Alberta First Nation calls attention to ‘blatant disparity’ in response to Coutts protests

Ontario hospital with COVID-19 on Sunday, as the province continues efforts to control the spread of the virus.The latest data released by the province on Sunday also said 247 people are currently receiving aid in an intensive care unit (ICU) with COVID-19. Ontario reports 795 in hospital with COVID-19, 253 in intensive care Both the number of people in hospital and those in ICU dropped on Sunday compared with numbers reported a day earlier.On Saturday, Ontario reported 795 people were in hospital, and 253 were in intensive care.However, in a tweet Sunday morning, Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott noted that not all hospitals report data on weekends.684 people are hospitalized with #COVID19.

Russia, the companies said Saturday, in the latest blow to the country’s financial system after its invasion of Ukraine.Mastercard said cards issued by Russian banks will no longer be supported by its network and any card issued outside the country will not work at Russian stores or ATMs.“We don’t take this decision lightly,” Mastercard said in a statement, adding that it made the move after discussions with customers, partners and governments. Canada targets Russia and Belarus with tariffs, sends more lethal aid to Ukraine Visa said it’s working with clients and partners in Russia to cease all Visa transactions over the coming days.“We are compelled to act following Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, and the unacceptable events that we have witnessed,” Visa Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Al Kelly said in a statement.The suspensions are a follow-up to more limited moves earlier in the week to block financial institutions from the networks that serve as arteries for the payments system.

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka has approved the Ceylon Electricity Board’s request for power cuts on Monday (7).Groups PQRSTUVW:2 hours from 9 AM to 5 PM1 hour from 5 PM to 9 PMGroups E & F:5 hours from 8 AM to 6 PM2 1/2 hours from 6 PM to 11 PM

Covid-19 cases since April 2020, according to the data updated by state health department.

Better sleep is unlocked by resistance exercise rather than aerobic workouts, a new study found.

moves into the lower Mississippi and Tennessee valleys on Sunday, just one day after deadly tornadoes raced across Iowa.At least seven people were killed, and at least one tornado with EF-3 damage was reported outside Des Moines when the storm system moved through on Saturday.Severe thunderstorms, including tornadoes, are possible Sunday. (FOX Weather) Conditions are expected to remain quiet during the day on Sunday before storms begin to pop up later in the day and into the evening and overnight hours.The threat of severe weather exists from northeastern Texas, including Dallas and Tyler, into portions of southeastern Oklahoma, Arkansas and stretching into the Tennessee and Ohio valleys.According to NOAA's Storm Prediction Center, most of the severe weather is expected across northern Arkansas, including Jonesboro, into southern Missouri.Tornadoes are likely in parts of the Mississippi and Tennessee valleys on Sunday.

US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the IBEW local 553 apprentice training program in Durham Technical College on March 2, 2022, in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Allison Joyce / AFP) Her visit comes as congressional efforts to restore the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act have faltered.

As the war rages on in Ukraine, we bring you the story of a man who’s been working in Alberta but chose to extend a visit home to fight for his country.

COVID-19 vaccination policies — under which some employees faced possible termination for not getting the shots — are sticking with the requirement for now.The province has ended its vaccine certificate program for establishments such as restaurants, gyms and cinemas, and the chief medical officer of health has said he wants to lift provincially imposed workplace vaccine mandates for health and education, which require any unvaccinated employees to do regular testing.Several large police forces such as Toronto and Ottawa required their rosters to get vaccinated. Ontario reports 795 in hospital with COVID-19, 253 in intensive care Toronto police placed more than 200 members who either refused to get vaccinated or refused to disclose their vaccination status on indefinite unpaid leave in November.

WASHINGTON - Trucker convoys from across the U.S. are expected to arrive in the D.C. region Sunday.

TikTok to show her "sun-kissed" skin but is hit with backlash from people who said the methods could "premature" her skin.Some said using tanning nasal spray could have worrying side effects and others criticising the fake tan's colour being too dark for their liking.Eden responded the negative comments in lip-sync videos, as she did in one clip singing to the lyrics: "Nah hold up, I still don't give a f***."She added: "For real, let me be."In another clip she shared her sunbed routine – including using the nasal spray and some tanning juice drops to allow the colour develop better while in the sunbed."I've already got a good colour but in the past three days, I used these every night because I haven't been getting much sunbed," Eden explains."Some days I use an intensifying gel – I only use a tiny bit of that and I mix it with my other cream – it's good it has a thick consistency and you don't feel greasy."But some viewers were horrified to see the amount of products she uses in order to achieve her ideal skin colour, with one warning her: "I know you love it and nothing I or anyone say will deter you, but I'm gonna say this."My friend died of skin cancer at 26 from doing the same."A second wrote: "I got melanoma skin cancer at the age 23 after using sunbeds for years. Please don't use them."Get all the biggest Lifestyle news straight to your inbox. Sign up for the free Daily Star Hot Topics newsletter

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Electricity Board has announced a Power Cut Management schedule, in event the CEB in unable to meet the demand of electricity for Monday (7).

