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Tam calls on provinces to impose tougher rules now

Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, is warning that stricter COVID-19 measures are urgently needed across the country.

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Coronavirus: Some Manitobans to receive text messages when COVID-19 test results ready

COVID-19 test results are available.The results won’t be available in the message so you’ll still have to go online to view them.

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19.12.2020 / 03:19

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson 'could introduce new travel rules' to stop new mutant Covid strain

direct to your inboxBoris Johnson and his ministers are tonight considering further festive restrictions in an effort to combat a new mutant strain of Covid-19 impacting London and the South East.Reports suggest the Prime Minister could make a new announcement tomorrow regarding the mutation of the virus, which is estimated to be up to 50 per cent more contagious.

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Hacked networks will need to be burned 'down to the ground'

BOSTON – It’s going to take months to kick elite hackers widely believed to be Russian out of the U.S. government networks they have been quietly rifling through since as far back as March in Washington’s worst cyberespionage failure on record.Experts say there simply are not enough skilled threat-hunting teams to identify all the government and private-sector systems that may have been hacked.

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Alberta launches comprehensive substance-use online dashboard

Premier Jason Kenney unveils the Alberta Substance Use Surveillance System: an online data dashboard which will show data for the abuse of not just opioids, but also alcohol, meth, cocaine and other drugs.

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Alberta’s online dashboard will help identify drug and alcohol abuse trends quicker: Kenney

Premier Jason Kenney said the Alberta Substance Use Surveillance System dashboard will help social agencies, treatment centres and front-line organizations identify trends in real time, so resources can respond quicker to problems with greater accuracy.

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Kingston region to move to orange-restrict zone Monday, province says

COVID-19 framework, according to a provincial news release sent out Friday.Kingston is one of six regions that will be moved into new zones Monday.“Based on our numbers, absolutely. I do think we should be in orange.

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MIPTV Will Go Online Only for 2021

MipTV is going online in 2021. The international television conference, which this year was one of the first industry events forced to cancel in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, will go all-virtual next year.

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Wigan's fancy dress Boxing Day night out is going online on United We Stream

visitmanchester.com after the premiere, also hears from those behind the scenes as well as the grassroots venues and festivals that attract thousands of visitors to Greater Manchester each year.

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New Downtown BIZ grant program to pair Winnipeg businesses for pandemic support

COVID-19 with a new grant program.The Downtown Winnipeg BIZ Connect Grant is intended to help downtown businesses support each other in service areas ranging from marketing, to HR, to finance and legal services.Kate Fenske, BIZ CEO, told 680 CJOB the grant offers a way for small business owners to access services they might not be able to on their own, and it supports two downtown businesses with one grant.“We were trying to figure out how can we support as many biz as possible downtown with the limited resources we have,” said Fenske.“It’s really targeted to help those small businesses that are doing everything they can right, but maybe they don’t have the experts or the support that they need to just take it that one next step

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When could you get coronavirus vaccine? Online calculator estimates when you may get jab

direct to your inboxA new online calculator estimates when you are likely to get the coronavirus vaccine based on a series of questions.The omni calculator asks for your age, whether you're a healthcare worker and if you have any underlying health conditions.Based on your answers, it predicts where you are in the queue for the vaccine, and when you are likely to receive it.

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11 people test positive for coronavirus after attending birthday party at Vaughan home

coronavirus.According to a statement issued by officials on Thursday, the party happened on Dec. 6 — more than a week before the region went into the grey lockdown status in the provincial COVID-19 response framework from the red control status.Of the 11 people who tested positive for the virus, the youngest is three years old and the oldest is 54.

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China to vaccinate 50mn high-priority group before lunar New Years

Chinese New Year when the travel season peaks in the country. Meanwhile, vaccination of the elderly and people with underlying conditions might start early next year in the Sichuan province, which has been hit by a small cluster of Covid-19 cases in recent weeksAs per a report by one of the country's leading dailies South China Morning Post, Beijing is planning to distribute 100 million doses of the vaccines made by Chinese firms Sinopharm and Sinovac Biotech Ltd.

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Woman commits suicide after being harassed by an online loan provider

Covid curve slumping across India"The victim was rushed to a local hospital and from there she was referred to a higher centre in Hyderabad for better treatment. She died during treatment on Tuesday-Wednesday intervening night.

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Alberta ministers defend physical-distancing protocols after online backlash

Alberta expanding free self-isolation hotel program, sending COVID-19 care teams to hard-hit communities The photograph shows several provincial officials taking part in a “virtual town hall.” They are spaced out around a large table in a semi-circle, including chief medical officer of health Dr.

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Durham Region businesses call on province to reconsider full-scale grey zone lockdown

COVID-19 cases in Ontario continue to rise, Durham has not been immune to the spike.This has many concerned about the region entering another lockdown.“Everyday we’re checking the news headlines to see what’s happening,” said Kieran Grant, general manager of Kingsway Hardware in Courtice.Grant is well aware the lockdown could happen any day now. He says larger retailers shouldn’t have the upper-hand and be able to stay open, while small businesses like his are struggling to survive, noting sales for the store are down by nearly half this year.

