TIFF returns with in-person experience in September

LOS ANGELES - Attorneys who represent the family of Monique Muñoz, who was killed when a teen ran a red light driving a Lamborghini SUV in West Los Angeles, announced Wednesday that an $18.85 million settlement was reached in the case."Today is a significant milestone because the Munoz family can finally get some closure for this horrific tragedy," said lead attorney Daniel Ghyczy after the settlement was reached Wednesday. "The family faced numerous hurdles from both private insurance companies and the LA District Attorney’s office, and experienced the harsh realities of racism and bias against those from underserved communities. The family pleaded for the District Attorney to investigate this case and met with the office dozens of times to advocate for their family.

ELIOT, Maine - A six-year-old girl from Eliot, Maine, said she was able to save her unconscious dad after unlocking his cellphone and using Google to search for the police’s number. Macie Semrau told Boston 25 News she heard her father screaming for help in the basement. Her father was able to give his daughter the passcode to his cellphone."I remember giving her my passcode, as I was in and out of consciousness," Kyle Semrau told the outlet.

Kevin Stitt, governor of Oklahoma, speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, Texas, U.S. in 2021.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR) has found the Minneapolis Police Department and City of Minneapolis engaged in a pattern of racist discrimination, violating state civil rights law. "The lack of collective and sustained action among city and MPD leaders has, in effect, allowed this organizational culture to fester within MPD and resulted in unlawful policing practices that undermine public safety," the report says, adding: "Without fundamental organizational culture changes, reforming MPD’s policies, procedures, and trainings will be meaningless."Minnesota Department of Human Rights Commissioner Rebecca Lucero presents the department's findings, released on Wednesday, April 27.

Thames Valley Family Health Team (TVFHT) say the rapid molecular COVID-19 testing centre in west London, Ont., will close permanently on Friday.The testing centre opened inside the Springbank Medical Centre at 460 Springbank Dr. in early January and gave eligible Londoners a new option to receive a rapid COVID-19 test.The testing centre’s permanent closure is tied to “low testing volumes and the increase in access to Rapid Antigen Testing in the community,” according to a release from TVFHT shared on Wednesday.

COVID-19, New Brunswick health authorities are continuing to deal with critical staffing shortages, especially among nurses.Brenda Kinney, Horizon Health Network vice president and chief nursing officer, said the system is challenged.“We’re very challenged at the moment,” she said in an interview on Wednesday. “I would say it’s based on a number of factors.” By 2043, Atlantic provinces will have highest proportion of seniors over 85: census She said with the number of lingering vacancies plus the number of people out sick from COVID-19 and other infections circulating in the province – staff are stretched thin.“We do have a fair number of staff that are out,” she said.

COVID-19 briefing Wednesday afternoon.That briefing will be live streamed in this story at 3:30 p.m.It comes a week after Health Minister Jason Copping acknowledged that hospitalizations have been increasing since the lifting of wider public health measures including mask mandates and gathering restrictions.Copping said COVID-19 hospital admissions ticked up about three per cent that week, but pointed out there were fewer people in ICUs with the virus than the previous week. COVID-19 outbreaks hit long-term care facilities in Calgary as 4th dose campaign underway The ongoing pandemic also appears to have hit long-term care facilities lately.

A trio of new observational studies from Europe describes long COVID prevalence in Luxembourg, the effect of initial infection severity on risk in Sweden, and an occupational therapy program to ease symptoms in Ireland. The research was presented at the annual congress of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) in Portugal, which ended yesterday.

U.S. President Donald Trump, center, speaks while Steve Mnuchin, U.S.

Central campus scene at the University of Idaho. (Photo by: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) BOISE, Idaho - A group of Christian students is suing the University of Idaho after claiming they were censored for expressing their religious beliefs on gay marriage.Peter Perlot, Mark Miller and Ryan Alexander filed the suit in the U.S.

Illiana "Lily" Peters CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (FOX 9) - The State of Wisconsin has requested a $1 million bond for the 14-year-old boy accused of killing 10-year-old Lily Peters.In a hearing Wednesday afternoon, the state alleges the suspect left the home the two were at together with Peters with the intent to rape and kill her. The suspect, who appeared in court via video, was charged with three counts today, including first-degree murder.

