CENTER CITY - A large group of protesters comprised of educators, teachers and alumni of J.R. Masterman converged in Center City on Sunday to call for administrative change following allegations of racism at the school.The Educators and Students for Black Lives demonstration marched from City Hall to the Philadelphia School District headquarters at 11 a.m.They were joined by a contingent of J.R.

Masterman middle and high school alumni, students, teachers, and supporters who continued to march from the school district headquarters to J.R.

Masterman on the 1600 block of Spring Garden Street.MORE: Philadelphia School Superintendent hints at in-person, online classes for fall“We’re here today because Masterman harms its Black students,".

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Everything you need to know about Volusia County’s back to school plan

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – As Florida continues to see a surge in coronavirus cases, Volusia County school leaders are working to welcome students back for the 2020-2021 academic year with adjusted learning options.Volusia County Public School leaders has been working on details to reopen for in-person learning after the Florida Department of Education issued an executive order telling schools to physically reopen in August.Here’s what you need to know about the district’s back to school plan:After a meeting that went into the early morning hours Wednesday, the Volusia County School Board voted to send its reopening plan to the state for approval.The board also voted to delay the start of school until August 31 and debated options to possibly

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Leading hospital medic warns social distancing could cause 'huge loss' in bed capacity

The Medical Director at one the country’s biggest hospitals has warned it could lose up a quarter of its acute bed capacity as a result of Covid-19.

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Rainbow Cinema in Regina reopening July 24 after coronavirus shutdown

COVID-19 pandemic, announced it will be operating two and a half days a week starting Friday with safety measures in place for physical distancing. Cineplex to reopen some Canadian theatres as coronavirus causes revenues to plunge “We are calling it a soft reopening.

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Waterloo Region reports 2 new coronavirus cases, as total cases rise to 1,368

coronavirus on Wednesday, bringing the area’s total to 1,368.The death toll at 119 remains unchanged from Tuesday. Young adults given new warnings as coronavirus cases spike across Canada Meanwhile, two more people have recovered from COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, which means 1,194 cases are now considered resolved.There are 53 active cases in the region, including 12 people in the hospital.A COVID-19 outbreak declared on July 13 continues at PeopleCare Hilltop Manor in Cambridge where one staff member has tested positive for the virus.

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Charges filed against Philadelphia officer accused of using OC spray on seated protesters on I-676

Protesters race up a hill after being shot by tear gas after a march through Center City on June 1, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Nova Scotia to release plan for students to return to school amid COVID-19

COVID-19 pandemic continues.The briefing is scheduled to take place at noon.In a note distributed to families in the Halifax Regional Municipality in late June, Chris Boulter, regional executive director of the Tri-County Regional Centre for Education, said that the province has “tentatively scheduled” Sept.

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Philadelphia football coaches cite gun violence in calling on school district to keep season

PHILADELPHIA - Football coaches in the Philadelphia School District will hold a news conference Wednesday to speak out against violence and call for the district to keep the football season.The district is currently considering canceling the season due to the coronavirus pandemic.The coaches, who will be hosting an event at City Hall at 10 a.m., say football helps keep kids safe and out of trouble.Over the past four years, at least seven Philadelphia high school football players have been shot and killed.Most recently, Frankford High School lost 15-year-old Angelo Walker, when he was killed in a triple shooting in Overbrook earlier this month.___AdvertisementFor the latest local news, sports and weather, download the FOX 29 News app.DOWNLOA

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Police in New Castle seek assistance identifying man in relation to sexual assault investigation

New Castle County Police are asking for assistance locating this person. NEW CASTLE COUNTY, Del. - Police in New Castle County are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a person in connection with a sexual assault investigation.Officials say police responded to Canby Park near Banning Road Monday about 7 a.m.

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Calgary parents to watch coronavirus numbers closely as Alberta releases back-to-school plan

Students in Alberta will return to the classroom in September and as Jenna Freeman reports, some parents will be watching the province’s COVID-19 numbers carefully as that date approaches.

