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Possible coronavirus exposure at businesses in Regina, Indian Head

Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is warning of possible coronavirus exposure at one Regina business and two in Indian Head.In an alert issued Saturday afternoon, the SHA said an individual who tested positive for the novel coronavirus visited the businesses while “likely infectious.”The SHA advises anyone who was at these locations during the specified times to immediately self-isolate if they have had or currently have COVID-19 symptoms and to call HealthLine 811 to arrange for testing.Questions about COVID-19? Here are some things you need to know:[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Symptoms can include fever, cough and difficulty breathing — very similar to a cold or flu.

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COVID-19 adding more stress as students return to school

As children across Canada head back-to-school, teachers and parents are being reassured that classrooms and playgrounds are safe, despite a surge of COVID-19 in Quebec and Ontario. Mike Le Couteur reports.

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City closes Breakwater park beach, Gord Downie Pier to prevent covid-19 spread

Massive crowds spotted at Breakwater Park have pushed the city of Kingston to close the Gord Downie Pier and beach for the rest of the season.

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Peterborough women come together to Take Back the Trails

Today a group of women are taking a stand, demanding more protection and safety on trails in Peterborough. This comes after a series of attacks. Tricia Mason reports…

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Coronavirus: Quebec counts 175 new cases and two deaths

COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec increased by 175 new cases and two fatalities Saturday.According to data reported by the Ministry of Health and Social Services, the deaths occurred between Aug. 29 and Sept.

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Teacher 'dies of Covid-19' after collapsing on Zoom in front of horrified students

coronavirus after gasping for air during a live zoom class streamed to students.

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Home away from home as St. Lawrence College students in Kingston move into residence

coronavirus pandemic has meant plenty of changes, and at St. Lawrence College, those changes especially affect students living in residence.

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Active COVID-19 cases in Ottawa back to 200 after brief dip

OTTAWA -- Health officials are reporting 30 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Saturday, with active cases back up to 200.

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Ontario education minister aims to reassure parents after Quebec schools see 47 coronavirus cases

COVID-19 since opening.Stephen Lecce reacted Saturday to a report from the Quebec government that showed dozens of schools — including preschool, elementary, secondary and adult career centres — reported one or more infections between Aug. 26 and Sept.

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Coronavirus: Ontario schools in COVID-19 ‘hot-spots’ will have additional resources allocated by school boards, says Lecce

Ontario schools located in areas with more severe COVID-19 outbreaks, such as Toronto’s Jane and Finch area, will have “more resources” allocated by school boards to keep students safe from spreading the novel coronavirus, the province’s Education Minister Stephen Lecce said on Saturday.

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New Moncton school location a ‘big surprise’ and cause for concern: parent

topic of discussion during an election campaign. Questions raised about Bessborough School project following budget cuts Jeremy Nelson has a daughter starting Grade 5 at Bessborough next week.While that’s top of mind, he’s concerned about the location of the new school project.“The location that was announced was a big surprise, I think not just to myself, but to most parents who have been engaged on this issue for two or three years now,” he says.Nelson says he’s discouraged by the fact that the school will be on the busy St.

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Coronavirus: Teen from Syria eager to move from online lessons back to Saskatoon classroom

school year will turn out with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, one newcomer is eager to embark with caution.Israa Hamish came from her home country of Syria four years ago and couldn’t speak a word of English. Low community spread key to keeping COVID-19 out of Saskatchewan schools “Always heard these good things about Canada and then the snow came and it was so cold and weird … especially in my country, we never had that sort of winter.

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Covid-19: Keeping our cool amid the coronavirus heat

There was a wonderful moment this week, as I was leaving the Department of Health building, after a live broadcast for the 1pm television news.

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'Tried to book a test... the nearest one was Llandudno!': People from Greater Manchester offered coronavirus test absolutely MILES away

coronavirus are being directed to test centres miles away from their homes.The government's booking system has been slated - with reports of people being offered appointments at test centres over 80 miles away.One Mancunian said he tried to book a test - but was told the closed facility open to him was in Llandudno, Wales.Areas of the region - such as Oldham and Bolton - have among the highest infection rates in the country. The government insists areas with outbreaks are prioritised.The Manchester Evening News asked readers whether they have struggled to get a test nearby.

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High School football kicks off in Florida

#FridayNightLights in Florida line of the night: @GovRonDesantis during pre-game locker room speech, “If you all lived in California, do you know where you’d be tonight? On your couch!” NOT in Florida. pic.twitter.com/rivRZVGhzuThis past August the FHSAA board of directors voted to allow schools to begin practice and to set up a schedule for the fall season.Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran and Gov.

