fatal rollover on the Columbia Icefield didn’t come as a surprise to some former employees who drove the same buses.Pursuit’s Ice Explorer drivers take thousands of visitors across uneven, rocky terrain that changes daily, up and down the steep hill of a moraine, across the slippery surface of a national treasure — the Athabasca Glacier, all the while, entertaining the dozens of guests aboard the bus.Two former drivers told Global News it’s a harrowing journey, where their safety and the safety of the passengers is always a concern.

Jasper bus crash investigation likely to have 3 focuses, including road conditions: mechanical engineer An Ice Explorer rolled on the icefield on July 18, killing three people and injuring 24 others.

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Protective shields installed on Barrie buses; fare collection begins Aug. 1

City of Barrie, Ont., extends free transit, adds more coronavirus safety measures Moving forward, officials say multi-ride cards will be suspended since the use of them requires both the driver and passenger to touch a piece of paper.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Officials say city staff are investigating different options for the ride cards.Riders will still be able to pay cash at buses’ fare boxes and purchase monthly passes from the Barrie bus terminal. Transit passes are also available for sale at Service Barrie on the first floor of city hall.

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As COVID-19 hit, many Canadians got pay cuts — others, raises

novel coronavirus pandemic quickly turned what was a jobseekers’ labour market into a wasteland with millions out of work. What it is doing to wages, though, is less clear.Research suggests many employers are loath to cut pay for existing employees, fearful of the impact this can have on morale.

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B.C. government to announce back-to-school plans for September

K-12 Education Restart Plan, which outlines the health and safety measures in schools and the expectations parents should have around scheduling.The school districts are responsible for working within the province’s plans and will be providing additional details to students. Some high schools are looking at a quadrant system, where students will take two longer classes a semester and switch every 10 weeks.The province moved to Stage 3 of its education restart plan on June 1, which consisted of a partial, voluntary return to class, and an emphasis on virtual learning for all students.

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Traffic wardens issue 4000 parking tickets despite coronavirus lockdown

Almost 4000 parking tickets have been issued in the first half of the year by Stirling Council despite lockdown.A Freedom of Information request by Dunblane and Bridge of Allan councillor Alastair Majury revealed that between December 17 2019 and June 23 this year 3913 parking tickets were issued.Almost 10 per cent of these, however - 364 tickets - were cancelled.The figures would normally have been presented to the council’s environment and housing committee, however meetings of the committee have been suspended due to the ongoing Covid-19 situation.For the same period 226 new cases were reported to the Anti-Social Behaviour team, with 162 cases remaining open.Whilst there had been 292 reports of fly tipping received since the beginning of

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Joe Biden says he will name running mate in first week of August

WILMINGTON, Del. - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said he would name his running mate in the first week of August.Speaking with reporters Tuesday following a speech in Wilmington, Delaware, Biden was asked whether he will meet in person with the finalists for his ticket considering the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.“We’ll see,” Biden said. “I’m going to try to figure out how to trick you all so I can meet with them in person.

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Safety tips to stay healthy during the hot weather

With humidity expected to hit the mid-30s Wednesday and Thursday, the scorching weather can be dangerous to your health. Medavie Health Service West’s Troy Davies has some advice to stay safe during the heatwave.

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Spotify Posts 138 Million Paid Subscribers, Big Operating Loss in First Earnings Entirely During Pandemic

Daniel Ek noted during an investors call that sales improved significantly by June.Spotify said its second-quarter operating loss amounted to €167 million ($196 million), compared with €3 million ($3.5 million) a year ago and €17 million ($20 million) at the end of March. The company allowed that this metric was much higher than expected due to social costs like payroll taxes tied to salaries and benefits, plus a higher tax bill in its home government of Sweden related to stock-based compensation for employees there.The firm's net loss also ballooned to €356 million ($418 million), compared to €76 million ($89 million) in the year-ago period.

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Andhra sees over 10,000 new Covid-19 cases for first time, tally past 120,000

New Delhi: For the first time, Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday witnessed over 10,000 new cases taking its overall tally past 1,20,000.10,093 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours raised the southern state's Covid-19 caseload to 1,20,390.Total number of recoveries reached 55,406, including 2,784 in the last 24 hours.65 more virus-related fatalities took its death toll to 1,213.There are 63,771 active cases in the state.With 1,676 cases, East Godavari district saw the highest number of cases in the last 24 hours, followed by Anantapur (1,371), Guntur (1,124) and Kurnool (1,091).So far, over 18 lakh samples have been tested in the state for Covid-19, including 70,584 in the last 24 hours.