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Hutterian Safety Council urges ‘common sense’ when dealing with coronavirus

Hutterian Safety Council (HSC) is calling on its members to use “common sense” when it comes to dealing with the coronavirus.COVID-19 has swept across Hutterite communities since the first outbreak occurred in two colonies near Maple Creek.“For the vast majority of our colonies, there were safe practices being implemented but as we can see in many other cultures and communities worldwide, people get tired,” said HSC chair David Tschetter.Complacency and fear led to reports of “unsafe behaviour” in some Hutterite colonies, like hiding COVID-19 symptoms from doctors and not wearing masks in public, according to Tschetter.

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Physician-led group calls for mandatory masks when kids head back to school

COVID-19 pandemic. Coronavirus: Should masks be mandatory? Alberta doctors, Hinshaw weigh in “We absolutely want schools to open, but we need to do it in as safe a manner as possible,” Tan said.

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Toronto-area school board urges Ontario to drop ‘hybrid’ school model

As school boards across the province prepare three possible scenarios for a return to school in the Fall, at least one of them is pointing out concerns with a “hybrid” model.

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Community responds as popular Delco police chief forced to relocate social media app

YEADON, Pa. - A Delaware County police chief is trying to fight crime the 21st Century way, by using all the tools at his disposal.

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Dr. Hinshaw provides health details on Alberta’s back-to-school plan

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health details the precautions being put in place to protect students’ health as schools plan to reopen in the fall.

Alberta education ministers outlines plans to return to school in September

Alberta Minister of Education Adriana LaGrange announces the details of the province’s reopen plans for K-12 schools in September.

Alberta will not have limit on class sizes, leaving physical distancing decisions to school divisions

Alberta Education Minister Adriana LaGrange says Alberta will not have class size limits when students return to school in September.

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Texas delays some high school football; Florida pushes ahead

AUSTIN, Texas – Texas will play high school football this fall, but some of it will be delayed, attendance will be limited and masks will be required as the state fights a surge in new coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths.The University Interscholastic League released its guidelines for Texas public high school fall sports Tuesday, pushing back the start of the football and volleyball seasons for the largest schools by one month into late September. Football championships for those schools will be in January.High school sports across the country are in doubt across the country.

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Coronavirus cancels Durham Region Challenger Baseball season

This season was supposed to be the beginning of a new chapter for Durham Region Challenger Baseball but the pandemic has not only delayed the opening of the new accessible diamond, it’s cancelled the season. Aaron Streck reports.

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Safe at home? Social distancing difficult around MLB plates

baseball attempts to play a shortened 60-game season starting Thursday. Social distancing elsewhere around the diamond is fairly easy.

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Alberta to unveil back-to-school plan for fall 2020

Alberta Education Minister Adriana LaGrange is expected to provide an update on Alberta’s education re-entry plan for the upcoming school year on Tuesday afternoon. Tom Vernon explains on the noon news what we know so far about the possible scenarios.

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Halton public school board asking Ontario to drop ‘hybrid’ model due to lack of child care

COVID-19 pandemic.In a letter to Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce, the HDSB said the option would not work for students from kindergarten to Grade 6 since it requires child care for up to 36,000 students, which does not currently exist in the region.The board goes on to sat that daytime child care within Halton primarily focuses on preschool-aged children. Hamilton school board reveals 3 reopening plans, hopes for full return in fall 2020 “Therefore, temporary, casual, and unlicensed care may make up the majority of a potential new child-care market.,” HDSB chair Andrea Grebenc said in her letter to Lecce.

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Spanish village bans residents eating sweets in public to stop coronavirus spread

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NFL planning to allow social justice decals on helmets

The NFL is planning to allow players to have decals on the back of their helmets bearing names or initials of victims of systemic racism and police violence.The league has been in talks with individual players and their union since June about somehow honoring such victims. The initiative will be done leaguewide, with each team deciding who it will honor and how to display the names or initials.

