Cabinet approves to import Nadu & Short Grain rice

Possible convoy-style protest in the works for Uptown Waterloo On the first day, police say the driver of a blue Subaru was part of the protest that was travelling around Peppler and Laurel streets when he allegedly sped up and then slammed his brakes in front of a taxi cab that was following him.Police say officers investigated and charged a 42-year-old Kitchener man with stunt driving and careless driving. His licence has been suspended for 30 days and the vehicle has also been impounded for 14 days.

COVID-19 vaccination clinics are now accepting walk-ins as they continue to travel to different parts of Ontario delivering shots.In a statement on Monday, the province announced that both appointments and walk-ins will now be accepted for those looking to get a COVID-19 vaccine at one of the buses.Currently, there are six Go-Vaxx buses operating, with two more expected to be up and running by the end of the month. Each bus can administer up to 300 Pfizer vaccines per day, the government said.

Ottawa police say they made multiple arrests and issued hundreds of tickets across the second weekend of the so-called “Freedom Convoy” protests in the nation’s capital.

Phillip Schofield has issued a major health update as he teased his return to This Morning.The 59-year-old presenter tested positive for coronavirus last week and was forced to self-isolate, leading to chaos on two of ITV's biggest shows.Phil has been forced to sit out on his scheduled This Morning appearances since last Monday, and was once again replaced by Alison Hammond on today's show.He was also absent from presenting Dancing on Ice over the weekend, with Stephen Mulhern joining Holly Willoughby in his place.However, it looks like his self-isolation may have finally reached its end.Posting to his Instagram stories on Monday evening, Phil shared a photo of a negative lateral flow test alongside the caption: "Oh hello!! What do we have here?"He also posted a fingers crossed emoji.The lateral flow test can be seen with only one red line through the control section, marking a negative response.Over the weekend, the ITV star was forced to stay in isolation past the five-day minimum as he continued to test positive for Covid as early as Monday morning.In another Instagram story shared earlier in the day, Phil bemoaned the positive test which marked his seventh day of isolation.He wrote: "Oh COME ON!!! This is getting so bloody dull now." He later added: "I am seriously going out after this."Phil's latest negative lateral flow test means the presenter could return to This Morning as early as tomorrow.The presenter has yet to reunite onscreen with his regular co-host Holly Willoughby, who returned to This Morning last Thursday after taking a lengthy break.Holly had been filming forthcoming BBC reality series Superstar Survival alongside Lee Mack and Wim Hof.On her absence, she said: "I was in Northern Italy up in the Alps

Justice Tucker, 4, poses with Officers Vicky Teator and Matt Salvatore. (Credit: Jason Tucker) SAYREVILLE, N.J. - Two New Jersey police officers are being praised for their acts of kindness after replacing a little boy’s toy police car.On Saturday, 4-year-old Justice Tucker of Sayreville, New Jersey, was upset when his police power wheels no longer worked.

WAIANAC, HI - A Hawaiian couple was charged a whopping $18,000 for their electric bill last month after their electric company claimed they were responsible for paying for their neighborhood streetlights.Desha-Ann and Rashann Kealoha, who live in Waianac, received a letter from the Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) on Jan. 27, 2022, saying they were the legal owners of the street and were therefore responsible for an outstanding balance of $17,860.09, which was currently more than $18,000 due to "several years of unpaid invoices," WTEN-TV reported."Hawaiian Electric recently learned that you both own Halemaluhia Place…" the HECO said in the letter, according to the report.

Phillip Schofield has teased he may be returning to host tomorrow's edition of This Morning .The 59 year old posted a photo of a negative lateral flow test, meaning his time of isolation may be coming to an end. Popular co-host Phillip could potentially return to the famous sofas alongside Holly Willoughby as soon as Tuesday, if he continues to recover well from the virus. Posting to his three million followers on Instagram, the Dancing on Ice presenter took a snap of his test results.