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Russia may launch world's first coronavirus vaccine by 10 August: Report

Covid-19 vaccine, injecting the first of five volunteers with a dose on July 27, the RIA news agency reported on Tuesday.The individual was feeling fine, the agency reported.Earlier, scores of Russia’s business and political elite were given access to the experimental vaccine as early as April, according to people familiar with the effort, reported Bloomberg. Military volunteers completed Phase 2 trials of the drug last week.

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Health Canada authorises remdesivir as first Covid-19 treatment

Sign up here for GlobalData's free bi-weekly Covid-19 report on the latest information your industry needs to know.Health Canada has granted conditional approval to Gilead Sciences’ remdesivir (Veklury) to treat patients with severe Covid-19 who have pneumonia and need oxygen support. Remdesivir is the first drug authorised in the country for Covid-19 treatment.

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Uber, Bajaj partner to install safety partitions in autos amid covid-19 spike

BENGALURU : Ride-hailing company Uber and auto major Bajaj today announced that they are partnering to install safety partitions just behind the driver seat in one lakh autos for restricting contact and to facilitate social distancing between drivers and riders.Uber said, safety kits consisting of face masks, hand sanitisers and vehicle disinfectants will also be distributed to one lakh autorickshaw drivers across 20 cities including New Delhi, Gurugram, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangaluru, Mysuru and Madurai.Meanwhile, India’s total tally for covid-19 cases breached 15 lakh mark on Tuesday, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Delhi remained worst hit despite some decline in fresh coronavirus cases in these states.Maharashtra that has so

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Small Business Administration watchdog report cites ‘serious concerns’ over ‘widespread’ COVID-19 relief fraud

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'Forget the conspiracy theories, forget the idea it's like the flu': Coronavirus sufferer's warning after month of hell

coronavirus. The 29-year-old from Rusholme didn't have a fever, a cough, shortness of breath and he still had his sense of taste and smell.

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Benches clear in first Astros-Dodgers game since scandal

HOUSTON – Benches cleared Tuesday night in the first game between the Astros and Dodgers since it was revealed that Houston stole signs en route to a 2017 World Series championship that came at Los Angeles' expense.The fracas occurred after Dodgers reliever Joe Kelly threw high-and-tight pitches to Astros stars Alex Bregman and Carlos Correa in the sixth inning. The Dodgers led 5-2 after a five-run fifth when Kelly, who was with Boston in 2017 and also faced Houston that postseason, threw behind Bregman for ball four.

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COVID-19: Masks to become mandatory on buses, in public buildings in Strathcona County

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Over the course of the last week, Edmonton, Calgary and other Alberta municipalities brought in rules to make masks mandatory in certain public spaces.“Mandatory non-medical mask use will give transit customers and county facility users greater confidence in accessing services in the safest way possible,” Strathcona County’s news release said.

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Canada records fewer than 400 coronavirus cases for first time in nearly 2 weeks

novel coronavirus on Tuesday, marking the first time in nearly two weeks that the country reported fewer than 400.The lower number came on the same day Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam said Canada was seeing an “uptick” in reported outbreaks in jurisdictions across the country.Tuesday’s total, however, was still far higher than the average number of daily cases being reported in April or early July, when Canada’s curve appeared to be flattening.Overall, 114,952 cases of the novel coronavirus have been diagnosed in Canada.

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Coronavirus: Hutterian Safety Council asks province to stop ‘outing’ infected colonies

Hutterian Safety Council (HSC) penned a letter to the Saskatchewan Government asking for colonies to no longer be identified when reporting active coronavirus cases.“Our primary concern is that the Ministry of Health is attaching cultural and religious attributes to COVID-19 cases. This occurs when reporting includes a reference to Hutterite communities or the more recent thinly veiled euphemism, ‘communal living setting’,” the letter said.On Monday, the province disclosed that the majority of its 31 new COVID-19 cases came from Hutterite colonies.“To me, it says: ‘Dear people of Saskatchewan, we have a Hutterite problem, we don’t have a COVID problem’,” HSC chair David Tschetter said.

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Health and safety NHL’s primary focus for players and staff: Edmonton Oilers

Tim Shipton with the Oilers Entertainment Group said they’ve been working with Alberta Health and the NHL to ensure the safety of players and staff is the top priority as the playoffs get underway Tuesday.

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Pandemic cases cross 16.5 million, keeping countries on edge

As COVID-19 cases piled up in several current hot spots, such as Latin America, the United States, and India, countries such as Vietnam and Greece that have brought their disease levels down scrambled to target flare-ups with stepped-up measures.