DETROIT (FOX 2) - An 81-year-old man was shot by someone he almost hit with his vehicle early Wednesday, Detroit police said.Police said the man was turning onto Asbury from westbound Keeler around 6 a.m. when he almost hit two pedestrians.

Coronavirus infection rates are continuing to drop across all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester and, in the last recorded week, have fallen by almost a third. Currently, Stockport continues to have the highest coronavirus infection rate in the region and is the only borough with a rate higher than the national average.

Following the reappearance of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC's) Equateur Province, the country today launched an rVSV-EBOV vaccine campaign, tapping an initial shipment of 200 doses, the World Health Organization (WHO) African regional office said today.The campaign will use a "ring vaccination" strategy, targeting contact

LOS ANGELES - On Wednesday and during Sexual Assault Awareness Month, advocates will honor survivors of sexual violence through a movement called Denim Day.April 27, 2022 marks the 24th celebration of Denim Day in the United States, but what is Denim Day, how did the initiative start, and what does it have to do with jeans?Denim Day is a campaign on a Wednesday in April in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month.According to DenimDayInfo.org, the campaign began after a ruling in 1992 by the Italian Supreme Court, where a rape conviction was overturned because the justices felt that since the 18-year-old victim was wearing tight jeans she must have helped the person who raped her remove her jeans, thereby implying consent. RELATED: Lyft safety report: More than 4,100 sexual assault claims filed over 3-year spanThe victim was raped by her 45-year-old driving instructor who was taking her to her first driving lesson. He took her to an isolated road, pulled her out of the car, removed her jeans and raped her.Jeans displayed in store (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) At the time, the female reported the rape, and the man was arrested, convicted of rape and sentenced to jail.

Mental health wasn’t always a priority for Prince Harry.

A forensic psychologist testified Tuesday that actor Amber Heard suffers from borderline personality disorder and histrionic personality disorder, as the civil lawsuit between her and ex-husband Johnny Depp continues to wallow in the couple’s personal issues.

PINE VALLEY - OCTOBER 1996: General view taken during a Pine Valley Golf Club photo shoot held in October 1996 at the Pine Valley Golf Club, in New Jersey. (David Cannon/Getty Images)PINE VALLEY, N.J. - Acting Attorney General Matthew J.

Erin Currier stands in front of her art.  (Alex De Core)SANTA FE, N.M. - Erin Currier is not the pope and doesn’t work for the Vatican, but through her artistry, she canonizes everyday people, bringing out their inner saint. The 47-year-old Sante Fe painter has gained notoriety for her angelic portraits of people from all walks of life, whom she met while traveling the world. Her art depicts janitors, maids, shoe shiners, musicians and community activists all with halos to symbolize their humanity. She features her paintings on her website and Instagram pages.

Bolo Program launched a new “top 25” campaign, officials say.On Tuesday, the Bolo Program announced a top 25 list of “Canada’s most wanted” individuals, including several who are sought by the Toronto Police Service.Of the 25 individuals on the list, 12 were listed as being wanted by the Toronto Police Service, including Abilaziz Mohamed, who was listed as the most wanted person. Bolo Program announces list of ‘Canada’s most wanted,’ including several sought by Toronto police Bolo, which stands for “be on the lookout,” is a program that amplifies wanted notices.An “unprecedented” reward of up to $250,000 was being offered for information leading to Mohamed’s arrest.In a news release issued Wednesday morning, Toronto police said anonymous information was received Tuesday evening about Mohamed’s location.“Yesterday, Abilaziz Mohamed was Bolo’s number one wanted suspect.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, White House Chief Medical Advisor and Director of the NIAID, responds to questions at hearing on Capitol Hill. (Greg Nash-Pool/Getty Images) WASHINGTON - White House medical adviser and infectious disease expert Dr.

₹602 crore ECRP (Emergency Response & Health System Preparedness) fund provided by the central government, 75 percent has been utilised, Khattar said.

PM Modi's Covid-19 review meeting earlier in the day.

The Washington Post, however, Fauci seemed to clarify his earlier remarks, saying that unlike the “full-blown explosive pandemic phase" during the brutal winter omicron surge, he was describing what appears to be a period of transition toward the coronavirus becoming an endemic disease.

The latest census data from 2021 shows for the first time since the end of the baby boom, the boomer generation in Canada makes up less than a quarter of the country’s population.

