Jason Kenney is expected to discuss a plan Wednesday to recognize Alberta’s hundreds of thousands of critical workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.The Opposition NDP says Kenney needs to recognize it’s time to use hundreds of millions of dollars in available federal funding to top up wages.

Report finds Alberta left millions of dollars in federal COVID-19 funds ‘on the table’ NDP Leader Rachel Notley says the United Conservative government has used $30 million out of the $347-million maximum in eligible federal funding for essential workers under a deal brokered last year between Ottawa and the provinces.The federal government promised to provide up to $3 billion if the provinces contributed $1 billion.Notley says not only is the pay.

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Chicago's top cop says 60 percent of carjacking suspects are juveniles

CHICAGO - The carjacking task force announced well over 100 arrests since the start of this year.However, there is still a bigger problem.CPD Supt. David Brown says about 60 percent of the offenders taken into police custody are juveniles.

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Police searching for gunman in deadly Lawncrest shooting

FILE - Police lights are shown in a close up image. (Credit: FOX TV Stations) PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating a deadly shooting that happened Wednesday night in Philadelphia's Lawcrest neighborhood, according to authorities. Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department were called to the 5500 block of Whitaker Avenue just after 8 p.m.

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Video captures car rear-ending pulled over driver along Colorado highway; trooper walks away just in time

COLORADO - Officials with the Colorado State Patrol have a simple message for drivers, as they post a shocking video of a crash that was captured by a dashcam.The video was posted to the department's Twitte page on Feb. 16, and shows a CSP trooper pulling a driver over along a freeway.

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Sharon Hill family searching for 14-year-old son's emotional support dog

A Sharon Hill mother is searching for her family dog, which serves as an emotional support animal for her son, who has autism. SHARON HILL, Pa. - A local family is hoping for the safe return of their beloved dog, but the animal is more than just a pet. The Bolar family in Sharon Hill has now had several sleepless nights knowing their dog Ruzteze is gone. The 15-pound Parson terrier is the emotional support dog for 14-year-old Amare, who has autism. Rusteze got out of a back door on Friday without his collar and hasn't been seen since. Amare has been beside himself without his best friend. "He is his companion.

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Centre issues directions to states, UTs regarding covid curbs as cases decline

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US health officials hint COVID-19 moving closer to no longer being a 'constant crisis'

Jason Lubell holds ‘Frank Sinatra,’ his Hungarian Puli dog, in Washington Square Park on January 19, 2022 in New York City. "We all share the same goal – to get to a point where COVID-19 is no longer disrupting our daily lives, a time when it won’t be a constant crisis – rather something we can prevent, protect against, and treat," Walensky said.With the omicron variant waning and Americans eager to move beyond the virus, government and business leaders have been out ahead of the CDC in ending virus measures in the last week, including ordering workers back to offices, eliminating mask mandates and no longer requiring proof of vaccine to get into restaurants, bars and sports and entertainment arenas.RELATED: California ends mask mandate, but not all counties are ditching masksThe efforts have been gaining more steam each day.Philadelphia officials on Wednesday said the city’s vaccine mandate for restaurants was immediately lifted, though indoor mask mandates remain in place for now.

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Wendy Williams Makes Rare Comments About Her Health & Well-Being in New Video

Wendy Williams is looking happy and healthy in a brand new video.

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Quebec drops controversial COVID-19 isolation policy in seniors residences

COVID-19.The preventive isolation policy had been criticized by family members who said their relatives’ health declined during the isolation period.Dr. Luc Boileau, Quebec’s interim public health director, told reporters Wednesday that residents will only have to isolate if they are in contact with someone who later tests positive for COVID-19 for more than 10 minutes without a mask.

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Edmonton police chief defends response to truck protests, counter-protests and calls for calm on all sides

Edmonton Police Service Chief Dale McFee is defending officer’s actions at the recent convoy demonstrations and counter-protests, saying his top priority is safety for everyone. As Sarah Komadina explains, on Wednesday he shrugged off suggestions of selective enforcement.

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B.C. announces rapid test rollout plan

The province says it has more than 20 million take home COVID-19 tests on the way. How will those tests get into the hands of British Columbians though? Richard Zussman has more on the plan.

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More than 40,000 boosters administered; Hutt Valley reaches 90% fully vaccinated for Māori; 1,573 community cases; 63 in hospital

The Big Boost push continues to see tens of thousands of people going out to get their booster dose each day. Yesterday, 40,452 booster doses were administered across the motu and brings the total so far to more than two million doses.

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Rapid Antigen Test rollout update

More than 3 million Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) have been distributed across New Zealand for workers who keep New Zealand’s critical services and supply chains moving, and those in our community most at risk from the effects of COVID-19, Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says.