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Harry Potter star Jessie Cave has been taken to hospital after testing positive for Covid-19, during the third trimester of her pregnancy.The actress, who played Lavender Brown in the wizarding franchise, confirmed that she is pregnant with her fourth child, with partner Alfie Brown, last year.Taking to Instagram, the 34-year-old shared an update on her baby journey, posting a photo from her hospital bed.‘Triage, once again……,’ she penned beside the snap. ‘Anyone else had covid in 3rd trimester & had it hit them like a tonne of bricks for weeks?’Co-star Devon Murray – who played Seamus Finnigan in the Potter flicks – was among the stars who offered their well wishes to the expectant mum.‘Jessie, I’m so sorry you’re going through this now. Hoping for a speedy recovery,’ he commented.Felicity Ward replied: ‘Oh honey.

A Lanarkshire MSP visited a East Kilbride-based hospice to discuss the challenges of the COVID pandemic.

Harry Potter star, who played Lavender Brown, is pregnant with her fourth child, and has become increasingly unwell after testing positive for Covid a couple of weeks ago.The actress took to Instagram to share a picture of her legs from a hospital bed.She penned in view of her 209,000 followers: "Triage, once again……"Anyone else had covid in the 3rd trimester & had it hit them like a tonne of bricks for weeks?"She added: "Also - has anyone taken the anti-nausea drug and it made them feel worse?"A post shared by JeSsIe CaVE (@jessiecave)Many social media users took to the comments to wish the actress a speedy recovery and share their concern.Devonmurrayofficial said: "Jessie, I’m so sorry you’re going through this now.

COLOMBO (News 1st); When a Sri Lankan Minister who is a US citizen, negotiates with the United States on behalf of Sri Lanka, it goes beyond reasonable doubt that he will stand for the United States than Sri Lanka, as his property and family are in America, and he can easily return back without consequences after his tenure ends, says former Minister Udaya Gammanpila.Participating in the News 1st ’10 questions’ program, the former Minister alleged that although he did not protest against the 20th amendment when it was introduced, he stated that he fought for the East Terminal of the Colombo Port not to be handed over to foreign investors in the Cabinet.He said that the solutions presented by him to address the crises in Sri Lanka were disregarded as well.He further alleged that Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa, who he dubbed as ‘The Ugly American’ was behind the New Fortress LNG deal, as well as the investments behind the East Container Terminal.The former Minister also said that the Finance Minister wants to take the country to a point where the economy is collapsed, food shortage is imminent alonfg wiith medicine and fuel.He warned that due to these actions at a certain point national assets must be sold to the United States to feed Sri Lankans.Watch the Full Program Here ;

Coronation Street, as she begins stalking him and members of his family.Intent on destroying his relationship with wife Sarah, what lengths will Lydia go to in future weeks? Only time will tell.Adam Barlow has become one of Coronation Street's most familiar faces, ever since returning to look after grandfather Ken Barlow in 2016, following Ken's stroke.He is one many Barlow family members to call Weatherfield their home throughout the years, but will Lydia's reign of terror rising, will he remain in the street for long?As viewers wait to see what happens, Daily Star takes a closer look at the famous Barlow family and the stars who play them.Ken Barlow is one of the original Coronation Street residents, becoming a familiar face to viewers throughout the generations.From the death of his first wife Valerie Tatlock, to the birth of his children and a longstanding feud with Mike Baldwin, fans have gone through all of Ken's ups and downs throughout the years.Not only is he one of Coronation Street's longest serving actors, but he also holds the Guinness World Record as the longest serving television star in a continuous role.

