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If you’ve been to the grocery store lately and noticed some empty shelves, expect to see more of that. Several large retail grocery stores in Alberta are reporting supply chain challenges making it harder to find some of your favourite foods.

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COVID-19: Starting Jan. 22, all Canadians must be fully vaccinated to enter the U.S.

COVID-19 to enter the country.This means anyone wanting to enter the U.S. at land borders or ferry terminals at the U.S.-Mexico and U.S.-Canada borders must provide proof of vaccination whether they are travelling for essential or non-essential reasons, DHS said in a release.“These updated travel requirements reflect the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to protecting public health while safely facilitating the cross-border trade and travel that is critical to our economy,” Secretary  Alejandro N.  Mayorkas said.These changes were first announced in October 2021, bringing the rules for essential travellers in line with those that took effect earlier that month for leisure travellers when the U.S.

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Suspect in Manitoba human smuggling case may be linked to other cases

After four people, including a baby, were found dead near Emerson, Manitoba, close to the U.S. border, there are new details about Steve Shand, the 47-year-old Florida man charged in the case.

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Airdrie boy with broken leg rushed to hospital in firetruck after ambulances unavailable

A “red alert” or “code red” is when there aren’t any ambulances available to respond to calls — and the frequency of them occurring has increased across Alberta in recent months. Now, a mother in Airdrie is speaking out after her son, who broke his leg, had to be taken to hospital in a firetruck because no ambulances were available.

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New pandemic guidance reflects ‘highly-vaccinated’ community, says B.C. family doctor

Omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to spread rapidly throughout B.C., public health officials have changed their approach to pandemic management in an effort to minimize social disruption.New guidance issued Friday was less restrictive for adults who test positive for COVID-19 and their close contacts, but family physician Dr. Birinder Narang reassured British Columbians that the changes are reflective of a “highly-vaccinated community.”“I think we’ve realized that there are extreme limitations in the ability to do that kind of pandemic management that we’ve all gotten accustomed to, and that’s with testing, tracing and monitoring, isolation enforcement,” said Narang, who is also Global BC’s medical contributor.“What I’m grateful for is that there is evidence that the way Omicron is behaving is that there is less severe disease associated with it and I think a lot of the briefing today reflected that.“ B.C.’s top doctor signals major shift in COVID strategy, says contact tracing no longer useful On Friday, provincial health officer Dr.

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Alberta can start ‘significantly relaxing’ COVID-19 rules once hospitalizations dip: Kenney

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he believes the province should be able to start “significantly relaxing” public health measures once hospitalizations from the Omicron variant of COVD-19 decrease.

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Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas welcome baby born via surrogate

Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra are new parents.

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Wastewater COVID-19 values dropping in some Alberta cities

COVID-19 pandemic.“What we’ve seen across Alberta in the samples last collected on Wednesday this week is that wastewater values of SARS-CoV-2 RNA are certainly down from the peak of what we had seen with this fifth wave,” Dr. Michael Parkins of the Cumming School of Medicine said Friday.“We’re up slightly from where we were on Monday, but we’ve seen a clear and consistent trend over the last five sampling points that wastewater values of SARS-CoV-2 are decreasing, suggesting cases to be diagnosed six days from now are less over time.” Alberta doctors say province needs to do more than expand capacity Wastewater-based epidemiology has become the de facto method for the province to track the prevalence of COVID-19 in Alberta municipalities, as the wastewater system captures all COVID-19 cases in a population whether they are symptomatic or asymptomatic.On Jan.

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Closer look at spike in COVID-19 hospital numbers this week

Legislative bureau chief Keith Baldrey looks at what has been a tough week, reflected in the latest COVID-19 numbers

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Drug used to treat COVID-19 in short supply at Hamilton hospitals

COVID-19 due to low supply during the current wave of the pandemic.St Joseph’s Healthcare Dr. Zain Chagla says Tocilizumab — an anti-inflammatory medication — is one of few drugs physicians can give to people when they get moderately or critically ill with COVID-19 to protect them from getting ventilated or dying.Chagla says Hamilton’s hospitals have “been very strict” in recent times since supply shortages have led to limiting doses and turning to alternative medications.“We look at patients to see whether or not there is an expected survival just for the sake of making sure that we give the drug to people where we think it’s going to derive the most benefit,” Chagla told 900 CHML’s Good Morning Hamilton.“We’ve had to bring in alternative medications which have similar efficacy, which is good, but … are expensive and have more drug interactions associated.” Ontario science table recommends limiting use of COVID drug due to supply shortage Ontario’s COVID Science Advisory Table recommended rationing the drug as far back as April 2021 as supply shortages coincided with the third wave of infections that sent more patients into intensive care than the first two.The agency suggested use be restricted for critically- and moderately-ill patients and that a second doses — usually considered after 24 hours — be scrapped.Dr.

