With restaurants closed to indoor dining, a new program will make more outdoor space available in the city’s core. Downtown Business Association executive director Puneeta McBryan outlines plans to close 104 Street between Jasper Avenue and 102 Avenue to vehicle traffic this weekend, next weekend and potentially beyond..

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As Florida sees 6,341 new COVID-19 cases, some counties work with state data to get more vaccines to areas in need

ORLANDO, Fla. – As vaccination efforts continue, many counties are relying on state data to determine how to get more vaccines to areas in need.

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Navalny's doctor: Putin critic 'could die at any moment'

MOSCOW – A doctor for imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is in the third week of a hunger strike, says his health is deteriorating rapidly and the 44-year-old Kremlin critic could be on the verge of death.

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Two more people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals with coronavirus

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32 more die from COVID in Haryana; state sees record daily spike of 7,717 cases

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Quebec reports 1,537 cases of COVID-19, 8 more deaths as hospitalizations jump

COVID-19 on Saturday as hospitalizations in the province increased.Hospitalizations rose by 28 to 692, and 175 people are in intensive care — an increase of eight.Authorities say eight more virus-related deaths were added to the toll, including five in the last 24 hours.The province says it administered 70,908 doses of the vaccine on Friday, for a total of 2,297,411.This comes as both the Quebec and Ontario governments announced they would close their provincial borders with one another in an effort to tighten movement between the provinces.The Ontario government unveiled several new COVID-19 restrictions aimed at curbing record-high cases in the province, including increased police powers, provincial border checkpoints and restricting

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Four Sikhs among victims of Indianapolis mass shooting

INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis' tight knit Sikh community mourned Saturday as members learned that four Sikhs were among the eight people killed in the mass shooting at a FedEx warehouse.

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Ted Cruz says he is done with wearing a mask at the Capitol

vaccinated against COVID-19.Cruz joined his Republican colleagues Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Sen.

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Divers back in Gulf; search resumes for capsized boat's crew

PORT FOURCHON, La. – Divers returned Saturday to the murky, roiling waters of the Gulf of Mexico in search of lost crew members aboard a capsized lift boat off Louisiana, the Coast Guard said.

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One man shot after fight breaks out in downtown Orlando, police say

ORLANDO, Fla. – One man was shot after a fight broke out in downtown Orlando early Saturday, according to the Orlando Police Department.

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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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Ontario reports more than 4,300 new COVID-19 cases, 34 deaths

COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 412,745.“Locally, there are 1,162 new cases in Toronto, 936 in Peel, 430 in York Region, 301 in Durham and 251 in Ottawa,” Health Minister Christine Elliott said.Thirty-four new deaths were also reported, bringing the provincial death toll to 7,698.A total of 364,353 coronavirus cases are considered resolved, which is up by 3,611.More than 56,800 additional tests were completed. Ontario has now completed a total of 13,479,381 tests and 37,520 remain under investigation.

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

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How Seminole County uses Florida COVID-19 data to determine what areas need more vaccines

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – After Orange County’s government lost access to vaccination data broken down by zip code this week, News 6 is learning other counties also don’t have access, including Seminole County, where the Emergency Manager Alan Harris said the county government itself doesn’t need the data because it’s easily accessible through the Seminole County branch of the Florida Department of Health.

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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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Italy judge weighs Salvini trial for 2019 migrant standoff

ROME – A judge in Sicily on Saturday began weighing whether to put former Interior Minister Matteo Salvini on trial for having refused to let a Spanish migrant rescue ship dock in an Italian port in 2019, keeping the people at sea for days.

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American, 2 Russians return to Earth from space station

MOSCOW – An American astronaut and two Russians have returned to Earth after six months aboard the International Space Station.

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Double masking can be potent to protect people from Covid, study reveals

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Woman tried to use $1M bill to make purchase at Dollar General: Report

NEW YORK - A woman in Tennessee reportedly attempted to use a $1 million bill to make a purchase at a Dollar General store.On April 5, Amanda McCormick, 39, tried to pay for several gift cards and other items using the phony money, according to The Daily Times. She told police in Maryville she received the bill "in the mail from a church."McCormick said she wanted to buy items for care packages to give to the homeless.

