The numbers out of Ottawa’s financial snapshot are staggering. The deficit is projected to hit $343-billion this year due in large part to the pandemic and the massive economic aid and stimulus plan.

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B.C.’s top doctor calls on federal government to decriminalize people who use drugs, provide safer supply

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry became emotional Thursday as she responded to a ‘tragic’ record number of overdose deaths in British Columbia last month.

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Josh Flagg mourns death of grandmother from Covid complications

Josh Flagg has paid tribute to his grandmother Marjorie Platt, after she passed away on Saturday due to complications from COVID-19 at age 98.The Million Dollar Listing star shared throwback images of 'Queen' Margie to his Instagram account on Wednesday, along with a touching -and at times, amusing- caption.'I will say, that I blame my grandmother Margie for turning me gay LOL,' wrote the 34-year-old reality TV star.

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Some businesses in Flagler County will soon receive CARES Act money

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – Flagler County officials are getting ready to distribute $20 million from the CARES Act. “We know how incredibly frustrating it is to be asked to wait when you have been under dire circumstances for months because of COVID-19,” Health and Human Services Director Joyce Bishop said in a press release.

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Russian hackers targeting British scientists trying to develop coronavirus vaccine, security agency warns

Hackers linked to the Russian intelligence agencies are targeting British scientists seeking to develop a coronavirus vaccine, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has warned.In a joint statement with the US National Security Agency and the Canadian Communication Security Establishment, the NCSC said the attacks were part of a global campaign by the group known as APT29 to steal the secrets of vaccine research.NCSC director of operations Paul Chichester said: “We condemn these despicable attacks against those doing vital work to combat the coronavirus pandemic.“Working with our allies, the NCSC is committed to protecting our most critical assets and our top priority at this time is to protect the health sector.“We would urge

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Study suggests 8 times more people in B.C. infected with coronavirus than confirmed

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New coronavirus exposures reported on 4 B.C. flights, 3 of them headed to Alberta

Passengers on 31 flights in Canada may have been exposed to COVID-19 in July Cases have been identified on the following flights:Under the Quarantine Act, anyone arriving in British Columbia from outside of Canada is required to self-isolate and monitor for symptoms of COVID-19 for 14 days upon arrival and submit a self-isolation plan.

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Scammers use Ocala Powerball winner’s image to steal money, lawsuit claims

ORLANDO, Fla. – An Ocala woman who won the Powerball jackpot in January has filed a lawsuit, trying to find out who is impersonating her online.Sheryll Goedert, 61, won $396.9 million in the drawing held on Jan. 29.Her attorney said almost immediately after it was announced, social media pages claiming to be Goedert starting popping up on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram."It's not just her name.

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Health officials remind British Columbians to find balance as bubbles expand

The latest COVID-19 numbers in B.C. for Wednesday, July 15, as well as a reminder from health officials about expanding our bubbles. Keith Baldrey also has more on comments made about the airline industry by Dr. Bonnie Henry.

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Florida Democrats call for scaling back reopening

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Senate Democrats want to scale back economic-reopening efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus, as Gov. Ron DeSantis maintains his approach has been taken with an “eye towards what’s sustainable.”In a conference call Wednesday with reporters, Democrats continued to push for a statewide mandatory mask requirement as they offered a “Step Back to Safety” plan.Sen.

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Flagler County getting ready to distribute CARES Act money to individuals, businesses

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – Leaders in Flagler County are getting everything in order so they can soon begin to distribute $20 million in federal CARES Act money to individuals, businesses and government entities in need of financial relief due to the coronavirus pandemic.As of Wednesday, the processes to distribute the aid are being finalized. The plan is to allocate $10 million to a business grant program, $5 million to individuals and $5 million for government expenses.“We have had this money a very short time period – about a week – and staff has done a great job getting things ready to launch,” County Administrator Jerry Cameron said.

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Zillow Stalking: A Strangely Satisfying Pandemic Pastime

Glamour that web traffic to sale listings has skyrocketed”—it’s up 41% year over year from 2019. “One of my millennial co-workers just told me that among her friends, Zillow is the new Instagram!” she says.It sounds like a too-good-to-be-true PR line.

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COVID-19: Doctors round up evidence of damage outside the lungs

13 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, the illness that the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 causes, and more than 570,000 deaths. While experts initially thought that the illness was principally a respiratory infection, doctors treating critically ill patients quickly recognized that its effects are far more widespread. “I was on the frontlines right from the beginning,” says Dr.

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U.S. Air Force cadets study idea of Space Force bases on the Moon

Sarah ScolesIn December 2019, Donald Trump signed the U.S. Space Force Act, peeling off an orbit-and-beyond branch of the military, much as the Air Force grew out of the Army in the 1940s.For now, the Space Force still resides within the Air Force, but nearly 90 of this year’s approximately 1000 Air Force Academy graduates became the first officers commissioned straight into the new organization.