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Toronto mayor wants to impose further restrictions prior to moving to Stage 3

Toronto Mayor John Tory is asking council to consider implementing additional bylaws that would see further restrictions implemented on bars, restaurants and housing complexes prior to moving into Stage 3 of reopening amid the pandemic. Morganne Campbell has more in this report.

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George Floyd hologram to appear at sites of former Confederate statues in week-long tour

RICHMOND, Va. - A hologram of George Floyd is set to appear at the sites of former Confederate statues across the U.S.The display, called "A Monumental Change: The George Floyd Hologram Memorial Project," will first be shown July 28 at the Robert E. Lee statue, renamed by Black Lives Matter activists as the Marcus David Peters Circle, in Richmond, Virginia. It will travel to five sites this week in North Carolina, Georgia and more, mirroring the route of the 1961 Freedom Rides. That year, civil rights activists sought to end segregated transportation in the South by taking bus rides, leading to bombings and beatings by angry White protesters and arrests by local authorities, according to the Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Planet Fitness will require face masks inside gyms starting in August

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Ottawa records first new COVID-19 death in more than a month; cases rise by 25

OTTAWA -- Ottawa Public Health is reporting the first COVID-19 death in the city in more than a month.

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Venice to host first film festival of COVID era

MILAN — Fewer A-list stars will stumble out of parties along the lagoon to be snapped by paparazzi in boats. But organizers of this year’s Venice film festival are promising plenty of movies — on actual screens in front of actual audiences — for the first time since the worldwide pandemic shut showbiz.

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Weather Authority: Heat advisories, storms in the forecast Tuesday

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia area is bracing for yet another hot and humid day that could bring storms.Tuesday's high temperatures are once again expected to reach a muggy 94 degrees.Heat Advisories will go into effect for most of the area from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. with temps expected to feel like more than 100 degrees.Strong thunderstorms could possibly impact the area Tuesday afternoon between 3 p.m.

India's first COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin: From human trials to test results — key updates

Here's all you need to know about the human trial of Covaxin:No side-effect so far: A 30-year-old man took the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine candidate at Delhi's All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) last week as part of human trial. "No immediate side-effects have been observed so far," Dr Sanjay Rai, professor at the centre for community medicine at AIIMS said.Covaxin shows "encouraging" results in PGIMS RohtakThe first phase of human trial was completed in PGIMS Rohtak.

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Matadors defy coronavirus warning to host first bullfight in Spain since lockdown

Gory images from Spain’s first bullfight since lockdown has unleashed outrage with campaigners calling for it to be halted amid a surge of new coronavirus cases in the country.

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India's first mother-child vertical transmission of Covid-19 case in Pune

coronavirus infection from a mother to her child through the placenta.Vertical transmission takes place when the baby is in the uterus. If the mother is infected, the transmission of the virus takes place through the placenta- an organ that develops in the uterus during pregnancy and provides oxygen and nutrients to your growing baby.Explaining the phenomena, Sassoon General Hospital's paediatrics department head Dr Aarti Kinikar told PTI on Tuesday that when a person contracts the infection, it is mainly because of some contact with fomites.

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Covid-19 positive Shivraj Singh Chouhan chairs first virtual cabinet meet from hospital bed

Covid-19 positive on July 25 chaired the scheduled meeting of his cabinet at 11 am from his hospital bed."Since I am COVID positive, I've been washing my clothes myself. This has benefitted me a lot.

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‘I accidentally did it:’ Mother of 2-year-old girl killed, charged with first degree reckless homicide

MILWAUKEE, Wis. - Jasmine Daniels, the mother of a 2-year-old girl who was shot and killed on July 21, has been charged with first-degree reckless homicide, according to a complaint.Witnesses heard a gunshot around 7:30 p.m. and watched Daniels, 22, run outside with her child who had been shot.First responders were called and witnesses helped perform CPR on the victim before paramedics arrived, a complaint said.Paramedics performed life-saving measures, but the 2-year-old girl was pronounced dead en route to Children’s Wisconsin.Another witness said they saw a black male exit the residence after the shooting with a gun in his waistband and enter a 4-door silver car.At the hospital, Daniels was interviewed by police.

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Rossi scores pair, LAFC gets revenge in 4-1 win over Seattle

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Diego Rossi scored on a penalty kick early in the first half and provided the clinching goal in the 82nd minute, and Los Angeles FC thumped reigning MLS Cup champion Seattle Sounders 4-1 early Tuesday morning. LAFC advanced to the quarterfinals of the MLS is Back tournament by getting a measure of revenge for last year’s Western Conference final when Seattle pulled off a 3-1 upset in Los Angeles on its way to winning the league title.