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Racism concerns in New Brunswick rise after doctor blamed for COVID-19 outbreak

In New Brunswick, there are concerns a controversy is causing medical professionals to leave the province. Dr.

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Future of COVID-19 vaccinations: Will there be more boosters?

As the pandemic drags on, the coronavirus is only expected to keep mutating.

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B.C. health officials changing approach to COVID-19

The province seems to be changing its approach when it comes to the pandemic and has provided new guidelines for how we will live with the virus moving forward. They’ve announced reduced isolation times, no contact tracing and limited COVID-19 testing.

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Uncertainty in the school system as more teachers, students catch Omicron

It’s been two weeks since K to 12 students have been back in the classroom and already dozens of classes in Edmonton have shifted online and hundreds of teachers and students are isolating as the COVID-19 Omicron variant sweeps across Alberta.

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Wastewater data suggests decline in COVID-19 cases in Alberta

Researchers who track COVID-19 cases through Alberta’s wastewater believe the province has passed the peak of the pandemic’s Omicron wave. As Ina Sidhu reports, there has been a consistent drop in samples across the province.

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Local hotel industry asks City of Calgary for relief on taxes and fees

Calgary hotels are feeling the financial pinch due to repercussions from the COVID-19 pandemic. As Adam MacVicar reports, the industry is hoping for relief from the City of Calgary.

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Alberta doctors say province needs to do more than expand capacity

Alberta can start ‘significantly relaxing’ COVID-19 rules once hospitalizations dip: Kenney At the same time, Premier Jason Kenney said Alberta had likely hit the peak of Omicron cases calling it “good news.”He added hospitalizations are not expected to peak for another two weeks. He also said he was hopeful the province could start easing restrictions soon.“All the frontline health care workers are quite demoralized right now by the disconnect of what the messaging is by our government and what’s actually happening in our hospitals,” Medicine Hat emergency room physician Dr.

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Fan tosses jersey as Edmonton Oilers losing skid hits 7 games

It’s been somewhat of a tale of two seasons so far for the Edmonton Oilers and Thursday night, fan frustration seemed to boil over as the team was handed its 7th loss in a row.

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Canadian tourist killed, 2 wounded in shooting at a Mexico resort

Mexico’s Caribbean coast, state authorities said.Quintana Roo state security chief Lucio Hernández said via Twitter that authorities were searching for a Hotel Xcaret guest in the shooting. He shared a photo of a man walking with a handgun.Este es el huésped que disparó ocasionando las lesiones que posteriormente provocaran la muerte a uno de ellos, las autoridades del grupo de coordinacion despliegan fuerte operativo para su captura, cualquier información para pronta detención estaremos profundamente agradecidos.

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Alberta doctors call for more action after government announced expanded pandemic response units

After Alberta Health announced more pandemic response unit beds to expand capacity in Calgary and Edmonton, doctors said what they really need is for the province to be transparent about the stress on the health-care system.

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COVID-19: B.C. reports nine more deaths as hospitalizations top 900 for first time

B.C. health officials have released a written statement Friday, Jan. 21, with the latest COVID-19 case numbers. Legislative bureau chief Keith Baldrey has analysis.

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Labour shortages in Ontario amid push for more home isolation

Ontario’s Green Party leader is joining labour leaders to ask for more paid sick leave and more time away from the workplace for those who may have been exposed to COVID-19. Seán O’Shea reports.

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Manitoba’s COVID-19 numbers: January 21

For the first time in a month, COVID-19 hospitalizations in Manitoba have dropped, but eight more people have died.

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131 COVID cases confirmed at EMDC since outbreak declared on Jan. 4: MLHU

COVID-19 outbreak at London’s provincial jail, declared during the height of the Omicron wave, is beginning to ease, with the number of active cases among inmates now nearly half what it was a week ago.The Middlesex-London Health Unit declared an outbreak at the Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre on Jan. 4.

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TVDSB, London Fire Department team up to sort 146K rapid COVID-19 tests

COVID-19 rapid antigen testing kits from the Ontario government. The tests are intended to serve staff and elementary students, as well as in-school child-care operators and bus drivers.

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Brian Laundrie claimed responsibility for Gabby Petito’s death in his notebook: FBI

22-year-old Gabby Petito, in a written statement investigators found in his notebook, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.The FBI in Denver shared the new details in a statement, released Friday, which laid out the final investigative findings in a case that made headlines around the world.“Upon further search of (Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park), investigators found human remains later confirmed to be Mr. Laundrie, along with a backpack, notebook, and a revolver,” the FBI said.“A review of the notebook revealed written statements by Mr. Laundrie claiming responsibility for Ms.

