B.C. Centre of Disease Control (BC CDC) releases a map showing cases per subregion across the province, with lighter colours showing low numbers and dark colours indicating case spikes.For the Interior Health region, the latest data shows a continuing trend of falling case totals, as indicated by the map’s growing light-coloured tones.

Coronavirus: Interior Health deems Kelowna General Hospital outbreak ‘stable’ Between Feb. 12 and 18, of the many subregions within Interior Health, only two had more than 20 cases – the Central Okanagan and Kamloops.

During that same timespan, 15 subregions had zero cases.To put that in context, one month ago, from Jan. 22-28, there were five subregions with no cases.The Kamloops subregion had the most.

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Latest breakdown of new Covid cases in every South Lanarkshire neighbourhood

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Hamilton temporarily closes COVID-19 vaccine hotline until Monday

COVID-19 hotline.In a release on Tuesday afternoon, the city said the hotline’s temporary shutdown was effective immediately in an effort to “streamline the booking process” prior to the launch of the province’s new system on Monday.The hotline is expected to return to coincide with the new portal and will be available to those who don’t have the ability to book online.“We ask that residents do not choose another option on the hotline, the other lines are reserved for those looking to book testing appointments and need urgent access,” the city said in its statement.

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Manitoba premier regrets coronavirus impact on seniors, inability to ‘save everybody’

Brian Pallister says he has regrets over how the pandemic has impacted the province’s seniors.In a one-on-one interview with CJOB 680 Tuesday, Manitoba’s premier said the tragic outbreak at Maples Personal Care Home — which claimed dozens of lives and lasted nearly three months — and similar situations at other care homes has left him with sleepless nights.

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EXPLAINER: How can California voters recall Gov. Newsom?

LOS ANGELES – California Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing the possibility that he could be removed by voters in a recall election in the middle of his four-year term. Organizers appear close to qualifying the election for the ballot, and the vote would likely take place later this year. Here's how it works:

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Bucks, Delco, Chester and Montco leaders continue effort to get more vaccines into their counties

WOODLYNNE, Pa. - Leaders in Philadelphia’s surrounding counties continue to feel frustration, wanting to know why so many are still waiting for their coronavirus vaccines. Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery County leaders continue to seek answers and results from the commonwealth.A recent breast cancer survivor and heart patient, 68-year-old Toni Melagrano says her days are nothing more than doctor appointments and that has to do with the lack of a COVID-19 vaccine, despite doing everything she can to get one."I don’t go anywhere, but doctor visits.

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Coronavirus: Epidemiologist warns against ‘returning to normal’ with vaccinated seniors

COVID-19.As seniors across the province continue to get vaccinated, epidemiologist Cynthia Carr says visiting with your grandparents the same way you used to should still be off the table.“Within the public health guidelines, when you do get together with people who are more vulnerable, even if they’ve been vaccinated, I would still stick with the masks for now until more people are vaccinated and we’re seeing that continued decline in community spread,” she explained. Coronavirus vaccine opens to Manitobans 80 and over, First Nations 60 and over For most Canadian seniors, family visits have been few and far between over the past year.“I don’t go as often and I can’t go and visit others.

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Saskatchewan confident easing COVID-19 restrictions in Regina, despite variant spike

COVID-19 variant cases announced Tuesday coming in the Regina zone.Although Regina has the highest number of variant cases in the province, the overall number of COVID-19 cases is declining.“Regina’s numbers have continued to decrease over the course of the last couple of months,” Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said.“Maybe not quite at the same rate as we’ve seen in other areas of the province itself, for instance, but overall, they are down from where they were a month and two months ago.” Saskatchewan easing restrictions on household gatherings Starting Tuesday, individual households can create a bubble to a maximum of 10 individuals in a home at any one time.Officials said the household bubble must remain consistent and must be

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‘Hoping for it’: Multiple vaccination clinics in Durham open for priority populations

COVID-19.“I’ve been kind of hoping for it,” said Jim Boyle who was first in line to be vaccinated at Pickering’s Chestnut Hill Developments Recreation Centre.Boyle says he’s relieved to finally get some protection against the virus.In addition to the Pickering site, vaccination clinics in Oshawa and Clarington also opened Tuesday. The region says once all eight vaccination clinics are up and running, the goal will be to immunize 10,000 people a day.

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New Brunswick farmers call for change to temporary foreign worker quarantine rules

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Edmonton business owner apologetic for renting salon to party with DJ during pandemic

COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.Police said they broke up a large gathering of at least 125 people who were partying with alcohol and a DJ at the Khrome Beauty Lounge early Sunday. The business is located in a strip mall on 91 Street, near Anthony Henday Drive.

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B.C. officials report 550 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths

B.C. health officials release a written statement with the daily COVID-19 numbers for Tuesday, March 10. Legislative Bureau Chief Keith Baldrey has an analysis and what the rising number of variant cases means for British Columbia.