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Heat use big 4th quarter to take 3-0 series lead over Bucks

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Jimmy Butler sent the ball out to Jae Crowder, then started celebrating before his teammate even took the shot.He knew what was about to happen.The Miami Heat did it again — and have the Milwaukee Bucks, the No. 1 overall seed in the NBA playoffs, on the brink of leaving the bubble weeks earlier than they anticipated.Butler scored 17 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter, the Heat outscored the Bucks 40-13 in those final 12 minutes — the biggest fourth-quarter margin in NBA playoff history — and topped Milwaukee 115-100 to take a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series.“No, I'm not surprised," Butler said.

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Quebec City karaoke bar now epicentre of COVID-19 outbreak

Bar Kirouac, a karaoke bar in Quebec City, has become the epicentre of what public health officials call a “superspreader event.” Ahead of the Labour Day long weekend, Mike Armstrong looks at how this COVID-19 outbreak is telling a cautionary tale.

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The Circle’s celeb series in chaos as bosses wait on coronavirus test results after failing to book back-up contestants

The celebrity series of The Circle has been left in jeopardy after bosses failed to book back-up contestants. The Channel 4 reality show is set to start filming a special edition with a host of famous faces this Sunday, but it's now under threat due to Covid-19.

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Furious Denise Welch hits back at Piers Morgan after he slammed ‘dumb deluded’ star for ‘denying coronavirus’

DENISE Welch has hit back at Piers Morgan after he accused her of being a 'Covid-denier'. Denise, 62, appeared on This Morning on Friday where she spoke about lockdown measures and the coronavirus pandemic, urging the government to start lifting restrictions.

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Georgia elementary students assigned to imagine themselves as slaves

OGLETHORPE COUNTY, Ga. - Oglethorpe County elementary school students were asked to write journal entries as if they were runaway slaves.An upset Oglethorpe elementary school parent sent FOX 5 a photo of her child’s social studies assignment.It reads in part:“Imagine you are a slave considering running away to the north.

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Durham District School Board prepares for back to school Tuesday

Ontario family offers at home learning tips for parents this school year There’s plenty of signage throughout the hallways, water fountains are restricted, the stairwells have been re-assigned for traffic flow and there’s no access to lockers.“We’re not able to keep our students one metre apart so we’ve (decided to) keep (lockers) shut with a bolt so that students will have to have their belongings with them personally in class, their jackets and backpacks on the back of their chairs,” said Bradley.There are just over 200 students returning for in-person learning, two-thirds of the school’s typical enrollment, but that hasn’t reduced class sizes.“We had to determine if that number of desks would actually physically fit in the classroom

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Nova Scotia students want their voices heard in return-to-school plan

‘It’s how the premier rolls,’ NSTU leader says after premier downplays concerns in schools On Thursday, Premier Stephen McNeil claimed teachers union president Paul Wozney was “creating a bunch of noise and rhetoric” by suggesting public schools are unsafe and in “chaos.”But Wozney said it’s a representation of what he’s heard from teachers and staff.While all that is happening, students want to make sure their voices aren’t left unheard.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]“We need a new take on situations such as social distancing and wearing masks in school,” said Kodali.“We could also create a blog or a site where we could put our voices; that would be a pretty good idea, too,” said Grade 11

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Truck meet expected to draw thousands to Daytona Beach

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The trucks roared into town on Friday for Daytona’s Truck Meet to start the weekend. Truckers are either spending time using the track at the Daytona International Speedway or showing off their rides around town and at the beach, where some families have already started their holiday weekend.

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DDSB prepares for back to school

Many public school students in the region will be heading back to class after the long weekend but they’re going to have to adjust to a very different education experience. Aaron Streck gives us a preview of what that will look like.

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Hamilton school boards warn of ‘serious delays’ due to school bus driver shortage

coronavirus pandemic.Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) chair Alex Johnstone and Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board (HWCDSB) chair Patrick Daly issued a joint statement Friday, saying serious delays in student transportation services are expected for the return to school as a result of the ongoing school bus driver shortage.@HWSTS has advised both @HWDSB and @HWCDSB that serious delays in student transportation services are expected for the return to school as a result of the ongoing school bus driver shortage which this year has been compounded by increased concerns around COVID-19.

