Following Mayor Sandra Masters’ expression of support for a ban on conversion therapy earlier this week city officials have begun to discuss how best to start the conversation in Regina.

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COVID-19 school safety: B.C. parent calls for drive-by protests in every health region

The launch of B.C.’s vaccination rollout has not quelled some parents’ and teachers’ demands for increased safety protocols in schools and as Paul Johnson reports, at least one parent is calling for drive-by protests to be staged in every health region on Monday.

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Businesses in Toronto and Region of Peel prepare for the move to grey-lockdown restrictions

Small retail shops will be able to open for limited in-person shopping on Monday in Toronto and the Region of Peel. Katherine Ward spoke with staff preparing for the transition as well as infectious disease physicians about possible challenges that could arise.

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Carla Wallenda, member of famed hire-wire act, dies at 85

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Carla Wallenda, a member of “The Flying Wallendas” high-wire act and the last surviving child of the famed troupe's founder, has died at the age of 85.

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EL James' ‘Freed,' as told by Christian Grey, coming in June

Christian Grey is tying up the loose ends of his side of the story this summer. “Freed: Fifty Shades Freed as told by Christian” is set to hit shelves on June 1, the publisher said Sunday.

Russian rights NGO disbands under 'foreign agent' pressure

MOSCOW – A longtime human rights organization in Russia announced Sunday it's disbanding because of pressure from the country’s foreign agents law.

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New Brunswick moves to yellow phase of COVID-19 recovery

COVID-19 recovery.Tighter restrictions were imposed in early 2021 after a post-holiday spike in cases that saw more confirmed coronavirus cases in New Brunswick in January than in the previous nine months combined.The yellow phase will look different than the previous restriction levels under yellow, but many businesses in Saint John say they’re looking forward to the change.Liz Miller, owner of Good Fibrations textile shop in uptown Saint John, said she’s hopeful the province didn’t make the change too quickly, especially with March Break just wrapping up and any increase in cases not reflected in the move to yellow.She said she only allows a maximum of four people into her store under the current orange restriction level.Miller said it’s

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US government scientists skeptical of one-shot regimen for Pfizer, Moderna covid vaccines

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Myanmar police fire on protesters in ancient former capital

YANGON – Police in Myanmar’s ancient former capital, Bagan, opened fire Sunday on demonstrators protesting last month’s military takeover, wounding several people, according to witness accounts and videos on social media.

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USFDA warns against one-dose regimen for coronavirus vaccines

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US scientists doubtful of one-shot regimen for Pfizer, Moderna Covid vaccines: report

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Coronavirus: Vaccination bookings for seniors to begin Monday, says Interior Health

Interior Health region will soon be able to book vaccination appointments.The health agency says starting Monday, its call centre will begin booking vaccine appointments for two specific age groups — seniors 90 and over, and Indigenous people 65 and over.Then, as the month of March progresses, seniors in their 80s will be able to book their appointment. Coronavirus: Interior Health declares second outbreak at Kelowna General Hospital Interior Health’s call centre is open seven days a week, from 7 a.m.

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Coronavirus: Downward trend of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Okanagan continues

confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Okanagan resumed its downward trend.According to data from the B.C. Centre of Disease Control, there were 69 cases throughout the Okanagan region from Feb.

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New Brunswick reports 6 new COVID-19 cases, possible exposure at Miramichi school

coronavirus on Saturday.Two of the new cases were in the Saint John region and one was in the Fredericton region. All three of these are travel-related, the province says.One case in the Edmundston region is under investigation.

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Spring Break veers toward ‘normal’ – despite coronavirus pandemic

MIAMI - Nary a face mask was to be found this week as college students flocked to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., a traditional hotspot for the annual Spring Break ritual of beer, bikinis and boisterous behavior."Florida hasn’t skipped a beat," Michigan resident Jack Gumeinny, 21, told the Sun Sentinel of South Florida as he surveyed the sunny scene along the city’s famous Strip.He last visited two years ago but returned "to see what it’s like now with COVID," he told the newspaper.The Davenport University junior wasn’t fazed by a lack of social distancing among his fellow revelers.Dr.