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Mumbai Covid restrictions: Impose complete lockdown, says BMC Mayor amid spike in new cases

ANI, the BMC Mayor said, "I think a complete lockdown should be imposed looking at the current Covid-19 situation."This comes as 8,839 Covid-19 cases were reported in Mumbai on Friday.

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Covid rules for Prince Philip's funeral - including why the Queen must sit alone

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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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Fears new Covid variant could ruin road map out of lockdown as UK cases fall

A new variant of coronavirus could "scupper" the UK's plans to ease lockdown, a leading scientist has warning.

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Watson, Watanabe lead Raptors past Magic, 113-02

TAMPA, Fla. – Paul Watson Jr. scored 20 of his career-high 30 points in the third quarter Friday night and the Toronto Raptors pulled away to a 113-102 victory over the Orlando Magic.

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Kenney shouldn’t say things he doesn’t know: Athabasca mayor on COVID-19 birthday comments

COVID-19 among school students and staff if he didn’t know the circumstances. Concerns over public trust erosion after lack of details on COVID-19 birthday party outbreak Kenney said during two news conferences this week that the outbreak in Athabasca, Alta., was one of the worst in the entire province and had stemmed from a birthday party.“Apparently the virus had a 100 per cent attack rate at that birthday party.

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Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, wife violated ethics rules, State Department watchdog says

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at a press conference at the State Department in Washington, DC, on October 21, 2020. (Nicholas Kamm)WASHINGTON (AP) - The State Department’s internal watchdog has concluded that former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his wife violated federal ethics rules by asking staffers to run personal errands and perform non-official work such as making restaurant reservations, shopping and caring for their dog.In a report released on Friday, the department’s inspector general concluded that those requests were "inconsistent" with the regulations.

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‘Worst nightmare’: Ont. hospitals scramble to make room for COVID-19 patients as cases skyrocket

COVID-19 patients as new case numbers continue to break provincial records.As a result, staff are finding new ways to care for patients by way of cancelling various services, relocating patients and method of treatment. The province is also urging long-term care homes to admit those currently on a waiting list for space in a home who until this point have been receiving care in a hospital.GTA mother Neda, who wishes to only be identified only by her first name due to privacy concerns, is currently in a Toronto hospital getting treated for COVID-19.

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COVID-19: Peel Regional Police officer gives hugs and handshakes, but Mississauga gym still open

In a Global News exclusive, a Peel Regional Police sergeant was filmed getting up and personal with supporters of a Mississauga gym that’s been ordered to close. As of Friday evening, it still was open.

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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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Proposal seeks to extend Winter Response Program to help more people get housed in London, Ont.

London, Ont., opens 2nd temporary overnight winter shelter Whereas in past years the City’s winter response relied on shelter system and volunteer groups overextending capacity limits, Dickins said this past winter they had to create more spaces in hotel rooms and create up shelter sites due to COVID-19.“We had never used hotels prior to that and the only reason we use hotels this winter was because the shelters were unable to accommodate everybody,” Dickins said.Dickins said through the new model they were able to better connect with unsheltered individuals and build up relations to work towards getting them set up with resources to get permanently housed.“We didn’t have a great deal of turnover in some of the hotels, as you would in a

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What to do with all those disposable masks in Quebec schools

Months after the Quebec government made surgical masks mandatory for students province wide, school boards are still throwing the masks in the trash. This is despite the government saying it would foot the bill for the recycling program.

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Hospitals scramble to make room for COVID-19 patients as capacity peaks

GTA hospitals are quickly filling up with COVID-19 patients as new case numbers continue to break provincial records. Brittany Rosen reports.

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Niagara to ‘discuss’ concerns over West Lincoln mayor’s ties to St. Catharines anti-lockdown rally

COVID-19 lockdown protest on Lake Street in St. Catharines on April 10.In a statement on Friday, Niagara Regional chair Jim Bradley “assured” residents that he has heard public concerns and is taking the issues surrounding mayor and regional councillor Dave Bylsma “seriously.”“To that end, we will be discussing this matter as council in the coming days,” said Bradley.

