COVID-19: Cases in B.C. hospitals hold steady, but admissions trending down

Defence chief to review Canadian Armed Forces COVID-19 vaccine mandate Teamsters Local 213, which represents about 400 workers in Coquitlam, Richmond and Chilliwack took the matter to arbitration, arguing that the policy was unreasonable, and was not applied equally.Coca Cola said the policy was necessary to protect workers, and pointed to several major COVID outbreaks at Canadian facilities, including one that required a major cleanup in Kelowna and one in Calgary where two workers died.The union argued that the policy allowed the company to “force its employees to undergo an invasive medical procedure,” which it characterized as a “gross invasion” of their individual rights.It said there had been few infections at the Richmond and Coquitlam facilities prior to January 2022, and that the virus continued to spread after January — when all employees working had received at least two doses, suggesting that the mandate was not effective in its stated goal.It further argued that the policy wasn’t being equally applied, as some salaried employees working from home weren’t required to be vaccinated. Judge rejects B.C.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Police said that nine people were arrested following a joint operation carried out early on Friday (22) morning to remove protestors who were occupying the main entrance to the President’s Office and the surrounding area.Sri Lanka Police said that the joint operation was carried out by the Three-Armed Forces, and the Police Special Task Force.Several people who were injured have been admitted to hospital, said Sri Lanka Police.It added that the suspects arrested are between the ages of 26 & 58, and are residents from Kelaniya, Embilipitiya, Ja-Ela, Ratnapura, Sevanagala, Wellampitiya, Pitigala, Wadduwa, and Nugegoda.The suspects will be produced to court today (22), said Sri Lanka Police.In addition, Police Scene Of Crime Officers have begun an investigation at the premises, and forensics will be called in when the need arises, said a statement from Sri Lanka Police.It added that the investigations are supervised by an SSP for the Colombo Central Division, and security has been tightened at the premises.

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities are searching for a gunman who police say opened fire on a car in broad daylight last weekend in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Police Department shared video of the shooting that happened on the 1800 block of South 54th Street in Southwest Philadelphia last Sunday. The unknown shooter is seen walking past the victim's car, then returning a short time later and trying to open the passenger's side door. When the car starts to pull away, the alleged shooter fires multiple shots at the front windshield before the car speeds off. Authorities said there were two people inside the victim's car, but no injuries were reported. Anyone with information on the shooting is urged to call the Philadelphia Police Department at 215-686-8477.

COVID-19 have died while the number of new hospitalizations linked to the virus dropped last week.The province’s latest epidemiology update shows 52 people were admitted to hospital between July 10 to July 16, down from 59 the week before. Manitoba expands COVID vaccine eligibility to include kids four and under Of the latest hospitalizations, two required ICU, according to the report.Exactly how many people are currently in hospital and ICU as a result of COVID-19 isn’t clear, because the province no longer reports those numbers.Officials say the number of new cases also fell, with 171 lab-confirmed infections identified last week, down from 229 the previous week.With an average of 276 tests completed a day, the positivity rate of lab tests dropped to 13.9 per cent from 14.8 per cent the previous week.Provincial case counts and test positivity rates don’t necessarily give an accurate picture of active infection rates, however, because the government has significantly scaled back testing and the data doesn’t include the results of tests done at home.

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Today we are reporting 8,728 community cases, 759 current hospitalisations, and 26 deaths.

WASHINGTON - Chairman Bennie Thompson opened Thursday's prime-time hearing of the Jan. 6 investigating committee, saying Donald Trump as president did "everything in his power to overturn the election" he lost to Joe Biden, including before and during the deadly Capitol attack."He lied, he bullied, he betrayed his oath," charged Thompson, D-Miss.After months of work and weeks of hearings, committee co-chair Liz Cheney of Wyoming said "the dam has begun to break" on revealing what happened that day, at the White House as well as in the violence at the Capitol.This was probably the last hearing of the summer, but the panel said they will resume in September as more witnesses and information emerges."Our investigation goes forward," said Thompson testifying remotely as he isolates after testing positive for COVID-19.