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Man accidentally leaves sunroof open during heavy snowfall

SCITUATE, Mass. - A Massachusetts man got a big surprise on Valentine’s Day, but it wasn’t a surprise in the traditional sense. Steve Maguire, who ironically teaches meteorology to high schoolers, accidentally left the family van’s sunroof open before a heavy snow day. The family had been quarantined for several days after some family members contracted COVID-19 and had gotten a tad stir-crazy. Maguire figured it’d be a nice treat to drive around in the family van to get them out of the house. "We had the windows open, and we had the sunroof open, and it was 63 degrees here in Scituate, and it’s February, it’s amazing," Maguire told Boston 25 News. Photos showing snow inside Steve Maguire’s van. RELATED: Chicago weather whiplash: Temps climb into the 50s followed by more snow However, when they returned home from their drive, Maguire forgot to close the sunroof on Feb.

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Marines test prototype to convert aluminum to hydrogen fuel, serving as energy source

ARLINGTON, Va. - The U.S. Marines is testing new technology that can readily produce hydrogen fuel to use as an energy source rather than relying on petroleum or batteries. Recently, Marines saw a demonstration of the hydrogen tactical refueling point (H-TaRP) at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

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Louisiana Senate candidate burns Confederate flag in latest ad

US Senate Candidate Gary Chambers burns the confederate flag. (Gary Chambers)NEW ORLEANS (AP - A Louisiana candidate for the U.S.

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FAA sends 80 unruly airline passenger cases to FBI for possible criminal prosecution

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Wednesday that it sent 80 unruly airline passenger cases to the FBI for possible criminal prosecution. The FAA told FOX Business that these were the "most egregious" incidents out of the nearly 6,500 cases reported since January 2021. Airlines have already reported 499 cases of unruly passenger incidents since the beginning of 2022, according to FAA data.

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Amazon's Black Employee Network donates $10K to Locust Hill Cemetery in Trenton

TRENTON, NJ. - Amazon's Black Employee Network donated 10,000 to a cemetery in Mercer County, New Jersey. On Wednesday, Amazon workers presented the checks to the Locust Hill African Cemetery and Museum Project in Trenton. According to the official website, the project is focused on restoring the cemetery and creating a museum to honor the Black people laid to rest there. Locust Hill is Trenton's largest Black burial ground.

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Covid-19: Is it time to start 'inching' back toward normality? What top US expert says

Reuters, Fauci said U.S. states are facing tough choices in their efforts to balance the need to protect their citizens from infections and the growing fatigue with a pandemic that has dragged into its third year.

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Himachal Pradesh to ease Covid-19 restrictions in the state from today.Details here

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Moderna eyes COVID booster by August, not clear yet if Omicron-specific needed

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COVID-19: B.C. health officials report virus-related hospital numbers in decline

B.C. health officials release a written report Wednesday, Feb. 16, with the daily COVID-19 case numbers. Legislative bureau chief Keith Baldrey has analysis and how the province is looking as most restrictions are dropped tonight at 11:59 p.m.

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Some Edmonton businesses taking a cautious approach to easing COVID-19 restrictions

While many COVID-19 restrictions are lifting in Alberta, some businesses are taking a cautious approach, including Edmonton’s Varscona Theatre. This comes as Alberta’s chief medical officer of health is reminding us that people have different risk tolerances.

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Nine-year-old attacked by dog in Pennsauken reunited with Good Samaritans who saved her

PENNSAUKEN, N.J. - A nine-year-old girl who was attacked by a dog at a Pennsauken park on Monday has reunited with the three Good Samaritans who rescued her.On Tuesday, Erika Rivera spoke to FOX 29 after she rushed her daughter to Cooper University Hospital the day before.PREVIOUS: Mother searching for strangers who saved her daughter from dog attack in PennsaukenRivera was so focused on her daughter that she didn't get a chance to thank the three people who saved her and drove her to her aunt's house.The power of social media helped them connect and on Wednesday, Billy Jackson and his friends met with Rivera and brought Toni balloons.Jackson said he was sitting in the car with his friends when he saw the dog wrestling with the girl. After realizing Toni was not playing with the dog and was instead being attacked, he quickly jumped into action.Rivera's social media post searching for the Good Samaritans was sent to him by a family friend and he commented to make the connection."Glad I was there to help her," he said.