INSACOG conducts genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 across the country through sequencing of samples from Sentinel sites and International passengers arriving in India.

A Duke University study shows that, amid COVID-19, US healthcare workers (HCWs) had similar rates of potential moral injury (PMI)—a type of trauma-induced wound to the psyche—as military combat veterans.

PHILADELPHIA - At least one person is in the hospital in critical condition after a car hit a tree in West Philadelphia, authorities say. The incident happened at N 48th Street and Lancaster Avenue, according to investigators. Police are still working to determine what caused the crash. A car is totaled and one person is in critical condition after it crashed into a tree in West Philadelphia, police say.  No further details have been released. ___MORE LOCAL HEADLINES___DOWNLOAD: FOX 29 NEWS APP | FOX 29 WEATHER AUTHORITY APPSUBSCRIBE: Good Day Digest Newsletter | FOX 29 Philly on YouTubeAdvertisementFOLLOW: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

After five hard weeks in which Kyiv become a city of checkpoints, empty streets and Russian attacks, there are signs the Ukrainian capital is coming back to life.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa used minimum force to disperse the protest that took place at Pengiriwatte Road, Mirihana on Thursday (31) night.He said the protestors caused serious damage to public and private property, until the early hours of Friday (1).The Minister said that after the President ordered the use of minimum force the crowds dispersed within half an hour., adding that the President was very patient on the matter.Sri Lanka Police fired tear gas and water cannons to control the protests that took place on the road leading to the President’s Mirihana residence on Thursday (31) night, where people voiced their anger over a mismanaged economy.The people of Sri Lanka have a right to protest, said Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga on Friday (1) adding that the right is to protest for the betterment of the country not to lead the country into a state of anarchy.There are some things that are beyond the government’s control, and incidents that were witnessed on Thursday (31) would lead to a state of anarchy, he said.

Rohan Campbell and Alexander Elliot, stars of the “Hardy Boys” television series, preview what’s set to come for the detective brothers in Season 2.

SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA - MARCH 30: Kellyn Acosta #23 of the United States during a FIFA World Cup qualifier game between Costa Rica and USMNT at Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica on March 30, 2022 in San Jose, Costa Rica. (Photo by Brad Smith/ISI Photos/G SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) - The United States men are returning to the World Cup after the trauma of missing the 2018 tournament, clinching a berth for this year’s championship in Qatar on Wednesday despite a 2-0 loss to Costa Rica on the final night of qualifying.Juan Pablo Vargas got behind Walker Zimmerman and headed Brandon Aguilera’s corner kick past goalkeeper Zack Steffen in the 51st minute, and Anthony Contreras knocked in a cross off a scramble in the 59th after Steffen couldn’t hold onto a free kick.A sellout crowd of about 35,000 in National Stadium came to life, but the Americans’ 5-1 rout of Panama at home last weekend gave them a huge goal-difference margin over Costa Rica.

NJ State Police are investigating a crash that left 1 dead on Wednesday morning, authorities say.  SOUTHAMPTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. - At least one person has died after two vehicles were involved in a crash in Southampton Township on Wednesday morning. According to police, the crash happened just before 8 a.m.

RMZ Nexity is an example of health and safety, with equal weighting given to all aspects of health.

Returning to work either in a hybrid format or full time may also bring some benefits for employees. Lisa Belanger, the CEO of Conscious Works tells us some of these benefits and how we can make the most out of them.

A U.S. Marine Corps carry team carries the transfer case containing the remains of Marine Gunnery Sgt. James W.

