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COVID-19 within schools in Halton Region.The Halton District School Board website confirms one case each involving Brant Hills Public School in Burlington and Garth Webb Secondary School in Oakville. Oakville elementary school staff member tests positive for coronavirus There is also one active case of the novel coronavirus at the Halton Catholic District School Board’s St.

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COMMENTARY: Understanding false positive and false negative COVID-19 tests

false positive result on a COVID-19 test can cause undue stress on individuals as they try to navigate their diagnosis, take days off work and isolate from family. One high-profile example was Ohio Governor Mike DeWine whose false positive result led him to cancel a meeting with President Donald Trump.False negative test results are even more dangerous, as people may think it is safe and appropriate for them to engage in social activities.

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Montreal study indicates young people less likely to follow COVID-19 rules

COVID-19 health guidelines, although they are well aware of the increased consequences of contracting the virus.The study was compiled by several professors at Laval University as well as the Polytechnique of Montreal.

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Students who knowingly had COVID-19 cited after holding party in Ohio home

COVID-19 lockdown rules.Even worse, the students claimed that many people at the party were knowingly COVID-19 positive.A police officer captured dialogue with the students on startling bodycam footage, recorded as the officer approached several people out on a porch in Oxford, Ohio. (The students attend Miami University on the Oxford campus.) ‘Grow up’: Canadian man with Texas plates awakes to find his truck vandalized The footage, published first on WOIO, shows the officer warning them that they’re violating pandemic rules.

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To self-isolate or not? Confusion over need for 14-day COVID-19 quarantine

coronavirus last week.Longueuil Mayor Sylvie Parent tested positive a few days after a press conference last week that involved several local mayors and MNAs.Transport Minister François Bonnardel, Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette and Chantal Rouleau, the junior transport minister, all announced they tested negative for COVID-19. So did MNA Ian Lafreniere.

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Alberta Health Services says COVID-19 outbreak declared at Lethbridge’s Chinook High School

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]“AHS is already working directly with the school to limit risk of spread. This includes assessing the classroom(s) setting and identifying and assessing the close contacts of the case.

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Coronavirus: What schools in Alberta have COVID-19 outbreaks

map that will track the schools in the province that have COVID-19 outbreaks.According to the re-entry plan, there are three different phases a school may go through if they have confirmed COVID-19 cases in students or staff. Symptoms, confirmed cases and outbreaks: How Alberta plans to handle COVID-19 in schools If one case is confirmed, the school community will receive a letter notifying them of the possible exposure.

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7 employees at Fairmont Hotel Macdonald in Edmonton test positive for COVID-19

COVID-19, the hotel confirmed on Tuesday.Those seven people, along with anyone they were in close contact with, are self isolating for 14 days, the hotel said in a news release.“All impacted employees have been notified and are being supported; none of the colleagues who tested positive have been on property for the past seven days,” the news release said.“Alberta Health Services has confirmed that no hotel guests or visitors have been impacted.“Health officials advise that risk of transmission is low for those who have not been in close contact with these individuals.”The hotel remains open at this time. Dr.

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Dr. Deena Hinshaw to update Alberta’s long weekend COVID-19 numbers Tuesday

COVID-19 situation in the province Tuesday afternoon.The province no longer updates numbers on the weekends or on holidays, so Tuesday’s update at 3:30 p.m. is expected to include numbers from Friday, Saturday, Sunday and the holiday Monday.The update will be streamed live at the top of this post.

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Tips for having a safe Halloween amid the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 pandemic affecting everything from concerts to weddings, backyard barbecues to the film and television industry, and, maybe most notably, the way we interact with each other.So, with a little over a month to go until gangs of ghouls, goblins and ghosts are ringing doorbells across Canada hoping to receive their favourite sweet treat, there are likely many Canadians, both young and old, wondering how the coronavirus will impact Halloween.What is your level of concern this year when it comes to #Halloween?— Global Calgary (@GlobalCalgary) September 8, 2020Cancelling or halting Halloween wouldn’t be unprecedented.

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COVID-19: Several staff members at Edmonton’s Misericordia Hospital self-isolating as precaution after social event

Misericordia Community Hospital are self-isolating as a precaution after they attended an “off-site social event” after which at least one attendee tested positive for COVID-19, according to a spokesperson for the entity that operates the facility.“Out of an abundance of caution, several staff members who were at the event are now self-isolating at home,” Covenant Health spokesperson Karen Diaper said in an email to Global News on Monday night.“The Misericordia continues to be fully staffed.”According to Diaper, the social event took place last month.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]“Staff were wearing appropriate masks and physical distancing at this event, which was not a Covenant Health or AHS

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Edmonton’s Good Samaritan Southgate reports new death from COVID-19, over 2 weeks since last fatality

COVID-19 at the Good Samaritan Southgate Care Centre in Edmonton after an additional death was reported over the weekend.The last time a death was reported in relation to the outbreak was on Aug. 23.At this point, 40 per cent of residents who contracted the virus have died.