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‘Stay on the line’: Philadelphia Police Commissioner responds to concern of long 911 wait times

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said residents should stay on the line when calling 911, even if the wait time gets lengthy. Outlaw addressed the issue of 911 wait times on Wednesday during a bi-monthly gun violence response briefing. FOX 29 obtained data that shows about 2.3 million 911 calls were made in 2020. More than 11,000 of those calls had a wait time anywhere from one-and-a-half to more than two minutes for a dispatcher to answer the phone.

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Officials: Conestoga High School parent snuck into locker room, told wrestling team to defy mask rules

Conestoga High School switched back to remote learning on Feb. 14 after the school received threats over its mask policy. BERWYN, Pa. - A Chester County high school banned a parent who officials say snuck into the locker room and delivered a speech to members of the wrestling team about defying the school's mask rule.Officials at Conestoga High School said the incident happened last Friday and the parent has since been banned from being on Tredyffrin/Easttown School District property. The school said police were contacted about the incident, but no charges have been reported. "Entering the locker rooms by anyone other than authorized students or staff is prohibited," the district said in a short statement.

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COVID-19: Some Concordia University students say they don’t feel safe on campus

Concordia University student unions say students don’t feel safe about heading back to campus.They say they believe the university is not doing enough to keep them safe from COVID-19 transmission since they returned to in-person classes on Feb.

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Staff firing over protest donation yields calls for more transparency

The firing of a senior staff member in the Solicitor-General’s office over an apparent donation to the ‘Freedom Convoy’ has opposition members demanding more answers from the Ford Government. Matthew Bingley reports.

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Vaccine effectiveness in Manitoba

The province has released more numbers showing just how effective the vaccine has been in Manitoba.

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Ontario opposition calls for more transparency after Ford staffer fired over protest donation

Ford government to provide more details after the leak of donations made to the so-called “Freedom Convoy” GiveSendGo campaign cost a senior staff member her job.The solicitor-general’s now-former director of communications, Marion Isabeau-Ringuette, reportedly donated $100 to the online fundraising platform on Feb. 5.First reported by QP Briefing, the alleged donation came a day after GoFundMe suspended another fundraising campaign over concerns the protest in Ottawa had become an occupation, and just ahead of blockades at the Ambassador Bridge.Ontario’s attorney general eventually stepped in to seek an injunction, freezing the funds for the GiveSendGo campaign several days later.

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DeLorean to make grand return as electric sports car

DETROIT (FOX 2) - Great Scott! After almost forty years on the shoulder, the DeLorean is coming back to the roads. It's going to be all electric and, yes, according to the company's CEO, it will have the iconic doors.The DeLorean is one of the most iconic, albeit shortlived, cars ever to be made in American history.

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Prosecutors: New Jersey man used Snapchat to lure underage girl, mom alerted police

Hazelton Newman, 30, is accused of using Snapchat to try to coax an underage girl to meet up for sex, according to prosecutors.

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‘We need a solid Plan B’: Kenney calls for inter-provincial taskforce on domestic COVID-19 vaccines

Jason Kenney is hoping other provincial leaders will join forces to establish an inter-provincial vaccine taskforce to see domestic COVID-19 vaccines become a steady source of immunizations for Canadians.Canada has approved two vaccines from American pharmaceutical companies so far: one from Pfizer-BioNTech and another from Moderna.

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Alberta premier rejecting regional rules on COVID-19 for now

Jason Kenney says there are no plans right now to look at varying economic restrictions based on regions.Critics, including United Conservative caucus member Drew Barnes, are urging Kenney to look at varying the restrictions in areas of the province where there are few cases of COVID-19.

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Health law, policy experts criticize Alberta’s lack of Phase 2 COVID-19 vaccine plan

COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan.On Thursday, Premier Jason Kenney was asked when Albertans can expect details of Phase 2, which would offer the vaccine to at-risk populations.“The cabinet committee on COVID just considered last week a proposal from the department of Health for the priority groups as we roll out the COVID-19 vaccines to the general population,” he said.“We will be releasing that in due course. We want to make sure we get it right.”Kenney did not offer a specific timeline.He said officials will be consulting with other provinces on how they plan to roll out vaccines.“The key thing is we just need more supply right now,” Kenney said.

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Kenney tells COVID-19 conspiracy theorists to ‘come back to planet reality’

Ottawa, Alberta to distribute 1-time $1,200 payment to COVID-19 front-line workers He challenged those who oppose any restrictions to come up with an alternative plan.“What is their risk tolerance in terms of lives lost? In terms of the overwhelming of the health-care system? In terms of surgeries cancelled?”Kenney said those who are against any restrictions rarely provide him with another suggestion.The issue of opposing views on public health measures came up because two members of his caucus are challenging some of the province’s COVID-19 restrictions and have joined a national coalition pushing against lockdowns.Drew Barnes, the United Conservative legislature member for Cypress-Medicine Hat, and Angela Pitt, the deputy speaker of the

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Kenney defends critical worker bonus amid Alberta wage cuts

Premier Jason Kenney defends giving a one-time benefit to Alberta front-line workers due to the pandemic, while also defending planned wage rollbacks in the public sector amid economic challenges Alberta has experienced for several years now.

