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With summer officially kicking off in Canada this week, travel, weddings, BBQs and other social events are on the table. Should a COVID-19 booster be part of your summer holiday plans?

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COVID-19 no longer a global health emergency – but ‘battle is not over’: WHO

The COVID-19 pandemic is no longer a global health emergency, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Friday.

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Manitoba’s COVID-19 death toll surpasses 2,000

COVID-19 have died since the province’s first cases were identified more than two years ago.The grim milestone was confirmed Thursday in the province’s weekly epidemiology update, which reports seven more deaths linked to the virus last week. Manitoba expands eligibility for 4th dose of COVID-19 vaccine The number of COVID-19 victims reported in Manitoba since March 2020 rose to 2,004, an additional 24 deaths than had been reported a week earlier.Health officials have told Global News the province’s total death count can differ from weekly numbers as previous cases are confirmed or removed from the list.The province no longer releases information about COVID-19-related deaths, including age, gender and health region.The latest report, which covers May 29 – June 4, shows a decline in new COVID-19 hospitalizations compared to the previous week.The data shows 100 people were admitted to hospital as a result of the virus last week, including seven in intensive care units.

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Quebec must keep COVID-19 premiums for health-care workers, union urges

COVID-19 pandemic.“To us, it doesn’t have to be COVID incentives, but there has to be incentives to keep the people on the public health-care system,” said Jessica Goldschleger, vice-president of the CSN (Confédération des syndicats nationaux).The government had previously announced health-care workers would receive incentives in order to retain and attract staff, as well as improve working conditions. ‘We need you’: Quebec to give up to $18K in bonuses to full-time nurses amid critical shortage Premiums include 4 and 8 per cent bonuses to compensate for the extra workload, the “staircase bonus,” which could reach $1,000 per four-week period and double time pay for employees working overtime.But those measures are coming to an end as of Saturday, and unions say if they do, many will leave.“We have trouble anticipating what’s going to happen,” said Goldschleger.

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COVID-19: Saskatchewan businesses react to proof of vaccine requirement lifting

Saskatchewan government’s proof of vaccination health order, designed to stop the spread of COVID-19, is no longer in effect.That means Saskatchewan residents can attend events, go to restaurants and bar and work out with no limits.Business owners who spoke to Global News said they’re relieved — not because they think it’s the right or wrong thing to do, but because it’s one less thing they’re responsible for. Saskatchewan dropping proof of vaccination requirement “We’ve been operating throughout the entire pandemic and we’ve gotten pretty used to pivoting our business and changing on the fly,” Cierra Sieban-Shuback said.“So for us, it’s honestly moreso ‘normal’ than anything else.”Sieban-Shuback owns Living Skies Cannabis in Saskatoon.

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COVID-19: Alberta doctors call for more pandemic transparency

op-ed in the Edmonton Journal.“…we’re adjusting our contingency plans to add hundreds more spaces in addition to ICU,” Yiu admitted in the piece.Global News requested multiple interviews with Yiu to get details but she was not made available.On Tuesday, Global News asked chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw how many spaces were being added, where and who would staff them.“I don’t have details about Alberta Health Services’ acute care planning,” Alberta’s top doctor responded.She gave the same answer when asked if surgeries would have to be cancelled.“It’s clear that the system is in trouble, and for whatever reason, the government and/or AHS doesn’t want to communicate that to the people, the public,” Calgary emergency room doctor Joe Vipond said.

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Dr. Bonnie Henry, Health Minister Adrian Dix answer viewer questions at Global BC’s COVID-19 town hall

Watch the full broadcast of Global BC’s first town hall of 2022 with anchors Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui. Provincial health officer Dr.

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COVID-19: Global economy could lose as much as $9.2 trillion if developing nations don’t have access to vaccines, says NDP MP

NDP MP Don Davies said on Tuesday that if wealthier countries don’t ensure developing nations receive COVID-19 vaccines, other variants could develop and spread, and the global economy could lose as much as $9.2 trillion.

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Canada will have received 6.4M AstraZeneca COVID-19 doses by June’s end, official says

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines by the end of June, a government official says.The government official told Global News said there is some uncertainty that all of those doses will in fact be delivered.For the current quarter ending on June 30, the official said Canada can expect to see 1.6 million AstraZeneca doses through the U.N.-backed initiative known as the COVAX facility. Those doses are manufactured in South Korea and ‘finished’ in a European location.

