Hurricane Ida rapidly grew in strength early Sunday, becoming a dangerous Category 4 hurricane just hours before hitting the Louisiana coast while emergency officials in the region grappled with opening shelters for displaced evacuees despite the risks of spreading the coronavirus.As Ida moved through some of the warmest ocean water in the world in the northern Gulf of Mexico, its top winds grew by 45 mph (72 kph) to 150 mph (230 kph) in five hours.

The system was expected to make landfall Sunday afternoon, set to arrive on the exact date Hurricane Katrina ravaged Louisiana and Mississippi 16 years earlier.

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Millions of jobless face losing benefits as federal aid set to expire

WASHINGTON (AP) - Millions of jobless Americans who have depended on federal unemployment aid as a financial lifeline are about to lose those benefits just as the delta variant of the coronavirus poses a renewed threat to the economy and the job market.Two programs — one that provides jobless aid to self-employed and gig workers, the other to people who’ve been unemployed for more than six months — will expire Monday. As a result, 8.9 million people will lose those weekly benefit payments, according to an estimate by Oxford Economics.An additional 2.1 million people will lose a $300-a-week federal supplemental unemployment payment, which also expires Monday.

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Ida’s deadly damage in U.S. prompts climate crisis concerns

The cleanup continues in northeastern U.S., in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. As Jackson Proskow reports, the extreme weather disaster is highlighting how ill-prepared the country is for the dangerous effects of climate change.

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Night curfew to Sunday lockdown, these states impose fresh Covid-19 curbs

Kerala government ordered local self-government bodies to strictly implement the quarantine and isolation guidelines and warned of action against those found violating the norms.

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Ida vs. Katrina: How do they compare?

FILE - A motorist drives past storm-damaged houses after Hurricane Ida on Sept. 3, 2021 in Grand Isle, Louisiana.

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Poll reveals majority of B.C. parents want mandatory COVID-19 vaccines in K-to-12 classrooms

An Angus Reid poll shows the majority of Canadian parents want to see a COVID-19 vaccine requirement in the K-to-12 school system and B.C.

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Larry expected to become Category 4 hurricane

LOS ANGELES - Right on the heels of Hurricane Ida, the fifth hurricane of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season strengthened early Thursday: Larry. Forecasters predicted the storm will reach major hurricane strength as it brews over the eastern tropical Atlantic. As of Friday afternoon, Larry was was already a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph — up from 70 mph on Wednesday. The system was located 1,175 miles to the west of the southernmost Cabo Verde Islands as it moved to the west-northwest at 16 mph.

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Montgomery County recommends masking outdoors due to high community transmission of COVID-19

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Pa. - Montgomery County is recommending wearing a mask outdoors, regardless of vaccination status due to high level of COVID-19 community transmission.Officials say if you cannot stay at least six feet apart from people who do not live in your household you should wear a mask. Masking is also recommended when people are not actively participating in sports practice, activity or events, or high-intensity activities.

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‘We’re going to have your back’: Biden tours Hurricane Ida damage in Louisiana

Damaged homes in floodwater after Hurricane Ida in Pointe-Aux-Chenes, Louisiana, U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021.

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COVID-19: Manitoba youth can use school ID for vaccination proof, province says

COVID-19 don’t have to worry.In an email to Global News, the province says school identification can be used in place of official government ID to prove eligible kids have gotten both shots.

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Mandatory masking, alcohol curfew returning across Alberta this weekend

Alberta is making masks mandatory for all indoor public spaces and workplaces starting Sept. 4 at 8 a.m., Health Minister Tyler Shandro announced.

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Ida flooding: Cleanup begins in Northeast after record-breaking rainfall

visit Louisiana Friday to survey Hurricane Ida’s aftermath, more than a thousand miles away cleanup began in the Northeast after the storm’s remnants brought record-breaking rainfall to the area. Ida came ashore in Louisiana on Sunday tied as the fifth-strongest storm to ever hit the U.S. mainland, then moved north and east dumping torrential rain all week.Forecasters had warned of potentially dangerous hazardous flooding, but the ferocity of the storm caught the nation's most densely populated metropolitan corridor by surprise.At least 48 people in five states have died, the toll highest in New Jersey where at least 25 people died in heavy rains that began late Wednesday.

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Masks mandatory in all indoor spaces in Edmonton once again

Masks or face coverings are once again mandatory in all indoor public spaces in Edmonton. Kim Smith speaks with city councillor Andrew Knack about the decision to bring back some COVID-19 restrictions.

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Roman Kemp 'gutted' as he tests positive for Covid and will miss Soccer Aid match

Roman Kemp was excited to be playing in the charity football match Soccer Aid on Saturday, but the star has now revealed he will no longer be on the pitch after contracting Coronavirus.The Capital Breakfast host, 28, said he is "absolutely gutted" to be missing out on playing with stars Mark Wright, Paddy McGuinness, Iain Stirling and Mo Farrah this weekend. In a post on his Instagram story, he wrote: "I'm absolutely gutted.

