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Quebec police say former health authority worker made fake COVID-19 vaccine documents

Montreal health authority is facing criminal charges for allegedly creating fake proof-of-vaccination documents for COVID-19.Deborah Kapinga, 31, of Brossard, Que., south of Montreal, has been charged with one count of forgery and one count of unauthorized use of a computer.Mathieu Galarneau, a spokesman for the anti-corruption unit known as UPAC, says Kapinga made the fake documents in April 2022.

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Kelowna, B.C. pastor appeals ticket for violating COVID public health measures

Kelowna, B.C., pastor appeared in court Monday to appeal the pastor’s guilty verdict for violating public health orders.Art Lucier, pastor at Kelowna Harvest Church was issued a $2,300 violation ticket for hosting an organized event in January of 2021, contrary to public health orders.At the time of Lucier’s offences, all in-person events and community-based gatherings, including religious in-person gatherings and worship services, were prohibited. Read more: Saskatoon ‘Freedom Rally’ attendees found guilty of breaking Public Health Order Read next: How rising food prices make eating healthy a big-time struggle for some Canadians Lucier’s lawyer argued that church groups across the province faced scrutiny throughout the course of the pandemic restrictions, while stating other venues such as restaurants, sporting venues and shopping centres didn’t.He added that the restrictions went against several of Lucier’s rights by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom.He also attempted to build his case by bringing up several instances where churches and other protesters who refused to follow public health orders had their fines or charges dropped.

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Ontario launches fee code for treating patients with long COVID

COVID — a move doctors and advocates say is a crucial first step to better understanding, treating and destigmatizing a growing problem.The new fee code came into effect on Jan. 13.

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More Canadians starting receive their 3rd COVID-19 vaccine dose

Provinces are rolling out more booster shots to vaccinated Canadians, as the country remains focused on battling the still dominant Delta COVID-19 variant.

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Discussions underway for City of London COVID-19 vaccine mandate: Mayor Holder

COVID-19 vaccine mandate among city employees after his Toronto counterpart announced a similar initiative.On Thursday, Toronto Mayor John Tory announced that effective Oct. 30, all city workers or employees will need to be fully vaccinated, with an exception for those who are “legally entitled to accommodation.”During a media briefing featuring London officials the same day, Mayor Ed Holder said he’s “actively reviewing the details of this announcement and we’re consulting with our senior administrative staff and labour partners here at the city.” City of Toronto will require all employees to have both COVID-19 vaccine shots by Oct.

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At least 117 countries now have the Delta COVID-19 variant, Fauci says

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‘I support this plan’: Hinshaw believes Alberta COVID-19 ‘Open For Summer’ strategy will work

Dr. Deena Hinshaw says the ‘Open For Summer’ plan to relax COVID-19 restrictions in Alberta was based on the original draft submitted by her team.

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Alberta COVID-19 restrictions ‘are making a difference,’ Hinshaw says

Dr. Deena Hinshaw says that three weeks after new COVID-19 restrictions were announced in the province, the numbers are showing they are making a difference.

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Hamilton reports 134 new COVID-19 cases, over 1,000 active cases

McMaster University believes the province should think about advancing COVID-19 vaccination plans for younger residents across Ontario amid potential opposition to current stay-at-home orders.Dr. Ahmad Firas Khalid told Global News it’s expected municipal health units should see the effects of the latest lockdown within’ the next two weeks.

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Alberta reports 1,183 new COVID-19 cases, 1 more death on Sunday

COVID-19 cases and one more death connected to the virus on Sunday.The death was a woman in her 70s in the Edmonton zone who had comorbidities. Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout expands to front-line health-care workers on Monday An additional 942 variant of concern cases were reported Sunday, with 50.5 per cent of active cases in Alberta now being VOCs.The province has 14,293 active cases, 144,596 recoveries and 2,013 deaths.As of Sunday, the Calgary zone has 6,600 active cases, the Edmonton zone has 3,524, the North zone has 1,885, the Central zone has 1,222, the South zone has 942 and 120 cases in unknown zones.

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Hamilton reports 277 COVID-19 cases on the weekend, 7 new outbreaks

COVID-19 cases on the weekend with 152 on Saturday and 125 on Sunday.The city says active cases went up slightly over two days to 938 as of April 11 with about 4.7 per cent of all the city’s COVID-19 tests coming back positive.Hamilton’s seven-day average of new cases is at 117. Ontario reports record number of new coronavirus cases Seven new outbreaks were declared over the last two days at five workplaces, a lodging home and a supportive housing site.The largest of the surges is at TD Canada bank branch in East Hamilton, with four cases among staffers.The other four workplace outbreaks at ArcelorMittal Dofasco, G.L.

