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Russia warned Wednesday it would quickly take “retaliatory measures” if the U.S. and its allies reject its security demands over NATO and Ukraine, raising pressure on the West amid concerns that Moscow is planning to invade its neighbor.The Kremlin has repeatedly denied it has any such designs, but the U.S.

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Community centres, recreation facilities to reopen as Ontario eases COVID-19 restrictions

some COVID-19 public health restrictions would be lifted, London will gradually reopen community centres, pools and arenas in addition to restarting in-person recreation and sports programs starting on Jan. 31.Protocols such as capacity limits, mandatory face masks and proof of vaccination will still be applicable for residents and staff.Public swimming and skating drop-in programs, as well as community and seniors’ centre drop-in programs, will resume on Jan.

Quebec surpasses 13,000 COVID-19 deaths, the highest in Canada

Quebec announces slow reopening from COVID-19 restrictions, gyms, bars not included On Tuesday, Quebec Premier François Legault cited the drop in hospitalizations for allowing a gradual lifting of some COVID-19 restrictions, including reopening restaurants at half capacity and the return of organized sports for kids.The number of new infections reported on Wednesday stands at 4,150 for a total of 845,564 since the start of the health crisis.In a press release Tuesday, the Health Ministry announced the creation of a new web service for people to register the results of their rapid screening tests, be they positive or negative.The government says the new tool will give officials a better idea of the number of cases and will allow to better assess the positivity rate in the population.

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Ontario child-care operators, staff call for access to PCR testing, more HEPA filters

Ontario child-care operators and staff are calling on the provincial government to take steps to make those settings safer during the COVID-19 pandemic and to ensure the sector’s long-term viability.One immediate step urged by the dozens of operators, labour groups and public health experts who have signed on to an open letter to the premier is to reinstate eligibility for PCR testing.Late last year in response to a surge in Omicron cases, the province limited access to PCR testing to high-risk settings, which doesn’t include child-care centres or schools, except if a student or staff member develops symptoms while at school.

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‘Freedom Convoy’ expected to roll through Waterloo Region on Thursday

As trucker convoy rolls to Ottawa, grocery stores say supply issues have ‘started to ease’ The southern arm of the Freedom Convoy is expected to hit the Ayr area at around 10 a.m. and leave at around 11 a.m., according to organizers.The truck drivers will pass through the area as they continue their travels onto Ottawa for this weekend’s protest.The arrival of the convoy could also cause travel snarls on overpasses as area residents could line the bridges to show support for the cause.At least one Facebook group has been started to organize a showing of support for the truck drivers and is asking people to gather on the Homer Watson Boulevard highway overpass at around 10:45 a.m.So far around 199 people have indicated they will attend, while several hundred others have shown interest.The truckers are driving to Ottawa to protest COVID-19 vaccine mandates Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has placed on truck drivers.In November 2021, he announced that all Canadian truckers looking to cross the border from the United States would need to be vaccinated in order to avoid a 14-day quarantine.

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Inflation hits 30 year high

Inflation rose last month at the fastest pace since 1991. Economist Bryan Yu discusses the impact on interest rates.

Bank of Canada holds interest rates amid surging inflation

Bank of Canada kept its trendsetting interest rate at rock-bottom levels on Wednesday, holding off on planned increases aimed at controlling surging inflation.The central bank’s overnight rate remains at 0.25 per cent, a rate it adopted in a drastic drop in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.The move is in keeping with the signal from the Bank of Canada late last year that it would begin to hike interest rates toward the middle of 2022. However, some economists predicted officials would move earlier in an effort to cut off surging inflation on housing and other consumer goods.

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Manitoba health officials to update COVID-19, vaccine numbers Wednesday

COVID-19 and vaccine update on Wednesday at 12:30 p.m.Chief provincial public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin will be joined by Dr.

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‘I feel forgotten’: Patients in Ontario wait for surgeries postponed due to COVID

COVID-19 cases means she’ll likely have to hang on a bit longer.“This is excruciating waiting, not having an endpoint so we know for sure she’ll be able to get the surgery, and knowing that as time goes by, the options available to the surgeon when he’s doing the surgery become less,” said Clow, who detailed Brownlee’s situation as she wasn’t up for an interview. Omicron is filling up Canada’s hospitals.