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Hamilton reports 98 new COVID-19 cases, 80-plus can book vaccinations starting Monday

COVID-19 vaccination starting Monday as it continues with its Phase 1 plan, according to the city’s emergency operations centre director.Paul Johnson says residents 80-plus can get in line for a shot at one of seven locations in the week ahead at either the fixed sites at St.

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Alberta records 255 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, 6 deaths

COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the province’s total to 136,374 confirmed cases since the pandemic began last year.The province said the 255 new cases came as a result of 5,434 tests being processed, putting the province’s positivity rate at about 4.6 per cent.There were 263 people in hospital with COVID-19 on Tuesday afternoon, 37 of whom were being treated in intensive care.

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Coronavirus: U.S. House prepares for final vote of relief bill

The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to hold a final vote Wednesday on the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill recently passed by the Senate, with Democrats saying they’re confident they have the votes for final passage.

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B.C. reports 550 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths as total cases top 85k

COVID-19 on Tuesday and two deaths.Of the new cases, 133 were in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 319 in the Fraser Health region, seven in the Island Health region, 36 in the Interior Health region and 52 in the Northern Health region.The seven-day average for new cases stands at 536 — 16 more than Monday and 57 more than the same time last week.There have been 182 new confirmed COVID-19 cases involving variants of concern for a total of 576 cases.The number of active cases linked to COVID-19 variants jumped to 113.The number of people in hospital with the disease rose by nine to 249. Sixty-eight of those patients are in intensive care.A total of 1,393 people in B.C.

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Catalytic converter thefts continue to be a problem, with Cherry Hill reporting an uptick

CHERRY HILL, N.J. - It’s an ongoing problem – thieves crawl under vehicles and steal part of the exhaust system, the catalytic converter.It’s a problem, everywhere.From the city and now to the suburbs, catalytic converter thieves have been on a tear, striking three times in Cherry Hill in the past three days."Unfortunately, we’ve had quite a few, sporadically, throughout the town. Other areas nearby, they’ve had the same issues we’re having," Cherry Hill Police Lt.

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Niagara ‘doing quite well’ and not behind in administering vaccines, says public health

COVID-19 vaccine rollout.Dr. Mustafa Hirji says the region is “doing quite well” and is ahead of a number of its peers across the province based on data from the Ontario COVID-19 Science Table as of March 5.“Some of the language that’s been used around Niagara being a bit behind in terms of vaccination, I think is maybe overstating it,” said Hirji.

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New Brunswick parents question unmasking kids in class

New Brunswick moves to yellow phase of COVID-19 recovery Sarah Shannon, a mother from Boiestown, N.B., questions if the relaxed guidelines are too much too soon.“I really think that since we just got into the yellow and cases have just started to go down, kids should still be wearing them,” she says.Shannon says her four kids, in grades 4, 6, 9 and 12, will still wear masks in class.She says that just makes sense to the family, considering the requirement to wear them in stores and restaurants.“If you’re in a public place, which a school is, you’re required to wear a mask despite your age,” she says.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]In a statement sent to Global News, the Department of Education

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Saskatchewan Premier Moe reflects on one-year with COVID-19, asks residents to ‘take the shot’

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe on Tuesday during a COVID-19 briefing update reflected on roughly one-year with the coronavirus and he asked residents “when it’s your turn, take the shot, get vaccinated.”

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‘We let them down’: Telus CEO apologizes for problems with VCH vaccine booking system

Province scrambling to fix vaccination phone line problems for Vancouver Coastal Health Dix said Vancouver Coastal Health was fully dependent on the call centre provider to provide services based on the contract they had signed with the province.“Telus failed us yesterday,” he said.“For that failure, a lot of people wasted time, and I think lost some confidence in the system — confidence that we’ll have to work hard to rebuild at every level in terms of both technical issues that affected all health authorities and staffing issues.”The government is working to boost up a backup plan in case problems with Telus continue.

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London among Canadian markets expecting most growth in Q2: ManpowerGroup

National survey finds employers ‘optimistic’ about hiring climate in Hamilton With seasonal variations removed from the data, ManpowerGroup says London’s second quarter net employment outlook is +25 per cent.“London market itself, it was in the top five growth markets across Canada,” Charity Magowan with Manpower Western Ontario told Global News.“We surveyed like 47 different markets, so it’s really good news for London.”The other top growth markets in ManpowerGroup’s survey are: Ottawa at +27 per cent; Surrey, BC at +26 per cent; Canton de l’Est, Que., at +24 per cent; and Kitchener/Cambridge at +21 per cent. London-St.