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Karnataka govt and private hospitals clash over availability of beds for covid-19 treatment

₹9.09 lakhs for 10 days to one patient that attracted huge outrage among the public and government.In a statement on Wednesday, the management of Columbia Asia said that it had acted as per hospital protocols.“As per hospital protocols, patients are provided with an estimate for the treatment. Thefinal bill is based on the exact treatment undertaken by the patient which may be muchlower than the estimate," the hospital said in a statement.

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Greece reopens to British tourists after coronavirus lockdown

Greece has reopened to UK holidaymakers following months of closure.

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Judge halts execution amid claims inmate isn’t mentally fit

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) - A judge on Wednesday halted the execution of a man said to be suffering from dementia, who had been set to die by lethal injection in the federal government’s second execution after a 17-year hiatus.Wesley Ira Purkey, convicted of a gruesome 1998 kidnapping and killing, was scheduled for execution Wednesday at the U.S.

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Most PPP recipients expect to run out of money by August, study finds

small businesses that tapped the taxpayer-funded Paycheck Protection Program expect to run out of money by the first week of August, according to a Goldman Sachs survey released Tuesday.The findings show that 84 percent of firms that received loans through the small business rescue program would exhaust their funding by the end of the month. Only 16 percent of recipients anticipate being able to maintain their payroll without additional government aid.RELATED: CoronavirusNOW.com, FOX launches national hub for COVID-19 news and updatesThe report comes as a resurgence in COVID-19 outbreaks puts the brakes on the economy's nascent recovery from the crisis and subsequent lockdown.

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Union advance to 'MLS is Back' knockout stage with 2-1 win over Miami

Kacper Przybylko #23 of Philadelphia Union celebrates a goal during a Group A match against Inter Miami CF as part of MLS is Back Tournament at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex on July 14, 2020 in Reunion, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Kacper Przybylko scored in the 63rd minute and the Philadelphia Union held off Inter Miami for a 2-1 victory on Tuesday night in the MLS is Back tournament.It was Union's second win in two games in the World Cup-style tournament played without fans at ESPN's Wide World of Sports complex at Walt Disney World.

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Mueller has 2 goals and Orlando City downs NYCFC 3-1

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Chris Mueller scored twice in the opening 10 minutes and Orlando City won its second game of the MLS is Back tournament, beating New York City FC 3-1 Tuesday night.Mueller got his first in the fourth minute, scoring on a free kick from Joao Moutinho that never hit the ground. He added a second goal in the 10th minute to give Orlando a 2-0 lead.

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Doctor: Miami becoming 'epicenter' of pandemic, comparable to Wuhan, China

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Florida's rapidly increasing number of coronavirus cases is turning Miami into the “epicenter of the pandemic,” a top doctor warned Monday, while an epidemiologist called the region's situation “extremely grave.”Those assessments came as Florida recorded more than 12,000 new confirmed coronavirus cases Monday after a record-setting weekend, a spike that partly reflects the larger number of tests being performed but also a high percentage of those returning positive. The state set a national record with more than 15,000 cases reported Sunday.Gov.

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B.C. forecasting $12.5B deficit due to pandemic

The numbers are staggering, BC’s Finance Minister Carole James is projecting a 12 point 5 billion dollar deficit. There’s been a revenue drop of more than $6-billon coupled with more than $6-billion in pandemic response spending.

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Apple might owe you money for slowing down your iPhone — here’s how to file a claim

LOS ANGELES - Apple customers who purchased certain older iPhone models can now collect about $25 per phone, according to the settlement of a class-action lawsuit that accused the company of slowing down older devices.According to SmartphonePerformanceSettlement.com, a website set up for customers to file their claims, the settlement applies to customers who purchased an iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6S, 6S Plus, 7, 7 Plus and/or the SE before Dec. 21, 2017 and experienced performance and battery-life issues.“Under the proposed settlement, Apple shall pay a minimum of $310,000,000 and a maximum of $500,000,000,” read a notice on the claims website.

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B.C. officials report 13 new cases of COVID-19, no additional deaths

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reports 13 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths in British Columbia on Tuesday, July 14. Dr. Heny also provides an update on the outbreak in the Okanagan.

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Widow suspects identity theft after receiving unemployment money from 4 states

APOPKA, Fla. – When you are living on a monthly social security check, a sudden deposit of $9,435 in unemployment benefits from the state of Virginia tends to catch your attention.Amanda Standish said she had never applied for jobless benefits from Virginia but then her accounts showed unemployment deposits from the states of Arizona, Ohio and Nevada.[RELATED: New Florida resident latest to have identity used to file jobless claim in Massachusetts]“I never lived there, I never filed for unemployment in my life,” the retired marine told News 6 on Monday from her Apopka home. “I’m a nervous wreck, I still don’t have my stimulus check.