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4,016 people in Ontario hospitals with COVID, 608 in intensive care

COVID on Wednesday with 608 in intensive care units.This is up by eight hospitalizations but a decrease of 18 in ICUs since the previous day.The province recently began distinguishing between those who were admitted to hospital directly because of COVID, and those who were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for the virus.Of the 4,016 people in hospital with COVID-19, 56 per cent of them were admitted because of the virus, while 44 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19.Of the 608 people in ICUs with the virus, around 83 per cent were admitted because of the virus, while around 17 per cent were admitted for other reasons. Doug Ford says he can’t see Ontario mask mandates lifting anytime soon Meanwhile, Ontario also reported 5,368 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, though that is an underestimate of the true widespread transmission of the virus due to recent testing restrictions.

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93 possible burial sites found in initial search at former B.C. residential school site

An initial sweep of the former grounds of St. Joseph’s Mission Residential School in Williams Lake, B.C., has uncovered 93 possible burial sites.Williams Lake First Nation Kúkpi7 Willie Sellars and councillors released the first-phase geophysical findings Tuesday, after launching its land survey with ground-penetrating radar in June.“This journey has led our investigation team into the darkest recesses of human behaviour,” said Sellars. “Our team has recorded not only stories involving the murder and disappearance of children and infants, they have listened to countless stories of systematic torture, starvation, rape and sexual assault of children at St.

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Manitoba COVID-19 hospitalizations on rise again

Manitoba is experiencing yet another increase in hospitalizations due to COVID-19. There are now 729 Manitobans in hospital, up 13 from Monday.

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NASA’s James Webb telescope arrives at destination 1.5 million kilometres away

After decades of preparation, and travelling 1.5 million kilometres through space, NASA’s James Webb telescope has finally reached its destination to help unravel the mysteries of the universe. Eric Sorensen reports on the groundbreaking discoveries scientists hope to make, and how Canadians have contributed so far.

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Is Omicron peaking in Canada?

Why infectious diseases expert Dr. Isaac Bogoch says this could be the beginning of the end of the Omicron wave in Canada.

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Canada orders families of diplomatic staff to leave Ukraine

Families of Canadian diplomats along with military personnel in Ukraine are being ordered out of the country, as Ottawa considers its next steps to respond to a possible Russian invasion. Mercedes Stephenson reports on what aid Canada has planned for Ukraine, and the possible Russian retaliation its bracing for.

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Canada has detected BA.2 cases. What we know about this Omicron subvariant

With signs of the COVID-19 Omicron wave having peaked in parts of the world, including Canada, scientists are keeping a close eye on a subvariant that is rapidly spreading in some countries.

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Canadian detained in connection with deadly shooting at Mexico resort

A Canadian citizen has been detained in Mexico after a deadly shooting at a hotel along the Caribbean coast that killed two Canadians and wounded one other last week.

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As trucker convoy rolls to Ottawa, grocery stores say supply issues have ‘started to ease’

COVID-19 vaccine mandates may have briefly boosted the price of goods, but keeping shelves stocked isn’t a major issue, grocery stores say, despite photos circulating of empty aisles.

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NDP MPs criticized for ‘terrible’ social media comments on Ukraine-Russia crisis

Three sitting New Democrat MPs are being criticized for posting “terrible” comments about the escalating tensions between Ukraine and Russia on social media, some of which questioned Canada’s support for Ukraine in the face of Moscow’s aggression.

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COVID-19: WHO head says ‘dangerous’ to assume pandemic is nearing end

World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Monday that it would be “dangerous” to assume the Omicron COVID-19 variant could be the last to emerge and that the world was in an “end game” scenario of the pandemic.

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Far-right groups hope trucker protest will be Canada’s ‘January 6th’

Canadian far-right and white nationalist groups see the so-called “Freedom Convoy” as an opportunity, with some hoping the protests will be Canada’s version of last year’s Jan. 6 riot in Washington.