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Most Quebec school boards have no mask recycling plan in place, instead they are thrown in the trash

Coronavirus — Quebec school boards scramble to set up recycling programs for disposable masks Education Minister Jean-François Roberge said expenses for the recovery and recycling of the masks will be covered by the provincial government.But as of this week, most English school boards still have no mask recycling plan in place.The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board is the only institution working with Go Zero. A mask recycling pilot project is being run at three schools.“It’s a matter of understanding if we will be reimbursed.

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“We’re trying to turn the system on its head:” Volusia County Sheriff revisits new training initiatives, explores more

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – As calls for defunding the police reignite amid another deadly police shooting in Minnesota, Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood taking money and resources away is not the answer.

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‘Godzilla’ shark discovered in New Mexico gets formal name

SANTA FE, N.M. – The 300-million-year-old shark’s teeth were the first sign that it might be a distinct species.

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Russia to respond to Washington by expelling 10 US diplomats

MOSCOW (AP) - Russia on Friday responded to a barrage of new U.S. sanctions by saying it would expel 10 U.S.

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Covid-19: 11 more deaths and 420 new cases

The Department of Health has been notified of 11 further deaths related to Covid-19 and 420 new cases.

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The Recovery Room: News beyond the pandemic — April 16

here to visit our new Parkinson’s disease resource page.Learn more here.Our new article exploring the role that carbohydrates play in diabetes was also very popular, with over 117,000 page views so far this week.First, our editors looked at the relationship between carb consumption, insulin, and blood sugar. They also explored how many carbs a person with diabetes should consume, “good” carbs, foods to include in the diet and foods to avoid, and the effects of specific diets, including a low carb diet.The takeaway is that not all carbs are bad for a person with diabetes, but the focus should be on healthy, whole foods rather than processed foods and those high in refined sugars.

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Nova Scotia marks 1 year since mass killings, memories still raw

It’s been one year since a man disguised as an RCMP officer killed 13 people in the tiny village of Portapique, Nova Scotia. As Ross Lord reports, the memories are still raw for many people.

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Orange County calling for more young adults to get vaccinated

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Orange County health officials are calling for more young people to get vaccinated, saying they are driving the spread of the coronavirus in the community.

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Quebec sets vaccination record as province again adds more than 1,500 new COVID-19 cases

Those numbers are likely to increase as Quebec expands vaccinations to 1,500 pharmacies across the province. Earlier this week, the government said more than 25 per cent of the population has been vaccinated with at least one dose.

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Keith Urban, Mickey Guyton have chemistry as ACM hosts

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The 2021 Academy of Country Music Awards will host a very special crowd who will finally get to see live music performances again.

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LA Phil's Dudamel to become music director of Paris Opera

LOS ANGELES – Gustavo Dudamel will become music director of the Paris Opera while continuing his commitment to the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

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Kremlin ponders next moves after being hit by US sanctions

MOSCOW – Hit by a barrage of new sanctions this week from the Biden administration, the Kremlin is carefully weighing its response in a tense showdown with the United States.

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Ontario reports more than 4,800 new COVID-19 cases, setting another single-day record

COVID-19 cases on Friday, marking another single-day high for the second day in a row. The provincial total now stands at 408,383.Friday’s case count surpassed Thursday’s which held the previous record of 4,736 new cases as the province continues to grapple with surging COVID-19 hospitalizations. In the past seven days, five of those saw daily case numbers above 4,000.According to Friday’s report, 1,469 cases were recorded in Toronto, 851 in Peel Region, 491 in York Region, 366 in Ottawa, 268 in Durham Region and 204 in Hamilton.All other local public health units reported fewer than 200 new cases in the provincial report.The death toll in the province has risen to 7,664 as 25 more deaths were recorded.

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Overnight stays at Ontario parks will remain closed amid stay-at-home order, COVID-19 surge

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to soar.In a notice posted on April 16, the provincial agency said overnight stays include campgrounds, backcountry campsites and roofed accommodations will be shuttered until further notice in order to help stop virus spread and support further restrictions.“We understand this temporary closure of overnight stays in provincial parks may impact your plans, however, the health and well-being of Ontarians is our number one priority,” the notice read.However, Ontarians are still able to visit provincial parks for the day, only.

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US has been wracked with several mass shootings in 2021

After a significant drop in mass shootings in the United States during a pandemic-hit 2020, this year has already seen several deadly cases.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
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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

Pedestrian promenade to make more room to roam in downtown Edmonton this weekend

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