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Diplomats: UN fails to approve call to end Tigray violence

CAMEROON – An attempt to get U.N. Security Council approval for a statement calling for an end to violence in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region and to spotlight the millions in need of humanitarian assistance was dropped Friday night after objections from India, Russia and especially China, U.N. diplomats said.

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Dr. Seuss sales surge after six books cancelled for racist content

Dr. Seuss books have hopped on top of the Amazon bestseller lists in Canada and the United States, after six of his more obscure titles were pulled from future publication due to racist content.The spike comes after Dr.

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Coronavirus: Ontario doctors ‘frustrated’ by Ford government’s vaccine rollout plan

COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan, as their clinics continue to be flooded with phone calls from patients asking for details about inoculation.“The staff is being overwhelmed by it,” said Dr. Yoel Abells from his Toronto clinic on Eglinton Avenue West.“There’s tremendous frustration amongst doctors, there’s uncertainty about communication issue, there’s uncertainty about what to tell patients, and the impact of that is more than just on us.

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Weather Authority: Sunny, chilly weekend across the region

PHILADELPHIA - A sunny and chilly weekend is in store for the Delaware Valley with temperatures about 10 degrees below average for this time in March. The cold weekend will give way to milder conditions on Monday and spring-like temperatures by mid-week.DOWNLOAD THE FOX 29 WEATHER AUTHORITY APPNearly identical weather days are ahead for Saturday and Sunday.

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Upward trend continues as B.C. reports 634 new COVID-19 cases, four deaths

COVID-19 on Friday, the highest, single-day increase reported since early January.In a written statement, health officials said four more people had died of COVID-19, bringing the total number of fatalities to 1,380.Of the new cases, 149 new cases were in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 365 were in the Fraser Health region, 26 were in the Island Health region, 33 were in the Interior Health region and 60 were in the Northern Health region. B.C.

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Western Hockey League provides coronavirus testing update for the Regina hub

WHL) announced on Friday afternoon that all the teams in its Eastern hub have been cleared to begin full-team on-ice practices.The league said 428 COVID-19 tests have been administered between the five Saskatchewan teams and the two Manitoba teams in the Regina hub. Saskatoon Blades throwing support behind Bobby Kirkness during cancer treatment All have come back negative.Players, coaches and support staff were tested when they arrived in Regina, and then a second time after a mandatory quarantine period.Across the entire league, the WHL has administered a total of 1,099 tests for COVID-19, from Feb.

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Doctors frustrated over Ford government’s COVID-19 vaccination rollout plan

Family physicians said they’ve been fielding calls from patients about vaccines with no answers to give them because the province has left them in the dark. Kamil Karamali reports.

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Coronavirus: Toronto, Peel Region moving into grey lockdown level on Monday

Toronto and Peel Region’s medical officers of health have warned against moving too quickly and now the Ontario government has agreed with the assessment. It has granted Toronto and Peel Region their request and will move both communities into the grey lockdown of the COVID-19 response framework and end the stay-at-home order.

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Alberta confirms 411 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, 2 additional deaths

COVID-19 in the province Friday, bringing the total number of Albertans who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus to 135,196.There were 243 people in hospital across the province, with 44 receiving care in the ICU.As of Friday’s update, there were 4,639 active cases of COVID-19 in Alberta. There were 1,654 cases reported in the Calgary zone and 1,101 active cases in the Edmonton zone.

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UPS driver moved to tears after residents on his route throw ‘thank you’ party and give him $1,000

Dauphin, Pa. - A Pennsylvania UPS driver was moved to tears after being surprised by his regular clients with a "thank you" party and $1,000.Video shared on March 2 shows a group of neighbors lining up to greet their UPS driver, Chad Turns, with a surprise party to thank him for his services over the past year.In the footage, people gather near a table adorned with balloons and goodies as Turns pulls up in his big brown truck.Freeze frame of Turns wiping away his tears during his thank-you party.

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COVID-19: Peterborough area moves to red zone

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N.B. moving towards loosening public health restrictions

After a rough couple of months of dealing with COVID-19, the province is moving towards loosening restrictions. Andrew Cromwell has more.