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Main beach area in Wasaga Beach, Ont., to gradually reopen amid approved safety plan

COVID-19 reopening process, the sand-covered portion of Beach Drive in Wasaga Beach, Ont., will gradually reopen this week after town council approved a safety plan Tuesday.Wasaga Beach council voted to close the main beach area on July 2 and to reduce municipal beachfront parking after crowds were observed congregating there on Canada Day and on the preceding weekends, in contravention of public health regulations in place to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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South Florida mayor asks governor for statewide mask mandate

MIAMI, Fla. – Among the requests from Miami-Dade County mayors when it comes to Florida’s coronavirus response is a statewide mask mandate.A round-table discussion took place Tuesday and gave the mayors a chance to provide a status update on their local positivity rates and hospital capacity and it let them express their concerns to Gov. Ron DeSantis.A top doctor on Monday warned that Miami is becoming the “epicenter of the pandemic” and the situation there is “extremely grave.” Officials said that as of Tuesday, there are about 2,000 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in the county.

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Details announced for massive 'Get Your Knee Off Our Necks' march for police reform in Washington

WASHINGTON - Details were announced Tuesday for a planned August march on Washington, D.C. for criminal justice reform, an event that will be attended by Rev.

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Coronavirus: 2 international flights to YVR flagged for possible exposure

novel coronavirus.Passengers on American Airlines flight 1270 from Dallas to Vancouver on July 6 and United Airlines flight 375 from San Francisco to Vancouver on July 7 should be aware of the possible exposure.

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Coronavirus: Florida governor heckled at briefing on COVID-19 surge

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was heckled as he held a news conference on Monday alongside Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez, to address a record rise in coronavirus cases in the state.

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Belarus bars main challengers from presidential ballot

MINSK – Election authorities in Belarus on Tuesday barred two main rivals of authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko from running in this summer's presidential election. The country's central election commission allowed five candidates on the ballot, denying spots to Valery Tsepkalo and Viktor Babariko and removing any serious competition for Lukashenko, who is seeking a sixth term after a quarter-century in power.

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Karol G tests positive for COVID-19

Karol G has been diagnosed with COVID-19, according to reports.The 29-year-old tested positive for the virus in Miami, Florida over the weekend (July 11-12, 2020).Sources tell the Los Angeles Times she has no idea how she got sick, adding, “She has been very careful, initially respecting the quarantine and later the norms of social distancing and the use of masks.”While Karol tested positive, her Puerto Rican boyfriend, singer Anuel AA’s test was negative.The pair has chosen to quarantine apart.

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Negative coronavirus test? Here’s why you can’t ignore physical distancing

coronavirus is not an excuse to throw a large indoor party or ignore public health recommendations.“The negative test is not something that should be changing people’s behaviour,” said Dr. Peter Phillips, a clinical professor of infectious diseases at the University of British Columbia.“A negative test doesn’t mean that we’re not incubating (COVID-19)… It does not provide the answer that people would like it to give you.”Some people may have misconceptions about how coronavirus tests work and what they actually help determine, said Dr.

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Protester yells 'shame on you' at DeSantis during COVID-19 press conference

MIAMI, Fla. - A protester interrupted Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s coronavirus update on Monday, July 13.Thomas Kennedy shouted “shame on you” at the governor and called DeSantis an “embarrassment” during the incident.Kennedy posted about the protest on Twitter, writing: “I just interrupted a press conference in Miami-Dade to let governor @RonDeSantisFL and @MayorGimenez know they are an embarrassment to FL and that their incompetence and lack of planning has resulted in the current public health crisis. 4,381 people have died so far in FL.”In the video, Kennedy can be heard saying: "You are an embarrassment.

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Man who was on the run 5 years surrenders to FBI in Florida

MIAMI – A fugitive who had been on the run for five years surrendered to the FBI when he arrived at Miami International Airport last week.Jonathan Cifuentes, who was wanted in a 2015 double shooting in Doral, flew to Miami in federal custody on Friday and was arrested on the federal charge of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution, the FBI announced Monday.

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Karol G says she’s feeling well after testing positive for coronavirus

Karol G has confirmed that she has tested positive for COVID-19.In an Instagram live video watched by more than 100,000 fans, the Colombia Reggaeton singer said she had tested positive several weeks ago but had not gone public with her diagnosis.“First of all, thank you to all the people that have reached out to me. I hadn’t said anything because my parents are far away and I didn’t want them to worry about me,” she said.“Because my new single [Ay DiOs Mío] was coming out, I didn’t want coronavirus to be the news.

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Canadians torn on whether feds should scale back coronavirus benefits to save money: poll

COVID-19 spending to keep the deficit from flooding the nation’s future.The Liberals last week revealed this year’s projected deficit sits at $343 billion, driven by an estimated $231.9 billion in COVID-19 spending, so far, and a massive drop in government revenue.