Waterloo Region reports 6 new coronavirus cases, as active cases rise to 53

coronavirus on Tuesday, bringing the area’s total to 1,366.Tuesday’s case number marks the largest increase in cases within a 24-hour period since July 1, when nine new cases were confirmed. Poll shows parents want students to wear masks at school in fall The death toll at 119 in Waterloo Region remains unchanged from Monday.

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Volusia County School Board to vote on reopening plan

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – Weeks of planning and marathon meetings will all come down to a vote Tuesday for what reopening schools will look like in Volusia County. As part of a special virtual meeting, the school board will also discuss an emergency policy regarding face coverings on school property. Local parents said it’s important the school district keeps options on the table.”For me, it’s definitely essential for schools to open back up.

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Brevard County school start date pushed back

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – The Brevard County School Board voted Tuesday morning to push the start date back for the upcoming fall semester due to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.The new start will be Aug. 24, about two weeks after the original start date of Aug.

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Florida police chief to retire over alleged COVID remarks

DAVIE, Fla. – A South Florida police chief has announced his retirement months after an investigation into alleged remarks he made about the coronavirus death of an openly gay Broward Sheriff's deputy.Davie police Chief Dale Engle told town officials last week that he plans to retire on Sept. 3, the South Florida SunSentinel reported.

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Distance learning leads to furloughs for some Florida school nurses

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – School nurses are being furloughed in Palm Beach County as the district prepares to open the school year with remote learning for all students.The Palm Beach Health Care District informed the 223 school heath employees on Monday of the “difficult decision" to furlough them, the Palm Beach Post reported.The reason cited was the school district's decision to go with distance learning when school resumes next month.Last week, the health care district told employees that 60 of the most senior nurses and supervisors will be offered buyouts.

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COVID-19 may lead to large-scale bankruptcies: Survey

NEW DELHI : COVID-19 pandemic may lead to large-scale bankruptcies and induce growing unethical behaviour in the investment management industry, as per a survey.The survey, which covered more than 13,000 respondents, also noted that 39 per cent of CFA charterholders globally and 46 per cent in India expect large scale consolidation of firms.According to the global survey by CFA Institute, 42 per cent of Asia Pacific respondents predict large-scale bankruptcies, while 50 per cent expect that the crisis may induce growing unethical behaviour in the investment management industry (against a global response of 45 per cent).It found that close to 80 per cent of respondents think any recovery would be slow or stagnant in the short-term before

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Parents want students to wear masks at school in fall amid coronavirus pandemic: poll

COVID-19 pandemic by Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies found that 41 per cent of respondents believe school children should be required to wear a mask while they’re on the bus or in the school.A further 21 per cent said yes to masks, but only when a student is outside of class during recess, lunch or if on the bus — suggesting they were OK with students taking off their masks once in class and not in common areas.There was also a group of respondents, accounting for 28 per cent, who believed masks should be optional.The current public health advice is that non-medical masks can contain infectious particles on their wearers’ breath, reducing the risk of contagion from people with COVID-19 who might not know they’re carrying the

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Novel COVID-19 survey takes nation’s social, mental “Pulse”

Household Pulse Survey is helping to answer these questions by innovating and capturing data in new ways. The experimental survey aims to measure these other costs – and get answers before it’s too late to act.Spearheaded by the US Census Bureau, the Household Pulse Survey is an experimental data project that taps into the full knowledge and resources of CDC and five other large federal agencies, each doing what they do best: collecting data on important issues that affect our everyday lives.

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Saskatchewan Roughriders submit CFL hub city bid, province commits $3M

Canadian Football League chooses to play a shortened season through a hub-city format similar to other professional sports, Regina could end up a host.The Saskatchewan Roughriders said it has submitted a “competitive” bid, if the 2020 season happens.

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Florida teachers sue over school reopenings as US COVID-19 cases mount

Today teachers unions and parents in Florida sued Governor Ron DeSantis over his emergency order that schools reopen fully in August despite the state's surging coronavirus cases and deaths, the New York Times reported.

