The staggering number of victims who have died from COVID-19 represents nearly half of Canada’s death toll related to the virus.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The ceremony will also pay tribute to health-care workers who have been on the front lines of the health crisis as well as other essential workers.For the day of remembrance, the white rose has been chosen as an emblem for mourning by the province.

The government says the flower is associated with “honour and reverence.”The ceremony begins at 12:10 p.m. and a minute of silence will be held at 1 p.m.

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EXPLAINER: Stakes high as Moscow opens 1st of 3 Afghan meets

ISLAMABAD – Russia is to host on Thursday the first of three international conferences aimed at jump-starting a stalled Afghanistan peace process ahead of a May 1 deadline for the final withdrawal of U.S. and NATO troops from the country.

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Albertans celebrate muted St. Patrick’s Day on one-year anniversary of health emergency

Jason Kenney declared a state of health emergency in the province due to the novel coronavirus.At the time, Alberta had 97 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Today, Alberta has recorded 139,143 total confirmed cases, according to Alberta Health Services.

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Will work from home outlast virus? Ford's move suggests yes

DETROIT – It’s a question occupying the minds of millions of employees who have worked from home the past year: Will they still be allowed to work remotely — at least some days — once the pandemic has faded?

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Amazon jumps into health care with telemedicine initiative

FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Amazon is making its first foray into providing health care services, announcing Wednesday that it will be offering its Amazon Care telemedicine program to employers nationwide.

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Education Department convening summit to help schools reopen

WASHINGTON – The Biden administration is convening a summit next week to help get children back into the classroom safely in the middle of a pandemic.

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Vaccine certificate needed to travel freely? Europe considers idea

BRUSSELS – With summer looming and tourism-reliant countries anxiously waiting for the return of a steady influx of tourism income amid the coronavirus pandemic, the European Union's executive body presented a proposal Wednesday that would allow European citizens and residents — vaccinated or not — to travel freely across the 27-nation region by the summer.

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IndiGo, SpiceJet's journey in the pandemic gets tougher with high fuel costs

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GOP attorneys general question stimulus barring tax cuts

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Republican attorneys general from 21 states are questioning a provision in the $1.9 trillion pandemic rescue plan that bars states from using its funds to offset tax cuts.

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White supremacist propaganda in US surged in 2020, ADL report says

WASHINGTON - White supremacist propaganda reached alarming levels across the U.S. in 2020, according to a new report that the Anti-Defamation League provided to The Associated Press.There were 5,125 cases of racist, anti-Semitic, anti-LGBTQ and other hateful messages spread through physical flyers, stickers, banners and posters, according to Wednesday's report.

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Guinness donates $600k to Orlando’s Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida

ORLANDO, Fla. – Irish beer maker Guinness is working to make a difference and get results this St. Patrick’s Day.

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Kitchener couple recounts IVF journey and pregnancy loss challenges during COVID-19

A couple from Kitchener have been using a fertility clinic since last March hoping to become mothers to a child of their own. Sadly the pandemic created many challenges in their journey. Katherine Ward reports.

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Rick Zamperin: If CFL and XFL merge, our game’s Canadian roots must remain

CFL and XFL is going to work, there has to be some lines drawn in the sand.And I’m not talking about a hook and ladder play that you draw up on the schoolyard playground during a game with your best buds.Last Wednesday, the Canadian Football League announced that it was exploring opportunities to work with the XFL to collaborate, innovate, and grow the game of football. CFL, XFL in talks over potential partnership “We look forward to exploring how we might work with one of the most innovative sports brands in the world to grow the game, engage fans in new ways, and reach new audiences,” said CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie.

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Biden to mark St. Patrick's Day, praise Good Friday accord

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is marking St. Patrick’s Day as he recommits the U.S. to the Good Friday Agreement, which has come under increasing stress following the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union.

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How Has the Pandemic Affected U.S. Work Life?

women, have been hit harder than others.Nonetheless, nearly 70% of men and 57% of women aged 20 and older continue to actively participate in the labor force. Understanding their experiences over the past year is just as critical to the health and resilience of the economy.The data reviewed here, based on Gallup's ongoing COVID-19 Panel tracking survey, shows the extent to which the work life of U.S.