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Alberta Health reports 1,293 new COVID-19 cases, 5 more deaths on Saturday

Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout expands to front-line health-care workers on Monday The deaths include:The province now has 13,687 active cases, 144,020 recoveries and 2,012 deaths.As of Saturday, the Calgary zone has 6,361 active cases, the Edmonton zone has 3,320, the North zone has 1,815, the Central zone has 1,124 and the South zone has 955. There are 112 cases in unknown zones.

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Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout expands to front-line health-care workers on Monday

COVID-19 vaccine rollout is expanding to include front-line health-care workers in Phase 2C.The province said more than 240,000 eligible health-care workers can start booking vaccine appointments on Monday, April 12.“As part of Phase 2C of Alberta’s vaccine rollout, nurses, doctors, dentists and any health-care workers in patient care facilities or providing direct patient care in the community will receive the vaccine,” the province said in a news release.

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Alberta confirms 1,521 cases of COVID-19 on Friday, 674 new variant cases

COVID-19 cases in Alberta involve a variant of concern, the province reported on Friday.Alberta Health announced a total of 1,521 cases of COVID-19 had been confirmed over the last 24 hours. An additional 674 cases of variants of concern were confirmed.

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Hamilton reports 140 new COVID-19 cases, over 900 active cases

COVID-19 advisory board says residents should “stay tuned” for a potential spike in coronavirus cases tied to the Easter long weekend.Infectious diseases specialist Isaac Bogoch told Global News cases connected with last weekend should begin to come to the surface next week, and he expects them to be high.“We’re not going to see the benefits of the current (stay-at-home) measures that are in place for about another 10 to 12 or so days,” said Bogoch.

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Lethbridge Housing Authority offering assistance during COVID-19 restrictions

Alberta government has issued more restrictions to help stop the spread of COVID-19, which has the Lethbridge Housing Authority concerned it could be the final blow to some residents in lower income brackets.

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Hamilton reports 2 new COVID-19 deaths, new outbreak at school on the Mountain

COVID-19 cases reported by schools is likely tied to coronavirus transmission within the community rather than at a learning facility itself.McMaster University’s Dr. Ahmad Firas Khalid told Global News that COVID-19 outbreaks among students and staff are likely not originating in schools but from other settings.

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Regional approach to Alberta COVID-19 restrictions not an option right now: Kenney

pandemic public health restrictions, as it stands, “not a single region in the province would qualify for less stringent COVID restrictions.”The questions around a different way of imposing measures in the province came Thursday, a day after 17 members of the UCP caucus, most elected in rural areas, signed a letter expressing opposition to the newly re-imposed restrictions announced Tuesday.

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COVID-19: Businesses react to Alberta’s restrictions rewind limiting service at gyms, eateries

Alberta shuts down indoor dining, group fitness amid surging 3rd wave COVID-19, variant cases Premier Jason Kenney announced on Tuesday that certain restrictions were being reintroduced across the province by the end of the week to address rising COVID-19 case numbers and variants of concern.As of Wednesday, gyms were once again limited to just one-on-one fitness with trainers — with individual and group fitness banned again — and by Friday at noon, indoor dining at restaurants is not allowed.Kieth Carlson owns a restaurant called Roy’s Place in Claresholm and says he wasn’t surprised to see the province tighten up restrictions again.“We’ve seen the issues crop up,” he said.

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15 UCP MLAs revolt against Alberta government’s renewed COVID-19 restrictions

Alberta returned to Step 1 of the plan for relaunching the economy due to a spike in COVID-19 cases, 15 United Conservative Party MLAs are publicly slamming the move.“We believe that yesterday’s announcement to move our province backwards, effectively abandoning the plan that Albertans had worked diligently over the past months to follow, is the wrong decision,” said a letter released Wednesday.The letter is mainly signed by UCP backbenchers, although house speaker Nathan Cooper and former minister Tracy Allard, who lost her position in cabinet after vacationing in Hawaii over Christmas, are also on the list. That scandal also saw the resignation of MLA Jason Stephan — who signed the letter — from the treasury board.

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Hamilton reports seven new COVID-19 deaths, 132 cases as city prepares for stay-at-home order

COVID-19 state of emergency starting Thursday.“The fact that we have a vaccine program rolling out is wonderful news,” Paul Johnson told city councilors on Wednesday. “But I need to let you know that the crisis this community is dealing with, a number of cases and the number of outbreaks, is not something that is a side issue. It is a front and center issue.” Ontario reports more than 3,200 COVID-19 cases, 17 deaths The new four-week stay-at-home order will see non-essential retail businesses provincewide limited to curbside pickup in a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19.

