Doug Ford urges Ontarians to avoid large gatherings amid ‘uptick’ in coronavirus cases

Karnataka government had made the RT-PCR test compulsory for people entering its state to contain the virus transmission.

NE Phila Connected is offering free courses to teach responsible gun ownership and safety.  PHILADELPHIA - You don't have to scroll for long on a neighborhood Facebook page to find a post about a carjacking in Philadelphia.A non-profit in Northeast Philadelphia is tired of neighbors becoming victims or hurting themselves and others by trying to defend themselves.Roman Zhukov started NE Phila Connected because he saw his neighbors' frustration over the violence in the city and wanted to help."I have a child and it’s selfish to say, but I want him to grow up in a better environment," Zhukov said. "I want him to be okay walking himself to school, I want him to be okay to feel safe on the playground, I want him to go to school where there are no fights or guns involved."There’s been a rise in carjackings in his area and that prompted him to team up with Roman Kourinnoi, a certified concealed carry instructor, to offer free courses to educate people about gun ownership and how to handle them safely.MORE LOCAL HEADLINESThe first class is about having a plan and how to avoid situations."I won 100% of the fights I wasn’t involved in," Kourinnoi said.

Legislative bureau chief Keith Baldrey looks at some of the other COVID-19 indicators and what they reveal about the direction B.C. is hopefully heading.

The first blurry image captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA’s new space telescope has captured its first starlight and even taken a selfie of its giant, gold mirror.All 18 segments of the primary mirror on the James Webb Space Telescope seem to be working properly 1 1/2 months into the mission, officials said Friday.The telescope's first target was a bright star 258 light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major."That was just a real wow moment," said Marshall Perrin of the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore.Over the next few months, the hexagonal mirror segments — each the size of a coffee table — will be aligned and focused as one, allowing science observations to begin by the end of June.NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launched successfully early Christmas morning from French Guiana on South America’s northeastern coast, riding a European Ariane rocket into the sky.

FILE - A baby koala is seen at Wild Life Sydney Zoo on Oct. 14, 2021 in Sydney, Australia.

Paddy McGuinness has shared a positive health update as he continues to recover following knee surgery. The 48-year-old Top Gear presenter picked up the injury whilst playing in Soccer Aid 2021 in September, alongside stars such as Usain Bolt, Olly Murs, Chunkz and Jamie Redknapp.He was eventually forced to retire from the charity football competition, joking at the time that the knock was “not something that can be sorted with the magic sponge”.Just last week the father-of-three underwent a procedure on the dodgy knee, having waited a whopping six months before the surgery could take place, reports the Express.

There was a lot of information to digest this week when it comes to COVID-19 and plans to ease restrictions. The decisions are being backed with a lot of scientific claims.

COVID-19 wave, if necessary.Under questioning from opposition health critics during a hearing at the legislature, Dubé suggested the passport could be dropped in the coming weeks.“When I said the vaccine passport was there to stay, will public health recommend that we, I hope in a few weeks, suspend it because it is going better?” Dubé said about the COVID-19 situation in the province. “Could we restore it if we were ever caught with another wave? That’s what you have to think about.”Quebec was the first province to introduce a vaccine passport on Sept.

COVID-19 dashboard available only to Saskatchewan Health Authority leaders no longer includes the number of people who died from the disease.Global News obtained images of the dashboard on several occasions. The latest, from Feb.

The Canadian Armed Forces is now investigating Maj. Stephen Chledowski, after the actively serving army officer released a new video denouncing COVID-19 measures.

Andrei Doroshin PHILADELPHIA - A graduate student in psychology whose COVID-19 vaccine operation got shut down by Philadelphia last year has settled with the state attorney general's office and agreed to destroy all personal health information his start-up gathered.The agreement was filed Friday in Commonwealth Court and requires a judge's approval to take effect.Central to the accusations against Andrei Doroshin, who had almost no public health experience when the city gave him the task, was that he had intended to profit from the vaccine operation run by his start-up, called Philly Fighting COVID.Mayor Jim Kenney says Philly Fighting COVID was a mistake after the Inspector General found no malice, no ill-intent, and no one seeking personal gain.Doroshin denied the allegations by the attorney general's office, including violating the state's nonprofit corporation law.Under the agreement, Doroshin and his associates are barred from managing charitable assets or soliciting charitable donations in Pennsylvania for 10 years.Doroshin also must destroy the personal health information gathered through the vaccine pre-registration service and is barred from receiving any financial benefit from the information or the vaccine.Doroshin must also dissolve Philly Fighting COVID.City officials said they gave him the job because he and his friends had organized one of the community groups that set up COVID-19 testing sites throughout the city in 2020.But they shut the vaccine operation down once they learned that Doroshin had switched his privacy notice to potentially sell patient data.

Many members of Edmonton city council don’t agree with the removal of the provincial Restriction Exemption Program. Friday they decided on how the city will be moving forward measures. Sarah Komadina has the details

Inspiration4 mission commander Jared Isaacman, founder and chief executive officer of Shift4 Payments, stands for a portrait in front of the recovered first stage of a Falcon 9 rocket at Space Exploration Technologies Corp. The charitable sector should hope that billionaire Jared Isaacman keeps seeking new adventures.Isaacman, who turned a payments-processing firm he started as a teenager into a multibillion-dollar company, periodically indulges his passion for aviation with head-turning flights.