MILWAUKEE - The parents of a 9-year-old Wisconsin girl have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the popular social media platform, TikTok, claiming their daughter died after becoming obsessed with participating in TikTok challenges. Arriani Jaileen Arroyo received her first cellphone from her parents when she was 7 years old, according to the Social Media Victims Law Center (SMVLC) which is representing the Arroyo family. Arriani downloaded TikTok and started to post videos of herself dancing and singing, as many users do on the social media platform. But as she continued to use the app, Arriani became obsessed with participating in TikTok challenges, her family claimed. "Because many of these Tik Tok challenges involved eating and dancing, Arriani’s parents did not regard them as dangerous," SMVLC said in a news release.  But on Feb.

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PHILADELPHIA - Family members of a woman and two children who were struck by a hit-and-run driver in Philadelphia say they forgive the wanted person and called it a miracle that the crash did not result in deadly injuries. Officers responded to the intersection of 50th Street and Haverford Avenue Monday night for reports of a hit-and-run. Investigators said a 29-year-old woman and two girls, ages 3 and 13, were standing on the roadside when a vehicle hopped the curb and struck all three. The woman, later identified as Serena Grigsby, suffered a severe leg injury and was taken to Penn Presbyterian Hospital in critical condition.

Indiana pizza delivery man who was injured while saving two children and three teens from a burning house last week has raised more than half a million dollars.Nicholas Bostic, a 25-year-old from Lafayette, Ind., was hailed as a hero after he rescued the five youths. Bostic noticed a house on fire while driving around at night and risked his life — even jumping out of a window with a six-year-old in his arms — to save the occupants.Bostic had to be flown to nearby Indianapolis for treatment of severe smoke inhalation and a large gash on his right arm.

LANGHORNE, Pa. - Sesame Place offers a fresh apology for an incident that occurred at the Bucks County park over the last weekend, in which two girls wave at Sesame Place character "Rosita" and appear to be ignored by that character.Sesame Place said, in part:"We sincerely and wholeheartedly apologize to the Brown family for what they experienced. To be very clear, what the two young girls experienced, what the family experienced, is unacceptable.

U.S. President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing “very mild symptoms.”

(THE HINDU); Former Sri Lanka President was issued a 14-day visit pass when he arrived in Singapore on July 14, reports the Hindu.Singapore has granted a 14-day short-term visit pass to former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa as he entered the country on a “private visit” on July 14, according to immigration authorities in Singapore.Rajapaksa, 73, on July 13 left Sri Lanka to the Maldives and then Singapore and resigned after a popular uprising against his government for mismanaging the economy.In a statement released in response to media queries about Rajapaksa’s visit to Singapore, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said that he was granted a short-term visit pass (STVP) on arrival, reported the Hindu.Rajapaksa was issued a 14-day visit pass when he arrived in Singapore on July 14, according to a report by The Straits Times newspaper.A Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman said last week that Mr.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Ugly scenes were reported from the Occupy Galle Face protest site during the early hours of Friday (22), after a large military contingents swooped in the areas.According reports from the grounds, and social media accounts Troops were seen detaining individuals and also dismantling the protest site.#BREAKING: Heavy Military presence at the Occupy Galle Face Protest Site in Colombo.#lka #SriLanka #SLnews #News1st #GGG #SriLankaArmy #ProtestLK #SriLankaProtestLK pic.twitter.com/YNYzeDE9Mu— Newsfirst.lk Sri Lanka (@NewsfirstSL) July 21, 2022Heavy Military presence at the Occupy Galle Face Protest Site in Colombo.#lka #SriLanka #SLnews #News1st #GGG #SriLankaArmy #ProtestLK #SriLankaProtestLK pic.twitter.com/QAnhbKAVuo— Newsfirst.lk Sri Lanka (@NewsfirstSL) July 21, 2022

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Fodor’s Travel recently released a list with the top boardwalks in the country and, they say, the number one spot goes to Atlantic City, N.J. But, those who live up and down the shore might disagree.On a blistering day, there are few places better to be than at the ocean, an air-conditioned casino or a giant boardwalk.Pennsylvania native Betty O’Donnell says A.C.