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Durham businesses, politicians call on province to consider alternatives to lockdown

Many residents in Durham are concerned about the region entering another lockdown. As a result, business owners and local politicians are trying to convince the province to keep that from happening. Brittany Rosen reports.

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B.C. health officials to deliver live Thursday COVID-19 briefing

COVID-19 response at 3 p.m. PT, Thursday.Global News will carry the briefing live here, on our Facebook page and on BC1.

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Breakthrough of the Year, top online news, and science book highlights

Breakthrough of the Year, scientific breakdowns, and some of the runners-up—amazing accomplishments in science achieved in the face of a global pandemic.Finally, Book Review Editor Valerie Thompson joins Sarah to discuss highlights from the books section—on topics as varied as eating wild foods to how the materials we make end up shaping us.This week’s episode was produced with help from Podigy.Listen to previous podcasts.About the Science PodcastDownload a transcript (PDF).

Coronavirus: Ford says ‘everything’s on the table’ when discussing potential province-wide lockdown

Ontario Premier Doug Ford responded to multiple questions Thursday regarding new COVID-19 measures and if he was considering a province-wide lockdown.

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Coronavirus: Ontario plans travel tax credit for tourism within the province

Ontario no longer offering free COVID-19 tests for international travel The tax credit announcement was part of an ambitious white paper MacLeod unveiled today to help stimulate tourism, sports, and cultural industries in Ontario.She also says that the provincial government will give an additional $100 million in funding to the Ontario Trillium Foundation, with a focus on community-based non-profit organizations.MacLeod also outlined plans to redevelop Ontario Place along Toronto’s waterfront.

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Students across Ontario could switch to online learning after winter break amid rising COVID-19 case counts

Questions remain over whether students in Ontario will return to in-class learning after the winter break or whether students will switch to virtual learning. Marianne Dimain reports.

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Covid epicentre Wuhan reopens nightclubs – and there's not a mask in sight

coronavirus pandemic is back to normal life, with nightclubs reopening and the city centre thronged with cooped-up young partiers.Wuhan, in China's Hubei province, hasn't reported a new locally transmitted case of Covid-19 since May 10.The city went into an incredibly strict lockdown in January after the novel coronavirus outbreak was linked to one of its wet markets, although it had killed just 17 people at that point.For 11 weeks residents were confined to their homes or apartment complexes and were forbidden from travelling outside of Wuhan, with military roadblocks preventing any entry or exit.

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Kilmarnock's Grand Hall transformed into coronavirus test centre

Kilmarnock test centre is part of the largest network of diagnostic testing facilities created in British history. In Scotland, this comprises 6 drive through sites, 21 walk-through sites, 21 mobile units, plus the Glasgow Lighthouse Lab which is working round the clock to process samples.In Scotland, the UK Government is providing all Covid testing and test processing outside of the NHS.Around two thirds of all daily tests are provided by the UK Government, in support of Scotland’s health services.

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Debunked COVID-19 myths survive online, despite facts

CHICAGO – From speculation that the coronavirus was created in a lab to hoax cures, an overwhelming amount of false information clung to COVID-19 as it circled the globe in 2020. Public health officials, fact checkers and doctors tried to quash hundreds of rumors in myriad ways.

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Saskatchewan provincial parks offering several outdoor options this winter

Saskatchewan provincial parks are offering residents a variety of safe, outdoor activities this winter despite a number of restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic.Pike Lake and Candle Lake provincial parks are going ahead with their Festival of Lights, which allows visitors to enjoy light displays from their own vehicles. More campsites open at Saskatchewan provincial parks The festival in Pike Lake runs Dec.

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Quebec’s COVID-19 hospitalizations top 1,000 as province adds 1,855 new cases

coronavirus Thursday as the pandemic’s second wave continues to bear down on the province.There are 22 additional deaths, including three in the past 24 hours. The other fatalities have been retroactively added to the death toll.The COVID-19 caseload stands at 171,028, while recoveries have surpassed 145,000.

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Premier, finance minister to update province on Manitoba’s financial situation

Manitoba reports surplus in 2019-20, predicts coronavirus debt to jump next year “If there are uncertainties, I think we all understand and accept that reality.”Fielding said he expects it will take several years to address the fiscal impacts of the virus.

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New online calculator estimates how soon you could get the coronavirus vaccine

A new online calculator makes an estimate of how soon you could get the coronavirus vaccine in the UK.

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Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board says no decision made for online learning after holidays

Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board says no decision has been made about shifting to complete online learning after the Christmas holidays amid the coronavirus pandemic.Global News Peterborough inquired after receiving a copy of a letter from CUPE Local 5555 president Ron Maguire sent to the local’s members on Wednesday night.