LOS ANGELES - It’s time to meet the domino-toppling trios competing in the first-ever season of "Domino Masters." Hosted by Emmy Award-winning actor Eric Stonestreet ("Modern Family"), the series will feature teams of domino enthusiasts facing off in an unbelievable chain reaction tournament. DOMINO MASTERS: The all-new competition series DOMINO MASTERS premieres Wednesday, March 9 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. © 2022 FOX Media LLC. CR: Ray Mickshaw/FOX.

coronaviurs cases in the province, senior government sources confirm to Global News.Sources said that a proposal will be brought before cabinet Wednesday.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Tuesday hinted that an announcement to reduce the long lines at COVID-19 testing centres could be coming soon, with pharmacies possibly acting as an alternative.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Tuesday announced a deal with Linamar to produce 10,000 ventilators in Guelph, Ont. to add to the provincial stockpile in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Doug Ford on Tuesday was asked about rising COVID-19 cases in different regions, saying that announcements will be happening in the coming days to help curb the rise in cases.

Doug Ford is scheduled to spend Tuesday afternoon in Guelph touring a local manufacturing facility.Ford is expected to be joined by Vic Fedeli, minister of economic development, job creation and trade, at Linamar for a tour of its new innovation hub. More lockdowns possible if Ontario’s coronavirus cases continue to increase, Doug Ford says The premier is expected to make an announcement at 1 p.m.

COVID-19 in the last couple of days, Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he’s considering strategic shutdowns in provincial hotspots.That’s bad news for struggling businesses who are trying to get back on their feet from the first shutdown, and the sad fact of the matter is, we’ve only got ourselves to blame.We in Ontario were feeling pretty good about ourselves for flattening the curve and reducing the incidence of new COVID-19 cases.

coronavirus were reported in Northumberland County on Monday.The new cases bring the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit’s overall total to 231. Of that total, 208 are resolved  — one more since Friday’s last update.

Doug Ford says more regional lockdowns could be coming as the province reports a spike in COVID-19 cases for the fourth consecutive day.Ford says the recent increases in virus rates is of concern and the government could take additional action to close down hard-hit areas of Ontario.He says he believes a second wave is coming and the province will introduce a fall plan to address the virus in the coming days.The province reported 313 new cases of COVID-19 today, a level not seen in Ontario since early June.Ford urged people to continue to follow public health guidelines to slow the spread of the virus.

basic income program is on the table and being seriously considered as the Trudeau government puts the finishing touches on the upcoming speech from the throne.You may recall that the Wynne government instituted a basic income pilot project in a handful of Ontario cities, including Hamilton, and early indications seemed to indicate that the program was having a positive impact on low-income earners.

COVID-19 pandemic still affecting daily life, the Progressive Conservative government’s house leader says it will not be business as usual.Paul Calandra says the legislature will continue to respect public health rules while returning to its regular four-day-a-week schedule for proceedings. Doug Ford urges Ontarians to avoid large gatherings amid ‘uptick’ in coronavirus cases He says the government will be focused in the coming weeks on the impacts of COVID-19 on the economy, school reopenings, and the health-care system.Calandra says Ontario’s 2020-2021 budget _ which was delayed by the pandemic _ will be delivered on Nov.

coronavirus on Saturday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 44,300.It’s the second day in a row the province has reported over 200 cases and also marks the highest single-day increase in cases since June 29, when 257 were reported.“Toronto is reporting 77 cases with 62 in Peel and 27 in Ottawa,” Health Minister Christine Elliott said on Twitter. Doug Ford urges Ontarians to avoid large gatherings amid ‘uptick’ in coronavirus cases “Like yesterday, 67 per cent of today’s cases are in people under the age of 40.

COVID-19 case numbers have jumped to the highest level in Ontario in 10 weeks. Premier Doug Ford and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered a stark warning: If we are not vigilant, we will continue to see a rise. Travis Dhanraj reports.

public website showing all cases of COVID-19 in the province’s schools and child-care centres.Premier Doug Ford promised this week that his government would report all outbreaks of the novel coronavirus in Ontario schools.The province says the site will be updated every weekday and include a summary of cases, as well as more detailed information on where the numbers come from.

Justin Trudeau has agreed to hold a virtual first ministers meeting on federal health care transfers to the provinces and territories.His agreement during a conference call with premiers Thursday came one day after Quebec’s Francois Legault and Ontario’s Doug Ford issued a joint call for a significant increase in the funding Ottawa sends them to help cover mushrooming health care costs.

coronavirus on Thursday, bringing the local total number of cases to 743, including 37 deaths.The new cases are mostly in Barrie and involve people between the ages of 18 and 34.The Huntsville cases involve two people who are between the ages of 35 and 64. Ontario will publicly report school outbreaks, Doug Ford says All but one of the Barrie cases are under investigation, with one being community-acquired.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Both of the Huntsville cases are related to close contact with another positive COVID-19 case.Of the region’s total 743 COVID-19 cases, 90 per cent — 668 people — have recovered, while two people remain in hospital.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the federal government should be fining a lot more people under the Quarantine Act. He says there are at least 622 people who have come into Ontario and failed to quarantine for 14 days.