COVID-19 health measures and vaccine mandates.The trucker convoy in the provincial capital, which came to an end Sunday, drew thousands of people and a heavy police presence. It came as similar demonstrations unfolded across the country.Police chief Denis Turcotte said during a briefing Monday that 50 tickets were issued for municipal violations, including noise complaints.

In an unfortunate turn of events, Vincent Zhou will not be able to compete in the Men’s ice skating events at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Days after India announced a slew of measures to help Sri Lanka during its economic crisis, and the ExIm bank signed an agreement to provide a Line of Credit of $500 million, Sri Lankan Foreign Minister G.L. Peiris arrived in Delhi for a meeting with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, his first visit to India since he was appointed Foreign Minister last August.

Israeli security forces deploy as Palestinians plant olive trees on their land with the help of Israeli peace activists. (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP via Getty Images) Israeli and Palestinian public figures have drawn up a new proposal for a two-state confederation that they hope will offer a way forward after a decade-long stalemate in Mideast peace efforts.The plan includes several controversial proposals, and it's unclear if it has any support among leaders on either side.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A bicyclist fell to her death when a drawbridge connecting Palm Beach to the Florida mainland began rising before she could reach the other side. A bystander tried to pull her to safety but lost his grip, officials said.The woman was walking her bicycle toward West Palm Beach on Sunday afternoon and was within 10 feet (3 meters) of the barrier arms that halt traffic when the drawbridge started to move, police told news outlets."The woman tried to hang on.

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Supreme Court Monday said that all the matters listed on Wednesdays and Thursdays would be heard in the physical presence of lawyers and litigants in courtrooms.

As the coronavirus continues to mutate, new evidence reveals how effective existing COVID-19 vaccines are against Omicron. As Jamie Mauracher reports, the highly transmissible variant underscores the need for booster shots.

Thousands of Canadians are holding credits for airline flights they couldn’t take because of the pandemic. But what happens when they start to expire and you aren’t ready to travel? Sean O’Shea reports.

Scientists have claimed to have found a gene which doubles the risk of becoming severely ill with Covid.

A further 9,910 cases of coronavirus have been reported in Scotland – as the nation's death toll from the virus passes a grim new milestone.

COLOMBO (News 1st); The government is preparing to import fertilizer again from China’s Qingdao Seawin Biotech Group.A stock of fertilizer sent by the Chinese fertilizer company was rejected earlier, for containing harmful pathogens.However, the government eventually paid 6.9 million US dollars Qingdao Seawin Biotech Group for the rejected shipment.Now the Sri Lanka Standards Institute is preparing new standards for special types of fertilizer.Its Senior Deputy Director K.A. Anil said initial work is being done to prepare the new standards.Agriculture minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage said the ministry had requested the SLSI to prepare new standards for liquid biofertilizer and solid fertilizers.He noted that the previous standards did not allow the importation of fertilizer containing bacteria.The minister said that authorities would not allow fertilizer containing harmful bacteria into the country.The Sri Lanka Standards Institute says it would not set standards targetting Chinese fertilizer.Senior Deputy Director K.A.

Roddy Ricch on Wednesday withdrew from his scheduled appearance on Saturday Night Live after he was a close contact to a staffer with COVID-19.'Due to recent Covid exposure on my team and to keep everyone safe I won’t be able to perform on SNL this weekend,' the 23-year-old rapper said on Instagram Stories.The Box performer added that he was 'working with the SNL team to lock in a new date though.' The latest:Roddy Ricch, 23, on Wednesday withdrew from his scheduled appearance on Saturday Night Live after he was a close contact to a staffer with COVID-19. He was snapped in LA last yearThe Compton, California native had been slated to be the musical guest on the NBC comedy staple alongside West Side Story actress Ariana DeBose, who is hosting.The pop group Bleachers will perform in place of the Late at Night artist, making their SNL debut in support of their album Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night, which was released last summer.

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COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers has given the green light to publish the Animal Welfare Bill in the government gazette.In addition, approval was given to submit the Animal Welfare Bill to the parliament for approval.According to the Department of Government Information approval was granted to draft the Animal Welfare Bill on the 19th of October 2020.It added that the Attorney General has given the clearance for the bill that was drafted by the Legal Draftsman of Sri Lanka.

