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Ontario COVID-19 mask mandate lifts for most settings Of the 21 inpatients with COVID-19, 12 are being treated for COVID-19 while nine are being treated for something other than COVID-19 but were found to have an incidental infection.The organization says at least 159 staff were positive for COVID-19 as of Monday, down eight from Friday.At St. Joseph’s Health Care London, figures remained unchanged Monday from March 17.As of that date, at least 64 health-care workers were positive for COVID-19, while two patients/residents at Parkwood Institute’s main building were positive.On Monday, the MLHU reported one new death and 174 new lab-confirmed cases since Friday.The death was reported on Saturday along with 57 additional lab-confirmed cases.

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Ontario mask mandate lifted for most settings

Ontario’s mask mandate has now been lifted for most settings, including schools. Shallima Maharaj reports.

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Russia-Ukraine conflict: Footage appears to show Russian troops opening fire on protest in Kherson

Footage shared on social media and on CCTV showed what appeared to be Russian troops firing on protesters in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson on Monday. The posts, which Global News has not been able to independently verify, shows hundreds of protesters approaching a city square before being forced to run away after automatic gunfire breaks out.

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Russian soldiers opened fire at rally in Kherson to disperse crowd, Ukraine says

Russian soldiers used stun grenades and gunfire to break up a protest in the Ukrainian city of Kherson on Monday, officials said.

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Dropped mask mandates: Public-facing workers face hostility, health risks

COVID-19 public health restrictions. As of March 21, only Quebec, P.E.I., the Northwest Territories and Nunavut still have mask mandates in place, though there are plans for those policies to expire soon.By the end of April, it’s possible that no Canadian province or territory will have a mask mandate in effect, leaving public-facing workers with concerns about their workplaces.For those who regularly interact with the public, the uncertainty of each unmasked interaction comes with an understandable fear.

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Calgary man warns drivers on Trans-Canada Highway after daughter-in-law killed by falling rock

A Calgary man is raising concerns about the safety of a stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway near Golden, B.C. His daughter-in-law was killed there by falling rock and his daughter and grandchildren narrowly avoided injury.

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Education union concerned as mask mandates lift in London, Ont.-area schools

mask mandates are taken off in schools, a move that he calls “premature at best.”Along with schools, mask mandates were also lifted in most public settings across Ontario, including shopping malls, restaurants and grocery stores. The Ontario government has kept the mandates for now in other settings like public transit, hospitals and long-term care, but those mandates and all other COVID-19 health directives are set to drop on April 27.

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WATCH: COVID-19 health measures may be lifted in Saskatchewan, but that doesn’t mean some residents are feeling safe and protected from lingering pandemic risks.

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Quebec registers 5 new COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations rise by 13

COVID-19 pandemic continues.Pandemic-related hospitalizations rose by 13 to 1,002. This comes after 59 patients were admitted in the last day, while 46 left.Intensive care unit cases stood at 48, an increase of three compared with the previous day.The province also recorded 907 new novel coronavirus cases.

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Ontario COVID numbers: 551 people in hospital, 181 in intensive care

COVID on Monday with 181 in intensive care units.This is unchanged for hospitalizations and a decrease of one for ICUs since the previous day, though officials noted not all hospitals reported updated figures due to the weekend.Last Monday, there were 602 hospitalizations with 228 in ICU.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.Those figures aren’t updated on Mondays due to incomplete data reporting from hospitals over the weekend.However, latest figures from last week show roughly 47 per cent of those hospitalized with COVID were admitted for other reasons. Of those in intensive care with the virus, roughly 21 per cent were admitted for other reasons.

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Firefighters rush to scene of Boeing 737 crash in south China

Chinese state-run TV shows footage of firefighters boarding a bus and rushing to the scene where a Boeing 737-800 crashed in the southern province of Guangxi with 132 people on board. There was no immediate word on the number of dead or injured.

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China Eastern flight crashes with 132 onboard in country’s south

A China Eastern Boeing 737-800 with 132 people on board crashed in the southern province of Guangxi on Monday, officials said.