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96% of Canadians who test positive for coronavirus aren’t using COVID Alert app properly

coronavirus.But new statistics suggest so few people are using the app correctly that it has almost no effect on slowing or limiting the spread of COVID-19.

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Multilingual team helps Berlin immigrants fight coronavirus

BERLIN – Three times a week, Aliye Tuerkyilmaz hits the markets and busy shopping streets of Neukoelln to hand out informational flyers on the coronavirus pandemic to residents of the German capital's crowded immigrant neighborhood that's studded with minarets, kebab stores and hookah lounges.

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White supremacist propaganda surged in 2020, report says

NEW YORK – White supremacist propaganda reached alarming levels across the U.S. in 2020, according to a new report that the Anti-Defamation League provided to The Associated Press.

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Voters go to polls on final day of virus-hit Dutch election

THE HAGUE – Thousands of voting booths opened across the Netherlands early Wednesday on the final day of a general election overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic, with caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte seeking a fourth term in office.

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Who wants £800 party shoes in a pandemic? Everyone, it turns out

Vogue Italia. At 16 she moved to Brescia, and studied at the European Design Institute in Milan before becoming a stylist for L'Uomo Vogue and US GQ.

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Ayushman Bharat picks up pace amid pandemic

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Child border crossings surging, straining US facilities

WASHINGTON – A surge of migrants on the Southwest border has the Biden administration on the defensive, with the head of Homeland Security acknowledging the depth of the problem but insisting it’s under control and saying he won’t revive a Trump-era practice of immediately expelling teens and children.

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In Pennsylvania, Biden showcases aid to small businesses

CHESTER, Pa. – President Joe Biden turned up at a minority-owned flooring business in suburban Philadelphia to highlight how his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package can help small businesses and to put a face on those who have struggled throughout the pandemic.

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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says border under control despite surge in migrants

WASHINGTON (AP) - A surge of migrants on the Southwest border has the Biden administration on the defensive, with the head of Homeland Security acknowledging the depth of the problem Tuesday but insisting it’s under control and saying he won’t revive a Trump-era practice of immediately expelling teens and children.The number of migrants being stopped at the U.S.-Mexico border has been rising since last April, and the administration is still rapidly expelling most single adults and families under a public health order issued by President Donald Trump at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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White House sets low expectations for China talks in Alaska

The White House is setting low expectations ahead of Secretary of State Antony Blinken and national security adviser Jake Sullivan’s first face-to-face meeting with their Chinese counterparts in Anchorage, Alaska.

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Pandemic poses additional obstacles for people with rare diseases

Canadians living with rare diseases already face tough hurdles every day. Now the pandemic is shrinking treatment options that were already few and far between. Caryn Lieberman spoke with two of those families on their struggles.

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Eating disorders, substance abuse increasing in youth amid pandemic, says Hamilton hospital

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Mental health professionals struggle quietly in the pandemic

More Canadians are seeking help with their inner struggles during the pandemic, but that growing need is taking a toll on many mental health professionals. Ross Lord has more on the plight of healers who need healing themselves.

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‘Covid pandemic has resulted in valuations higher than in 2008’

₹2.33 trillion, largely belonging to 6,740 families.The company, which started in 2008, is the only pure wealth management firm listed on the stock exchanges, with a market cap of around ₹10,300 crore.Mint spoke to the two senior wealth management professionals on the equity and bond markets and the emerging trends among high networth investors.Edited excerpts:What is your outlook on equity valuations?Anirudha Taparia: The entire world, from Europe to the US to Japan, has been printing money. The last time the world saw a crisis like this was during the Spanish flu.

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Volunteers bring seniors flowers amid COVID-19 pandemic: ‘A little bit of hope’

COVID-19 pandemic, there are finally signs of hope for many Calgary seniors.Along with the continuing vaccine rollout, seniors are also seeing some surprise spring beauty thanks to some hard-working volunteers.Alice Lam, leader of a volunteer group called Vollyapp.com, arrived with a bit of that beauty Tuesday morning at the Clifton Manor care home in southeast Calgary.“We have 10 bouquets today that we’re going to be donating,” Lam said as she walked toward the building carrying an armload of flowers. Pandemic planting: What you can do now to prepare for gardening season Hope Harrison was among the Clifton Manor residents who received a bouquet of carnations and chrysanthemums.“It’s pretty wonderful,” Harrison said.