Video: Love Island: Andrew Dumps Tasha And Recouples With Coco (Birmingham Mail)Police with riot shields clash with estate's residentsProtest over big housing plans on Brandhall green space'All he did was eat a bit of cake' - Carol McGiffin defends Boris Johnson's time as PMLove Island: new bombshells Lacey and Jamie join the villaBen Shephard and Charlotte Hawkins send love to Kate Garraway after Derek readmitted to hospitalHouse Of The Dragon Teaser TrailerCelebs react as Sarah Jossel announces her pregnancyBBC pays substantial damages to William and Harry's former nanny over Panorama allegationsLove Island: Josh Breaks Things Off With DanicaDrone captures video of suspects in gardensLorraine sends love to Kate Garraway after husband Derek readmitted to hospitalGMB viewers divided as dietician says warning labels should be put on chocolateLaura Tobin slips up and utters swear word during GMB weather forecastLove Island: new bombshells get slightly awkward reception as they introduce themselvesCoco says she is waiting for the boys in her dm's after being dumped from the villaLe Page and Ghouri soon found themselves drawn to each other again and decided to give things another go, leaving Lodge single. Lashing out, she decided to drop a bombshell of her own that Le Page had “sucked her t*t” under the covers during a more intimate moment.

A "For Rent" sign outside an apartment building in the East Village neighborhood of New York, US, on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Photographer: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images Median rents in the 50 largest U.S.

overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that had provided a constitutional right to abortion.

MESA, Ariz. - Police in Mesa arrested a couple after investigators discovered their children living in a home full of trash and no running water.An anonymous tip led detectives to the home on July 20.The couple's three young girls told officers they had no food or water and that they would often walk to a neighbor's home for help.

McClure and her then-boyfriend, Mark D’Amico, fabricated the story about homeless veteran Johnny Bobbitt Jr. giving McClure $20 when she ran out of gas on a Philadelphia highway in 2017.

FILE - Minnesota State Fair view. (Minnesota State Fair)If you love the smell of fried foods and being outdoors, here is your chance to get paid to enjoy a classic "AmericInn" summer pass time.  AmericInn, which is part of the Wyndham hotel franchise, will pay one family $15,000 to attend and rate any three state fairs in the Midwest. Families must document the adventure in real-time with both video and photos on their public social media accounts, according to the AmericInn by Wyndham website.

The White House today announced that President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 and has mild symptoms, a diagnosis that comes amid the spread of the much more transmissible Omicron BA.5 subvariant.

COVID-19 vaccine in Ontario’s Middlesex London region as soon as next week.The Middlesex London Health Unit said parents, guardians and caregivers will be able to book appointments for their children to receive the COVID-19 vaccine starting next Thursday morning.The lower-dose Moderna vaccine will be available at the mass vaccination clinics at the Western Fair District Agriplex and Caradoc Community Centre in Mount Brydges, the health unit said. Ontario to receive pediatric COVID-19 vaccine next week “We expect there are a lot of parents and caregivers who want to ensure their children are as protected against COVID-19 as they can be,” says Dr.

COVID-19 vaccinations for infants and preschoolers could start being booked late next week.The province said pediatric vaccine bookings for children aged six months to under five years will open at 8 a.m next Thursday.Karen Gilbert said she was thrilled about the announcement. Her entire family is vaccinated except “the one that needed it the most” — her four-year-old son Jasper, who has complex care needs.“This is fantastic news and I will be one of the first ones hopefully lining up to get it,” the Ottawa-area mother said by phone.

People who have high blood pressure and Omicron-variant COVID-19 are at more than double the risk for hospitalization—even if they received three mRNA vaccine doses, according to a single-center study published yesterday in Hypertension.

US economy has more e-commerce and white-collar jobs than in early 2020, but restaurant and government employment lag behind Private-sector payrolls exceeded prepandemic levels in June, taking just over two years to close a 21 million job gap that was created in the spring of 2020 and reshaping the labor market in the process.

The Tesla Cybertruck during a tour of the Elkhorn Battery Energy Storage System in Moss Landing, California, U.S., on Monday, June 6, 2022. (Nic Coury/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Mark your calendars, bizarre-looking electric pickup fans.During Tesla's second-quarter earnings call Wednesday, CEO Elon Musk offered an update on several products, including when the oft-delayed Cybertruck pickup will go on sale.The stainless steel truck was first revealed in 2019 with the start of production set for the end of 2021.Due to a variety of development and supply chain issues, that time frame has been postponed several times, and the Cybertruck reservation website no longer advertises exactly when deliveries are expected to begin.The Tesla Cybertruck during a tour of the Elkhorn Battery Energy Storage System in Moss Landing, California, U.S., on Monday, June 6, 2022.