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399 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Alberta on Thursday

COVID-19 were reported in the province over the last 24 hours on Thursday.There were 280 people in hospital with 56 of those in the ICU.Eight additional deaths were reported to Alberta Health over the past 24 hours, four of which were in the Edmonton zone. Alberta seniors hopeful for future as COVID-19 vaccines open to those 75 and older A woman in her 30s, a woman in her 70s and a man in his 70s died.

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COVID-19: Families worried as AHS releases control of Millrise Seniors Village back to operators

a letter to families.“It is in the best interest of residents that AHS end the contract with Millrise,” the letter reads in part.

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Lineups and long waits for Edmonton seniors at COVID-19 vaccine facility

COVID-19 vaccine appointment on Thursday were greeted with long lineups and lengthy wait times when they showed up for their appointments.Family members of those getting vaccinated at a location in north Edmonton in the area of 133 Street and 137 Avenue told Global News they had been waiting long past their relatives’ appointment times and they still weren’t in the building. Alberta seniors hopeful for future as COVID-19 vaccines open to those 75 and older Jose Legaspi was there with his 78-year-old sister, whose appointment was scheduled for 1:40 p.m.

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39 new cases, 4 more COVID-19 outbreaks in Hamilton

COVID-19 outbreaks are included in daily numbers released by Hamilton Public Health on Thursday.One of those outbreaks is at St. Eugene Catholic Elementary School, where one student and two staff members have tested positive for the coronavirus.Other newly reported outbreaks involve two patients in the B3 unit at Juravinski Hospital, a client and a staff member at St.

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Who’s responsible for enforcing COVID-19 restrictions in Alberta?

more vaccines are now rolling out across Alberta, there have continued to be instances of those defying COVID-19 public health orders.The question of who is responsible for enforcing the rules has been asked by many Albertans, who continue to mask-up, keep their distance and take precautions.From restaurants opening before they were allowed, to weekend protests, to the ongoing issues at GraceLife Church — enforcement has been muddled.When asked about whose job it is to enforce the health regulations, Premier Jason Kenney has said, “it’s not appropriate for elected people to direct operational details of law enforcement agencies there on the ground dealing with these circumstances.”“We trust their judgement and how best to enforce the public

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Alberta plans to expand COVID-19 vaccine program to every Albertan when it has supply

Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro says the provinces COVID-19 vaccine pharmacy plan will expand as the vaccine supply increases.

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Edmonton-area pastor charged with violating COVID-19 restrictions to make court appearance

COVID-19 rules is to appear in court Wednesday.James Coates with GraceLife Church in Spruce Grove was arrested last week. How Canadian Charter rights are playing into Alberta pastor’s fight against COVID-19 charges RCMP have said he was remanded in custody after refusing to agree to bail conditions.The church has been holding services that officials say break public health regulations on attendance, masking and distancing.Police fined the church $1,200 in December and a closure order was issued in January.

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Coronavirus: Hamilton’s medical officer of health concerned as COVID-19 indicators rise

COVID-19 were confirmed on Tuesday in Hamilton.Hamilton Public Health says growing outbreaks at the Barton Street Jail and Salvation Army booth centre now involve 28 cases each, while an outbreak at The Meadows long-term care home in Ancaster is now over. Community vaccine strategy presented to Hamilton’s board of health The outbreak at the Meadows was declared on Dec.

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More COVID-19 rules? Experts say ‘band-aid solutions’ won’t deal with the source

COVID-19 interventions for a second time around, but experts say they can still go further.The question is, how? What’s next in Canada’s COVID-19 fight? There are two ways to look at it, according to Isaac Bogoch, an infectious disease expert based out of Toronto General Hospital. One, provinces impose rules that could, theoretically, curb transmission in the short-term, like a stay-at-home order or curfew.But those types of interventions have consequences, he said, and can’t last forever.The second option focuses on getting to the root of infections.“It’s sort of stating the obvious — we need to deal with the source instead of band-aid solutions,” Bogoch said.“It’s about turning off the tap.

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Some southern Alberta businesses disappointed as province eases certain COVID-19 restrictions

Alberta COVID-19 rules will ease Monday for outdoor gatherings, personal wellness services Kieth Carlson owns Roy’s Place in Claresholm, and said he had hoped to hear limited dine-in service included in Thursday’s added activities. Instead, the update from the province left him and his peers feeling slighted.“It kind of boggles most of the folks in our industry,” Carlson said.