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Pressure on NATO grows to do more for Ukraine, stop Putin’s aggression

As the situation in Ukraine grows grimmer every day, there’s increasing pressure for NATO and the U.S. to do more to help the Eastern European nation.

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Cancer surgery delays caused by COVID-19 could lead to shorter life spans: study

Cancer surgery delays brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic could affect long-term survival for many patients, a new Canadian study shows.

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China has fully militarized at least 3 islands in South China Sea: U.S. admiral

China has fully militarized at least three of several islands it built in the disputed South China Sea, arming them with anti-ship and anti-aircraft missile systems, laser and jamming equipment and fighter jets in an increasingly aggressive move that threatens all nations operating nearby, a top U.S. military commander said Sunday.U.S. Indo-Pacific commander Adm.

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Russia-Ukraine conflict: Concerns grow about an attack on Kyiv from Belarus

Ukraine is warning that there is a high-risk Russia will launch an attack on Kyiv from neighbouring Belarus. Mercedes Stephenson reports.

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Ukraine will not surrender Mariupol despite warnings of humanitarian ‘catastrophe’

Ukraine on early Monday rejected Russian calls to surrender the port city of Mariupol, where residents are besieged with little food, water and power and fierce fighting shows little sign of easing.“There can be no question of any surrender, laying down of arms,” the Ukrainska Pravda news portal cited Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk as saying early on Monday.“We have already informed the Russian side about this.”Russia earlier called on Ukrainian forces in Mariupol to lay down their arms, saying a “terrible humanitarian catastrophe” was unfolding. Ukrainian civilians prepare to fight as Russian troops close in on Odesa It said defenders who did so were guaranteed safe passage out of the city and humanitarian corridors would be opened from 1000 Moscow time (0700 GMT) on Monday.Mariupol has suffered some of the heaviest bombardments since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb.

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Biden presses China’s Xi on support of Russia in Ukraine war

U.S. President Joe Biden spoke for nearly two hours with Chinese President Xi Jinping in a call on Friday in an effort to warn China not to support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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Russia’s attacks on Ukrainian civilians grow increasingly aimless

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine stalls, its attacks grow increasingly indiscriminate. The largest civilian target, so far, has been an art school in Mariupol, where officials say 400 people were taking shelter. Jeff Semple reports from Odesa.

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Revamped B.C. camping reservation website launches Monday

There are high hopes the new provincial site will live up to the promises when it launches on Monday, and not crash along with the dashed hopes of the past. Kamil Karamali reports.

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COVID-19 mask mandate lifts in Ontario for most settings

COVID-19 mask mandate has lifted for most settings in the province.As of Monday, individuals are no longer required by the province to wear a mask, except for in certain settings including public transit, long-term care and retirement homes, congregate care and living facilities, homes for individuals with developmental disabilities, other health-care settings, shelters, and jails.Masking requirements have also been lifted in schools, as has cohorting.

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‘Open for tourism again’: Canada eyes recovery as COVID-19 travel rules ease

COVID-19 restrictions at its borders, travel experts are seeing a surge in demand for international trips, but summer bookings for Europe are modest amid concerns about the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.Starting April 1, fully vaccinated travellers will not be required to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test upon entering Canada. The federal government had already eliminated the pre-arrival PCR test requirement last month, allowing travellers to show a rapid antigen test instead.

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Hypersonic weapons race: How the U.S. and Russia are pushing ahead

Russia in developing hypersonic weapons, the U.S. Navy is rushing to field its first, with installation on a warship starting as soon as late next year.The United States is in a race with Russia and China to develop these weapons, which travel at speeds akin to ballistic missiles but are difficult to shoot down because of their maneuverability.The Russian military says it already deployed hypersonic missiles, claiming on both Saturday and Sunday to have deployed them against targets in Ukraine marking the weapon’s first use in combat.

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Thousands line Toronto streets to enjoy 1st St. Paddy’s Day parade since 2019

Downtown Toronto was filled with Irish music Sunday as revellers came to celebrate what Toronto’s Mayor is calling St. Patrick’s Day 2. The parade marking the first large scale event the city has seen since 2019. Frazer Snowdon has more.