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Premier Jason Kenney defends job while responding to rumours of conservative discontent

When asked about rumours that some UCP party members and politicians are unhappy with pandemic lockdowns, the economy and overall state of Alberta, Premier Jason Kenney said he understands the frustration while explaining how the province is dealing with multiple challenges that has forced the government to make difficult, unpopular decisions.

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Premier Kenney announces one-time $1,200 critical worker benefit for Albertans

Premier Jason Kenney announces nearly half a billion in supports for front-line workers in health-care, retail, education, social services, transportation, warehouses and more who face exposure to COVID-19 on the job. Kenney announced, in partnership with the federal government, a one-time $1,200 critical worker benefit for thousands of workers in both the public and private sector who have worked at least 300 hours between this past October and January.

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2 of Alberta premier’s caucus members join coalition fighting COVID-19 restrictions

Drew Barnes, the United Conservative legislature member for Cypress-Medicine Hat, and Angela Pitt, the deputy speaker of the house and chair of committees, say Albertans have not been given adequate evidence to justify the rules and real hardship and harm is resulting.“Down here in Medicine Hat our mental health crisis is as big as our COVID crisis,” said Barnes in an interview Tuesday.“Let’s give people more freedoms.”He said the province should take a more regional approach to restrictions, as was done for a while last year.There are few infections in his region, he said, and he’d like to see businesses allowed to open up more, with additional testing and with health restrictions to keep COVID-19 in check.Barnes added he doesn’t worry

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Alberta’s 2021-22 budget to be tabled Feb. 25

Alberta eyes post COVID economic rebound but faces big budget questions “The budget will be focused on protecting the lives and livelihoods of Albertans,” he tweeted.Alberta will release the 2021-22 budget on February 25, as the Legislative winter/spring session resumes.The budget will be focussed on protecting the lives and livelihoods of Albertans.— Jason Kenney (@jkenney) February 9, 2021The province has said the COVID-19 pandemic will impact Alberta’s economy for years to come.In November, Finance Minister Travis Toews said the revised budget deficit for the year would be $21.3 billion.That’s $2.8 billion less than projected at the first update in August, but still exponentially larger than the $6.8-billion deficit announced when

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The evolution of Alberta’s COVID-19 case count

It was late November when Premier Jason Kenney put restrictions back in place to slow the spread of COVID-19. Tom Vernon takes a look at the case counts between then and early February.

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Hinshaw to provide Alberta COVID-19 update Thursday afternoon

Dr. Deena Hinshaw is scheduled to provide another COVID-19 update for Albertans on Thursday afternoon.The chief medical officer of health is expected to speak at 3:30 p.m.

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Enforcement agencies responsible for carrying out public health orders, not government officials: Kenney

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney responds to a question about COVID-19 public health measures and the government’s responsibility to enforcement of them, after some churches and businesses reopened in violation of the rules.

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Kenney defends his government’s response to COVID-19 after criticism

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney defends his government response to the COVID-19 pandemic after criticism from former Wildrose Party leader Brian Jean.

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Alberta announces $68.5M towards protecting the vulnerable from COVID-19

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announces the details of a one-time payment to help continuing care, residential addiction and mental health treatment facilities and home care clients with COVID-19 expenses.

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Government, not businesses, should enforce COVID-19 restrictions: Notley

COVID-19 rules as the province prepares to lift some restrictions on Monday.Last Friday, Premier Jason Kenney announced Alberta would be lifting some restrictions around in-person dining and gym closures. Alberta to lift some COVID-19 restrictions and reopen gyms, in-person dining Feb.

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COVID-19: Hockey Alberta cancels minor hockey games for remainder of season

COVID-19 restrictions could be eased made it too difficult to control. Alberta to lift some COVID-19 restrictions and reopen gyms, in-person dining Feb.

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COVID-19: Alberta’s top doctor explains factors behind province’s reopening plan

COVID-19 hospitalizations are the focus of Alberta’s road map for gradually opening up more businesses and activities, but the province’s top doctor says a different criteria will factor into whether to slow down or tighten up. Alberta adds 461 COVID-19 cases, 8 deaths Sunday as active cases drop Hospitalizations are a lagging indicator.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
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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