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Coronavirus: B.C. introduces new group size limits in short-term vacation rentals

British Columbia’s provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry on Monday announced that she had amended a provincial health order to address short-term vacation rentals.

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Tatis Jr., Grisham power Padres to 6-2 win vs. Diamondbacks

SAN DIEGO – Fernando Tatis Jr. raced around the bases on a three-run triple that highlighted a five-run rally and Trent Grisham hit his first home run for the San Diego Padres, who beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2 Monday to take three of four games in their opening series.The Padres, who feel they’re built for success in this pandemic-shortened 60-game season, outscored the Diamondbacks 21-9 in the four games.San Diego hasn’t been to the playoffs since winning consecutive NL West titles in 2005-06.

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N.B. teachers say health and safety preparation biggest challenges for school year

coronavirus pandemic continues, and health and safety in classrooms are top-of-mind.“We’re hearing from lots of teachers,… they still have many questions about how their health and safety, and those of their students, will be maintained in September,” says Rick Cummings, president of the New Brunswick Teachers ‘Association.“With regular class sizes in middle school, and the large class sizes at the Grade 3-5 level, how are those bubbles going to allow them to be safe? And teachers need to hear from the medical experts that the return to school plan will ensure their safety,” Cummings says.According to the province’s Back to School Plan, students of different ages will be handled differently.

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Many still not satisfied with travel 3 weeks into Atlantic bubble

Many say the border checkpoint between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick is inconsistent. While the bubble brings benefits to the economy, some say it’s not always a trouble free trip. Callum Smith reports.

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Reedy Creek first responders testing positive for COVID-19 denied workers comp

ORLANDO, Fla. – First responders with the Reedy Creek Improvement District have launched a legal battle to collect workers compensation benefits after being tested and diagnosed with COVID-19.Michael Grant, a paramedic with Reedy Creek since 2018, tested positive with the virus “on the job” on July 3 and quarantined at home for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended 14 days.“I lost taste and smell quickly and I haven’t gotten back,” Grant said.

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First lady Melania Trump announces plan to revamp White House Rose Garden with 'renewal' project

First Lady Melania Trump arrives to attend a ceremony for US golfer Tiger Woods in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 6, 2019. (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) WASHINGTON - Melania Trump has announced plans to redo the White House Rose Garden to make it more in line with the original design implemented during the 1960s Kennedy administration.The first lady says Monday in a statement that decades of use and changes made to support a modern presidency have taken a toll on the outdoor space just off the Oval Office.President Donald Trump has been using the Rose Garden a lot more lately to make statements and hold news conferences in the age of the coronavirus.

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Longest season ends, pandemic issues linger for the EPL

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Coronavirus symptoms that cats suffer from emerge as first moggy in UK infected

The UK has had its first confirmed case of coronavirus in a pet cat confirmed after the feline caught the infection from its owner.

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'Tenet' to open internationally first, in US a week later

NEW YORK – In the latest plan for Hollywood’s hopeful return to moviegoing during the pandemic, Warner Bros. will release Christopher Nolan's “Tenet” in an unprecedented fashion, opening it internationally first on Aug. 26, with a U.S.

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Pence to hold roundtable on coronavirus vaccine progress

MIAMI - Vice President Mike Pence will visit the University of Miami on Monday and hold a roundtable with Coronavirus Task Force members to discuss progress of a coronavirus vaccine.Pence’s visit will mark the beginning of Phase 3 trials for a vaccine developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc.The first of 30,000 planned volunteers will help to test the experimental vaccine on Monday, which is one of several candidates in the final stretch of the global vaccine race.Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a White House Coronavirus Task Force press briefing at the U.S. Department of Education July 8, 2020 in Washington, D.C.

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42 active COVID-19 cases remain in Waterloo

Ontario reports 119 new coronavirus cases, 64% are among those under 40 The outbreak that was declared at PeopleCare Hilltop Manor in Cambridge on July 13 is now over.A second outbreak, which began last week at Columbia Forest Long Term Care in Waterloo, continues. A staff member at the nursing home has tested positive for the coronavirus.Six more people have tested positive for the coronavirus since Friday’s update, bringing the total number of cases in Waterloo Region to 1,384.Two of the six cases involved people who had travelled while the others were attributed to community spread.

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Are less Saskatoon drivers speeding in 2020 because of COVID-19?

SGI says drivers in Saskatoon and across the province have been getting less speed infractions in 2020, in fact numbers have dropped by roughly half. Is there a reason for it?

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Pet cat becomes first animal to test positive for coronavirus in the UK

coronavirus in the UK. It is understood the animal had become unwell with Covid-19 after its owners had tested positive with the virus earlier this year.

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