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‘Can you help us’: Family that died during hike sent final, desperate text

died of heat exhaustion during a gruelling summer hike in Northern California last summer tried to send desperate calls and texts for help, but their attempts at communication failed because of poor cellphone service.Jonathan Gerrish, his wife Ellen Chung, their one-year-old daughter, Aurelia “Miju” Chung-Gerrish, and their dog, Oski, were found dead Aug. 17 on a hiking trail near the Merced River, after temperatures spiked at 43 C.

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‘Freedom convoy’ organizer Chris Barber to be released on bail

Chris Barber, one of the principal organizers of the so-called “freedom convoy,” is being released on bail on the conditions that he imminently leaves Ottawa and no longer supports the downtown blockades.Barber was released from police custody after a court hearing in Ottawa late Friday afternoon.His bail bond is set at $100,000, with his wife set as a surety. He is instructed to leave the city within 24 hours and the province of Ontario within five days.He must also, under the order of Justice Julie Bourgeois, no longer directly or indirectly support the ongoing blockades in downtown Ottawa, which police launched operations to clear earlier in the day on Friday.

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Wet’suwet’en Nation condemns northern B.C. pipeline attack as new images released

Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chief told Global News on Friday the nation is “disheartened” to see what happened at the Coastal GasLink worksite this week.“We certainly don’t, as a Wet’suwet’en people, condone this type of action,” said Chief Wihaliy’te, who is also known as Theresa Tait-Day.RCMP in northern British Columbia said a “violent confrontation” between unknown attackers and Coastal GasLink pipeline workers happened early Thursday.Houston RCMP said security officials with the company reported “acts of violence” by masked attackers at their worksite by the Marten Forest Service Road early Thursday morning.“They were dressed in camouflage-type outer winter wear, their faces were disguised, they had masks over their face and they started using extreme violence against the workers,” Chief Supt.

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Baby formula recall: What to look out for if your child consumed the recalled products

PHILADELPHIA - Many local parents, already struggling to find powdered formula on store shelves, are even more concerned after the Food and Drug Administration recalled three brands. RELATED: Baby formula recall 2022: Some Similac, Alimentum and EleCare products tied to illnessSimilac, Alimentum and EleCare are being pulled off the shelves because of dangerous bacteria, including salmonella and Cronobacter sakazakiim. FOX 29's Eddie Kadhim spoke to numerous parents who are very concerned after finding the recalled products in their pantries. Matthew Smale is worried about finding formula for his six-month-old going forward. He showed FOX 29 one of the six recalled formula cans his family has been using. It didn't take long for the impact to hit his home. "Watery diapers and she started throwing up this morning," Smale said.

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Man expected to survive after being shot 6 times in South Philadelphia, police say

PHILADELPHIA - A young man is expected to survive after being shot multiple times Friday night in South Philadelphia, according to police. Investigators said the 19-year-old victim was shot six times on the 2700 block of South Marshall Street around 9 p.m. He was driven to Methodist Hospital with gunshot wounds to the hip, back, arms and legs, police said.The victim was placed in stable condition at the hospital. No arrests were reported immediately following the shooting. 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

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YMCA event gives Philadelphia youth an outlet for expressing grief, fears caused by gun violence

PHILADELPHIA - With all the violence happening in the City of Philadelphia, many children and teens are looking for an outlet. Living in a city plagued by gun violence means carrying around the weight of grief associated with it, but community groups have pledged to help them every step of the way. One local 10-year-old said her father taught her what to do when she hears gunshots. "When I hear that pop pop pop he said don't look around.

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Family searching for answers from SEPTA after 67-year-old woman fatally struck by trolley in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA - A Delaware County family is in shock after their family matriarch was struck and killed by a SEPTA trolley on Friday morning. Darien Houser was 2,800 miles away in Washington state when he got the tragic news that his mother, 67-year-old Glendora Moody, was killed. Moody, who raised five kids and was known as "Peaches," was known for her love of family and her dedication to social work. "It's just hard losing your mother," he said. "Your only mother.

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India reports 22,270 fresh Covid-19 cases, 325 deaths in last 24 hours

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Pandemic look-ahead: What might be in store for B.C. in the fall of 2022?

With B.C.’s pandemic picture looking more optimistic for the spring and summer, Keith Baldrey has the details on what Dr. Bonnie Henry says might be ahead for the fall.