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Experts say truckers should have done more to prepare for vaccine mandate

‘Slow-roll’ protest planned by Quebec truckers against COVID-19 vaccination mandate Lori Turnbull, director of the School of Public Administration at Dalhousie University, questioned the wisdom of truckers’ lobbying strategy, given how firmly Prime Minister Justin Trudeau staked out his position in favour of vaccine mandates during last year’s federal election.“Trudeau really drilled in on putting the pressure on for vaccines,” Turnbull said. “If some companies are making an effort and others aren’t, I don’t get it.“It’s another thing again if companies are really resisting it, as though government doesn’t have the right to make us do this,” she said.Some big-riggers feel strongly that Ottawa should stay out of their way.

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B.C.’s top doctor signals major shift in COVID strategy, says contact tracing no longer useful

COVID-19 pandemic on Friday, saying everyone should assume they’ve been a close contact and that contact-tracing is no longer effective.Because of the Omicron variant, Henry said the province is treating COVID more like the common cold.“We cannot limit all risk. It is part of what we will be living with.

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Some parents say students in Ontario received ill-fitted masks upon return to schools

Ontario are raising concerns about the three-ply cloth masks their children received from schools this week, saying the masks are too big and not protective enough against the highly-contagious Omicron variant.The provincial government said it would be providing school staff with N95 masks and students with three-ply cloth masks as in-person learning resumed this week.A spokeswoman said the province sends a mix of sizes to boards, which have the flexibility to place varying orders for the sizes their students need. A few boards said the masks they received were too big for some young children and said they were working on addressing the issue.

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Surgery backlogs and lacking data raising concerns over Ontario’s reopening plans

Patients and advocates say the government needs to address the growing surgery backlog before reopening the province. Meanwhile, there are warnings that not enough data is available to support the reopening plans. Matthew Bingley reports.

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Canada floats Ukraine $120M million loan as tensions with Russia escalate

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Friday that the Canadian government is authorizing a loan of up to $120 million (CDN) to the Ukrainian government amid the ongoing crisis with neighbouring Russia.

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COVID-19: Dr. Bonnie Henry on mitigating risk in B.C. during Omicron wave

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry explains at Friday’s briefing why British Columbia is choosing to take a different course of action than other Canadian jurisdictions to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 during the Omicron wave.

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COVID-19: Dr. Bonnie Henry says B.C. is not in ‘endemic mode’ but adjusting to changes with Omicron variant

Speaking to reporters at Friday’s briefing, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry confirms British Columbia is still in the pandemic stage, after signalling a major shift in COVID-19 strategy.

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Winnipeg warns of COVID-19 exposure in city council chamber

If you were in the city of Winnipeg council chambers Wednesday, you may have been exposed to COVID-19.The city released a statement Friday saying that members of Executive Policy Committee, city staff, delegates and media members may have been exposed to a positive COVID-19 case.“Those who attended the meeting have been advised that they do not need to self-isolate, but need to monitor for symptoms and follow public health guidelines if they start experiencing COVID-19 symptoms,” said the city.Council chambers have also been cleaned using an antistatic fogging system.

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30 COVID-19 cases at Guelph General Hospital, 61 staff off work: report

COVID-19, says the latest report on local hospitalizations that was shared on Friday.It shows that as of 9 a.m., the hospital has only one ICU bed available, while eight people in the emergency department are waiting to be admitted due to there being no beds available. This includes both COVID and non-COVID patients.

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Patient transfers continue at London Health Sciences Centre as hospital numbers stay high

London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) is under significant stress, leading to several patients being transferred out of the region.The Omicron variant has led to hospitalizations hitting all-time highs as more people get infected with the virus.As of Friday, 153 patients are in LHSC with COVID-19, with 297 staff members who have tested positive for the virus, and officials say more staff are off sick or quarantining.Interim executive vice-president Dr. Adam Dukelow says around 10 patients have been transferred to other hospitals since Wednesday.

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Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine doses arrive in Waterloo Region

Johnson & Johnson vaccine approved in Canada. How does it compare to the others? “We had over 200 people on a waitlist for the J and J vaccine and we will have finished that list by the end of the month.”She says those that are interested in receiving this type of vaccine should email [email protected] to pre-register.

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State of emergency stays in effect, but Winnipeg police see gradual drop in COVID-19 cases

COVID-19 cases among its officers and staff — topping out at 90 cases.Police said Friday that the number has gradually dropped, and now 65 employees are off work due to the coronavirus.