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COVID-19: Intensive care numbers increase

Global’s Keith Baldrey has more on Tuesday’s COVID-19 intensive care numbers, which have taken a big jump.

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COVID-19: Scientist stands by research Premier Moe called ‘misinformation’

University of Toronto infectious disease researcher is standing by her peer-reviewed Royal Society of Canada study, which found Canada is undercounting COVID-19 deaths, a day after Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe called part of it “misinformation.”“It was just kind of silly and uninformed,” Dr. Tara Moriarty said in an interview.The report found that Canada is missing “at least two thirds of the deaths caused by COVID-19 in communities outside of the long-term care sector,” presenting a dramatically different understanding of how the disease affected the country.

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Free rapid COVID tests readily available in Saskatchewan, but scarce in Alberta

There’s a surplus of rapid antigen COVID-19 tests in Saskatchewan, but one province over in Alberta, a shortage has left residents desperate to find them. Lisa MacGregor reports.

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Freedom Convoy continues protest across the Prairies

The Freedom Convoy made pit stops across the Prairies the past few days, as it heads east to Ottawa to protest vaccine mandates and lockdown measures. Jackie Wilson reports from Calgary.

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Edmonton Zone care facilities see huge increases in COVID-19 outbreaks

Patient dies while waiting for care at Red Deer hospital emergency department Declining an interview, Covenant Health wrote that the facility is closed to visitors except in end-of-life scenarios.“We are doing everything we can to contain transmission,” the statement read. Three patients have already died.In addition, 35 staff have tested positive.“Staffing continues to be a challenge and we are deploying all measures necessary to ensure quality of care is maintained,” Covenant wrote.Villa Caritas may have one of the most severe outbreaks, but it’s not alone.In total, Alberta Health reported 123 acute, long-term and supportive living facilities in the Edmonton zone in outbreak status, as of Jan. 25.

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Food expert says no major grocery shortages likely

You may not find your favourite brand of potato chips or preferred peanut butter at the store. But one of Canada’s top experts on food supply says Canadians don’t have to worry about major shortages despite some ongoing disruptions.

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B.C.’s vaccine card program extended until the end of June

People attending restaurants, indoor sporting events and a range of other non-essential services — will be required to show proof of vaccination for at least a while longer. B.C.

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Hamilton prepares for easing of COVID-19 restrictions on Jan. 31

COVID-19 wave fueled by the highly-contagious Omicron variant is a “good thing.”In a pandemic update on Monday, Dr. Elizabeth Richardson said the 21-day increments should give provincial and public health units adequate time to observe shifts in the population’s mobility and its effects on key virus infection data.“I think that’s a good period of time.

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123 care facilities in the Edmonton Zone have COVID-19 outbreaks

As of Jan. 25, there were 123 acute, long-term care and supportive living facilities in the AHS Edmonton Zone that have have at least two confirmed cases of COVID-19 among residents and staff.

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Feelings of anxiety, depression and loneliness spike amid Omicron wave: CAMH study

A new study by the Centre of Addiction and Mental Health finds about a quarter of Canadian adults felt moderate to severe anxiety, as well as loneliness and depression, two years into the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Alberta health minister addresses Red Deer hospital ER patient dying while waiting for care

Health Minister Jason Copping addresses a patient died while waiting for care in the emergency room of the Red Deer Regional Hospital this past weekend.

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U.K. police launch probe into pandemic parties at prime minister’s residence

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s is fighting for his political survival, after police launched an investigation into the alleged string of gatherings that took place at his residence during COVID-19 lockdown. As Redmond Shannon reports, Boris Johnson’s political future is growing more uncertain by the day.

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COVID-19: The difference between event capacity in B.C. and indoor celebrations

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says Tuesday that there is a still a difference between attending an event in B.C., such as a Canucks game, and attending a wedding celebration.

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Alberta will offer Paxlovid to certain COVID-19 patients starting Jan. 31

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw announces details surrounding the antiviral medication Paxlovid and which COVID-19 patients will be eligible.

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COVID-19: B.C. extends vaccine card program until June 30

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced at Tuesday’s briefing that B.C.’s vaccine card program will be extended until June 30, 2022, and will continue to apply to all people over the age of 12.