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How Global News is covering Alberta budget 2021

COVID-19 pandemic aid along with getting the economy back on its feet. Last year’s projected deficit was $6.8 billion but it has since tripled to $21 billion while taxpayer-supported debt has ballooned to $97 billion.

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Owner of Etobicoke restaurant that defied COVID-19 restrictions given $187K bill for City response

COVID-19 lockdown has been given a bill of more than $187,000 for the City’s response.A social media account for Adamson Barbecue, located on Queen Elizabeth Boulevard near Royal York Road and The Queensway, posted a photo of the invoice.“This is the invoice Toronto sent me for the police they hired to keep everyone safe from my brisket,” the post read.

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Elections Calgary monitoring coronavirus pandemic, ready to adjust plans for October election

Nenshi offers advice to those running for mayor: ‘Be driven by your mission’ “If I was to take a look at our current approach, obviously, that would mean that voters would be wearing masks in the voting stations, they would be required to distance, to use hand sanitizer,” Andrew Brouwer, deputy city clerk with Elections Calgary, said Wednesday.“We would also be looking at ensuring that the voting stations themselves are regularly sanitized.”Elections Calgary is planning to limit the number of people at a voting station, increase the number of voting stations and increase the amount of space a voting station takes up.

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Global BC COVID-19 Town Hall: Jan. 28

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix took your questions at the Global BC COVID-19 town hall on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021.

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Coronavirus: Ontario Premier Ford says he ‘takes full responsibility’ for COVID-19 situation in province

Ontario Premier Doug Ford, asked by Global News who the responsibility falls on for the current state of the province, said Tuesday that he “takes full responsibility” for the COVID-19 situation.

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Coronavirus: Kingston prepares to receive out-of-region COVID-19 patients

COVID-19 patients from outside their regions.Ontario Health issued the notice after projections showed that by Jan. 24, Ontario will see more than 500 COVID-19-related critical illness patients in intensive care units and over 1,700 COVID-19 hospitalizations.“To meet these needs, we must continue to do more to work as a single, seamless hospital system,” said Ontario Health CEO Matthew Anderson.

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Alberta reports 1,183 new COVID-19 cases Friday, 24 additional deaths

COVID-19 on Friday, along with 24 additional deaths from the disease.As of Friday afternoon, there were 851 people in hospital with COVID-19, 135 of whom were being treated in intensive care.The new cases come one day after Premier Jason Kenney announced the COVID-19 public health restrictions brought in in December would be extended. Alberta COVID-19 restrictions remain in place until Jan.

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Coronavirus: Doctors weigh in on extended school closures in southern Ontario

COVID-19 patients who are coming in needing urgent care. Coronavirus: Most Ontario elementary students will continue online learning until Jan.

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Coronavirus surge leaves some Montreal nurses on pandemic front lines without Christmas vacation

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]In the memo, the health authority also says that redeployments are currently underway to move staff “in an effort to lend a hand in at-risk sectors.”When contacted by Global News, a CIUSSS spokesperson said in a statement that statutory holidays will be maintained.Staff are asked to “voluntarily cancel” their vacations — but that in the absence of volunteers, the health authority will use the ministerial decree to do so.“This application will only be used in the event of a breakdown in service.

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COVID-19 pandemic forces Saskatchewan provincial courts to suspend some operations

Saskatchewan’s provincial court system is temporarily suspending some operations due to the coronavirus pandemic.As of Dec. 14, most trials, preliminary inquiries and in-person hearings will be suspended until Jan.

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Maimonides set to gain access to some of Quebec’s first COVID-19 vaccines

coronavirus vaccine.Residents and families were informed by the CIUSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal, the regional health authority that oversees the Côte Saint-Luc centre, in a letter.The note, which was obtained by Global News, says a “simulation exercise” will take place this week with plans for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to be administered next week.“We are very fortunate to have been chosen since vaccines are the most effective way to save lives and protect our most vulnerable loved ones,” wrote Dr.