coronavirus victims. The former British colony has reached a record of 361,000 confirmed cases in the past 14 days, with many hospitals and clinics stretching their maximum load to take in patients.Video shared on social media shows ambulances queuing up outside hospitals where patients are lying on stretchers at the car park.Nurses and doctors in protective gear and visors are seen tending the patients as first-aid workers unload more patients at the parking bay.David Chan Kwok-shing, a representative of the Hospital Authority Employees Alliance, told South China Morning Post that the medical system is "completely overwhelmed".In the past week, at least three public mortuaries had reached 90% capacity as an exponential rise in infections brought a record number of death.Pictures taken inside Queen Elizabeth Hospital reveal dozens of body bags being put in the A&E department where patients are waiting to be assessed.Want all the latest shocking news and views from all over the world straight into your inbox?We've got the best royal scoops, crime dramas and breaking stories - all delivered in that Daily Star style you love.Our great newsletters will give you all you need to know, from hard news to that bit of glamour you need every day. They'll drop straight into your inbox and you can unsubscribe whenever you like.You can sign up here - you won't regret it...In some areas, two body bags are placed on one stretcher to make space to fill up more bodies.Another photo shows a doctor in white protective robe, accompanied by a nurse, pushing a body to an outdoor tent.Local media reported that some funeral parlous refused to accept bodies of coronavirus patients while officials stepped up the process of cremation.For more

according to a new study. WordFinderX said since the New York Times bought Wordle in 2022, cheating is at an all-time high. The word games reference tool said search question for "today's wordle" on Google in December registered a "0," the lowest on the scale.But the website said by mid-February, search questions topped 100, the highest registered number on the scale. They also said the most inquiries happened between 7 and 8 a.m.RELATED: How to play Wordle: How to win the internet's latest game obsessionThe website said, according to their research, the top cities with the most cheaters are New Hampshire, Rhode Island tied with Virginia, Washington, D.C., Massachusetts and Maine. Wordle is a free game that has been taking off across the internet.

Drop-in vaccination clinics continue to provide Ayrshire residents with doses protecting them against Covid-19.

Oscar Isaac hosted Saturday Night Live this weekend with Charli XCX as the musical guest.For his opening monologue the Dune actor, 42, took the stage in grey slacks and a dark blazer with his glossy hair neatly slicked back.He was clean shaven as he joked about the pandemic, his name, and his ethnicity being considered 'ambiguous' in Hollywood. New episode! Oscar Isaac hosted Saturday Night Live this weekend with Charli XCX as the musical guest'My name is Oscar Isaac, but my full name is Oscar Isaac Hernandez Estrada,' he began.'I said to Hollywood - I said to them, "You can pick two of these names." Guess what they went with.

Medics in Mariupol continued to treat patients, using cellular phone lights and other tools to care for injured residents ​while shelling ​continued to hit the snow-covered town on Friday. Elsewhere in Mariupol, residents lined up at a grocery store but ​had difficult​y getting supplies on Thursday.

climbed 23 cents nationwide over the course of the week despite efforts by several governments to quell the rise in oil.Friday's prices, up 11 cents from Thursday, marked the single largest day increase, since 2016, according to AAA data. The average price of a regular gallon of gasoline increased to $3.84, which steadily climbed over the week from $3.61 on Monday, according to AAA data.Prices are up $1.08 compared to this time last year, inching closer to costing $4 on average for a regular gallon of gasoline. However, the last time the national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline hit that mark was in 2008, when prices notched to $4.11, according to AAA. There have been widespread fears that sanctions placed on Russia would threaten the global oil market, already facing a tight supply, and eventually drive up gas prices for U.S. motorists.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Former Ministers Wimal Weerawansa and Udaya Gammanpila have been given backbencher seats at the Parliament. Accordingly, Jathika Nidahas Peramuna leader Wimal Weerawansa has secured seat 73 and Pivithuru Hela Urumaya leader Udaya Gammanpila has secured seat 78 at the Parliament, the Serjeant-at-Arms Narendra Fernando stated. The Serjeant-at-Arms also stated that S.B.

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Saturday that any implementation of a no-fly zone over Ukraine by a third-party would be seen as participation in the war. It came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pleaded with U.S.

Russia as the country continues its invasion of Ukraine.The advisory also urges those in Russia to leave while commercial means are still available.It notes sanctions and “Russian retaliation” may have an impact on the availability of essential services. Partial ceasefire collapses as Ukraine, Russia trade blame over civilian evacuations “Flight availability is becoming extremely limited,” the advisory reads.Aeroflot, Russia’s flagship carrier and largest airline, says that starting Tuesday it will halt all international flights except to Belarus.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Sacramento Sheriff's Office issued a press release Friday with more details on the background of the shooter who killed his daughters, their chaperone and then himself at a Sacramento church earlier this week. According to the sheriff, the shooter, who was previously identified as David Fidel Mora-Rojas, 39, had lived at the church, was in the country illegally and the department said they had prior contact with him on April 17, 2021. Immigration officials told Associated Press on Friday, Mora-Rojas was in the United States illegally. A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman said Mora-Rojas overstayed his visa after entering California from Mexico in December 2018.The Merced County Sheriff's Office said because of California's so-called sanctuary state law it did not inform immigration officials last week that Mora-Rojas had been arrested for punching an officer. Authorities say a man shot and killed his three children, one other person and then turned the gun on himself at a church in Sacramento on Monday, the sheriff's office confirmed.