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Karol G tests positive for the coronavirus... as the singer's boyfriend Anuel AA tests negative

Karol G revealed she had tested positive for the coronavirus on Monday.The 29-year-old Colombian singer announced that she had been diagnosed with COVID-19 after she got a test in Miami, Florida, over the weekend.Despite testing positive for the illness, her boyfriend, the Puerto Rican rapper Anuel AA, tested negative.

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Bleak economic picture expected in B.C.’s first fiscal update since start of COVID-19 pandemic

coronavirus pandemic started.Carole James will provide her first fiscal update since February’s budget and is expected to show forecasted deficits for at least the next three years.The province has earmarked $5 billion for immediate coronavirus financial relief, including $1.5 billion put aside for economic recovery.The province has also seen a sharp decline in revenues associated with a significant drop-off in tourism and consumer spending.“We all know the profound impact COVID-19 has had around the globe, across our country and in fact right here in British Columbia,” James said.“Tomorrow I will be giving a summary of that impact on our province, the impact on the people of our province.” B.C.

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Karol G Recovering From ‘Difficult, Painful’ Battle With Coronavirus

Karol G has confirmed she tested positive for the coronavirus. The 29-year-old star shared the diagnosis during an Instagram Live on Monday.The Colombian songstress revealed that she found out several weeks ago but didn’t want to worry her parents — one of the reasons she kept it a secret.

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Singer Karol G Tests Positive For Coronavirus While Boyfriend Anuel AA Tests Negative

Karol G has been diagnosed with COVID-19 coronavirus, according to multiple reports.

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‘Shame on you:’ Activist interrupts Florida governor during coronavirus update

MIAMI, Fla. – An immigration reform activist interrupted Gov. Ron DeSantis Monday as he walked out for a news conference at a Miami hospital amid Florida’s recent surge in coronavirus cases yelling at the state leader about his response to the international health crisis.“Shame on you! You are an embarrassment! You are an embarrassment! We are getting record breaking cases and you are doing nothing,” Thomas Kennedy said seconds after the governor arrived at the podium.Kennedy, a Miami-based immigration activist with United We Dream, tweeted the video he took and identified himself as the person behind the shouts that were carried live on air throughout Florida television stations carrying the news conference.

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COVID-19 and heat: Temperatures, coronavirus cases climb in tandem across the US

LOS ANGELES - Temperatures continue to sizzle across most of the United States this week as many states combat climbing coronavirus cases.Some experts were hopeful that the summer heat would dissipate the COVID-19 virus and provide a brief period of relief, but others expressed reservations on the notion of heat having a dampening effect on the virus in the early days of the pandemic, since many areas where the virus had begun to spread were in the midst of hot summers already.“I never thought that,” Dr. William Hanage, an associate professor of epidemiology at Harvard University, said.

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U.S. deficit reaches record high at $864 billion for June

U.S. deficit nears $1 trillion — the largest it’s been in 7 years That total would surpass the previous annual record of $1.4 trillion set in 2009 when the government was spending heavily to lift the country out of the recession caused by the 2008 financial crisis.The June deficit was driven higher by spending on various government relief programs such as an extra $600 per week in expanded unemployment benefits and a Paycheck Protection Program that provided support to businesses to keep workers on their payrolls.The report showed that the cost of the Paycheck Protection Program in June was $511 billion.

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Doctor: Miami becoming ‘epicenter’ of coronvirus outbreak

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Florida's rapidly increasing number of coronavirus cases is turning Miami into the “epicenter of the pandemic,” a top doctor warned Monday, while an epidemiologist called the region's situation “extremely grave.”Those assessments came as Florida recorded more than 12,000 new confirmed coronavirus cases Monday after a record-setting weekend, a spike that partly reflects the larger number of tests being performed but also a high percentage of those returning positive. The state set a national record with more than 15,000 cases reported Sunday.While the outbreak has been spreading through much of the state, it has hit South Florida particularly hard, both now and throughout the pandemic.

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Huge 31st gorilla gets coronavirus test after vicious scrap with younger brother

coronavirus, when he developed a fever after a fight with his brother. The 31st beast, named Shango, lives in Zoo Miami in the US and had to be sedated after he was left with bite marks following the vicious altercation with his younger sibling Barney.Vets at Zoo Miami treated the 31-year-old for the wounds he received during the scrap and performed X-rays, an ultrasound, TB test and a Covid-19 test.

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What Would Have Been: MLB All-Star Game and British Open

to host the All-Star Game for the first time since 1980. Major League Baseball has already said that Los Angeles will now host the Midsummer Classic in 2022, which was the next available slot.

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Shango the gorilla given coronavirus test after developing fever following fight

A gorilla has been tested for coronavirus after developing a fever thanks to wounds picked up in a fight with his brother.

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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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