BEST PICTURE“Belfast”“CODA” *WINNER“Don’t Look Up”“Drive My Car”“Dune”“King Richard”“Licorice Pizza”“Nightmare Alley”“The Power of the Dog”“West Side Story”ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLEJessie Buckley, “The Lost Daughter”Ariana DeBose, “West Side Story” *WINNERJudi Dench, “Belfast”Kirsten Dunst, “The Power of the Dog”Aunjanue Ellis, “King Richard”ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLECiaran Hinds, “Belfast”Troy Kotsur, “CODA” *WINNERJesse Plemons, “The Power of the Dog”J.K. Simmons, “Being the Ricardos”Kodi Smit-McPhee, “The Power of the Dog”INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM“Drive My Car” *WINNER“Flee”“The Hand of God”“Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom”“The Worst Person in the World”DOCUMENTARY (SHORT)“Audible”“Lead Me Home”“The Queen of Basketball” *WINNER“Three Songs for Benazir”“When We Were Bullies”DOCUMENTARY FEATURE“Ascension”“Attica”“Flee”“Summer of Soul” *WINNER“Writing with Fire”ORIGINAL SONG“King Richard”“Encanto”“Belfast”“No Time to Die” *WINNER“Four Good Days”ANIMATED FEATURE FILM“Encanto” *WINNER“Flee”“Luca”“The Mitchells vs.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - A Washington state man who acknowledged organizing a rim-to-rim hike at Grand Canyon National Park for 139 people when the size of such groups is limited pleaded guilty Friday to a misdemeanor charge connected to the October 2020 trip.Joseph Don Mount admitted violating the park’s rule limiting group size and was sentenced to two years of probation.

As COVID-19 restrictions lift, and people return to work, there’s some good news from Statistics Canada. The latest labour report finds the job market has bounced back to pre-pandemic levels.

After a two-year absence, the model train show returns to the Western Development Museum.

Covid-19 variants will arise that are more dangerous than the current versions.

ANOKA, Minn. (FOX 9) - A show of overwhelming compassion from the victim’s family is giving a deadly hit-and-run driver the chance to avoid prison for now.

IPL 2022: 10 points to note

TUCSON, Ariz. - The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Tempe Police and the Arizona Attorney General's office announced on March 22 two Arizona men are headed to prison after being found with hundreds of pounds of meth, more than two dozen pounds of cocaine and more than 20 pounds of heroin, about a year and a half ago.On Sept. 20, 2020, police executed a search warrant at a home after a months-long investigation, and that's where the DEA says the drugs were found.Diego Bernal-Robles, 29, and Cipriano Arturo Rojas-Armenta, 44, were living at a Tucson home when police found 230 pounds of meth, 25 pounds of cocaine, and 25 pounds of heroin, along with equipment and chemicals used to manufacture meth.The estimated street value of these drugs: $1,311,000.Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced the two were convicted for being involved in a drug trafficking organization, the DEA said.Bernal-Robles plead guilty to possession of a dangerous drug for sale, and manufacture of a dangerous drug.

This Morning fans were delighted today to once again be greeted by much-loved host Holly Willoughby.The popular ITV presenter, 41, was forced to miss almost two weeks on the show after she tested positive for Covid-19 and had to stay at home to prevent the spread of infection to her co-stars. Holly returned to the show this morning alongside friend and overjoyed co-host Phillip Schofield and she waved an excited "Hi!" to her beloved viewers. "Do you know? It's so nice to be back," she told Phil.

Holly Willoughby has returned to This Morning after testing positive for coronavirus.The 41-year-old presenter was back on our screens on Wednesday morning (March 23) alongside Phillip Schofield.Fans were delighted to see Holly on the famous blue sofa after she was forced to take some time off from the ITV daytime show.Taking to Twitter, one fan penned: "#ThisMorning so glad holly back she's been missed."Another added: "#ThisMorning Holly's back finally! so so happy xx"A third person posted: "Yay Holly is back."While a fourth social media user said: "So happy to see Holly."The mother of three informed viewers that she had "48 hours of felling rubbish" but has "felt fine" ever since.She explained that she had to wait her lateral flow test to negative and she described waiting for the single line as the "worst advent calendar in the world."Phillip confirmed that Holly would be coming back earlier this week.Alison Hammond and Jose Gibson both filled in for Holly over the past week.At the start of Tuesday's show (March 22), Phillip told viewers: "Alison is obviously here today, we’re pleased to say that she’s negative and she’ll be back tomorrow.”Upon hearing the news, Alison began dancing along to Celebrate Good Times by Kool & The Gang, which made Phillip laugh even more.The television personality joked that she was expecting “confetti and the works” before she addressed Holly and told her that she’s “so glad she’s coming back”.Holly has taken some time off from her usual presenting gigs on This Morning and Dancing On Ice since she tested positive for Covid-19.She has shared updates on Instagram and recently posted a selfie from her back garden, soaking up the sun as it’s “what the doctor ordered”.The news means Holly