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Ontario places yearly influenza vaccine order, expects growing interest amid pandemic

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Canadians feeling COVID-19 pandemic ‘brain fog’ according to memory researchers

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Calls for aid for airlines on anniversary of travel restrictions

One year after the pandemic radically reduced air travel, people who work in the industry say they can’t wait much longer for help from the federal government.

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Quebec to loosen some COVID-19 restrictions as pandemic ‘stable’ despite increase in variants: Legault

Quebec Premier François Legault on Tuesday announced that there would be a loosening of some public health restrictions in some zones. Legault said the curfew in Red Zones would be pushed to 9:30 p.m.

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People are feeling pandemic ‘brain fog’ according to memory researchers

If you have been having trouble concentrating and remembering simple tasks since the pandemic hit, you are not alone. Memory researchers say more people are reporting feeling a stubborn brain fog that just won’t seem to lift.

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Newly acquired Lindor, Mets start talks about long-term deal

Just over two weeks before opening day, Francisco Lindor and the New York Mets have begun talking about keeping him in town beyond this season.

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Unemployed commercial painter receives Florida unemployment benefits one year after filing

Ray Dumont, 26, had been waiting a year for $11,000 in unemployment benefits he applied for but was never able to collect from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity.

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Play Ball! Little League World Series eyes possible return

Play Ball! Hopefully.

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Have COVID-19 variants pushed Canada into a third wave of the pandemic?

COVID-19 pandemic amid rising cases of more transmissible variants.The Ontario Hospital Association issued a stark warning on Monday, saying that that province had now entered into a third wave, citing a sharp increase in new variant-of-concern (VOC) cases and rising admissions to intensive care units (ICUs).While some experts say the country as a whole is not in a third wave yet, other provinces are closely watching their COVID-19 trends.

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Senate confirms Isabel Guzman to lead small biz agency

WASHINGTON – The Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved President Joe Biden's pick to oversee the Small Business Administration, an agency that has seen its portfolio expand in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

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19 year old charged with 1st-degree murder of teenage girl fatally stabbed at Leduc high school

A first-degree murder charge has been laid against Dylan Pountney, 19, after Jennifer Winkler, 17, was stabbed to death at a high school in Leduc on Monday. Lisa MacGregor has the latest on the noon news.

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Man suspected of killing 4 in fight over stimulus check

INDIANAPOLIS – An Indianapolis man suspected of killing three adults and a child told police he fatally shot the four victims after he and his girlfriend argued because he wanted a share of her federal COVID-19 relief money, according to a court document and one of the girlfriend's relatives.

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Coronavirus: Ford reacts to news Ontario may have entered 3rd wave of pandemic

When asked for his reaction on the province’s health experts declaring Ontario is in a third wave of the pandemic, Premier Doug Ford on Tuesday responded “we can’t let our guard down” and that he will continue to take advice from the province’s chief medical officer of health, Dr.

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Bethune-Cookman University president resigns

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – Bethune-Cookman University’s president resigned Tuesday, according to the university’s board of trustees.

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Oscars to be partially hosted from LA train station to allow for Covid distancing

Academy Awards show is scheduled to be hosted from a train station in downtown Los Angeles to allow for social distancing amid the pandemic, a report has said. According to Deadline, an email has confirmed that parts of the Oscars ceremony will be held in both the Union Station in downtown Los Angeles alongside its usual venue, the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

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19 year old charged with 1st-degree murder after teen stabbed in Leduc high school

Teenage girl dies after being stabbed at school in Leduc, homicide investigation underway On Tuesday, the girl was identified as Jennifer Winkler.STARS Air Ambulance landed beside the school and airlifted Winkler to the University of Alberta Hospital in critical condition, but she died from her injuries.The victim and the suspect knew each other, police said.The suspect left the school after the stabbing but was arrested without incident at 12:20 p.m.On Tuesday, police announced Dylan Thomas Poutney, 19, is facing one count of first-degree murder.He remains in custody and is scheduled to appear in an Edmonton court on Tuesday.Winkler’s family created a GoFundMe to help cover the cost of her funeral.

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