Grand River Transit riders can remove their masks beginning Saturday: Waterloo Region

Brookie, Carvel’s new limited-time flavor, "puts a twist on childhood staples by swirling together the flavors of brownie batter and chocolate chip cookie dough," the company said. (Credit: Provided photo via Carvel) ATLANTA - Carvel is giving ice cream fans the "best of both swirls" by adding a new "Brookie" flavor to its menu and offering a buy one, get one deal in celebration of National Ice Cream Day. The Atlanta-based chain recently debuted the new mix of fudgy brownie batter and chocolate chip cookie dough, a flavor which is now available as soft serve, scooped ice cream, in a shake, and even in one of Carvel’s Flying Saucer chocolate wafers. The Brookie scooped ice cream contains brownie batter and chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream with cookie dough pieces, brownie bites, and chocolate chips.

HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES - 2022/06/25: Abortion rights advocate Cate Tershak (left) speaks with anti-abortion demonstrators Elizabeth McNulty (center) and Mary Krolicki (right), both from Students for Life of America, as they hold a ra HARRISBURG, Pa. - Republican state senators outvoted impassioned Democratic opposition late Thursday to advance a proposal to add language to the Pennsylvania Constitution stating explicitly that the document does not guarantee any rights relating to abortion or public funding of abortions.The chamber's Rules Committee teed up the package of proposed amendments that would also require voters to show ID at polling places and have gubernatorial candidates choose their own running mates. A vote of the full Senate could occur Friday.The Democratic floor leader, Sen.

Conservative organizer says Patrick Brown was personally involved in an arrangement that saw her paid by a third-party company for work she did on his leadership campaign.Debra Jodoin, through her lawyer, released a statement Thursday evening, after the party spent the past two days dealing with the fallout from Brown’s disqualification from the race.The chairman of the party’s leadership election organizing committee said Tuesday its members voted 11 to six to disqualify him from the campaign due to “serious allegations of wrongdoing.” Patrick Brown: Liberal MP seeks probe on whether CPC ‘benefitted’ from alleged wrongdoing Brown has maintained he was not provided with details by the party about the accusation against him. He said what the committee was presented with was an anonymous allegation that someone working on his campaign was being paid by a corporation.While the party hasn’t released details of the allegation, it has said it appeared to contravene financing rules under the Canada Elections Act and came from within Brown’s own campaign.A source had previously told Global News the allegation that sparked Brown’s disqualification from the party’s leadership race involved a company in Brampton paying workers for Brown’s campaign.On Thursday, Jodoin, who describes herself as an experienced organizer who has been involved with the party and its predecessor for more than 20 years, revealed herself to be the whistleblower.Jodoin said in April 2022, the month after Brown announced he would enter the contest to replace former Tory leader Erin O’Toole, she joined the campaign “at his request” to assist as a regional organizer.“Mr.

LANDSDALE, Pa. - Three people were injured in a triple shooting in Landsdale, Pennsylvania on Thursday night, according to police. Authorities say the shooting happened around 10 p.m. on Hancock Street. According to police, two victims were transported to area hospitals and the third victim was transported by an ambulance to Abington Hospital. The conditions of the victims remain unknown at this time. SKYFOX flew over the scene on Thursday night when the scene was still active and several emergency vehicles were spotted. FOX 29's Shaynah Ferreira contacted Landsdale Police, but police have not yet released more information. This is a developing story.

Britain's 'longest running' heatwave could start tomorrow and last for days - bringing in temperatures in the mid-30s, forecasters have warned. Temperatures could hit as high as 35C by next week, the Met Office predicts.

The sun was shining in Howwood for the annual village fete, returning for the first time since before the Covid-19 pandemic.

A news report on former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe being shot during a political event in Nara, in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, July 8, 2022. (Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images) NEW YORK - Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a divisive arch-conservative and one of his nation's most powerful and influential figures, has died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday in western Japan, hospital officials said.Abe, 67, was shot from behind minutes after he started his speech in Nara.

PHILADELPHIA - Two men are dead after they were shot at close range in West Oak Lane, police say. According to authorities,  police received 911 calls for a report of a shooting on the 1900 block of 68th Street just before 11 p.m.

TOKYO (AP) - Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a divisive arch-conservative and one of his nation's most powerful and influential figures, has died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday in western Japan, hospital officials said.Abe, 67, was shot from behind minutes after he started his speech in Nara. He was airlifted to a hospital for emergency treatment but was not breathing and his heart had stopped.

BBC shows Doctors and Casualty.The veteran actor also voiced and appeared in hundreds of documentaries, films and TV commercials.Paying tribute to Brian earlier this week, Stage Cricket Club took to Twitter to write: "Our Emeritus chairman Brian Jackson sadly passed away during the week aged 91."He was a very fine bowler of cutters & played in the Yorkshire leagues before embarking on a highly successful acting & producing career."Brian played cricket with his team, the Stage Cricket Club, for more than 50 years, playing his last winning match at the age of 88.