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Ontario to receive $763M from federal return-to-school fund

Safe Return to Class Fund.Announced in late August, the new federal fund aims to help provinces and territories with the return to school. Coronavirus: Ottawa giving provinces $2B for back-to-school safety Minister of Families, Children and Social Development Ahmed Hussen announced in London, Ont., on Friday that Ontario will receive about $763 million from the new fund.“It is to be used for whatever they need to keep kids safe,” Hussen said, adding that the flexible fund will be available throughout the school year.At White Oaks Public School today with Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, @HonAhmedHussen, to share how a federal investment of $763 million will help with a safe restart of Ontario schools.

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Coronavirus case at Peel District School Board office, 2nd confirmed case of PDSB staff

Peel District School Board (PDSB) says one of its members tested positive for coronavirus at its North Field Office on Friday.The news marks the second PDSB confirmed case, after a staff member at Ross Drive Public School in Brampton was confirmed earlier Friday. Brampton elementary school staff member tests positive for coronavirus PDSB confirms the staff member from the field office was on location on Aug.

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Texas senator joins calls for Senate hearing on deaths at Fort Hood

AUSTIN, Texas - Senator John Cornyn has joined calls for a Senate hearing into the command climate and culture at Fort Hood after the disappearances and deaths of several soldiers stationed there, including SPC Vanessa Guillén. The Texas senator and two Democratic U.S. senators from Massachusetts, U.S.

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Thousands of unregistered Orange County students will not result in layoffs this semester, superintendent says

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Florida school districts, including Orange County, are working to locate students who did not register for online or in-person options this year.Orange County Public School enrollment is down 18,000 students below the 209,000 students projected in July, Superintendent Barbara Jenkins said Friday in a video update to OCPS families.“Principals, teachers, social workers and staff are diligently pursuing the students we were expecting. I want to encourage parents, guardians, family members who are aware of a change in location of one of our students to reach out to their school,” Jenkins said.Jenkins also addresses concerns about possible layoffs due to low enrollment.

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Parents of students with disabilities raise concerns about their child being neglected

Caroyln Ryan is the parent of a child with special needs and she talks about the concerns she has of her child possibly being ignored from this year’s back to school plan.

Setting up your home for the unique school year

Whether your kids are in the classroom or learning from home, Maureen Dennis has the “momschooling 101” for preparing your space for education ahead of the start of the school year.

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Quebec woman’s patience tested by 8th positive COVID-19 test

COVID-19 eight times over four months, despite not having any symptoms of the virus since mid-May. She’s been forced to do her classes online, and has stopped doing shifts at a Montreal seniors’ residence where she works as an orderly.Côté believes she contracted the virus while working at the Maimonides Geriatric Centre in the first weeks of the pandemic.“The resident who I think I got it from passed away,” Côté says.

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Quebec health minister to provide update amid upward trend of COVID-19 cases

coronavirus cases, the province’s health minister is expected to address the situation Friday.Christian Dubé will be in Montreal alongside Dr. Richard Massé, an advisor with Quebec public health, to provide an update on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.The news conference comes one day after Premier François Legault expressed concerns about a jump in cases.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]While there are no plans to tighten the province’s restrictions, Legault said he could not rule that out if the number of new infections continues to grow.“Over the past two weeks we’ve seen an increase in confirmed cases,” he said.

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Department Of Education Reminding Schools Of Responsibility To Help Students With Disabilities Transition To Adulthood Despite Pandemic.

Disability Scoop (9/1, Heasley) reports the Department of Education is “reminding schools and vocational rehabilitation agencies of their responsibility to work together to help students with disabilities transition to adulthood, even amid the pandemic.” In a letter this week to special education and rehabilitation administrators, department officials “said that while the coronavirus might alter how things are done, the expectations for transition remain.” Specifically, during the pandemic, states, school districts, and schools are encouraged to “use the flexibility afforded under the (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) and the Rehabilitation Act to engage in innovative strategies, involving students and youth with disabilities

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Coronavirus - Rutherglen primary school pupils able to resume classes after negative test for staff member

Cambuslang schools saw staff members test positive for the virus with St Cadoc's, Newton Farm and Cairns all affected. However no pupils at those schools have been required to self isolate as the staff members affected were not directly dealing with the children.