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Health officials give update on Manitoba’s coronavirus situation after record-setting weekend

COVID-19 fight Monday after a weekend that saw hundreds of new cases and the most deaths reported in a single day.Manitoba’s chief public officer of health, Dr. Brent Roussin, and the province’s chief nursing officer, Lanette Siragusa, have scheduled a media briefing for 12:30 p.m.

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Quebec adds 1,345 new cases, 28 more COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations surge

novel coronavirus Friday, bringing the province’s total to 147,877.There are 28 additional deaths, including five in the past 24 hours. Health authorities say the other fatalities occurred earlier and have been retroactively added to the total.Since March, the health crisis has led to the deaths of 7,183 Quebecers.

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New coronavirus restrictions for Quebec malls, retail stores get underway

novel coronavirus come into effect Friday in shopping malls and retail stores across Quebec.The tightened controls include limiting the number of people in those businesses, depending on their size. Capacity will be determined by dividing by 20 the surface area available to customers in square metres.As part of the plan, all stores must also post clear signage indicating the maximum number of clients allowed inside.Masks and physical distancing of two metres must also be enforced and respected in those businesses.

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Coronavirus cases confirmed at London Central and Westminster Secondary Schools

Coronavirus: 2 deaths, 43 cases in London-Middlesex; UH outbreak continues to grow Those who have not been contacted by the health unit are not considered to be at risk.The health unit will only contact those staff and students who have been identified as close contacts and is advising them to stay home from school and quarantine for 14 days.These two cases will make a total of nine active cases in the region.Since the start of the school year, the London and Middlesex region has recorded at least 51 school-linked cases.

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Coronavirus: Kelowna City Hall vandalized with more anti-lockdown messages on Remembrance Day

Coronavirus: Kelowna City Hall spray-painted with anti-lockdown messages The graffiti also said, “honour those who died for our freedoms by demanding them back.”On Oct.

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Coronavirus: Interior Health announces COVID-19 exposure at French-language school in Okanagan

coronavirus exposure events have been announced in the Okanagan.Interior Health is reporting that an Okanagan school, l’Anse au Sable in Kelowna, was the site of a three-day exposure, Oct. 13-15.The second exposure event was a WestJet flight, from Kelowna to Calgary on Oct.

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Employee at Ottawa Whole Foods tests positive for coronavirus

coronavirus, company officials have confirmed.In a statement to Global News, a spokesperson for Whole Foods Market said a team member at the Lansdowne store has been diagnosed with COVID-19, but declined to share further details about the specific case such as when the diagnosis was confirmed, citing concerns about employee privacy.But another employee at the site, who requested to remain anonymous for fear of reprisal from Whole Foods management, told Global News the person who tested positive last worked on Thursday, Oct. 2.

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Manitoba health officials give coronavirus update as students return to school

COVID-19 Tuesday afternoon.The 1 p.m. press conference with Cameron Friesen and Dr.

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Fauci on his fears, a COVID-19 vaccine, Canada-U.S. border restrictions

In a one-on-one interview with Global News Washington Bureau Chief Jackson Proskow, Dr. Anthony Fauci of the White House Coronavirus Task Force weighs in on his fears for the future, on the Canada-U.S.

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Dr. Deena Hinshaw addresses being the face of COVID-19 in Alberta during 1-on-1 interview

The COVID-19 pandemic has been unexpected and stressful for most of us, but imagine being the face of the public health response? In her first one-on-one interview with Global News, Dr. Deena Hinshaw opens up about being Alberta’s top doctor and how she is coping.

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Coronavirus: Okanagan Regional Library branches reopening to public

Coronavirus: Okanagan Regional Library cancels programming, branches still open Library patrons must keep their distance from one another while browsing and are asked to check out and leave instead of lingering.Meanwhile, meeting rooms have been closed and reading nooks taped off to prevent the spread of COVID-19. As for the books themselves, extra precautions have been taken by employees at the libraries.“Just to be sure that the items we are handling and returning to our shelves for customers to browse are safe we are quarantining materials for 72 hours,” said McPhee.McPhee says that the extra work for staff is worth it to safely expand beyond an online borrowing system.

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Canada sees 574 new coronavirus cases as global count approaches 15 million

coronavirus cases in Canada topped 111,600 on Wednesday, as the number of worldwide infections hovered below 15 million.According to provincial and territorial health officials, 574 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded across Canada on Tuesday.