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RBC Canadian Open cancelled for 2nd year in a row, Golf Canada announces

RBC Canadian Open has been pulled from the PGA Tour schedule for the second straight year, marking one of the first cancellations of a major annual Canadian sports event in the summer of 2021.Golf Canada made the announcement on Tuesday due to issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Dr. Etches watching COVID-19 levels in Ottawa ‘very carefully’

COVID-19 levels in the nation’s capital hover along the threshold to move the city into Ontario’s red zone on the coronavirus reopening framework.Ottawa Public Health added 40 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday with the number of active cases holding relatively steady at 512.One additional person has died in connection with COVID-19 in Ottawa, raising the city’s death toll of the pandemic to 444.

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With more states on board senators introduce bill (again) to make daylight saving time year round

ORLANDO, Fla. – Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, of Florida, is trying again to make daylight saving time permanent across the country after reintroducing the Sunshine Protection Act.

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Column: Anniversary marks progress of pandemic, not the end

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – The backdrop was a navy blue board filled with 33 logos of The Players Championship. Sitting next to PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan was the gold trophy as he spoke about scrapping the tour's premier event last year and how golf made it through the COVID-19 pandemic.

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COVID-19: 14 new cases for Peterborough area, variants of concern jump to 87

Peterborough Public Health reported 14 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday afternoon.According to the health unit’s COVID-19 tracker website as of 4:16 p.m., there are now 86 active cases in its jurisdiction, up from 84 active cases reported Monday. The health unit serves Peterborough, Peterborough County, Curve Lake First Nation and Hiawatha First Nation.There are now 87 presumed variant of concern cases, another increase from the 78 variants reported on Monday and 56 reported on Friday.

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Some Ontarians will soon be able to book COVID-19 vaccine appointments at more than 300 pharmacies

COVID-19 vaccine appointments at more than 300 pharmacies in three regions.Christine Elliott said that the province is expecting to receive 190,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on Tuesday and added that eligible residents will be able to book appointments as of Friday to receive their shots.The vaccines, some of which are set to expire in early April, are being distributed to pharmacies in Toronto, Windsor-Essex, and Kingston. That’s being done as part of a pilot project and Elliott said it will help ensure they are administered in a timely manner.

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Can COVID-19 vaccines reduce transmission? Here’s what we know so far

coronavirus vaccine shot, there is both good and bad news.While there is a high probability you will not get sick with COVID-19, there is a chance you can still catch the novel coronavirus and in turn infect others. So you got a COVID-19 shot.

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‘Alcohol to-go’ bill moves forward in Florida Senate

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida is one step closer to permanently allowing ‘to-go’ alcohol after a Senate committee unanimously passed the proposal Tuesday.

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The latest coronavirus infection rates as numbers continue to fall sharply across Greater Manchester

The borough recorded a rate of 116.9 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending March 5, according to the latest data from PHE. A total of 6,571 people in Greater Manchester have died within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test during the pandemic.

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9 COVID-19 deaths reported in Waterloo Region over first 9 days of March

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Coronavirus: 8 new cases in London-Middlesex, one case each in Elgin-Oxford, Huron-Perth

coronavirus cases have been confirmed in London and Middlesex, local health officials said Tuesday.The update brings the region’s pandemic case tally to 6,318, of which 5,993 have resolved, an increase of 15 from the day before.At least 185 people have died during the pandemic. The most recent death was reported on Monday involving a woman in her 70s who was not associated with a long-term care or retirement home.At least 140 cases are considered active in the region.Health unit figures show that at least 136 cases and two deaths have been reported so far this month.The region is currently in the orange-restrict level of the province’s COVID-19 response framework.

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MLHU extends max time between COVID-19 vaccine doses to 112 days

COVID-19 vaccine in an effort to dole out more shots to local residents.Pfizer’s vaccine requires recipients to take two doses at separate times, with the shot originally authorized to be scheduled 21 days apart. Senior Canadian scientists question government plans to delay 2nd dose of COVID-19 vaccine On Tuesday, the MLHU announced it would be extending the maximum time between doses for local residents to 112 days, or 16 weeks.The move was made under the direction of Ontario’s chief medical officer of health Dr.

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Pfizer vaccine neutralized Brazil COVID-19 variant in lab study, researchers say

other research has suggested that P.1 may spread more easily and appears more capable of reinfecting those who have already recovered from previous bouts of COVID-19. Those findings have prompted questions of how well current vaccines can work against the variant.The new research, published March 8 in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that the Pfizer vaccine’s ability to neutralize the P.1 variant was "roughly equivalent" to its effect on the original, less contagious strain of the coronavirus from last year.Researchers engineered versions of the virus that contained the same mutations found in the spike protein of the P.1 variant.

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Saskatchewan easing restrictions on household gatherings

COVID-19.The ban on household gatherings is being lifted immediately.Starting Tuesday, individual households can create a bubble to a maximum of 10 individuals in a home at any one time. SHA warns of risks in loosening coronavirus rules Officials said the household bubble must remain consistent and must be contained to the same individuals.Saskatchewan banned household gatherings on Dec.