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Halifax non-profit sees boost in donations to support Black youth, fight food insecurity

Black Lives Matter movement continues to make waves in Canada and around the world, hope for change is blooming in Halifax.Last month, Kolade Kolawole-Boboye and Makye Clayton shared with Global News their experiences of growing up Black in Halifax and the racism they have had to endure. The two young men met and became friends when they were kids at Hope Blooms, a non-profit that encourages Black youth in Halifax’s urban centre to positively impact the community and become change agents.The young men’s stories have since resonated with the public, and donations came flooding into Hope Blooms in the weeks after their experiences were shared.“Kolade and Makye’s story resonated with people… it sparked something in people.

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‘You have blood on your hands:’ Protesters interrupt Florida governor’s coronavirus update in Orlando

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49 active COVID-19 cases remaining in Waterloo Region

COVID-19 in the area, including 11 people who are in hospital.The latest numbers, released on Monday, show nine new confirmed cases were reported over the weekend, bringing the total to 1,360 cases in the region. Remaining Ontario regions to move to Stage 3 Friday, except Toronto, Peel, Windsor That number includes 1,192 people who have recovered from COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, and 119 deaths.No new deaths were reported on Monday.Only one outbreak remains in Waterloo Region.

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York, Durham and Halton regions entering Stage 3 amid COVID-19 pandemic. Toronto, not yet

As York, Durham and Halton regions are moving forward to the Stage 3 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Toronto is asking for additional measures ahead of the next step of reopening. Matthew Bingley has the story.

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Free back-to-school vaccines offered for Orange County students

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Florida Department of Health in Orange County is offering free vaccines for students as part of its back-to-school immunizations event. The health department hosts the event annually, but this year is different due to the coronavirus pandemic.This year, appointments are required and no walk-ins will be accepted in an effort to avoid crowds. Free school-required vaccines are being offered for Orange County students and children 4 to 18 years of age entering, attending or transferring to Florida schools.

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Lake County superintendent recommends pushing school start date back

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – The superintendent of Lake County Schools is recommending that the start date for the upcoming fall semester be pushed back to give teachers more time to prepare for the changes they’ll face due to the coronavirus pandemic.If the school board approves the recommendation, the start date will move from Aug. 10 to Aug.

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Teacher, parent sue Orange County School District to halt reopening of classrooms

ORLANDO, Fla. – The debate over reopening schools may be headed to court.A joint lawsuit filed by an Orange County teacher and parent, whose kids are enrolled in the school district, was filed Sunday. It asks a judge to intervene and stop districts from conducting face-to-face learning.The lawsuit states that the school district doesn’t have enough resources to follow CDC guidelines for reopening, including social distancing in classrooms and safe transportation for students.

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Florida High School Athletic Association to hold emergency meeting

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Florida High School Athletic Association will hold an emergency meeting Monday to discuss fall sports.The board of directors is expected to discuss whether to recommend a fall sports season.The meeting comes amid rising coronavirus cases in Florida.Monday’s meeting is scheduled for 5 p.m.To keep up with the latest news on the pandemic, subscribe to News 6′s coronavirus newsletter and go to ClickOrlando.com/coronavirus.

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Feds look to speed up social service funding as donations dry amid coronavirus pandemic

COVID-19 dries up traditional donations.Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen’s office says the government is reviewing the launch of what’s known as the “social finance fund” given the pandemic.

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RCNI says 98% rise in contacts during lockdown

Rape Crisis Network Ireland has said there was a 98% increase in the number of contacts made by people seeking counselling and support during the three months of lockdown measures.

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Americans' Social Distancing Steady as Pandemic Worsens

Line graph. Weekly trend in the percentage of Americans wearing a face mask in the past seven days.

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Militarized federal agents fire tear gas at protesters in Portland

PORTLAND, OR - JULY 17: Federal officers prepare to disperse the crowd of protestors outside the Multnomah County Justice Center on July 17, 2020 in Portland, Oregon.

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Face mask mandates spark protests across Canada

Depending on which province you live in, you may legally be required to wear a facemask, which health officials say help curb the spread of COVID-19. As Julia Foy reports, the mandates have sparked anti-mask protests across the country.

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Protesters gather to denounce alleged racism at Masterman School

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