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Alberta COVID-19 rules easing Monday for outdoor gatherings, personal services

The Alberta government is easing public-health rules around funerals, outdoor gatherings and hair salons while warning residents to keep following other restrictions in place to limit the spread of COVID-19.

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Calgary businesses ticketed as COVID-19 enforcement increases

COVID-19 public health restrictions.In a Thursday update, the city said 56 Public Health Act tickets had been issued in the past week, an increase attributed to enforcement at anti-mask rallies. Alberta COVID-19 rules will ease Monday for outdoor gatherings, personal wellness services “The significant increase in PHA tickets is due to a large number of tickets issued by CPS following protests in December that have now been collated,” the city said.“Bylaw issued one PHA ticket related to a protest, while 19 concerns remain under investigation.

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Dr. Hinshaw to provide Alberta COVID-19 update Wednesday afternoon

COVID-19 cases, testing, hospitalizations, fatalities and the vaccine rollout on Wednesday afternoon.Dr. Deena Hinshaw is set to speak at 3:30 p.m.

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Dr. Hinshaw to provide Alberta COVID-19 update at 2:45 p.m. Thursday

COVID-19 case numbers, hospitalizations, deaths and public health measures Thursday.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak earlier than usual — at 2:45 p.m.Her news conference will be streamed live in this story.

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Salons, spas extend hours as Alberta’s Sunday COVID-19 shutdown approaches

Alberta’s newest COVID-19 restrictions take effect.Announced on Dec. 8, the new public health measures mean some businesses will be required to shut down as of Dec.

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Calgary salons, spas extend hours as Sunday COVID-19 shutdown approaches

A number of salons and spas in Calgary have extended their operating hours in order to accommodate the rush of clients trying to get in before new COVID-19 restrictions go into place- on Dec. 13. Sarah Offin has details.

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COVID-19 could be one of the leading causes of death in Alberta in 2020

was identified March 5, 2020. The first COVID-19 death in the province was reported March 19, 2020.In the nine months since there have been over 72,000 cases in the province, and more than 640 people have lost their lives to the virus as of Dec. 8, 2020.At a press conference Nov.

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Civil marriages at Hamilton City Hall are all the rage during COVID-19

COVID-19 is clearly boosting the numbers. Here’s what to expect as city halls are open in the Hamilton-Niagara region Eisenberger says the ceremony is an option for people “wanting to get married in a safe and expeditious way given the pandemic and everything that’s going on and their inability to have a grand event.”“Most of them are anxious to do their ceremony, and are saving that grand event for some later date,” he added.Since Aug.

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Drop-in COVID-19 testing in Edmonton to move to Expo Centre

COVID-19 will be the Alberta Health Services assessment site at the Edmonton Expo Centre.Until now, drop-in testing was offered in south Edmonton at the assessment site on 28 Avenue. That site remains open, but will offer testing by appointment only.

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Man in his 20s among 5 new Alberta COVID-19 deaths, 113 new cases reported Thursday

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health said Thursday that COVID-19 outbreaks at three schools consist of two infected people in each school with no evidence of wider transmission. She also announced a man in his 20s was among five new deaths.

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Hinshaw says it’s not possible to see COVID-19 trajectory without mandatory mask policies

Dr. Hinshaw discusses the effects of mandatory mask bylaws on Alberta COVID-19 numbers and where the current majority of cases are coming from.

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Assault charge laid against ‘irate’ man after assault at Hamilton COVID-19 assessment centre

COVID-19 drive-in assessment centre.Hamilton police say they were called to the Dave Andreychuk Arena, at 25 Hester St., at about 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

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Alberta COVID-19 cases rise to May levels; Hinshaw says ‘absolutely critical’ to stay home if sick

Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province’s chief medical health officer, said she’s concerned with the rise in COVID-19 case numbers across the province.

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Alberta surpasses 10,000 total COVID-19 cases after recording 111 new cases Friday, 2 more deaths

outbreak at Edmonton’s Good Samaritan Southgate Care Centre.The provincial COVID-19 death toll was at 178 as of Friday afternoon.

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Alberta COVID-19 hospitalization rate metrics explained

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and chief medical officer Dr. Deena Hinshaw address COVID-19 hospitalization rates and how it affects decisions made in regards to the provincial reopening plan.

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Dr. Deena Hinshaw to update Alberta COVID-19 situation Wednesday afternoon

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health will provide her daily update on COVID-19 cases in Alberta and the public health response at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.

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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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