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Coronavirus: COVID-19 cases reach 10 million globally, WHO reflects on progress made and lessons learned

As the number of COVID-19 cases reaches 10 million globally, with 500,000 deaths worldwide, World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday that it’s a moment to “reflect on the progress we have made and the lessons we have learned” amid the pandemic.

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Coronavirus: Ciné Starz become first movie theatres to reopen in Quebec

movie outside the comfort of their own home since cinemas closed due to the coronavirus pandemic in March, but that changed Friday as Ciné Starz cinemas officially opened their doors.Some moviegoers could not wait to get a head start on their favorite film.“We miss going to the movies a lot.

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Coronavirus: How small businesses in the Greater Toronto Area are working to stay open

COVID-19, but restaurants, bars, lounges, independent shoe and clothing stores, salons and barber shops have been the hardest hit. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]As Global News continued to report on the hardships faced by small business owners, the Small Business … Neighbourhood Gem series invites viewers to nominate their favourite shops to be featured.

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More Ontario regions now in Stage 2 of COVID-19 reopening

Ontario are moving into the second stage of the province’s reopening plan today, including parts of the Greater Toronto Area.York, Durham and Niagara are among the areas allowed to further open their economies, though Toronto, Peel and Windsor-Essex will remain in the first stage until at least next Friday.Most areas were allowed to enter the second stage last Friday, except for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton areas, some regions that border the United States and those with COVID-19 outbreaks among migrant workers.

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Coronavirus: Ontario dental hygienists raise health concerns about safety standards

COVID-19 pandemic, behind the scenes they are juggling two sets of safety standards and growing concerns among those in the industry.The result? Many dental office employees who’ve contacted Global News said they’re terrified to go back to work and expressed caution for patients making bookings.“It’s putting staff safety at risk, it’s putting our family safety at risk because we’re the ones bringing it home,” said a dental hygienist with more than 25 years of experience. She agreed to speak out provided she was not identified.

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Did you lose a loved one to COVID-19? Global wants to help remember them

The number of Canadian cases of the novel coronavirus is approaching 100,000 nearly three months after the World Health Organization declared it a pandemic.

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Coronavirus: Winfield Easter Seals summer camp moves fun online

The pool at the Winfield Easter Seals Camp won’t be filled with excited campers and the trampolines will remain still this summer as the fun is moved online.

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Coronavirus: UN’s global appeal to fund emergency aid in Yemen falls $1B short

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A United Nations appeal Tuesday for countries to fund emergency aid in Yemen, where more than five years of war have collapsed the country’s health care system, raised $1.35 billion — a billion dollars short of what aid agencies needed.

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Art Gallery of Alberta offers pre-booked visits as it reopens during COVID-19 pandemic

Another Alberta attraction is opening its doors with extra precautions to protect guests from the spread of COVID-19.

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Wise Words: Seniors dole out advice for coping with COVID-19

Seniors share their wisdom for keeping perspective during the coronavirus pandemic. During “Wise Words Wednesdays,” Global News asked our elderly viewers for inspiration and insight on getting through trying times.

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City of Winnipeg further expands active transportation routes through coronavirus

The City of Winnipeg is adding more temporary bicycle and active transportation routes across the city through the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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Saskatchewan Health Ministry assessing tech-based coronavirus tracing

The Saskatchewan Health Ministry says it is evaluating the use of cellphone data to track coronavirus exposures but has not committed to any such program.

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WestJet says it’s laying off 1,700 pilots due to coronavirus crisis

WestJet has sent layoff notices to 1,700 of its pilots Wednesday night as the toll from worldwide travel restrictions amid the coronavirus crisis continues to worsen, the airline confirms.

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Snacking more? COVID-19 and emotional eating

Do you find yourself rifling through the kitchen lately, looking for something sweet or salty to nibble on while you watch the news?

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Steve Nash Fitness World terminates all employees, citing coronavirus crisis

Steve Nash Fitness World has let go of all of its staff, citing challenges posed by the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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Eligible Albertans can now apply for emergency COVID-19 isolation support

Albertans who have been forced to self-isolate due to the COVID-19 pandemic and have no other source of income can now apply for financial support from the province.

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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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