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FAIRMOUNT - The family of the young man whose body was found burnt in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park near Kelly Drive held an emotional vigil Saturday night.It would have been Naasire Johnson's 21st birthday.Johnson was missing for several days before police say his body was discovered burning in Fairmount Park off Kelly Drive."I just want Justice," his grandmother Cynthia Johnson cried. "He didn’t deserve what they did to him.MORE HEADLINES:As the family came together to celebrate what would have been his 21st birthday, they are hopeful police will find the person responsible for committing such a heinous act."He started at community college in business administration, but his ultimate goal was to become a psychologist to help people," his godmother Rashonda Powers explained.

We are reporting 15,161 community cases of COVID-19 today, another day in which the overall daily case numbers reported has decreased.

Covid restrictions including social distancing in public spaces and quarantine for vaccinated arrivals, moves that could facilitate the arrival of Muslim pilgrims.

As Russian troops closed in on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, Anastasiia Yalanskaya insisted she would stay, even while her friends and family fled around her.

Two men were shot and killed in West Philadelphia Saturday afternoon, according to police.  PHILADELPHIA - An investigation is underway in West Philadelphia after two men were killed in a shooting on Saturday afternoon. According to police, the incident happened around 4 p.m.

NEW YORK - Mastercard and Visa are suspending their operations in Russia, the companies said Saturday, in the latest blow to the country’s financial system after its invasion of Ukraine.Mastercard said cards issued by Russian banks will no longer be supported by its network and any card issued outside the country will not work at Russian stores or ATMs."We don’t take this decision lightly," Mastercard said in a statement, adding that it made the move after discussions with customers, partners and governments.Visa said it’s working with clients and partners in Russia to cease all Visa transactions over the coming days.RELATED: Russia-Ukraine war: Cease-fire attempt fails amid more shelling"We are compelled to act following Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, and the unacceptable events that we have witnessed," Visa Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Al Kelly said in a statement.The suspensions are a follow-up to more limited moves earlier in the week to block financial institutions from the networks that serve as arteries for the payments system. Russian people have already been hit hard by heavy sanctions and financial penalties imposed by the U.S.

CHARLOTTE, Mich. - A father has died days after sustaining injuries while saving his daughter following a house explosion. "It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Jeremy Droscha due to injuries sustained in a house fire," Eaton County Fairgrounds posted on its Facebook page. "Jeremy was a big asset to our board, but more importantly a great friend to all of us."Droscha recently served as the board’s vice president, according to the organization.RELATED: Silver Spring explosion: 10 transported in apartment building blast, several unaccounted forDuring an afternoon press conference, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services Chief Scott Goldstein said there are several "unaccounted for" tenants firefighters are searching for.The family also confirmed Droscha’s death on Facebook Saturday. According to FOX 47 News, Droscha’s home exploded Tuesday.

GoodLife Fitness has let go of hundreds of employees in Toronto and across Canada. The company says it was forced to make the decision due to hardships it faced during the pandemic. Brittany Rosen has more.

Just a few short years ago, he made a career out of entertaining Ukraine. Now as the nation’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s defiance is inspiring people amid the Russian invasion.

A Russian-born businessman is willing to pay $1 million to officers who arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin amid his invasion into Ukraine.Announced in a social media post from Alex Konanykhin, a citizen of Russia and an entrepreneur, the bounty will be paid to officers who comply with their "constitutional duty" and "arrest Putin as a war criminal under Russian and international laws.""Putin is not the Russian president, as he came to power as the result of a special operation of blowing up apartment buildings in Russia, then violated the Constitution by eliminating free elections and murdering his opponents," Konanykhin wrote. "As an ethnic Russian and a Russia citizen, I see it as my moral duty to facilitate the denazification of Russia.