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US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says he and his family tested Covid-19 positive

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Trucker Protests: Over 100 arrested by Ottawa police in bid to end convoy blockade

Police are in the midst of an operation to clear out the so-called “Freedom Convoy” that has been encamped for 22 days in the nation’s capital, with more than 100 individuals arrested on Friday.

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Nicki Minaj Says Philadelphia Health Department Is Reposting Her COVID-19 Vaccine Tweets For 'Engagement'

Nicki Minaj is called out the Philadelphia Health Department in a pair of new tweets on social media.

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Disruptive protests leave mixed results for shifting views on COVID mandates

With honking trucks, disruptive occupations, and border blockades, protesters spent weeks pushing back against Canada’s COVID-19 restrictions.

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More than 2.1 million boosters given nationally; 1,901 community cases; 76 in hospital

More than 2.1 million booster shots have now been given nationally, with over 25,000 administered on Friday.

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Police move in on Ottawa convoy protest

Police in Ottawa have begun the task of ending a protest that began just over three weeks ago. Officers are methodically moving in on demonstrators and trucks, making arrests and towing vehicles.

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8 more deaths in Alberta linked to COVID-19; Hinshaw reminds people health rules still in effect

COVID-19 in Alberta rose to 3,830 on Friday, up eight from the day before.Alberta Health posted the province’s latest pandemic-related numbers to its website Friday afternoon. The number of patients with COVID-19 in Alberta hospitals increased ever so slightly on Friday, up by three from a day earlier for a total of 1,494 people.

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Man shot twice in the head Friday night in West Philadelphia, police say

PHILADELPHIA - Police say a man is fighting for his life after being shot multiple times Friday night in West Philadelphia. Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department were called to the area of 54th and Vine streets just before 5:30 p.m.

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NASCAR: Jusan Hamilton becomes 1st Black Daytona 500 race director

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Jusan Hamilton fell hard for fast cars, dreaming as a kid of a NASCAR career as he drove at dirt tracks in New York. He contended for wins, kept pace with top drivers as he bounced from series to series and trusted his talent enough to know that he could succeed as a professional driver.What Hamilton didn’t see as his family traversed around tracks were other kids that looked like him.

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Police action, arrests continue at Ottawa convoy protest

Police officers have started to make arrests in the capital as the trucker convoy marks its third week in Ottawa. Kyle Benning has more on the standoff between police and protesters and the latest from the liberal government.

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NPHET recommends end to PCR testing for most under-55s

The Taoiseach has said that the Government will be accepting all advice from the National Public Health Emergency Team to lift almost all remaining Covid-19 measures from 28 February.

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Trucker protests: Ottawa police arrest 70 in push to end convoy blockade, says interim chief Steve Bell

During a news conference Friday, Ottawa Interim Police Chief Steve Bell said that as of 3 p.m. ET local time, 70 people were arrested as authorities work to clear the city of trucker protesters who have occupied the area for three weeks.

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Residents still feel impact of massive Kingsessing water main break a week later

PHILADELPHIA - Residents in Philadelphia's Kingsessing neighborhood are still feeling the impacts of a massive water main break a week after millions of gallons flooded city streets. According to officials, a 48-inch water pipe buried underneath the intersection of 56th Street and Springfield Avenue for more than a century burst forth around 6 a.m. on Feb.

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Pennsylvania's only Black-owned winery working to unite the world one glass at a time

ELKINS PARK, Pa. - Frank Mitchell, the owner and founder of Mitchell and Mitchell Wines, is on a mission to promote inclusivity and unity in the industry. Friday is National Drink Wine Day and many across the country use it as an opportunity to dabble in new flavors for their pallette. RELATED: National Drink Wine Day: Wine by the numbersFor Mitchell, his business is the only Black-owned winery in the area and just one of the 47 operating in the country. "I want to change the concept that wine is a white man's game," he said. His business started with dinner parties.