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Quebec to inject $4.6 million into province’s movie theatres amid COVID-19 slump

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Alberta health minister to provide update on COVID-19 rapid testing

COVID-19 rapid testing in the province Thursday morning.Heath Minister Tyler Shandro is scheduled to speak at a news conference at 9 a.m. MT.

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Booker, Democratic lawmakers introducing NCAA reform bill

Supreme Court agreed to review a court ruling the NCAA says blurs the “line between student-athletes and professionals” by removing caps on certain compensation that major college football and basketball players can receiveThe NCAA has turned to Congress for help as it works toward permitting athletes to earn money from endorsements and sponsorship deals, while also trying to fend off myriad state-level bills that would undercut any attempt to create uniform rules for competing schools.Last week, U.S. Sen.

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Spain's Queen Letizia Makes Humanitarian Trip To Honduras To Deliver Essential Items & COVID-19 Tests

Queen Letizia talks with a group of children during her trip to San Pedro Sula, Honduras on Tuesday (December 15).

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Coronavirus: Ontario students, educators should prepare for possible online learning after holidays

coronavirus cases.The recommendation by Stephen Lecce and Nancy Naylor is contained in a memo sent to all of Ontario’s school boards on Wednesday.“Our chief medical officer of health has confirmed that the transmission of COVID-19 in schools has remained low … however, the public health environment in Ontario continues to evolve rapidly,” the document said.

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Biden’s team urges Americans to stay home on Inauguration Day and watch ceremony online

WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden’s inaugural committee has asked the public to stay home on Inauguration Day, according to a Twitter thread posted by the committee on Tuesday.In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the committee has asked anyone wishing to partake in the inaugural traditions and celebrations to do so in the safety of their own homes.Despite this week's rollout of the new vaccine, its availability to the general public is still months away. So Biden's team is urging supporters not to come to Washington, D.C., to celebrate the inauguration.Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris aim to take their oaths of office outside the U.S.

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Coronavirus: Quebec parents and teachers bracing for online learning

Wednesday is the last day of in-person classes for Quebec elementary and high school students. The holiday plan proposed by the government includes of online learning before and after the Christmas break in an attempt to decrease the transmission of COVID-19.

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Nova Scotia introduces new COVID-19 restrictions for the holidays

Restrictions are being extended until early next week in the Halifax area. As Jesse Thomas reports, Nova Scotia has revised its gathering limits in time for the holidays.

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Quebec parents worried about online learning as students leave classrooms for Christmas

Coronavirus: Quebec to start testing air quality in schools next week Unlike high schools, many elementary schools still don’t have the technology to allow for a full online school day for every student. Instead, Education Minister Jean-François Roberge is mandating only ‘daily contact’ between elementary school teachers and their students.In a statement, the Lester B.

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Biden set to introduce Pete Buttigieg as his transportation secretary pick

WILMINGTON, Del. - President-elect Joe Biden is set to introduce former presidential rival Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday as his nominee for transportation secretary, adding a youthful voice to an incoming administration so far dominated by people with decades of Washington experience.The 38-year-old former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, would also be the first openly gay person confirmed by the Senate to a Cabinet post.In a tweet on Tuesday, Biden described Buttigieg, who has served as a Navy reserve intelligence officer in Afghanistan, as “a leader, patriot, and problem-solver.”The nomination was applauded by union leaders, transportation industry officials, LGBTQ activists and Democratic lawmakers as a solid pick by Biden.Former Mayor of

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Biden set to introduce Buttigieg as his transportation pick

WILMINGTON, Del. – President-elect Joe Biden is set to introduce former presidential rival Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday as his nominee for transportation secretary, adding a youthful voice to an incoming administration so far dominated by people with decades of Washington experience.The 38-year-old former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, would also be the first openly gay person confirmed by the Senate to a Cabinet post. In a tweet on Tuesday, Biden described Buttigieg, who has served as a Navy reserve intelligence officer in Afghanistan, as “a leader, patriot, and problem-solver.”The nomination was applauded by union leaders, transportation industry officials, LGBTQ activists and Democratic lawmakers as a solid pick by Biden.Sen.

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COVID-19 vaccine clinics to start Wednesday in three of four Atlantic provinces

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Meanwhile, a frontline health care worker from the long-term care sector is expected to be the first person to receive a vaccine shot in a clinic held at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown.Health officials in Newfoundland and Labrador are expected to release more details today on the clinic planned for St.

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Manitoba health-care workers get province’s first coronavirus vaccine doses

COVID-19 vaccine will start to get their initial doses Wednesday morning.The first inoculation is scheduled to start at about 8:20 a.m. Global News will stream the event live in this story.

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Manitoba, 3 Atlantic provinces to start 1st doses of coronavirus vaccinations

COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday.Manitoba says high-priority health workers will be getting the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine.

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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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