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Total coronavirus variant of concern cases jump from 9 to 44 in Saskatchewan

COVID-19 variant cases have been confirmed in Saskatchewan.The Roy Romanow Provincial Lab (RRPL) completed an initial variant survey of confirmed cases from Jan. 26 to Feb.

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Tunisia receives first batch of coronavirus vaccines

TUNIS – Tunisia received its first batch of coronavirus vaccines on Tuesday — 30,000 doses of Russia’s Sputnik V — and will start inoculations on Saturday.

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Florida reports 4,505 new COVID-19 cases as state clears up confusion around vaccine eligibility

ORLANDO, Fla. – With nearly 2 million people fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, Florida continues to slowly expand eligibility for the shots.

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Coronavirus: Quebec’s top doctor says situation in Montreal is ‘in control’

Quebec’s director of public health, Horacio Arruda, said Monday that the situation in Montreal is “in control,” with coronavirus case numbers seeing a slight increase but with little impact from variants of concern.

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Coronavirus vaccines could be available at Kingston-area pharmacies by the weekend

COVID-19 vaccines to local pharmacies over the next two weeks, the health unit announced Tuesday.In an interview with media, Dr. Kieran Moore says the vaccines could be in pharmacies ready to be administered as soon as Saturday.Previously, only 10 pharmacies were chosen to deliver the vaccines, but now, Moore says somewhere between 40 and 48 local pharmacies will receive shots over the next week.

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Coronavirus: Some health units won’t use Ontario booking system after March 15 launch

Ontario public health units will continue to use their own vaccination booking systems even after a provincial portal becomes available next week.Solicitor General Sylvia Jones says approximately six units, including Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph, will stick with their own systems.She says the rest will merge with the province’s online portal or use a combination of both systems.

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Guelph reports 5 new cases of COVID-19, active cases fall below 100

COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing its total case count to 2,785.Active cases fell by nine from the previous day to 97 with another 14 people recovering from the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. WHO cautions against vaccine passports for international travel Resolved cases in the city have reached 2,651 and Guelph’s death toll of 37 has remained unchanged since Feb.

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Most Atlantic Canadians support sharing COVID-19 vaccine with regions in need: survey

COVID-19 vaccine supplies with regions of the country that have an urgent need.According to a report by Narrative Research, four-in-five (79 per cent) Canadians support governments sharing vaccine supplies with another province or territory.This percentage is just slightly higher in Atlantic Canada, with an average of 82 per cent of residents voicing support.On Feb. 12, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick health officials said portions of the Moderna vaccine doses planned to arrive in the provinces that month would be re-directed to Canada’s northern territories.

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Canada warned of production issues with Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine: Trudeau

Justin Trudeau says Canada has been warned of manufacturing problems plaguing the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.The viral vector vaccine developed by J&J’s subsidiary, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, was authorized by Health Canada as safe and effective last week.Canada pre-ordered 10 million doses of the vaccine, which is the first and only one in Canada’s vaccine plan that requires only one dose.

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UK coronavirus variant widespread in Houston wastewater, health department says

HOUSTON - The UK coronavirus variant has been detected at most wastewater treatment plants in Houston, suggesting "ongoing and uncontrolled community spread" of the strain, health officials say.According to the Houston Health Department, samples collected on February 22 detected the variant called B.1.1.7 at 31 of the city’s 39 wastewater treatment plants. That was an increase from February 8 when it was detected at 21 of the plants.RELATED: Study finds new UK coronavirus variant is 'substantially' more transmissibleAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the UK variant spreads more easily and quickly than other variants."The prevalence of the U.K.

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Coronavirus deaths 30 times higher in parts of Essex than rural Scotland

coronavirus outbreak.Castle Point has suffered the highest death toll of any UK authority, with 393 per 100,000, while second-placed Tendering has 381 - a staggering 0.4% or one in every 250 of their populations.The figures, which include deaths within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19, Kent towns Hythe and Folkestone have also struggled with infections, with 364 deaths per 100,000 - more than 0.36% of the population.The picture is vastly different across the Scottish Highlands and Islands, which has seen rates as low as 13.5 on the Orkney Islands.In England, there have been 194 deaths per 100,000 - nearly 0.2% - compared to 186 across the entire UK.Rother in East Sussex at 343 per 100,000 and East Staffordshire with 337 are also

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Coronavirus: Manitoba reports 5 new cases of UK variant, 8 new cases of South African strain

COVID-19 variant, first discovered in South Africa, and another five case of the B.1.1.7 variant first discovered in the United Kingdom, have been confirmed in Manitoba.In a release Tuesday the province said all 13 of the newly-identified cases of the variants of concern are from the Winnipeg Health region.

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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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