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Russia claims 1st use of hypersonic missiles in Ukraine

Russia is slowly advancing on multiple fronts of its Ukraine invasion. Now, since the first time since the invasion, Russian-fired hypersonic missiles have killed dozens of soldiers and destroyed a military ammunitions warehouse in Mykolaiv, Ukraine.

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COVID-19: Should mask mandates continue in Canada?

After living through pandemic lockdowns and restrictions for two years, many Canadians can’t wait to remove their masks and return to pre-pandemic life.

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Italian region offers couples nearly $3K to host their wedding

With the world slowly reopening weddings and travel are back on the table. And for some would-be couples, that could also mean destination weddings.

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Counter protesters turn out to voice opposition to ongoing anti-mandate rallies

Beltline residents and business owners gathered Saturday afternoon to voice their opposition to the ongoing anti-mandate rallies. Carolyn Kury de Castillo reports.

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Newborn Canadian baby boy rescued from Kyiv amid Russian attacks

Russian attacks, a Canadian newborn baby has been rescued from the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and safely united with his parents.Aari, who is only eight days old, was recovered from a clinic by team members of a U.S. non-profit rescue organization on Friday and transported to meet his parents in a Ukrainian city near the Polish border.Aari was birthed by a Ukrainian surrogate in Kyiv to Canadian parents.

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Ontario COVID-19 numbers: 551 people in hospital, 182 in ICU

COVID-19 in Ontario hospitals, according to new data released by the province on Sunday.The new numbers also said 182 people with COVID-19 were receiving treatment in an intensive care unit (ICU) in Ontario.

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Farmers concerned as CP rail trains could grind to a halt due to labour impasse

CP Rail trains could stop rolling across the country early Sunday morning and that would be yet another blow to farmers in Canada’s western provinces. About 3,000 rail workers have served notice that they plan to go out on strike, hours after the railways said it was prepared to lock them out.

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Growing recognition for Mi’kmaq role in origins of hockey

It may be Canada’s favourite sport, but a form of hockey was being played here long before Canada existed. Ross Lord tells us about the growing recognition for the Mi’kmaq peoples’ role in the origins of the game.

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Toronto to hold 24 pop-up COVID-19 vaccine clinics in new spring campaign

COVID-19 vaccination clinics around the city through its new ‘Vax and Spring’ campaign.In a press release issued Sunday, the city said the campaign is part of the city’s “continued equity-focused, hyper-local mobile strategy to make COVID-19 vaccines as accessible and convenient as possible” to help “bring COVID-19 vaccine clinics to many locations across Toronto.”The city said 24 pop-up vaccine clinics will be held in 22 locations over seven days, beginning on March 20. Ontario COVID-19 numbers: Province reports 613 people in hospital, 185 in ICU The locations include:• St. Patrick’s Parade clinic at Yonge-Dundas Square, 1 Dundas Street East.

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CP Rail workers walk off the job amid fears strike could further impact supply chains

CP Rail trains have ground to a halt across the country after thousands of workers walked off the job early Sunday morning.The strike involving nearly 3,000 engineers, conductors and other train employees took effect at 1 a.m. ET, after both the company and the workers’ union dug in their heels over a long-simmering contract dispute.The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference issued a release just before midnight saying a lockout was being initiated by management at the Calgary-based railway.The union then issued a subsequent release which said that in addition to the lockout, Teamsters Canada Rail Conference members were also on strike at CP throughout the country with picketing underway at various Canadian Pacific locations.The two sides are at odds over 26 outstanding issues, including wages, benefits and pensions.

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Russian forces strike Lviv’s airport, spiking fears in western Ukraine

Despite seen as Ukraine’s safe haven, fears are rising in Lviv after the city’s Danylo Halytskyi International Airport was hit with Russian missiles. Mercedes Stephenson reports on the damage, and what the attack signifies.

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Russia is claiming its first use of hypersonic missiles in Ukraine as it continues its invasion of the Eastern European nation. Plus, food supplies are shrinking in Ukrainian cities as they’re at risk of siege.

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Group of Canadian doctors, nurses working to provide care to Ukrainian refugees at Polish border

A group of Canadian doctors, nurses and translators are working to provide medical care to Ukrainian refugees who have fled their homes amid the violence with Russia.