Nicola Sturgeon is set to issue an update on the state of the coronavirus pandemic to the Scottish Parliament later today.

There are growing concerns about the impact the fifth wave of COVID-19 will have on Alberta hospitals.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has held a call with Canada’s premiers, and the Omicron surge was at the top of the agenda. From warnings of vaccine mandates, to pressure over approving COVID-19 antiviral pills, David Akin explains what was discussed, and what it means for Canadians.

B.C. is reporting 431 individuals are in hospital, and 95 are in intensive care due to COVID-19 related illness on Monday, Jan. 10. Legislative bureau chief Keith Baldrey has more on the daily case counts and the trends health officials see.

Friends, fans, and fellow comedians continue to remember Bob Saget.

Pregnant women are being urged to get their Covid vaccine after figures show almost all expectant mums admitted to hospital with symptoms had not had the jab.

COLOMBO (News 1st): There will be no power cuts during the day, the Ceylon Electricity Board said on Monday (Jan. 10). “There will be no need for power cuts in January since the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has agreed to provide the required stocks of fuel,” M.R.

A new mutation of Covid-19 is reported to have been discovered in Cyprus, and has been entitled the Deltacron variant.

Going out for your weekly shop puts you at the highest risk for catching Covid, according to new data

Dean McDermott took to Instagram on Saturday to share his struggle with a Covid-19 infection.Speaking to his 136,000 followers on the app he said, 'My breathing was so compromised I thought I was going to be put on a ventilator.'The 55-year-old actor noted that the first thing he plans to do once he recovers is hit the ice to play hockey. Bad bout with coronavirus: Dean McDermott took to Instagram on Saturday to share his struggle with a Covid-19 infectionUnderneath a picture of him playing the high-intensity sport he wrote, 'This is the first place I’m going once I get over COVID!!' He continued in his post, 'I’ve got to be honest, this scared the s*** out of me.'But the father-of-six noted that he's slowly getting better.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Sri Lanka on Saturday (8) on 2-day visit to mark the 65th anniversary of Diplomatic Ties between the twi countries.During his visit, the Chinese Foreign Minister will meet with the country’s top leadership.His visit marks the 65th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two nations and the 70th anniversary of theLanka-China Rubber Rice Pact. Signed in 1952, the Rubber-Rice Pact was a trade agreement between Lanka andChina under which Colombo supplied rubber to Beijing in exchange for rice, leading to the establishment ofdiplomatic relations and expansion of trade between the two nations.Profile:Wang Yi, a native of Beijing, was born in October 1953.

Times points out, the set of women using the Natural Cycles app isn’t nationally representative—these users tend to be white, educated, thinner than the average American woman, and are not using hormonal contraception, making it difficult to draw generalizable conclusions. Alison Edelman, M.D., a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Oregon Health & Science University and the lead author of the study, also noted that there’s lots of room for individual variation in the data. For example, a large factor influencing the findings was a group of 380 women who experienced a two-day delay in the start of their period, she told the Times.

COLOMBO (News 1st); A Fundamental Rights application was filed with the Supreme Court on Friday (7) challenging the decision taken by the Cabinet to reach an agreement with an Indian Company for the development of the Trincomalee Oil Tank Farm.The application was filed by Venerable Wakamulle Uditha Thero, via Attorney-at-Law Sunil Watagala.47 people including the Attorney General, the President’s Secretary, Finance Minister, Defence Secretary, Energy Minister, and the Auditor General have been named as respondents.The agreements to develop Trinco Oil Tank Farm were signed on Thursday (6), said Energy Ministry Udaya Gammanpila.The Office of the Minister of Energy in a statement late Thursday (6) said that a majority of the tanks at the Trinco Oil Tank Farm which were under Lanka IOC will now be under the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation as a development project.The statement noted that the agreement signed in 2003 with thus be terminated and the Trincomalee Oil Tank Farm will be leased for a period of 50 years to the following three entities.1. Ceylon Petroleum Corporation – 24 tanks2.