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COVID-19 case confirmed at northwest Calgary high school

COVID-19 was confirmed at the school.A number of parents with students in Grade 10 and 11 at the high school have confirmed to Global News that they received a call from Health Link to notify them of the positive case, and to direct the students deemed close contacts to isolate.The school’s principal, Jana Macdonald, confirmed the case Saturday evening in a letter posted to the school’s website.“Our school remains open to in-person learning for all students, and we are working closely with AHS to ensure necessary measures continue to be in place to protect all staff and students,” Macdonald wrote in the letter.

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Volunteers assist Calgary church members diagnosed with COVID-19

COVID-19 outbreak at Calgary Kidanemehret Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church An organization called EthioCare has been helping recent immigrants who have been affected by COVID-19 since the pandemic started.“Unfortunately, there was a backlash going towards the communities,” said Bekele Hankebo, the team lead with EthioCare on Saturday.“It’s just creating anxiety and fear.

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COVID-19 vaccine task force members have declared 18 conflicts of interests so far

coronavirus vaccine have recused themselves from discussions 18 times over potential conflicts of interest since June.But unlike with politicians and other public office holders, Canadians can’t see what conflicts of interest the task force members have declared.The COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force is comprised of 12 experts from the medical research and development industry along with four ex-officio members of the federal public service.Their stated job is to advise the government on COVID-19 vaccines.But in order to have people considered “leading experts” in the field involved, the government says “the deliberate decision was made to include individuals who may have a real or perceived conflict of interest (COI) with respect to one or more

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Nova Scotia processes record number of COVID-19 tests, no new cases reported Saturday

novel coronavirus on Saturday.There are only five active cases of the coronavirus in Nova Scotia at this time.The province says that the Nova Scotia Health Authority’s labs completed 1,536 Nova Scotia tests on Friday, a new record high for the number of tests processed in a single day in the province.

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Class-action lawsuit filed against Good Samaritan Society over handling of COVID-19 outbreak

Good Samaritan Society claiming that the organization was negligent in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent outbreak in one of its long-term care homes in Edmonton.A total of 31 residents in Good Samaritan Southgate died after contracting COVID-19. It is the deadliest outbreak in an Alberta continuing-care facility, and, as of Friday, the outbreak had not been declared officially over.

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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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Waterloo hospitals clear of COVID-19 cases for first time since March

COVID-19, a Waterloo Public Health spokesperson confirmed to Global News.That is not the only positive number that Waterloo Public Health revealed in its daily update. A second coronavirus lockdown in Canada? Experts discuss the likelihood The number of active cases has also fallen to 25 after having been reported as 44 on Wednesday.“We saw a rise in resolved cases (thus a decrease in active cases) due to ongoing data quality with the new data system,” Kerri Hutchinson explained in an email.There were 18 more resolved cases, which raised the total number of resolved cases to 1,314.The number of cases actually fell by one as well to 1,459.

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City of Winnipeg employee tests positive for COVID-19

Coworkers who may have been in contact with the employee have been sent home and instructed to get tested and self-isolate.

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Alberta school authorities will see some federal COVID-19 funding in September: LaGrange

COVID-19 school reopening funding promised by the federal government should see some of the money soon.

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There are now 44 active COVID-19 cases in Waterloo Region

coronavirus. Ontario reports 133 new coronavirus cases; most public health units report no new cases The number has not been this high since July 24 when there were 52 active cases in the area.That total dropped to 20 on Aug.

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Coronavirus: North York school pushes back reopening by 2 weeks due to COVID-19 outbreak

COVID-19 outbreak was announced a day before classes were scheduled to resume at the North York school.Toronto Public Health is currently investigating after at least two staff members tested positive for the virus at the private school near Bathurst Street and Lawrence Avenue West, which focuses on Jewish education.“To protect people’s privacy and personal health information, we do not provide information that could identify an individual,” Dr. Vinita Dubey, an associate medical officer of health with the City of Toronto, wrote in a statement on Tuesday.

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Some Alberta schools delay start after positive COVID-19 tests

Hinshaw urges Alberta teachers to get tested for COVID-19 ahead of school reopenings Meadows Ridge School in Okotoks, south of Calgary, did not open as planned Tuesday after a staff member was diagnosed with COVID-19.“Our thoughts remain with this individual and their family,” principal Rebecca Forchuk and Foothills School Division Supt. Chris Fuzessy wrote in a letter Monday.“We wish them a safe and speedy recovery.”They said the staff member was last in the school at noon on Friday and that symptoms began that evening.