Kyrgios' abilities as a player cannot be denied. In singles, his career-high ATP ranking of world No. 13 was achieved on 24 October 2016 and he has won six ATP Tour titles and has reached nine finals.

Nick Jonas says his baby daughter Malti is "all good" after recently spending 100 days in a neonatal intensive care unit. The ‘Jealous’ hitmaker and his wife Priyanka Chopra Jonas were relieved to have their little girl back home from hospital in May after a worrying time for the couple. Asked how the five-month-old tot is after her stint in hospital, the new dad simply replied: "All is good.

The HSE's Chief Clinical Officer has said just over half of people with Covid-19 in hospitals across the country are "actually in hospital because they are sick with Covid".

Made in Chelsea star Louise Thompson has shared that her fiancé Ryan Libbey suffered a “mental health crash” and is facing his own battle with post-traumatic stress disorder. Ryan, 31, is struggling with the disorder along with Louise, 32, after he saw her come close to death twice during labour with their son Leo last November. Louise remained in hospital for five weeks after the birth, and has continued to endure psychological and physical health issues following the harrowing experience.

Angela Rayner has said she will not appeal if she is found to have broken coronavirus rules by Durham Police over a so-called ‘beergate’ gathering last year. The MP for Ashton-under-Lyne is alleged to have had a beer and a takeaway with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and MP Mary Foy at Durham Miners Hall in April last year when indoor social gatherings were still banned.

COVID-19 protocols and take timely pre-emptive actions. "We have been observing that covid positive patients are getting better in 48 to 72 hours. Nobody has required any remdesivir or immunotherapy.

OAKLAND, Calif. - The family and friends of the three immigrant men who drowned while rescuing a boy from the delta in Sacramento are hoping to send their bodies back to their native Guatemala.Wendy Rivas of Oakland started a GoFundMe for her father Edwin "Guistillo" Rivas, 57, and his friends, Edwin Perez, 22, and Danilo Gutiérrez, 40. All of them lived in Oakland, working jobs in construction. Friend William Ramos told KTVU that the men and other families vacationed together near Brannan Island every Fourth of July for camping and family fun. The trio had been fishing Sunday near the Three Mile Slough Bridge in Sacramento County, when they saw an 8-year-old who was with their group struggling in the water. They and two others jumped into the river and pulled the boy to safety, officials said. The boy had been wading into the water and got pulled away, and he wasn't wearing a life jacket. 3 men drown in Sacramento river after pulling an 8-year-old child out of the water.But only two men were able to get out of the water. Rivas, Perez and Gutiérrez never surfaced. Their bodies were recovered from the delta on Tuesday evening, according to the Rio Vista Fire Department. Their friend, Juan Cabrera, told KCRA3 all of them had tried to save the boy, but the strong winds and current were too much in the Sacramento San Joaquin River Delta system."Far too many lives have been lost in our waterways and in the lakes and rivers of Northern California over the past few weeks," the Rio Vista Fire Department said.

NEW DELHI : India has recorded 18,815 new cases and 38 deaths due to Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, data from the Union health ministry showed. The total number of active cases currently stands at 122,335, with around 525,343 fatalities reported due to the virus in the last two years. The total Covid cases have climbed to 43,585,554 so far.

As compared to yesterday's tally, India today reported 115 less daily COVID cases. The country also recorded a significant increase in recoveries with 1,249 more patients recovering today than yesterday. India recorded 18,815 fresh COVID cases and 38 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the Health Ministry data.

Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe was in grave condition after reportedly being shot during a campaign speech in the western city of Nara on Friday.The country’s chief cabinet secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said the 67-year-old’s condition was unknown, but local fire officials confirmed local media reports that Abe was in heart failure when he was rushed to hospital.Authorities have arrested one man suspected to be the gunman.“Such an act of barbarity cannot be tolerated,” Matsuno told reporters at a media briefing.Kyodo News and public broadcaster NHK said witnesses heard a gunshot, followed by Abe collapsing to the ground bleeding. An NHK reporter on the scene said they could hear two consecutive bangs during Abe’s speech.NHK aired footage showing Abe holding his chest when he collapsed, with his shirt smeared with blood, as several security guards ran toward him.

A computer glitch that double counted some cases already reported yesterday resulted in today’s case numbers being incorrectly reported as 13,344. The correct figure is 9,318 which is around the same level as case numbers reported for the past three days.

PHILADELPHIA - A Delaware community gathered Thursday for the welcomed return of a sorely missed outlet of summertime fun for kids and teens alike. "Play Streets," hosted in Wilmington, is a free event that closes down select streets for families and friends to partake in activities and sports. Organizers launched Play Streets in 2018, but they were forced to pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizers and parents say families need these community events, especially at a time when crime is up in cities across the country.  "It's definitely important for them to understand that they are safe in their communities, to come outside and have fun," Parent and Community Advocate Marlise Carr said.Basketball, hula-hoop, golf, jump rope and skateboarding were just a few of the activities that children and teens played in the first of eight planned block parties. "We have a responsibility to the community, we have to step up more into community partner - collaborate with no fear - because we move in spirit of love," Rashid Mustafa said. A full list of Play Street dates and locations have been posted on the City of Wilmington's social media pages. 