LEHI, Utah - 11-year-old Landen certainly gets an A-plus for effort after recently building a Lego replica of his teacher.The sixth-grader spent four months and up to an estimated 10,000 Lego bricks to build the gift, according to his mother, Rachel. Landen then unveiled the display in Collin Seastrand’s class at Meadow Elementary School in Lehi, Utah last month for the school’s Teacher Appreciation Week, Rachel added."Landen chose a Lego replica because his passion is Legos, and he felt it would be a good way to uniquely show how much Mr. Seastrand means to him," Rachel told FOX Television Stations.

PHILADELPHIA - Activists are demanding an end to gun violence as a family is in turmoil less than 24 hours after a 69-year-old was shot and killed trying to use an ATM in Germantown. On Friday, community organizers held a rally calling for more community involvement to prevent violent incidents like the one that happened to James Watson. Tonight, his family is carrying a heavy weight, knowing he's gone and FOX 29's Shawnette Wilson spoke to Watson's daughters and one of his grandsons. They see he was very involved with their family and was a second dad to his grandchildren. Watson was known for his peaceful demeanor, according to his family. "He was who he was, but he still was pop-pop," his grandson Kiseem Williams told FOX 29. "It's turmoil.

A fatal fire that displaced dozens of residents in Wilmington is under investigation.  WILMINGTON, Del. - Delaware's Office of the State Fire Marshal is investigating a fatal fire that took place in Wilmington on Saturday morning.According to Assistant State Fire Marshal Michael Chionchio, a fire was reported shortly before 3:00 a.m.

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Police Department is investigating the fatal shooting of a man in North Philadelphia Friday night.According to police, officers responded to the 2600 block of North 27th Street at 11:38 p.m.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has survived at least one assassination attempt since Russia invaded his country over a week ago, according to official accounts, with media reports suggesting he may have dodged two more.Ukrainian officials have confirmed one of the attempts, which they say was to be carried out by a unit of Kadyrovites, an elite special forces team based in Chechnya that serves the country’s president Ramzan Kadyrov.Oleksiy Danilov, the secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, told a media briefing on Tuesday that the plot was foiled last weekend after anti-war agents of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) — the successor to the KGB — tipped the Ukrainians off.“We are well aware of the special operation that was to take place directly by the Kadyrovites to eliminate our president,” Danilov said.“I can say that we have received information from the FSB, who today do not want to take part in this bloody war. And thanks to this, I can say that Kadyrov’s elite group was directly destroyed, which came here to eliminate our president.” Zelenskyy criticizes NATO for refusing to impose no-fly zone over Ukraine The Times of London reported Thursday that two more attempts to kill Zelenskyy have been carried out in recent days by members of the Wagner Group, a private mercenary group whose leader is tied to Russian President Vladimir Putin.Those attempts were also stopped by Ukrainian forces protecting the president, the paper reported, with the mercenary groups suffering losses.

COVID-19 and a 55-patient drop in the number of people hospitalized with the disease on Saturday.There are 1,258 patients in hospital with COVID-19, after 66 people were admitted in the past 24 hours and 125 discharged.#COVID19 – En date du 4 mars, voici la situation au Québec: https://t.co/pwoUoaBgaF pic.twitter.com/RuhOgkbQ1M— Santé Québec (@sante_qc) March 5, 2022The number of patients in intensive care dropped by two, to 78.Health officials are reporting another 1,210 COVID-19 infections detected through PCR testing, which is restricted to certain groups.The province’s public health institute says 8,596 people were vaccinated against COVID-19 in the previous 24 hours, with over 6,300 receiving third doses.About 91 per cent of residents aged five and up have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while 87 per cent have got two doses and 52 per cent have had three.

WASHINGTON - Trucker convoys from across the U.S. are expected to arrive in the D.C. region over the weekend.Thousands of truckers began traveling this week toward the nation's capital as part of the American Trucker's Freedom Convoy.

Police say a chase involving a stolen car ended in a multi-vehicle crash early Saturday morning.  PHILADELPHIA - A police chase ended in a multi-vehicle crash in North Philadelphia early Saturday morning, according to police officials. Authorities say the incident happened around 2:25 a.m.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - OCTOBER 06: Brittney Griner #42 of the Phoenix Mercury during the first half in Game Four of the 2021 WNBA semifinals at Footprint Center on October 06, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. PHOENIX - Phoenix Mercury player and WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner has been jailed in Russia after vape cartridges were found in her luggage at a Moscow airport, according to multiple reports.A Russian news agency reported that Griner could spend 5 to 10 years in prison on drug smuggling charges, according to the New York Post.Reports say the Mercury player had been arrested after landing at Sheremetyevo Airport from a flight in New York back in February.