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Health officials to provide update on COVID-19 in Alberta Monday afternoon

COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and public health measures.Dr. Deena Hinshaw is scheduled to speak at 3:30 p.m.

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Active COVID-19 cases in Waterloo Region jump to 41

COVID-19 cases in over a month.Waterloo Public Health reports 41 active cases, a number that has not been seen since July 28. Ontario reports 114 new coronavirus cases with nearly 25,100 tests conducted The agency announced seven more cases since Friday’s update, raising the total number of coronavirus cases to 1,453.A spokesperson for Waterloo Public Health told Global News that the new cases were reported late Thursday night and Friday.Only three people were cleared of the virus over the weekend, raising the total number of resolved cases to 1,292.There have been no COVID-19-related deaths reported in the region since Aug.

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COVID-19 in three Manitoba care homes

35 New COVID-19 cases, 3 linked to Brandon hospital “I don’t think it was a matter of if — it was a matter of when we would see (COVID-19) walk into a personal care home,” Legeros said in an interview.“We have cases rising exponentially throughout the province and so it is to be expected that we’ll see more and more — with the rise in cases we’re going to see more visitors and more staff test positive for COVID.”Manitoba’s case numbers have risen dramatically in recent weeks — as of Sunday, there are 462 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, while 1,186 cases have been announced since March and 710 people have recovered.Two of the long-term care homes are in the Prairie Mountain Health region, which has over half of the province’s

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Calgary chicken processing plant will remain open after COVID-19 outbreak

Union wants Calgary chicken processing plant shut down after COVID-19 outbreak The Calgary facility, which had another outbreak in April, manufactures fresh chicken products and employs about 450 people.Sofina Foods operates 16 plants across Canada.“Sofina Foods has been working diligently with AHS and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to properly manage this outbreak,” said Dufour.“This includes asking all employees on the shift to stay home while we continue assessing the needs for additional measures in order to contain any risk of further spread.

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2 Canadian Armed Forces members test positive for COVID-19 after stop in N.L.

Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members returning from the middle east aboard a military flight that stopped in Newfoundland and Labrador have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.As a result, some members of 5 Wing Goose Bay, located in Happy-Valley Goose Bay, N.L., are now self-isolating as a precautionary measure.The two CAF members were on board an aircraft bringing 35 personnel back to Canada from deployment on Operation Impact, which has as many as 850 Canadians deployed in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Kuwait. Historical tank that narrowly missed World War II combat gets prepped for new home in Halifax The flight stopped overnight at 5 Wing Goose Bay on Aug.

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COVID-19 exposure alert issued over viral party at Wreck Beach

COVID-19 exposure alert for the event.Vancouver Coastal Health says anyone who was at the clothing-optional beach at any point on Aug. 15 should monitor themselves for symptoms.It was not immediately clear how many people with COVID-19 attended the beach or whether there were any confirmed transmissions at the event.

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Alberta reports 158 new COVID-19 cases Friday, no new deaths

COVID-19 cases brought the total number of active cases to 1,185 across the province, with 554 of those in the Edmonton zone.However, Alberta’s capital was dropped from the province’s watch list on Friday, after being put under the watch classification on Aug. 17.

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Alert issued for rural community in northeastern B.C. after possible COVID-19 exposures

COVID-19 symptoms, after a series of recent events with potential exposures.The Northern Health Authority issued a public alert Friday for the Prespatou area, where it said contact tracers identified the exposures, but were unable to reach everyone affected. COVID-19 outbreak on B.C.’s Haida Gwaii declared over Prespatou is a community of about 350 people, 100 kilometres north of Fort St.

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Coronavirus: TDSB provides behind-the-scenes look at COVID-19 school preparations

Ontario government released guidelines for dealing with COVID-19 cases in schools, the largest board in the province offered a look inside two of its schools.The Toronto District School Board invited media as well as some students.It also came the day after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made official a cash infusion of $2 billion more to the provinces and territories to bolster safety.Thursday’s tour offered Grade 8 student Kaiya Grant a glimpse at what school life during a pandemic will look like.“First thing when I came in I felt pretty overwhelmed by everything,” she said.“But once you learn what everything is for, it’s just like following the rules.”Sanitization stations have been assembled at designated entrances.