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Calgary emergency management committee to meet Friday amid 4th wave of COVID-19

Premier Jason Kenney makes 1st public appearance in weeks via Facebook Live Emergency management committee chair and Ward 9 city councillor Gian-Carlo Carra called the meeting for Friday afternoon at 1p.m. It will also be livestreamed on the city’s website.The committee is expected to hear from the Calgary Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) as well as medical experts on the current trends of COVID-19, including hospitalizations and admissions into the ICU.“People are getting sick and dying,” Nenshi said.“This is not amateur hour.

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Biden speaking on August economy, just 235,000 jobs added

Louisiana to survey Hurricane Ida’s aftermath. Just 235,000 jobs were added last month, a surprisingly weak gain after two months of robust hiring at a time when the delta variant’s spread has discouraged some people from flying, shopping and eating out.Though last month’s jobs report showed unemployment claims reach a pandemic low. The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week by 14,000 to 340,000 claims, the Labor Department reported Thursday.The pace of weekly applications for unemployment aid is still high by historic standards.

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Biden touring Hurricane Ida damage in Louisiana

Damaged homes in floodwater after Hurricane Ida in Pointe-Aux-Chenes, Louisiana, U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021.

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Anonymous donor helps local family bring mother of 2 back to Texas after she passed away from COVID-19

HOUSTON - We’ve told you about a number of COVID-19 patients who are being sent out of town for treatment because there were no available beds for them here in Houston. And one family was facing issues after their loved one was taken to New Mexico for treatment, but sadly she passed away. MORE: COVID patients overflowing into free-standing ERs as local hospitals are stretched thinTuesday Fagbehingbe was diagnosed with diabetes shortly before her passing. Other than that, Brenda Asterion., her mom says her daughter rarely got sick. Also, she initially chose not to get vaccinated. Then Asterion says she and her daughter were going to get the vaccine together but mom caught the flu and then her daughter had to attend a mandatory meeting for

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In Photos: Ida’s heavy rain floods roads, subways in New York and Philadelphia

Hurricane Ida brought torrential rains to parts of the Northeastern United States.Basement apartments suddenly filled with water, rivers and creeks swelled to record levels and roadways turned into car-swallowing canals. Eight people died when they became trapped in flooded basements, New York City police said.Major flooding on the Schuylkill River here in Philadelphia.

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UK to send four million Pfizer doses to Australia

The UK will send four million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Australia, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced, as his country raced to halt a deadly virus outbreak.

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Ida’s remnants over U.S. Northeast serve as climate change warning

A massive rescue and recovery operation is underway in the U.S. East Coast, after remnants of Hurricane Ida hammered the region with tornadoes and record rains.

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Federal leaders are set to square-off in televised French debate

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Metro Vancouver transit police not enforcing mask order until now

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4 nursing home residents die after Ida evacuations

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COVID-19: Small business owners react to potential return of Calgary mask bylaw

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Ida flooding: At least 43 dead as deluge slams NY, NJ, Pennsylvania

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COVID-19: 34 more cases confirmed in Simcoe Muskoka

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NYC flooding: MTA bus ‘full of water’ in dramatic video

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Lime Ridge set to host COVID-19 vaccine clinics on the weekend

COVID-19 vaccination before next week’s return to in-person classes.Three walk-in clinics over three days are set for the shopping centre Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

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Major clean ups underway after Hurricane Ida carves destruction path

Ida, one of the most powerful hurricanes ever to hit the U.S. Gulf Coast, knocked out power to over 1 million homes in Louisiana on Monday.

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3 fatalities reported in Montgomery County, death toll rises after Ida’s remnants hit region

NORRISTOWN, Pa. - The remnants of Hurricane Ida inundated large swaths of the northeastern U.S. with historic and unanticipated fury Wednesday night, killing at least 16 people in flooding in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania as basement apartments suddenly filled with water, rivers and creeks swelled to record levels and roadways turned into car-swallowing canals.Eight people died when they became trapped in flooded basements, New York City police said.

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Biden to detail US response to Hurricane Ida ahead of Louisiana visit

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Thursday will discuss his administration’s response to Hurricane Ida, which knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of people along the Gulf Coast and later spawned deadly flooding and tornadoes in the Northeast. The president, who is set to visit Louisiana on Friday to survey damage and meet with local and state leaders, is scheduled to speak at 11:30 a.m. ET from the White House.Ida made landfall on Sunday as the fifth most powerful storm to strike the U.S., bringing maximum winds of 150 mph.

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Thousands without power in wake of destructive storms from Ida

PHILADELPHIA - Thousands are left without power after a massive and powerful storm system that once made up Hurricane Ida barrelled over the Delaware Valley on Wednesday leaving behind a wake of devastation. Energy company PECO, which serves Philadelphia and most of its neighboring counties, reported nearly 50,000 outages on Thursday morning. According to the company's outage map, customers in Montgomery County and areas north of Philadelphia were the hardest hit by the most affected. Dawn Timmeney reports on the heavy rainfall causing roadways to be impassablePPL, an energy provider that mainly serves the Lehigh Valley, reported over 6,000 outages on Thursday morning.

