery has died

TOMBALL, Texas - A woman from Tomball who spent every day praying outside her husband’s hospital window while he battled the Coronavirus says he lost his life last week.It’s not the outcome Michelle Gutierrez was praying for but says it’s important to share her story to give others hope."His last words was, ‘you know, I love you, I love you, see you later ...

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Covid-19: India records highest-ever cases in a day, new peak in testing numbers

COVID-19 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, informed Union Ministry of Health on Thursday.The Ministry further stated that the positivity rate has come down to below 8%."India scales a new peak in daily testing. More than 9 lakh COVID19 tests conducted in the last 24 hours.

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COVID-19 pandemic.InjaNation made the announcement of its permanent closure Wednesday in a statement on its website. Alberta small business owners shut down amid ongoing COVID-19 pandemic “The pandemic understandably made the public reluctant to venture out to participate in many activities and venues that they used to,” the statement read.

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DNC Day 3: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton urge Americans to vote as Kamala Harris accepts VP nomination

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president Wednesday night, cementing her status as a leader in a party staking its future on building a diverse coalition of voters as the first Black woman on a major party ticket.She addressed the Democratic National Convention's third night after former President Barack Obama, another barrier breaker, warned that American democracy itself was at risk if President Donald Trump wins reelection this fall.RELATED: Kamala Harris, in historic VP nomination acceptance speech, says America at 'inflection point'Harris, a 55-year-old California senator, issued an urgent plea for voters of all colors to rally behind Joe Biden and find a way to vote despite concerns

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DNC Day 3: With Biden nominated, Democrats hear from Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - The Democrats’ historic boundary breakers, led by former President Barack Obama, joined forces Wednesday night at the party’s national convention, pleading for Joe Biden’s diverse coalition to put voting ahead of everything else this fall to save the nation from the chaotic leadership of President Donald Trump.Their overriding message: Don't just complain about Trump; vote because your lives and democracy itself may be at stake.RELATED: In Obama, Democrats see a bridge between Joe Biden and young votersIn remarks remarkable for their urgency and dismissiveness of a U.S.

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'I have not lost my voice': Former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords spoke at the Democratic National Convention

PHOENIX - Gabrielle Giffords, a former Congresswoman from Arizona and the wife of the current Democratic candidate for a Senate seat in Arizona, spoke at the Democratic National Convention on the night of August 19.Giffords' speech comes nearly 10 years following a shooting in Tucson that left her seriously wounded.According to an Associated Press report from 2017, the shooting, which happened at a meet-and-greet event outside a supermarket in 2011, left six people dead and 12 other people injured.The gunman, Jared Loughner, was sentenced in 2012 to life in prison.As for Giffords, she was partially paralyzed by the shooting and suffers from a speech disorder.

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Public health officials ask anyone who attended a large gathering on Mount-Royal last Sunday to go get tested for COVID-19

The event was organized by Occupy the Hood and was supposed to benefit the black LGBTQ community. Videos of the event posted to social media show hundreds of people standing close together, often not wearing masks.

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Peterborough marina extending season to Thanksgiving Day

COVID-19.The marina didn’t open until June 12 due to the coronavirus pandemic. U.S.

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'Europe's last dictator' who said to fight Covid with vodka is 'on on his knees'

Until recently, his name was only uttered in stories about world leaders’ most madcap responses to the coronavirus.

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Summer struggles continue for Johnson’s Mills Shorebird Reserve

coronavirus pandemic.Johnson’s Mills Shorebird Reserve and Interpretive Centre in Johnson’s Mills, N.B., is limiting access to the public said Denise Roy, a conservation representative for the Nature Conservancy of Canada.“We are not able to welcome people through our interpretive centre and we are only able to give a very controlled and cued access to our viewing deck”, said Roy.

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DNC Day 3: With Biden nominated, Democrats set to hear from Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and wife Dr. Jill Biden are seen in a video feed from Delaware after winning the votes to become the nominee on the second night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention at the Wisconsin Center on August WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Democrats formally nominated Joe Biden as their presidential candidate, with party elders, a new generation of politicians and voters in every state joining in an extraordinary, pandemic-cramped virtual convention to send him into the general election campaign to oust President Donald Trump.For someone who has spent more than three decades eyeing the presidency, the moment Tuesday night was the realization of a long-sought goal.

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Montreal port workers and employers at an impasse as strike goes into 10th day

Port of Montreal say they are at an impasse with striking dockworkers, contradicting the federal labour minister’s upbeat assessment of talks as the port shutdown hit day 10.Martin Tessier, head of the Maritime Employers Association, told reporters Wednesday that “negotiations are not really progressing” and characterized any progress as “very slow.”The remarks follow Labour Minister Filomena Tassi’s depiction of “encouraging progress made between the two parties” this week, an appraisal that backs Ottawa’s decision to avoid intervening despite pleas from industry groups and the Ontario and Quebec governments.Tessier says he has asked the union to move 477 containers out of about 11,500 now on the waterfront in order to clear essential

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Halifax non-profit’s school supply drive low on donations this year due to COVID-19

website and school supplies, hand sanitizer and masks can be dropped off at its location at 2415 Maynard St., Halifax, during regular business hours.Parker Street is accepting school supply donations until Aug. 21.

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Coronavirus: Manitoba reports 12th death due to COVID-19, 15 new confirmed cases

Manitoba’s chief public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin confirmed on Wednesday the 12th total death so ar related to COVID-19 in the province, a man in his 60s who was hospitalized in the ICU.