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Coronavirus: 41 COVID-19 cases linked to social gathering in Leeds, Grenville, Lanark

COVID-19 outbreak linked to a gathering in the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark region has led to 41 cases as of Thursday at 4 p.m., the local health unit says.On Friday, the health unit announced 14 new cases, bringing active cases up to 49.Earlier this week, Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit warned residents of community spread in the region following a social gathering. Leeds, Grenville, Lanark health unit warns of COVID-19 community spread after gathering The health unit would not give specifics about the gathering, but said it took place within two weeks prior to Wednesday.“It was in a private residence and someone there obviously had COVID and it spread among those people.

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3 more seniors die with COVID-19 in Waterloo Region

Waterloo Region remains in red zone of pandemic response system for another week “The individuals were two males in their 80s and a female in her 80s. I wish to express my deep sympathy to the family and loved ones of each individual.”One of those was connected to the Court at Laurelwood Retirement Residence in Waterloo, where three people have died since a COVID-19 outbreak was declared at the home on Feb.

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First oak trees selected to replace Notre Dame's spire

PARIS – The first eight oak trees destined to replace the destroyed spire of Paris' scorched Notre Dame cathedral have been selected from the Bercé forest in the French Loire region, church officials said on Friday.

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Dissecting the Ford government’s coronavirus pandemic communications strategy

It’s been nearly a year since a state of emergency was declared in Ontario. Since then we’ve seen Premier Doug Ford on a regular basis delivering news about the province’s pandemic response.

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Coronavirus: Ford says Ontario gearing up for Phase 2 of vaccine rollout in April

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Friday that COVID-19 vaccinations of Phase 1 priority populations were nearing completion, and that the province was gearing up for Phase 2 of its rollout plan, with a focus on vaccinating seniors, people in congregate settings and those who can’t work from home.

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Waterloo Region remains in red zone of pandemic response system for another week

‘When will it end?’: New data suggests COVID-19 could become endemic The government uses several epidemiological factors to decide where to place a public health unit as well as the number of outbreaks and level of community transmission.A week ago, Waterloo Region’s weekly incidence rate was around 58 per 100,000 with a per cent positivity rate of around 2.8, which put the area squarely in the red category, while an effective reproduction number of 1.1 fell just below the 1.2 red threshhold.As of Thursday, the area’s weekly incidence rate stood around 56 per 100,000 with a per cent positivity rate of around 3.0, setting the area in the red category while the effective reproduction number remains at 1.1.In addition, there are now 29

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COVID-19: Peterborough area moves to red zone; Haliburton-Kawartha Pine Ridge District to yellow

“red – control” zone designation under the province’s response framework due to rising COVID-19 cases including variants of concern.The decision came Friday at noon from the province, moving the region two levels from “yellow — protect” where it has been since January. The change impacts the jurisdiction of Peterborough Public Health which includes the city, municipalities in Peterborough County, Hiawatha First Nation and Curve Lake First Nation.Red is the province’s second-most restrictive level of pandemic measures.

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Toronto, Peel Region moving to grey lockdown restrictions under Ontario’s COVID-19 framework

Ontario government has announced Toronto and Peel Region will be reentering the province’s COVID-19 response framework of restrictions at the grey lockdown level.According to an update issued by the government on Friday, the change in restrictions comes into effect at 12:01 a.m. on March 8.

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Manitoba health officials give coronavirus update as province loosens public health orders

COVID-19 Friday.Dr. Jazz Atwal, Manitoba’s deputy Manitoba chief public health officer, has scheduled a press conference for 12:30 p.m.

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New Brunswick to provide COVID-19 update on Friday

coronavirus on Friday.Chief medical officer of health Jennifer Russell and Minister of Health Dorothy Shephard will deliver the update at 1 p.m.The briefing will be livestreamed on Global News. New Brunswick reports 5 new coronavirus cases, confirms U.K.

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Violent Senegal protests supporting opposition leader kill 1

DAKAR – Days of violent protests in Senegal have killed at least one person, local reports say, as young people take to the streets nationwide in support of the main opposition leader who was detained Wednesday.