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Former Upper Darby elementary school principal arrested on child sex assault charges, police say

UPPER DARBY, Pa. - A former elementary school principal in Upper Darby has been arrested on child sexual assault charges, according to the Delaware County District Attorney.Police say 39-year-old Jonathan Wisneski of Springfield, Pennsylvania, was arraigned on Thursday afternoon. Bail was set at $150,000.He faces charges of intercourse/sexual contact with a student, indecent assault on a person under the age of 13, corruption of minors and endangering the welfare of children, according to the criminal complaint obtained by FOX 29.Wisneski has not worked for the Upper Darby School District since 2018 and he currently works at Devereaux Cares School in Downington, according to police.Authorities say there were allegations against him when he was principal in 2018 and those claims were investigated by law enforcement and the district attorney's office.

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Toronto police maintaining strong presence in downtown core

There’s been an increased police presence over the last couple of weeks downtown, amid protests over pandemic restrictions and mandates. Shallima Maharaj reports.

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Public health department dissed Nicki Minaj over infamous impotency tweet

Nicki Minaj this week over her infamous tweet last year connecting the COVID-19 vaccine to impotency. On Feb. 16, the "Moment 4 Life" singer cryptically tweeted, "Nothing like watching someone speak confidently about something they know nothing about."Nicki didn't explain what her message was pertaining to, but the Philadelphia Public Health Department saw her tweet as an opportunity to pounce and throw one of her old messages back in her face. Back in September 2021, Nicki caused quite the stir over her position on the COVID-19 vaccine, and it had to do with, among other things, her cousin's friend's testicles and a canceled wedding. "My cousin in Trinidad won't get the vaccine cuz his friend got it & became impotent," she wrote.

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Police making arrests at Ottawa protests

Ottawa Police have begun making arrests at the site of protests near Parliament Hill.

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Kim Kardashian Shares North’s ‘Emo’ Artwork From When She Had Covid: I Love Seeing Her ‘Moods’ In Her Art

Kim Kardashian showed off her minimalist, beige-and-cream-colored home in a recent video for Vogue magazine, and she gave fans a special treat in the process: daughter North‘s adorable and creatively sound paintings and sketches.

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Kanye 'Ye' West objects to Kim Kardashian's bid for expedited divorce declaration

PARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 01: Kim Kardashian West and husband Kanye West leave K.West's Sunday Service At Theatre Des Bouffes Du Nord - Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2020/2021 on March 01, 2020 in Paris, France. (Photo by Marc Piasecki/WireIm LOS ANGELES - The growing divorce drama between Kim Kardashian and Ye -- the rapper formerly known as Kanye West -- took another legal turn this week, with Ye filing court papers objecting to the fashion and reality TV mogul's request to have their split finalized by a judge.In a 40-page document filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, Ye's attorneys make a series of technical objections to Kardashian's bid to have the pair declared legally single as early as next month, even before details on dividing property and determining custody of their children are finalized.RELATED: Kim Kardashian files for divorce from Kanye WestThe attorneys argue that several issues need to be resolved before the pair can be declared officially divorced, such as protection of joint trusts or financial accounts, even though the pair did sign a prenuptial agreement."This is not an extravagant request," according to Ye's court documents.

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Pennsylvania man accused of torturing employee in Iraq

HARRISBURG - A Pennsylvania man is accused of torturing an employee in Iraq after the worker raised concerns about a project to produce weapons parts in that country, federal prosecutors said.Under a superseding indictment returned Tuesday, federal authorities accused Ross Roggio, 53, of Stroudsburg, with suffocating the victim with a belt, threatening to cut off one of the victim's fingers and directing Kurdish soldiers to inflict pain and suffering on the victim.Roggio and the Roggio Consulting Company were previously charged in 2018 with illegally exporting firearms parts and tools from the United States to Iraq as part of a weapons project in Kurdistan.

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Russia behind cyberattacks on Ukraine's defense ministry, major banks, White House says

WASHINGTON - The White House blamed Russia on Friday for recent cyberattacks targeting Ukraine's defense ministry and major banks.The announcement from Anne Neuberger, the White House's chief cyber official, was the most pointed attribution of responsibility for cyberattacks that unfolded as tensions escalate between Russia and Ukraine.The attacks this week, which knocked two major banks and government websites offline, were of "limited impact" since Ukrainian officials were able to quickly get their systems back up and running, but it is possible that the Russians were laying the groundwork for more destructive ones, Neuberger said.RELATED: Russian threat to invade Ukraine still 'very high,' Biden saysShe said the U.S. had rapidly linked the attacks to Russia and was publicly blaming the Kremlin because of a need to "call out the behavior quickly." She said there was no intelligence indicating that the U.S.