(Photo by National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis/PhotoQuest/Getty Images) NEW YORK - New York health officials have issued a health alert about a case of polio in Rockland County. They are advising healthcare providers to be vigilant for additional cases.A viral disease that can affect the nervous system and cause muscle weakness, the polio virus typically enters the body through the mouth, usually from hands contaminated with fecal matter of an infected person.

In 5- to 11-year-old children, two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine were 36.8% effective in preventing all SARS-CoV-2 infections, 63.5% against test-confirmed cases, and 82.7% against hospitalization amid the Omicron variant surge in Singapore, finds a real-world study published yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).Researchers in Singapore analyzed data from 255,936 children aged 5 to 11

M&Ms candy Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Candy Funhouse, an online, Canada-based candy store, is hiring a taste tester — the world’s first chief candy officer — at a salary of $100,000 a year.Job duties for the first chief candy officer include taste-testing more than 3,500 products a month, giving the "CCO (Chief Candy Officer) Stamp of Approval," leading the "FUNhouse" candy strategy and running candy board meetings, among other responsibilities. And you only have to be 5 years old or older and living in North America to apply."Do you love all things candy and chocolate? Are you passionate about confectionary treats and exploring unreleased and existing products? If so, this is the PERFECT position for you!" the job listing says.

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) on a milkweed plant flower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on July 08, 2022. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images) WASHINGTON - The monarch butterfly fluttered a step closer to extinction Thursday, as scientists put the iconic orange-and-black insect on the endangered list because of its fast dwindling numbers."It’s just a devastating decline," said Stuart Pimm, an ecologist at Duke University who was not involved in the new listing.

PHILADELPHIA - An 11-year-old girl was hospitalized Thursday after police say she was shot inside a home in Philadelphia’s Logan neighborhood.Philadelphia police say the incident occurred around 1:18 p.m. inside a home on the 4500 block of North 13th Street. The girl suffered a single gunshot wound to her right shoulder.

COVID-19 deaths and 1,877 positive PCR tests in the seven days ending June 18.During that period, there were also 44 new hospital admissions. The median age of those hospitalized is 75.In comparison, the seven-day period ending July 12 saw 1,562 new PCR cases and five deaths.

Joe Biden has tested positive for the aggressive virus. Thankfully, it’s mild.White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced the news, “This morning, President Biden tested positive for COVID-19.

To prepare soil for agriculture, we should recognize the value of its tiny organisms and ensure that it has at least 3% organic content, a level below which farming may prove unsustainable. For any soil to have agricultural potential, it must have a minimum of 3-6% organic content. But in large parts of the world, it is well below 1%.

File: An employee looks through patients files at the Hope Medical Group for Women in Shreveport, Louisiana, April 19, 2022. (Photo by FRANCOIS PICARD/AFP via Getty Images) BATON ROUGE, La. - Abortion clinics in Louisiana can continue operating while a lawsuit challenging the state’s near total ban on abortions is resolved, a state judge ruled Thursday.The preliminary injunction issued by state district judge Donald Johnson in Baton Rouge is the latest development amid a flurry of court challenges to state "trigger" laws that were crafted in anticipation of the U.S.

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Police Department is set to announce the offering of a reward in connection with a West Philadelphia hit-and-run that left a woman and two children hurt on Monday. According to authorities, officers were called to the intersection of 50th Street and Haverford Avenue around 10 p.m. for reports of a hit-and-run. Philadelphia Chief Inspector Scott Small told reporters that a 29-year-old woman and two girls, ages 3 and 13, were standing on the side of the road when a vehicle jumped the curb, hit a fire hydrant and then struck the three victims. Police have released surveillance images of a car wanted in connection with a hit-and-run in West Philadelphia.  The vehicle continued driving after it struck the woman and two girls, according to police. The woman was taken to Penn Presbyterian Hospital, where she remains in critical condition with a severe leg injury and the girls were sent to CHOP in stable condition. Captain mark Overwise, the Commanding Officer of the Philadelphia Police Department's Accident Investigation District, is holding a press conference at 1 p.m.