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Airdrie ace Callum Smith on being a new dad amid club's Covid crisis

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New York flooding: Deluge halts NYC trains, pours into subway stations

NEW YORK - Video shows major flash flooding caused by remnants of Hurricane Ida which left much of New York City’s subway system inundated, disrupting train services.Ida, which made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane with some of the strongest winds ever to slam Louisiana, is estimated to have caused nearly $18 billion in damage, a modeling company firm said Wednesday. RELATED: Hurricane Ida: Damage to cost insurers $18 billion, estimate saysVideo captured by New York City residents was posted on Twitter and showed flood waters pouring into the city’s underground subway system. New York transit authorities said multiple trains were disrupted due to "excessive water" entering the station.A flash flood warning was issued for most of the city

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COVID-19: Strathcona County approves mask bylaw

As concerns grow in Alberta about the COVID-19 pandemic’s fourth wave, municipalities are making their own decisions on how to protect their citizens.

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All flights suspended at Newark airport amid flooding

NEWARK, N.J. - Days after Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana, states like New York and New Jersey more than 1,000 miles away were hit with major flooding, canceling flights and halting trains.In Newark, New Jersey, residents posted video of streets covered in several feet of water, submerging cars. Video showed flood waters rushing through Newark Liberty International Airport. The National Weather Service confirmed at least one tornado and social media posts showed homes reduced to rubble in Mullica Hill, a southern New Jersey county just outside Philadelphia.The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the Newark airport, tweeted at 10:30 p.m.

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Ida remnants: 'Large and extremely dangerous' tornadoes reported throughout Philly region

PHILADELPHIA - Heavy downpours and high winds triggered multiple tornado warnings and flash flooding as remnants from Ida impacted the Philadelphia region Wednesday.The leftovers of Hurricane Ida began dumping heavy rainfall overnight Tuesday and will continue to do so through Wednesday night before the rain tapers off Thursday morning. Forecasters at the National Weather Service expect most of the region to receive anywhere from 2 to 6 inches of rain between Wednesday and Wednesday night, as steady rainfall moves in by mid-afternoon and persists through the evening.The NWS issued a region-wide Flash Flood Watch that won't expire until 8 a.m.

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WMO: Weather disasters have increased five-fold over past 5 decades

LOS ANGELES - As wildfires scorch the Western United States and Hurricane Ida leaves behind catastrophic damage across Louisiana, a new report shows weather-related disasters have occurred every day, on average, and have skyrocketed over the past 50 years. According to a comprehensive new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), global weather, climate or water hazard-related disasters have increased by a factor of five over the past five decades, contributed to an average of 115 deaths and $202 million in losses daily.From 1970 to 2019, researchers found the climate-related hazards accounted for 50% of all disasters, 45% of all reported deaths and 74% of all reported economic losses.WMO said the main driving factors

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COVID-19: Interior Health adds regional safety measures at schools

COVID-19, the Interior Health Authority is adding some extra measures at schools across the health region.IHA announced Wednesday that it’s implementing three additional measures due to increased COVID activity locally.The newly-announced regional measures include a limit of 50 people or two classes for indoor school assemblies.Visitors entering schools are also being limited to those supporting activities that are of benefit to student learning and well-being, such as teacher candidates, immunizers and meal program volunteers.

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COVID-19: Saskatchewan students head back to school for second time during pandemic

COVID-19.Kids and teachers are heading back to the classrooms for the second time in the midst of a global pandemic with some experience in restrictions and regulations.Even with COVID-19 cases on the rise in Saskatchewan, the first day still brought its regular excitement according to the Saskatoon Public Schools Communications Manager, Veronica Baker.

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Remnants from Ida trigger multiple tornado warnings, flooding as severe weather impacts the region

Willow Grove, Pa. - Heavy downpours and high winds triggered multiple tornado warnings and flooding as remnants from Hurricane Ida impacted the Philadelphia region Wednesday.A confirmed " large and extremely dangerous" tornado was located over Willow Grove, Washington Crossing in Pennsylvania and Woodbury, New Jersey. Pennsylvania State Tropper tweeted downed trees through southern Chester County as the storms started to move in around 4 p.m.High winds on Slate Hill Drive in Oxford, Chester County ripped off the siding of a large home.

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New Brunswick policy expert says province’s mixed messaging on wearing masks is troubling

New Brunswick’s chief medical officer of health says wearing a mask is a personal choice, but one policy expert says that kind of mixed messaging is how provinces find themselves in trouble. Nathalie Sturgeon has more.

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COVID-19: 50 more cases reported in Simcoe Muskoka

COVID-19 cases in the region on Wednesday, bringing the local total number of cases up to 12,881, including 256 deaths.Local public health also reported 26 new cases of a COVID-19 variant on Wednesday, bringing that total to 5,426, including 126 cases that are active.

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Helen Mirren added the ultimate COVID accessory to her Venice red carpet look

If anyone can be relied upon to bring Hollywood glamour, it’s Helen Mirren. And the legendary actress certainly did not disappoint at the Venice International Film Festival on Wednesday.

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