COLOMBO (News 1st); President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that he will limit his cabinet to 30 ministers as per the constitution, and will not break the promise by adding additional members to the cabinet.The President was speaking at the event organized to launch the program to convert 1000 schools in Sri Lanka to National Schools.At the event, the President had stressed the need for MPs and ministers to work together as one group, adding that it is a collective responsibility to address all setbacks as a group as well.The President had pointed out that if one is only criticizing the shortcomings, it depicts the inefficiency of the said individual.Further, the President said that it is also the duty of the MPs representing the opposition to support the decisions made on behalf of the people.

COLOMBO (News 1st); A Fundamental Rights application was filed with the Supreme Court on Friday (7) challenging the decision taken by the Cabinet to reach an agreement with an Indian Company for the development of the Trincomalee Oil Tank Farm.The application was filed by Venerable Wakamulle Uditha Thero, via Attorney-at-Law Sunil Watagala.47 people including the Attorney General, the President’s Secretary, Finance Minister, Defence Secretary, Energy Minister, and the Auditor General have been named as respondents.The agreements to develop Trinco Oil Tank Farm were signed on Thursday (6), said Energy Ministry Udaya Gammanpila.The Office of the Minister of Energy in a statement late Thursday (6) said that a majority of the tanks at the Trinco Oil Tank Farm which were under Lanka IOC will now be under the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation as a development project.The statement noted that the agreement signed in 2003 with thus be terminated and the Trincomalee Oil Tank Farm will be leased for a period of 50 years to the following three entities.1. Ceylon Petroleum Corporation – 24 tanks2.

A group of Ontario hospitals is urging pregnant individuals to get vaccinated against COVID-19. This comes amid a disturbing trend of infant hospitalizations related to the virus. Caryn Lieberman reports.

— With files from Global News’ Dan Spector and The Canadian Press

Demand for high-quality masks and rapid antigen tests has surged in Alberta amid the fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Retail stores and pharmacies in Edmonton are getting many inquiries, but the answer is often the same.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is providing additional guidance after facing criticism for recommending shorter isolation periods, saying people can get a rapid test around the fifth day of isolation but that it would not be a requirement.

Nicola Sturgeon will update MSPs in the Scottish Parliament on any possible change to the coronavirus self-isolation period as opposition parties call for the 10-day rule to be adjusted.

At Tuesday’s COVID-19 update, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said B.C.

COLOMBO (News 1st); It is reported that vehicles are no longer permitted to park along with Galle Face Green in Colombo.A group of activists gathered near Galle Face Green at around 10 am on Tuesday (4) to inquire into a situation that involved parking in the area.“We want to know where the commission is going”, Venerable Akmeemana Dayarathna Thero said, upon discussions with the Police near Galle Face Green after he said that he knew of reports that vehicles were being diverted to a popular shopping mall in the area, which would ultimately lead to foreign companies profiting off higher parking fees than what is being offered at Galle Face’s parking spots.“When it goes to this mall, where does the money end up? Directly to Chinese

Unlike every other province that has delayed in-class learning amid surging COVID-19 cases, students in Saskatchewan are heading back to class from the Christmas break on schedule.

Boris Johnson is to hold a press conference at Downing Street today as the Omicron covid variant continues to spread rapidly across the UK.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers granted approval for the procurement of 750 jeeps for Sri Lanka Police and 500 new buses for the Sri Lanka Transport Board.Jeeps for Sri Lanka Police:The Department of Government Information said that approval was granted at the meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers held on 16th November 2020 to purchase 750 jeeps for Sri Lanka Police including 150 jeeps for the Police Special Task Force under the Indian Line of Credit.Accordingly, bids were invited from companies recommended by the Indian Export and Import Bank and the Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the resolution furnished by the Minister of Public Security for awarding the above procurement to Mahindra and Mahindra Company of

Scotland recorded its highest daily coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic in the last 24-hour period.