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How Arctic Monkeys’ isolation album ‘Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino’ predicted pandemic life

“No one's on the streets," Alex Turner crooned on the band's sixth record, which explored solitude and social media, "We moved it all online / As of March”When Alex Turner hunkered down, isolated, in the spare bedroom of his Los Angeles home in front of a Steinway Vertegrand piano in 2016, it’s highly unlikely he knew that the end product would only become more profound two years down the line as the world copes with a global pandemic.It’s surely impossible not to see, right now, that 2018’s ‘Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino’ is the perfect encapsulation of 2020; an album borne out of isolation now hits even harder than before.If you strip away the dreamy guitars, retro-futuristic sound and lounge singer shimmer, the Arctic Monkeys’ divisive

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Sixth positive case in Forth Valley Covid-19 cluster and separate case confirmed at rural high school

A sixth positive Covid-19 case has been confirmed by NHS Forth Valley as being linked to an ongoing cluster.The latest confirmed case is a household contact of one of the original five cases, which were first reported on Tuesday.The initial statement from health board officials revealed Test and Protect staff had already identified a list of close contacts related to the cluster.Contact tracing also identified five premises across the region with links to those who had tested positive - although the risk to the general public for anyone who has visited these businesses was said to be “extremely low”.Three of the affected venues were in Dunblane - Tesco, the Village Inn and GS Meldrum newsagents - as well as Bridge of Allan Sports Club and

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Brampton elementary school staff member tests positive for coronavirus

Peel District School Board says a staff member at a Brampton elementary school has tested positive for coronavirus.The board said the member was at Ross Drive Public School, near Highway 410 and Countryside Road, on Aug. 27.

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Start of new school year brings different paths for recent Winnipeg high school graduates

Coronavirus is changing how university works. What does the future hold for students? The pandemic has prompted Manitoba post-secondary institutions to move classes and events online, which includes all the regular start-of-the-year activities for new students.“They’re doing a few things at the University of Winnipeg,” Heidinger said.

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Ohio school district bans ‘thin blue line’ flags after football player carried one to honor coach

FILE: People wave thin blue line flags while they attend a Back the Blue rally in support of police departments in Quincy, MA. (Photo by Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) CHARDON, Ohio - An Ohio school district is banning “thin blue line” flags after a high school football player carried one onto the field to honor local first responders, including a coach who is also a police officer.“This display will not be a part of future pre-game activities at Chardon athletic contests,” Chardon Local Schools Superintendent Michael P.

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What’s open and closed this Labour Day long weekend in London, Ont.

coronavirus pandemic is still very much a large part of our everyday reality, those in the London region can still find ways to safely enjoy the Labour Day holiday.As was the case over the Civic Holiday weekend in early August, London and Middlesex County remain in Stage 3 of reopening, meaning that residents following public health guidelines can enjoy indoor dining, gyms and attractions like galleries, zoos and museums.Cineplex movie theatres have also since reopened across the country, though it was announced on Thursday that a location in Ottawa is temporarily closed after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.

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Numbers of COVID-19 cases in schools will soon be published: Quebec Education Minister

Quebec’s Education Minister Jean-Francois Roberge says he will soon release the number of COVID-19 cases in the province’s schools. Global’s Gloria Henriquez reports.

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Parents should be open about back-to-school uncertainties: expert

Manitoba parents, students grapple with anxieties about heading back to class All this as Kids Help Phone tells Global News nearly eight in every 10 children who call their number lately say returning to school is a major stressor.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]“It’s definitely a topic that’s on people’s minds and people are reaching out to us in droves about back-to-school,” says Tamar Brannigan, community manager with Kids Help Phone.“One of the things we like to remind folks about is that they’re not alone.

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COVID-19 school data to directly come from districts

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Orange County health officer Dr. Raul Pino announced by law he will have to sharply curtail the release of COVID-19 data related to schools.

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Coronavirus: Here’s what Saskatoon schools will look like when kids return Sept. 8

School’s back Sept. 8, and what children are walking into will be very different from the norm amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.The day starts at “muster points” — flags with a teacher’s name set up outside.

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980 CKNW: Three things Vancouver parents should know about back-to-school

COVID-19?On Mornings With Simi, we’ve heard from many who are eager to get more information as students prepare to return on Sept.

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Confusion, anxiety as students head back to school

Plenty of parents are feeling uneasy as they send their kids back to school, while others are staying home. As Eric Sorensen explains, parents and educators want smaller class sizes, but that’s not always possible.

LEADING OFF: A's back in action after 4 virus postponements

A look at what's happening around the majors on Friday:A’S IN ACTIONThe AL West-leading Athletics play for the first time since last Saturday, when they were swept in a doubleheader at Houston. Oakland returns to the Coliseum as Jesús Luzardo (2-1, 3.74 ERA) faces Fernando Tatis Jr.

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Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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