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'Bring it on': Murphy rebukes Trump following lawsuit over NJ's mail-in ballot plan

TRENTON - New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy began his daily coronavirus press briefing on Wednesday by offering sharp criticism of the Trump campaign after they sued New Jersey over its plan to provide mail-in ballots to more than 6 million registered voters.Murphy claimed that the Trump campaign is trying to "delegitimize" the election through efforts that include "weaponizing the United States postal service." Murphy also accused Trump of using propaganda to undermine the election."The Trump campaign is embarking on a brazen attempt to sow fear and confusion and to delegitimize our elections and cast doubt on our democratic process," Murphy said.

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Spain reports 3,715 new coronavirus cases in a day, sets post-lockdown record

Madrid: Spain reported 3,715 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Wednesday, marking a new daily record since the country came out of a strict lockdown in late June.Madrid bore the brunt of the increase, logging 1,535 new cases, followed by the Basque Country and Aragon regions with around 470 new infections each.Fourteen people died across Spain in the same period, down from 21 the previous day.

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Surgery waiting times in Scotland set to take hit due to 'significant impact' of coronavirus

Surgery waiting times in Scotland are set to take a hit due to the "significant impact" of coronavirus, the Health Secretary has warned. Jeane Freeman said up to 50% of all operating theatre use could be affected by the ongoing need for infection control.

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Florida man involved in DUI golf cart crash claims President Trump drove him to drink, deputies say

THE VILLAGES, Fla. – A man who crashed his golf cart while driving it drunk through The Villages said he was driven to drink after watching President Donald Trump on TV, according to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.Deputies said they were called to a single-vehicle golf cart crash the evening of July 30 on Rainey Trail and Buena Vista Boulevard and when they questioned the driver, 82-year-old Cary De Van, he said he hit a wall inside the golf cart tunnel while driving home.De Van’s red golf cart had what appeared to be a broken axle, leading deputies to believe he ran over a concrete curb, records show.The report said De Van was slurring his words and smelled of alcohol as deputies were questioning him about the crash.

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COVID-19 vaccine in India sooner than expected? 'Emergency authorisation can be considered'

PTI.Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director General Balram Bhargava informed members of the parliamentary standing committee on home affairs that the vaccine candidates developed by Bharat Biotech, Cadila and the Serum Institute of India are at different stages of trial, said an MP present in the meeting, PTI reported. When asked about when will we have a COVID-19 vaccine, the MP said, Bhargava replied that normally the final trial takes about six to nine months but if the governments decides, an emergency authorisation could be considered, according news agency PTI.The COVID-19 vaccine candidates coordinated by Bharat Biotech and Zydus Cadila are nearing completion of phase II trials.

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Nanaimo B.C. mural raises eyebrows, generates support

A new mural that has been painted in downtown Nanaimo was generating some questions from local citizens about whether it was appropriate. However, after a wave of support the mural is here to stay.

National Paralysis Resource Center High Impact Innovative Assistive Technology Grant Applications Due September 15

Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation) opened the new grant application cycle for the High Impact Innovative Assistive Technology (HIIAT) grants program with applications due September 15. Eligible applicants are restricted to state programs funded through the State Assistive Technology Act, including implementing agencies and agencies subcontracted for Assistive Technology activities.Launched in 2015 in partnership with ACL, the National Paralysis Resource Center’s HIIAT grant program is a competitive grant program that awards a small number of one-year grants of up to $75,000.

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One Oldham family has 30 coronavirus cases as town faces local lockdown due to spike

Just one family has contracted 30 cases of coronavirus in Oldham as the town faces a potential lockdown.

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Disorder complaints soar during lockdown due to people breaching Covid-19 guidelines

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.Disorder complaints in Renfrewshire rocketed during lockdown due to breaches of Covid-19 guidelines, fresh statistics indicate.New data from Police Scotland shows reports went up by almost two-thirds between April and June compared to the same period last year, with a total of 3,595 complaints received.And cops have said the spike can almost solely be put down to breaches - both actual and perceived - of coronavirus regulations.The figures emerged in documents presented to Renfrewshire Council’s police and fire scrutiny sub-committee, which met virtually yesterday.From the start of lockdown to now, police have issued a total of 133 fixed penalty

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Easy way to tell if your loss of smell is due to coronavirus - or a common cold

Scientists have revealed an easy to way to tell if your loss of smell is due to coronavirus or the common cold.

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Community steps up to help pizza shop closing due COVID-19 pandemic

CAMDEN COUNTY, N.J. - Jimmy Rivas, co-owner of the decades-old Villa Rosa restaurant in downtown Haddonfield, served up its last pizza slices on Saturday. The family-owned business announced on its Facebook page that it could not survive the pandemic."I was devastated when I heard they were closing down," Alex Kadar said.Kadar says this spot is where memories were made.

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DNC Day 2: Biden secures Democratic nomination

NEW YORK (AP) - Democrats formally nominated Joe Biden as their 2020 presidential nominee Tuesday night, as party officials and activists from across the nation gave the former vice president their overwhelming support during his party’s all-virtual national convention.The moment marked a political high point for Biden, who had sought the presidency twice before and is now cemented as the embodiment of Democrats’ desperate desire to defeat President Donald Trump this fall.RELATED: Michelle Obama at virtual DNC: Vote 'like our lives depend on it'The roll call of convention delegates formalized what has been clear for months since Biden took the lead in the primary elections' chase for the nomination.

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DNC Day 2: Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton tout Biden's experience

NEW YORK (AP) - Joe Biden blended support from his party’s elders and fresher faces on the second night of the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, making the case that he has the experience and energy to repair the chaos that President Donald Trump has created at home and abroad.Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State John Kerry — and former Republican Secretary of State Colin Powell — were among the heavy hitters on a schedule that emphasized a simple theme: Leadership matters. Former President Jimmy Carter, now 95 years old, also made an appearance.RELATED: Michelle Obama at virtual DNC: Vote 'like our lives depend on it'“Donald Trump says we’re leading the world.

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Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
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