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‘I can’t give you a date’: Alberta health minister provides update on COVID-19 restrictions and possible relaxation of rules

Health Minister Jason Copping responds to a question about current COVID-19 restrictions in Alberta and when the government may consider relaxing rules.

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Copping tries to explain difference between Alberta and Saskatchewan in availability of COVID-19 tests

Health Minister Jason Copping responds to questions regarding the possible discrepancy in availability of at-home COVID-19 test kits in Alberta and Saskatchewan.

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‘It’s discriminatory’: Students of Ontario school for the blind urge province to end virtual learning

in-person learning.“Everyone else is allowed to go back to school right now, I feel like it’s discriminatory,” said student Megan Myers.“Being online means we don’t have equal access to education, and as people who are already a minority in society this is a major setback,” said student Jade Ondrick.In an interview with Global News, 18-year-old Ondrick said she is losing out on important life skills because the school’s lodging program has been shut down.“Being able to be in the lodging program means that I get to help with cooking on Thursday nights and I get to learn proper cutting techniques and all that kind of independent skills that people who are abled and who are fully visual take for granted,” she said. Mental health must be part of curriculum as students cope with COVID-19 pandemic, say experts W.

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Blind students learning remotely after losing school residence

As students adjust to being back in classrooms in Ontario, there are some who would like to return to school but have not been able to.

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2 years since first presumptive case of COVID-19 was reported in Canada

It’s been two years since the country detected its first presumptive COVID-19 case. As Brittany Rosen reports, it marked the beginning of an unprecedented time across the country.

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Ontario police investigating after video of officer supporting Freedom Rally posted online

Ontario police are looking into a controversial video posted by one of their officers online. It shows a uniformed officer expressing her support for the truck convoy making its way across the country in protest of the vaccine mandate at the U.S.

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GoFundMe confirms trucker freedom convoy funds being held until ‘clear plan’ is revealed

GoFundMe has confirmed it is holding the funds in the freedom convoy fundraiser until a clear plan about how the funds will be spent is presented.Hundreds of B.C. truckers took to the road Sunday kicking off what they called a “freedom convoy” to Ottawa in protest of the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for cross-border truckers.The GoFundMe, started by Tamara Lich in Medicine Hat, Alta., has already raised more than $4.5 million since Jan.

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Ontario launches new agency to help address skilled labour shortage

With a large number of skilled labour retirements on the horizon, Ontario is focusing its efforts on ensuring an existing shortage doesn’t get worse. Matthew Bingley reports.

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Manitoba COVID-19 hospitalizations on rise again

Winnipeg warns of COVID-19 exposure in city council chamber Six more Manitobans with COVID-19 have died, bringing the death toll to 1,521 on Tuesday.According to the province, 15 per cent of eligible Manitobans don’t have a single dose of the vaccine, while 78 per cent have received at least two shots.

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Doug Ford says he can’t see Ontario mask mandates lifting anytime soon

Doug Ford says he doesn’t see the province’s mask mandates ending anytime soon.Ford was speaking with Belleville radio station CJBQ today and was asked about his recently announced plan to start easing COVID-19 restrictions.The premier said he can’t stand shutdowns and wants to get back to normal, but wants to do it properly and cautiously, which is why there will be at least 21 days between each reopening phase.When asked if a mask mandate will be lifted, Ford said he couldn’t say that it will be anytime soon.He says it really protects people, though it won’t be in place forever. Ontario to begin lifting COVID-19 restrictions on Jan.

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Some Ontario teachers refuse work over school COVID concerns

COVID-19 safety concerns as students and staff members returned to in-person learning with less transparency about the virus in schools.Teachers say they’re concerned about lack of information on cases now that the province has cut back on testing and contact tracing, as well as ventilation standards and student mask quality. They consider individual labour action one of the last options they have to advocate for stronger safety standards in schools — but remain worried that student safety issues are falling through the cracks.

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‘Freedom Convoy’ in protest of federal vaccine mandate

Mike Millian of the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada discusses how a protest by Canadian truckers over the federal government’s vaccine mandate could put more strain on the supply chain.

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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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