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COVID-19 pandemic devastated Ottawa business confidence: survey

coronavirus pandemic, according to the latest annual survey tracking business confidence in the nation’s capital.The Welch LLP Ottawa Business Growth Survey (OBGS) is a collaboration between the accounting firm and polling firm Abacus Research, as well as the Ottawa Board of Trade and the Ottawa Business Journal.The OBGS surveys hundreds of senior executives and business owners on a series of questions related to how well they expect their company or store to fare in the year ahead.The result is a single score out of a possible 200: ratings above 100 indicate relatively high overall confidence in the local economy, while scores below that threshold indicate concern.While previous years have seen business confidence scores float around the

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COVID-19 outbreak declared at Guelph retirement home

COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at a retirement home after a staff member tested positive for the novel coronavirus.In an email, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health said the outbreak at The Village of Arbour Trails Retirement Home was declared on Wednesday.

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Alberta’s chief medical officer of health provide COVID-19 update Thursday afternoon

COVID-19 in Alberta on Thursday afternoon.The province’s chief medical officer of health is scheduled to provide the update in Edmonton at 3:30 p.m. The update will be streamed live in this story post.The update comes after 127 new cases of the coronavirus were confirmed in the province on Wednesday.

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Nova Scotia reports no new COVID-19 cases Thursday

coronavirus in the province and says and no new cases were identified on Thursday.The most recent case is located in the province’s Northern Zone and is connected to a previously reported case.

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Alberta’s chief medical officer advises against smoking and vaping in battle against COVID-19

coronavirus infection.“What we’ve seen in other jurisdictions is that there does seem to be a link to things like smoking or vaping and having a more severe outcome after a COVID-19 infection,” Dr. Deena Hinshaw said on Monday.

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Coronavirus: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre declares COVID-19 outbreak in surgical ward

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre officials say a COVID-19 outbreak has been declared after four patients at a surgical suite have tested positive for coronavirus.A spokesperson told Global News the outbreak was formally declared on Sunday at an acute care surgical unit.

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Enderby, B.C., city councillors, staff self-isolating after COVID-19 exposure

COVID-19 exposure.The city says a person who attended council chambers at City Hall on the evening of Aug. 17 later tested positive for the virus.The municipality says the Interior Health Authority (IHA) determined there is a risk exposure for others who were in the room at the same time as the infected person.

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AHS declares COVID-19 outbreak at Calgary’s Peter Lougheed Centre

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Contact tracing is underway, the health authority said, and all patients and staff have been offered COVID-19 testing.“The situation is being closely monitored and reviewed by many health professionals, and patients and unit staff are being regularly screened for symptoms and signs related to COVID-19,” AHS said.“We have also increased our symptom screening and infection prevention and control measures on the unit to further ensure the continued safety of all patients and staff.”The centre remains open.“It is a safe and appropriate facility to receive emergency and scheduled care procedures,” AHS said.According to the province, outbreaks are declared when there are

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2 Edmonton McDonald’s close after employees test positive for COVID-19

COVID-19.The fast-food chain said one person who works at the location on 38 Avenue and 34 Street reported a positive test on Friday. McDonald’s said the employee last worked at the restaurant on Aug.

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Coronavirus: Dr. Hinshaw offers warning about negative impact of shaming those with COVID-19

COVID-19 will result in a greater spread of the virus.Hinshaw said some Alberta residents who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus have reported being shamed.“We must be compassionate with those that test positive. We must support those that have even mild symptoms to stay home and away from others without shame.

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Union ‘cautiously optimistic’ COVID-19 outbreak at Calgary Cargill plant appears contained

COVID-19 at a Cargill meat-processing plant in Calgary appears to be under control.Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s chief medical health officer, reported last week that five cases of the novel coronavirus had been recorded at Case Ready Meats, a Cargill plant that readies meat products for sale in western Canadian supermarkets.

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COVID-19 pandemic.InjaNation made the announcement of its permanent closure Wednesday in a statement on its website. Alberta small business owners shut down amid ongoing COVID-19 pandemic “The pandemic understandably made the public reluctant to venture out to participate in many activities and venues that they used to,” the statement read.

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13 workers sent home after confirmed COVID-19 case at Red Deer meat-processing plant

COVID-19 after one worker tested positive on Tuesday.The employee was at work on Monday, Aug. 10 when he reported having symptoms, Olymel communications officer Richard Vigneault told Global News.

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Northern Alberta event linked to over a dozen positive COVID-19 cases in B.C.

COVID-19 cases in B.C., prompting an alert to be issued to residents.In a news release on Aug. 17, Northern Health said it has activated the health alert for northeast B.C., after confirming 17 cases of COVID-19, 10 of which remain active, following the It Is Time Canada event hosted in Deadwood, Alta., on July 30 to Aug.

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