Coronavirus: Guelph leaders call on Ont. premier to allow more businesses to open

COVID-19 rapid antigen tests at grocery stores, pharmacies and other settings.A government source with knowledge of the plan told The Canadian Press that Health Minister Christine Elliott will announce more details on Wednesday.The source said there will be a limit of one box of five tests per household per visit, though some stores might have different processes.Ontario provided free rapid antigen test kits at malls and liquor stores in December ahead of the holidays.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Police confirmed the arrest of the main suspect wanted in connection with the attempted shooting of an ambulance driver on the 27th of January opposite the Panadura Base Hospital.Sri Lanka Police said 8 grams of heroin was seized from the possession of the 32-year-old suspect from Kuruppumulla on Tuesday (8) night.Detectives are planning on obtaining a detention order to detain and interrogate the suspect, after producing him to the Panadura Magistrate’s Court.Sri Lanka Police on Tuesday (8) also arrested a 51-year-old man in connection to the attempted shooting of an ambulance driver in Panadura, on the 27th of January 2022.The suspect was identified as the assistant to the ambulance driver who was the main target of the shooters.On Independence Day (4), the Kalutara Crimes Division arrested the ambulance driver who was the target of gunmen in Panadura.Sri Lanka Police said the ambulance driver was transferring an expectant mother to the Panadura Hospital when several people chased after him on four motorcycles and opened fire at him.However, the weapon used by the gunman had jammed.Police said the ambulance driver was arrested after it was revealed that he was transporting Heroin at the time of the incident.According to Police, the person who was driving the motorcycle and the person who assisted in the shooting were also arrested.The assistant to the ambulance driver had confessed to police that the ambulance was used to transport drugs on several occasions.In addition, another man was arrested from Panadura on Tuesday (8) for spying on the ambulance driver.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Colombo Additional Magistrate Rajindra Jayasuriya on Wednesday (9) ordered to release of a Church worker, who was detained over the discovery of a hand grenade from All Saint’s Church in Borella.On the 2nd of February, the Additional Magistrate ordered to release of three other workers connected to the incident.Accordingly, all four church workers who were arrested and detained over the incident, have been released.Sri Lanka’s Attorney General had recommended that they be released given the fact that they were not involved in the incident.A week ago, Deputy Solicitor General Dileepa Peiris informed the court that it was revealed that the three other workers were not connected to the incident in any way, and the Attorney General had advised to release them.

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ANI reported. AIIMS Medical Superintendent DK Sharma in a letter today said in accordance with current ICMT's national guidelines, it has been decided to discontinue routine Covid-19 testing prior to inpatient hospitalisations (regular as well as daycare) and also prior to any minor or major surgical or interventional or non-interventional procedures and imaging in clinically asymptomatic patients.AIIMS, Delhi announces to discontinue routine COVID-19 testing prior to inpatient hospitalization and surgeries pic.twitter.com/R0wjcSdaFl

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Phillip Schofield has returned to This Morning after testing positive for coronavirus. The 59-year-old presenter had been forced to skip hosting This Morning and Dancing on Ice and admitted he was "bored out of his brain" while locked away in his home after testing positive for Covid seven days in a row.

Canada’s Meryeta O’Dine won the bronze medal in her Olympic debut at the Beijing Winter Games in women’s snowboard cross Wednesday.

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A review is set to be launched after four children were given Covid vaccine overdoses of more than twice the approved amount.

A Business Proposal has been pushed back by a week.Today (February 9), the show’s production team announced that the premiere of A Business Proposal has been pushed back by a week, attributing the delay to stricter COVID-19 protocols on the show’s set. The show will now premiere on February 28.“We have decided to inevitably postpone the first broadcast of A Business Proposal for a week due to COVID-19 in order to change the filming schedule and secure a safe production environment,” a representative from the show said, per Sports Chosun and translated by Soompi.“The first broadcast date has been changed from February 21 to February 28,” the representative added.

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COLOMBO (News 1st); The EU has urged Sri Lanka to continue reducing the use of the PTA, and to undertake further practical and administrative steps to release on bail those detained under the PTA without charges.The European Union (EU) and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka held their 24th meeting of the Joint Commission on 8th February 2022 in Brussels.During the meeting, Sri Lanka reiterated its objective to achieve measurable, tangible, and verifiable results on the ground in meeting its commitments.In this context, the EU welcomed the submission by the Government of Sri Lanka of amendments to the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA).

After previously resisting the idea of a regional approach to reopening the province amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Ontario’s Premier Doug Ford is now considering the idea as long as there is an increase in coronavirus testing.

When the long-awaited warm sunny weather arrived in Toronto over the weekend, hundreds flocked to Trinity Bellwoods Park in the city’s west end. Ontario Premier Doug Ford said it looked like a “rock concert,” but added that he understood people wanted to be outside and enjoy the outdoors.

TORONTO — Ontario is extending its COVID-19 residential electricity rate relief for another five months, but the fixed price will be going up by nearly three cents per kilowatt hour.