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COVID-19: Saskatchewan reports database error, 9 new deaths recorded

Saskatchewan health officials say a database error has been discovered in the province’s COVID-19 dashboard.Officials reported nine more COVID-19-related deaths on Friday. The province has not reported a COVID-19-related death since Jan.

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6 new COVID-19 deaths reported in Waterloo, raising January death toll to 21

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COVID-19: MLHU reports 2 deaths, LHSC caring for 153 inpatients

Middlesex-London Health Unit reported two deaths and 224 COVID-19 cases on Friday, a day after reporting six deaths. The two deaths reported Friday both involve men in their 80s. One was associated with a retirement home and the other was not associated with any long-term care or retirement residence.Based on a graph of the vaccination status of all deaths in the previous six weeks, the two were fully vaccinated.The London Health Sciences Centre, meanwhile, reported 153 COVID-19 inpatients in its care.

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B.C. health officials say contact tracing no longer an effective tool to fight COVID

B.C. health officials say contact tracing is no longer an effective tool to fight COVID-19.

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Rocket Report: COVID-19 catches up with Kelowna, team activities paused

Kelowna Rockets have been paused, the Western Hockey League announced on Wednesday, with multiple players and staff having being added to the league’s COVID-19 protocol list for having tested positive or exhibiting symptoms.As a result, Friday’s game in Everett against the Silvertips has been rescheduled to Feb. 6, while Saturday’s road match with the Vancouver Giants has been postponed.“The health and safety of our players is always our first priority,” WHL commissioner Ron Robison told Global News.

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2nd COVID-19 vaccine clinic at University of Guelph closing weeks after launch

COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the University of Guelph is closing on Friday just weeks after it opened.In a post on its website, the school said the clinic is able to close due to “high vaccination rates and greater vaccine availability within the Guelph community.” University of Guelph strengthens COVID-19 mask requirement on campus Since the facility opened on Jan. 4, about 9,000 people have received vaccine doses at the campus clinic.“I am delighted and inspired by the enthusiasm and spirit of collaboration that was displayed, once again, by our University and greater Guelph community,” said U of G president Charlotte Yates.“People came together under tight time constraints and challenging circumstances to organize and operate our second successful campus vaccination clinic, with many of our faculty, staff and students volunteering their time and expertise.

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Canada’s COVID-19 hospitalizations still sharply rising amid Omicron-driven wave: Dr. Tam

Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam said on Friday that although there are early indicators suggesting Canada has reached its peak of COVID-19 cases in the Omicron-driven fifth-wave, daily hospitalization numbers are still “rising steeply.” “Although there is a degree of underestimation due to current testing policies, the seven-day average of close to 27,000 cases reported daily as of Jan.

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COVID-19: Quebec sees 59 more deaths, another drop in hospitalizations

Quebec premier says no plans to ease COVID-19 rules for now On Thursday, Premier François Legault confirmed the province has likely peaked in terms of infections and hospitalizations.He noted, however, the situation remains difficult with around 12,000 health-care workers still off the job.Meanwhile, 108,305 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine were administered on Thursday for a total of more than 16,9 million doses since the start of the vaccination campaign just over a year ago. Quebec’s anti-corruption squad investigating fraud schemes linked to COVID-19 vaccine passports Since the start of the pandemic Quebec has recorded 824,942 infections including 5,995 new cases on Friday.

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28 in isolation amid COVID-19 outbreak at The Salvation Army Centre of Hope in London, Ont.

COVID-19 outbreak was declared this week at The Salvation Army Centre of Hope in London, Ont.The centre’s executive director Jon DeActis told Global News the outbreak was declared on Wednesday by the Middlesex-London Health Unit after a number of clients at the shelter either tested positive for the virus or were identified as close contacts. Here’s a look at Ontario’s planned timeline to lift COVID-19 restrictions As of Thursday evening, 18 clients had been impacted by the outbreak, half of whom have tested positive while the other half were identified as close contacts, according to DeActis.“They’re all in isolation, we’re full, but we’re isolating every single person and we’re using our chapel to isolate as well,” DeActis said.“The problem is the isolation beds were full, so we can’t get them moved from our place into the isolation beds, which are in the hotels, so once those beds become available we’re moving our clients into those.”Another 10 staff members are isolating at home, three of whom have tested positive while the rest are close contacts.Since the Centre of Hope is a congregate setting, staff are required to isolate for 10 days rather than five.DeActis says the Centre of Hope is in contact every day with the MLHU as the outbreak continues, adding that the centre has been given increased access to PCR testing as well.

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Adele breaks down in tears announcing Las Vegas concert residency delay

Adele has postponed a 24-date Las Vegas residency hours before it was to start, citing delivery delays and coronavirus illness in her crew.

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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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