PHOENIX - Arizona Cardinals defensive end J.J. Watt has graciously offered to help out a fan who said she was selling her shoes and jersey in order to raise money for her grandfather's funeral."I have a pair of @JJWatt womens edition of Reebok shoes size 9 $60.

Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane takes stand in federal trial. (Cedric Hohnstadt Illustration, L.L.C.)ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane was sentenced Thursday to two and a half years in prison for depriving George Floyd of his civil rights.

François Legault says public health officials are not recommending new COVID-19 restrictions despite high levels of community transmission across the province.Legault told reporters today that although COVID-19 hospitalizations have surpassed 2,100, there are fewer patients in hospital with the disease compared with previous waves.But he is suggesting Quebecers nonetheless avoid visiting the province’s “overloaded” emergency rooms except for serious medical problems, because many health-care workers are off sick with COVID-19 or on vacation.He also announced that the province plans to begin offering the Moderna vaccine against COVID-19 for children aged six months to five years old next week.Meanwhile, health officials are reporting 20 more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus and a 53-patient rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations.They say there are 2,110 COVID-19 patients in hospital, including 59 people in intensive care, a rise of two from the day before.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Police is requesting the public to provide any video or image in their possession in connection to the attacks on President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s private residence located in Colombo, and his official car.In a statement Sri Lanka Police requested that the material be sent via whatsapp to 0718 594 950.The Criminal Investigations Department is conducting an investigation in to the attacks on President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s private residence located in Colombo, and his official car, that took place on the 9th of July 2022.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Headline inflation, as measured by the year-on-year (Y-o-Y) change in the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI, 2013=100)1 increased to 58.9% in June 2022 from 45.3% in May 2022. This increase in Y-o-Y inflation was driven by the monthly increases in both Food and Non-Food categories.Accordingly, Food inflation (Y-o-Y) increased to 75.8% in June 2022 from 58.0% in May 2022, while Non-Food inflation (Y-o-Y) increased to 43.6% in June 2022 from 34.2% in May 2022.Monthly change of NCPI recorded at 10.91% in June 2022 due to price increases observed in items of both Food and Non-Food categories which were 7.25% and 3.66%, respectively.

PHILADELPHIA - Investigators with the Philadelphia Police Department are searching for a suspect wanted in connection with a house fire in Tacony. Police say the suspect, who they are asking for the public's help to identify, was caught on video on the 4900 block of Wellington Street around 3:51 a.m.

Philadelphia Police Cruiser PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Police Department is actively investigating a triple shooting that occurred in Kensington on Wednesday night, according to authorities. Police say they were notified that shooting victims showed up at Temple University Hospital by private vehicle. According to officials, a 17-year-old boy was shot in the right arm and a 23-year-old man suffered a cut on his head from broken glass. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESAuthorities also say an 18-year-old was shot in the chest and transported to Temple University Hospital by ambulance. All victims are in stable condition, according to officials. Police say the three victims were traveling in a 2013 Cadillac on Emerald Street when they were shot.The investigation is active and ongoing, according to authorities. 

President Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, the White House just confirmed.

Rahul's positive report is likely to keep him out of the upcoming five-match T20 series against the West Indies, starting 29 July at Tarouba Indian batsman KL Rahul on Thursday tested positive for Covid-19, informed BCCI president Sourav Ganguly after the Board's Apex Council.  Ganguly also said that a member of the Commonwealth Games-bound India women's team was also down with Covid-19. He, however, did not disclose the name of the player.

Ontario government says it will extend its paid sick days program for missed work as a result of COVID-19 until the end of March 2023.The extension will last another eight months until March 31, 2023.Eligible workers will continue to get up to $200 a day for up to three days if they need to get tested, vaccinated, get booster shots, self-isolate or care for a family member who is ill from COVID-19, the government said.The government said it will keep reimbursing eligible employers for the paid leave days. Ford government urged to extend paid sick leave amid COVID-19 wave Earlier in July, Premier Doug Ford was urged to extend the program as it was slated to end on July 31.The provincial Worker Income Protection Benefit program was first introduced in April 2021 during the Alpha-Delta-driven wave of COVID-19 and extended amid the Omicron stage of the pandemic.Since the program was implemented, government data shows around half-a-million workers have relied on the program to call in sick without interrupting their pay.Previously, as of June 24, the government had said 470,000 workers have claimed a sick day, costing the province $189 million.