CHESTNUT HILL - There’s a battle over brightness brewing in one neighborhood. Residents say some new streetlights are way too powerful. The plan was to save some money, but some residents say it’s affecting their quality of life."It was a noticeable difference from what was there before.

Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre made a choice.Wearing a crisp blue shirt and a politician’s smile, he walked up to a group of anti-vaccine mandate protesters and led the pack as it walked down Ottawa’s streets.Beside him marched a man named James Topp, an anti-vaccine figure now set to face a court martial, who had been walking across the country to draw attention to his opposition to vaccine mandates. Topp, however, had recently joined a podcast run by far-right figurehead Jeremy Mackenzie for over an hour, saying that the podcast and others like it “kept (him) hanging on.” Mackenzie said in January that the “Freedom Convoy,” which gathered in Ottawa in February, could “bring down the government.”“I want to be there.

PHILADELPHIA - It's 10 o'clock, do you know where your children are? Starting Thursday night in Philadelphia, you'll have to.In an effort to keep the city's youth safe from gun violence and other crimes, the city has imposed a 10 p.m. summer curfew for kids under 18-years-old. The summer curfew starts a half an hour earlier for kids under 14-years-old, and will remain in effect until September 29th. Philadelphia City Councilmember Katherine Gilmore Richardson spearheaded the effort and said it's only a modification to a curfew the city has had in place since 1977. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESThe tweaks include tighter curfew times and removal of penalties and fines.

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 28: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a press conference at the prime minister official residence on August 28, 2020 in Tokyo, Japan. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced his resignation due to health concerns.

Nick Jonas is providing fans a health update on his daughter Malti.

Visitors play Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links video game in the Konami Holdings Corp. booth at Tokyo Game Show on September 17, 2016 in Chiba, Japan.

Philadelphia police seek the driver of a blue Ford F 150 after an 11-year-old boy was struck on West Girard Avenue. WEST PHILADELPHIA - An 11-year-old boy is fighting for his life after he was struck by a driver in a pickup truck in West Philadelphia.Officials say the incident occurred on the 4200 block of West Girard Avenue Thursday evening, around 7:45.The boy was crossing Girard Avenue when a man driving a blue Ford F 150 struck him.

Today we are reporting 13,344 community cases and 587 current hospitalisations.

FILE - A Da-Jiang Innovations Science and Technology Co. (DJI) Phantom drone is flown during a property inspection.

SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. - Authorities say they have found the remains of a man, missing since May, in a machine at a recycling plant in South Carolina. According to FOX 4, Kansas City, Duncan Alexander Burrell Gordan, 20 was reported missing on May 5. He was last seen during his graveyard shift at the Industrial Recycling & Recovery, Inc.

Ocean City, New Jersey TRENTON, N.J. - Pursuing happiness in New Jersey will come at the highest cost of the Delaware Valley, a new study reveals.The study published by Purdue University and Go Banking Rates shows just how much it costs residents in New Jersey to be happy.According to the study, which was published in the journal of Nature Human Behavior, income has a correlation with emotional well-being and life satisfaction. The study was conducted for all 50 of the United States.The study's researchers factored in each state's cost-of-living index using $105,000 as the benchmark, noting that the income level is ideal for those living in North America.

Ontario’s chief medical officer of health has announced that most of province’s remaining mask mandates will be lifted come Saturday.In a statement released Wednesday, Dr. Kieran Moore said most of the province’s remaining masking requirements will be lifted as of 12 a.m.It means the provincial requirement to wear masks in many settings deemed high risk will be dropped, though organizations can continue to make their own rules.The province’s mask mandate for most indoor public settings lifted on March 21, but rules were kept in place for settings deemed higher risk.Higher-risk settings included public transit, health-care settings, long-term care and retirement homes, as well as shelters and other congregate care settings that provide services to “medically and socially vulnerable individuals,” the province said.Mandates for those settings were previously set to be lifted on April 27, but were extended to June 11.

Most remaining Ontario COVID mask mandates lifting on Saturday “We care for the most vulnerable patients and masking is one way we can keep them safe.”Walker, who is also the lead for the Waterloo Wellington Hospital COVID-19 response, went on to say that “maintaining safety measures at our hospitals helps protect patients and staff. They also reduce the opportunity for outbreaks to occur in hospital settings which can affect our ability to provide and ramp up our services.”The list of hospitals which will continue to require masks includes Grand River Hospital and St.

COVID-19 mask mandates will be lifted on Saturday, the province’s chief medical officer of health says.In a statement issued Wednesday afternoon, Dr. Kieran Moore said as of 12 a.m.