During a press conference in Sudbury on Thursday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford was asked what sort of atmosphere he was anticipating once Queen’s Park resumes operation.

During a press conference held in Sudbury on Thursday, Doug Ford was asked by media whether children will be allowed to go trick or treating for Halloween this year based on the current uptick in Covid-19 numbers. Ford advising that they will play it by ear over the next month.

Ontario government to provide almost $15M to expand access to mental health, addiction services Earlier this month, modelling research published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal estimated Ontario’s surgery backlog would take at least a year and a half to clear.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Ford says the Ministry of Health is looking into ways to address the waiting list, including asking surgeons to work on Saturdays and Sundays.

Doug Ford announced Thursday that his government will give $14.75 million to expand access to mental health and addiction services across the province.At a press conference in Sudbury, Ford said the money will go toward safely resuming in-person counselling services, virtual services and providing care in congregate settings, as well as to specialized services for Indigenous communities.

COVID-19 case numbers under control.Ford says the idea of children going door-to-door this year for Halloween as the pandemic continues makes him “nervous”.The premier says while it is still a month and a half away, he will want to discuss the issue with the province’s health experts.Ford says he is concerned because it is difficult to say where the province’s virus case count will be by the end of October.

Premiers Ford, Legault call on federal government to increase health transfers to provinces Federal quarantine officers can lay charges with penalties of up to six months in jail and fines of $750,000, while police can issue tickets of up to $1,000.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Federal health officials say nobody has been arrested for ignoring a quarantine order, though one person was issued a summons to appear in court and 42 people have been ticketed by police.

Should bars and banquet halls shut down? Should group gatherings be limited? Those questions became a bit of a political hot potato Wednesday as both the province and City of Toronto tried to calm concerns about rising COVID-19 case numbers.

coronavirus on Wednesday.The update means the health unit’s overall case total remains at 229, with 205 or about 90 per cent of cases resolved. There were no new resolved cases reported on Wednesday.

Doug Ford says his government will publicly report all cases of COVID-19 in the province’s schools.Ford says he believes parents should know where school outbreaks are occurring but it will take time to report.Under current provincial guidelines, schools are required to report COVID-19 cases to parents online or with a letter home.Ford says the province will report school figures much as it shares case numbers in the province’s long-term care homes.

COVID-19 pandemic are meeting in Mississauga, Ont., today to discuss economic recovery and health preparedness.Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Quebec Premier Francois Legault have convened an inaugural summit to talk about what they see as key areas for co-operation.They say the provinces plan to share lessons learned from the pandemic and work together to boost economic recovery and growth by reducing barriers to international trade.Both provinces’ ministers of health, finance and infrastructure are also slated to attend, along with other officials.

coronavirus pandemic.Both Legault and Ford boasted of a strong bond and how the health crisis has drawn them closer together.“Over the months we’ve developed a good relationship,” Legault said in French. “It has been intense in the last six months due to the pandemic but we helped  each other get through the challenge.“We are now working on the economic challenge.” Coronavirus: Quebec and Ontario premiers, cabinet ministers to meet during 2-day summit One of the issues raised by the premiers during a press conference ahead of the summit is the growing threat of protectionism, especially from the United States.“The best response to that is to work together on purchasing,” Legault said.

Amid an uptick in COVID-19 cases in Ontario, Premier Doug Ford on Tuesday called Ottawa, Toronto and Brampton, Ont. the three “hot spots,” in his view, for outbreaks of the novel coronavirus.

The Ontario government is providing $1.3 billion to support schools during COVID-19, Premier Doug Ford announced on Tuesday.

Ontario to spend $37M to train ‘in-demand’ skilled workers “Face masks have become an essential part of our daily lives during these unprecedented and uncertain times,” Ontario’s economic development, job creation and trade minister, Vic Fedeli, said.“That’s why we are supporting companies like Smart Safe Science so they can provide groundbreaking made-in-Ontario solutions. Through investments like this, we are strengthening our domestic supply chain for vital personal protective equipment.”For frontline workers, wearing a mask is part of the job nowadays, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said at the press conference Friday.“It can be really, really uncomfortable, but they wear it to save lives,” Ford said.

Speaking directly to Ontario kids on Friday, Premier Doug Ford called out “fear-mongering on TV” and said would do all he can to protect kids as they return to the classroom.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Friday defended Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. David Williams, saying he has “all the confidence in the world” in the province’s top doctor.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Friday that his government would invest $2 million in the Bracebridge-based company Smart Safe Science to produce a “lighter, breathable, medical-grade” face mask.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Thursday’s he would be “willing” to step in to help the cash-strapped Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, and called on the city and federal governments to also “pitch in.” He added, “we can’t let go of the history of the CNE.”