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Streaming spotlight: Apple TV+‘s ‘Severance’ is riveting

Adam Scott in "Severance." Photo: Apple TV+. CHICAGO - Adam Scott gives the performance of his career in "Severance" — a good thing, as Apple TV+‘s nimble, riveting workplace thriller-dramedy is enough to make its audience think seriously about retirement, to say nothing of its cast.

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Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Feb 18, 2022

An analysis of prescribing data from more than 80 countries found that global antimicrobial consumption declined prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers reported today in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.For the cross-sectional time-series analysis, researchers

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The risk of hospitalization, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, and death was much lower among more than 9,000 Canadian COVID-19 patients infected with the Omicron variant than among matched Delta patients, according to a study published yesterday in JAMA.The risk of hospitalization or death with Omicron was 41% of—and the

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B.C. health officials report 1959 new cases of COVID-19 over three day period, 9 additional deaths

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reports 1,959 new COVID-19 cases over three days and nine deaths on Monday, Nov.

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Coronavirus: Small businesses in B.C. call for provincial health order on masks

Dr. Bonnie Henry has not yet made masks mandatory in indoor settings, but several small businesses are hoping she does. As Aaron McArthur reports, many have dealt with anger and frustration from customers over their individual policies.

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Christmas in B.C. under COVID-19 will be different, but Santa ‘probably has immunity’

COVID-19 pandemic.Can families get together to celebrate Christmas?Can kids have photos with Santa’s helpers at the mall or at an event?B.C. health officials say while Christmas will look different this year, some details are yet to be determined.“There’s not going to be a vaccine here that’s going to save the day by Christmas,” B.C.’s Provincial Health Officer Dr.

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B.C. health officials announce 1,130 new coronavirus cases over two days, record number of hospitalizations

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announces 1,130 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, Nov.

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New study says B.C. government must focus on children’s mental health in COVID-19 recovery

COVID-19 pandemic.In a report completed by the province’s Office of the Representative for Children and Youth and SFU released on Monday, researchers concluded decisions must be made to ensure children “do not experience additional avoidable adversities due to either the pandemic or the public health responses.”“COVID-19 is an unprecedented public health crisis. Yet it also presents an unprecedented opportunity — to make B.C.

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Metro Vancouver workplaces must ensure employees conduct daily COVID-19 checks under health order

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‘If in doubt … don’t do it’: B.C. officials respond anew to confusion over latest COVID-19 rules

COVID-19.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix said there have been countless questions about new orders in the Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health regions that limit social interactions for the next two weeks in an effort to slow new infections.“This always happens when new orders come out because they’re across-the-board orders and we have almost an infinite variety of human activity across these health authorities,” Dix told a news briefing.Until 12 p.m.

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Dr. Henry clarifies confusion over new provincial health order

After days of confusion, contractions and questions, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has provided more clarity on the new round of COVID-19 restrictions in the Vancouver Coastal and Fraser Health regions. Richard Zussman reports

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B.C. health minister on confusion over new COVID-19 restrictions

Speaking to reporters on Monday, B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix said if residents are confused about what they can and cannot do amid new COVID-19 restrictions, it’s best to err on the side of caution.

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B.C. health officials report 998 new cases of COVID-19, five additional deaths in 48-hour period

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announces 998 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, Nov.

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‘Call RCMP or bylaws’: B.C.’s new public health orders raises questions about enforcement

could be fined.On Monday, B.C.’s Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said under both the Public Health Act and Emergency Program Act, more people can enforce these new rules, including bylaw officers, RCMP officers, public safety officers, public health inspectors and WorkSafeBC inspectors.

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Lower Mainland grapples with tough new restrictions as COVID cases rise

COVID-19 order meant to curb a surge in cases.The two-week order bans social gatherings with people outside one’s household, suspends indoor group physical activities and freezes competitive team sports where physical distancing can’t be maintained. B.C.

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Lower Mainland rec centres suspend group physical activities amid new COVID-19 order

COVID-19 in the region.British Columbia has seen an alarming spike in new cases of the virus in recent weeks, with the majority in the Fraser Health region and to a lesser extent, the Vancouver Coastal Health region.

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Coronavirus: B.C. imposes 2-week regional ban on social gatherings, indoor activities

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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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