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West shifting from sanctions to Ukrainian military aid as war intensifies: experts

Ukraine becomes increasingly brutal, with Russian attacks killing and displacing civilians, experts say the international community is shifting its focus from sanctions to helping the Ukrainian military.That’s partly because the few remaining options that could have a significant impact on Russia’s economy — namely, a European ban on Russian oil and gas — are not feasible in the short term. It’s also becoming clearer that the sanctions, while devastating, are not swaying Russian President Vladimir Putin.“It’s not hurting (Russia) enough to make them stop,” said James Brander, a professor in international business and public policy at the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business.“It’s hard to get to that level, whereas what’s really hurting the Russians right now is on the ground in Ukraine, where they’re running into a lot of military trouble.

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Edmonton weather forecast: Friday, March 18, 2022

Here’s meteorologist Jesse Beyer’s Friday, March 18, 2022 evening weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.

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Zelenskyy warns Russia of ‘huge’ losses in Ukraine without peace deal: ‘It’s time to talk’

In a video posted to social media on Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Moscow that continuing the invasion would bring about “huge” losses for Russia that would last “generations.” He added: “It’s time to meet, time to talk.”

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Talking to an astronomer on the James Webb Telescope team

In the latest episode of The Training Ground, Global News Weekend’s Mike Arsenault speaks with astronomer Marcin Sawicki about studying the universe and what skills are required to peer deep into the cosmos.

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Ontario’s lifting of mask mandates Monday leaves some with tough choice

Canada’s top doctors still recommend wearing a mask — even as provinces ditch mandates It’s a precarious position to be in for business owners as some may not quite be ready to take masks off. Jennifer Jones, the co-owner of Seagull Classics, says it may be too soon for some customers.“I am a little worried about it,” she says, as her parents were walking around the store. The business has been a staple in the beaches in Toronto for the past 34 years.

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COVID-19: Ontario to lift most mask mandates

As we get ready for the mask mandates to be lifted, not everyone is ready to take them off. Some experts also question if the move is being made too fast for Ontario to lift mask mandates. Frazer Snowdon has more.

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Canada is eyeing a defence spending boost. Here’s where experts say extra cash should go

Russia‘s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine could ease the way for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Defence Minister Anita Anand to boost defence spending in the upcoming federal budget, say experts.And while it’s unclear right now what that might look like, defence analysts said targeting recruits with more advanced skills and modernizing equipment like submarines should be among the areas up for more funding.“I absolutely think it makes it easier to say yes,” said Steve Saideman, who holds the Paterson Chair in International Affairs at Carleton University and is director of the Canadian Defence and Security Network.“This full-out war certainly moves the needle quite a bit.

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Ontario COVID-19 numbers: Province reports 613 people in hospital, 185 in ICU

Ontario hospital with COVID-19 as the province continues efforts to control the spread of the virus.That’s according to new data, released by the provincial government on Saturday. Studies show mask mandates ‘consistently’ reduce COVID transmission, Ontario science table says The data also said 185 people in Ontario were being treated for COVID-19 in an intensive care unit (ICU).Both the number of people in hospital and ICU dropped on Saturday compared to numbers reported a day earlier.On Friday, the province reported 615 people in hospital with 193 in intensive care.

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Toddler gives Kate Middleton flowers, asks for them back at St. Patrick’s Day parade

Prince William and Kate Middleton attended a St. Patrick’s Day parade on Thursday, where the 20-month-old daughter of one of the Irish Guards gave her flowers – and later asked for them back. The Duchess of Cambridge obliged, with a big smile.

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Canadian home prices soar to new heights, averaging $800K

The latest data from the Canadian Real Estate Association suggests record-breaking home prices for 2022. Managing editor at ‘Storeys’ Penelope Graham breaks down the report and looks at the reasons behind the housing boom.

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As Ukrainians fleeing war quickly enter U.S., Russians blocked at Mexican border

About three dozen would-be asylum seekers from Russia found themselves blocked from entering the U.S. on Friday while a group of Ukrainians flashed passports and were escorted across the border.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
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