For Andrea Silcox, it’s “sickening” hearing about the mistreatment of elderly people in long-term care homes (LTCH) during COVID-19 after what happened to her father.

Here is a roundup of the latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Friday:

Ontario Premier Doug Ford spoke about earlier comments by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looking into reuniting Canadians with close family members living the U.S, saying reunification is “so important” and he supports the idea.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Friday that they are looking at the idea of a regional approach to reopenings, in conjunction with the expanded testing plan announced earlier that day. He said that more testing gives a better scope what’s happening around the province and can help guide what locations could be reopened sooner.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is exploring ways to reunite family members divided by the temporary travel restrictions at the Canada-U.S. border.

A searing report from Canada’s military into Ontario’s troubled long-term-care system where over 1,600 people have died from COVID-19 put a spotlight on the for-profit companies managing some of these facilities.

TORONTO – Inspectors refused to go into long-term care homes in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic because they feared for their safety, prompting the government to call in the military, Premier Doug Ford said Thursday.

More than seven in 10 British Coumbians approve of the job Premier John Horgan is doing, according to a new poll.

I don’t doubt Doug Ford‘s sincerity in trying to address the abhorrent conditions in so many of Ontario’s long-term care facilities.

When June Bendell died at the Orchard Villa nursing home in Pickering, Ont., three weeks ago, her children were told she had choked while she was being fed a nutritional drink.

On Wednesday, Premier Doug Ford said the Ontario government will take over five more long-term care homes around the Greater Toronto Area amid the coronavirus pandemic.

After a Canadian military report detailed disturbing allegations of horrific conditions inside five of the province’s long-term care homes, Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath called for the resignation of the province’s long-term care minister, Merrilee Fullerton.

Here is a roundup of the latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Tuesday:

Premier Doug Ford said the Ontario government will take over five more long-term care homes around the Greater Toronto area, in addition to the two already under its control.

TORONTO – Premier Doug Ford is set to make an announcement related to long-term care today, a day after a military report revealed allegations about five homes that the premier has called “horrific.”

When it comes to the number of COVID-19 tests in the province, Premier Doug Ford expressed his desire for more in his press briefing yesterday.

The Middlesex London Health Unit is reporting the coronavirus testing centres saw their greatest number in visits since opening their doors.

After a Canadian military report was released detailing the “appalling” conditions in some Ontario long-term care homes, Premier Doug Ford vowed on Tuesday to “fix the system” when asked about the accountability his government faced.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford made a statement on Tuesday following a Canadian military report on some of the province’s long-term care homes, which detailed “appalling” conditions.

Following the release of a military report that raised concerns regarding the conditions at some of Ontario’s long-term care homes, Premier Doug Ford was asked why it took a military report to shine light on the “gut-wrenching” conditions.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford was asked Tuesday what he had to say to families with loved ones in long-term care after a “gut-wrenching” report by the Canadian military detailing “appalling” conditions at some Ontario long-term care homes.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford addressed a report from the Canadian military that detailed concerns found in Ontario’s long-term care homes. Ford called the findings “appalling, disgusting and disturbing” and the “worst report” he’s ever read.

One of Canada’s top doctors got a neighbourhood-level view of how not to fight the COVID-19 pandemic last weekend.

Case numbers are up and testing is down, but Premier Doug Ford insists he’s confident Ontario’s plan to fight the virus will work. Travis Dhanraj reports.

The coronavirus assessment centre in St. Thomas Ont., is expanding its hours of operation in response to the premier’s announcement Sunday.

Social media lit up over the weekend after thousands of people gathered at Toronto’s Trinity Bellwoods Park, appearing to ignore the province’s physical-distancing rules aimed at curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Despite Ontario Premier Doug Ford urging those who were part of the crowd at Trinity Bellwoods Park this past Saturday to get tested for COVID-19, associate chief medical officer of health Dr. Barbara Yaffe said on Monday they should self-monitor and isolate for 14 days, stay away from those at higher-risk of contracting COVID-19, and if they still are concerned after 14 days, get tested.

If you were hoping to get out of putting on a face mask to visit stores and other businesses demanding customers wear one, think again.

Calls to improve emergency measures for Canada’s small business owners feeling squeezed by the coronavirus pandemic have grown over the last few weeks.

A London epidemiologist and professor says she agrees with the Ford Government’s decision to open up coronavirus testing, but says more needs to be done when it comes to increasing the speed of test processing and making sure residents are aware of the changed messaging.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is encouraging everyone who visited a crowded Toronto park over the weekend to get tested for the novel coronavirus.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford addressed the people who went to Trinity Bellwoods Park on Saturday, where it was estimated approximately 10,000 people were there, urging them all to get tested, as well as anyone who has been in large gatherings. He also said that despite Toronto having the largest number of cases, he wasn’t going to consider a regional approach just because of an “odd group” out of the entirety of Toronto.