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Kate Garraway's children not looking forward to school return amid dad's health ordeal

Good Morning Britain to co-host Ben Shephard, 46, today, Kate Garraway, 53, spoke candidly about her children returning to school while her husband Derek Draper, 53, remains in hospital.The TV presenter opened up about the homeschooling situation in her house, before saying her offspring are "facing up to the reality" of going back to the classroom.The favourite GMB duo were discussing the nationwide opening of schools on March 8.After being informed by her co-host that today was the last day of homeschooling, Kate acknowledged the hotly-anticipated event by revealing how teaching at home was going in her house.She said: "There’s a lot of people very excited about that - apart from my kids who are basically not being schooled by me!"Kate

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Decision on public health restrictions expected in Toronto, Peel Region and North Bay

COVID-19 hot spots still under strict stay-at-home orders.The government extended those orders for Toronto, Peel Region and North Bay two weeks ago due to high virus case numbers. Peel Region’s top doctor recommending moving to grey lockdown in Ontario’s COVID-19 framework Restrictions loosened in the rest of the province last month as regions moved back to the government’s colour-coded pandemic response framework.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Top doctors in Toronto and Peel have recommended that the highest level of public health restrictions take effect in their regions on Monday.

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Coronavirus: Outbreak declared in fourth unit at Vancouver General Hospital

COVID-19 outbreak in fourth unit at Vancouver General Hospital.Health officials say the outbreak is in surgical inpatient unit T8B in VGH’s Jim Pattison Pavilion, where three patients have tested positive for the virus. COVID-19 outbreak declared on 2 more units at Vancouver General Hospital Additional outbreaks were declared in unit T10C on Feb.

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Fourth COVID-19 vaccine expected to be approved in Canada

The prospect of a fourth COVID-19 vaccine being approved in Canada in a matter of days, will once again change the country’s rollout plans. Aaron McArthur reports.

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Japan recommends extending coronavirus emergency for Tokyo region

Japanese government recommended extending by two weeks its virus state of emergency for the Tokyo region set to expire Sunday, trying to maintain a declining trend in infections as it looks to host the Olympics in about four months.The move was announced early Friday by the government’s point man for virus management, Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura.

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Coronavirus: Expert rates Ford government’s communications as ‘solid C- performance’

Doug Ford and his government have been at the helm of handling a crisis they had no idea was coming when they took the reins at Queen’s Park. The coronavirus pandemic has dominated the agenda forcing the government to put aside some election promises and priorities for the time being.

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New Brunswick reports 5 new coronavirus cases, confirms U.K. COVID-19 variant case

COVID-19 cases on Thursday and said that a recently reported presumptive case of a variant in Zone 7 (Miramichi region) has been confirmed by Winnipeg’s National Microbiology Laboratory as a U.K. variant.

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Deb Haaland nomination for interior secretary approved by key panel, moves to full Senate

WASHINGTON - A key Senate committee on Thursday approved the nomination of New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland to be interior secretary, clearing the way for a Senate vote that is likely to make her the first Native American to lead a Cabinet agency.The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved Haaland's nomination, 11-9, sending it to the Senate floor.

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Man arrested in Florida would dress as Riddler, Joker to spew online hate rhetoric, ADL says

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A worldwide anti-hate organization had been following a man who was arrested by the FBI in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, News 6 partner Local 10 reported.

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Waterloo Region, municipalities get another $18 million in COVID relief funds from province

Province pledges another $20M to Waterloo Region, municipalities in COVID-19 funding Unsurprisingly, Waterloo Region is getting the biggest chunk of that money as it will receive $7,223,586.The cities of Kitchener, Cambridge and Waterloo will receive $4,821,933, $2,491,652 and $2,337,340, respectively.The townships of North Dumfries ($180,195), Woolwich ($446,909), Wellesley ($165,734) and Wilmot ($391,615) will get small pieces of the pie.Overall, Ontario says it is releasing another $500 million to the province’s 444 municipalities through the joint federal-provincial Safe Restart Agreement fund.The funding each municipality receives is based upon size and how many COVID-19 cases had occurred between Jan. 1 and Feb.

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