Some former Loyola students are outraged with what they call outrageous social media posts made by a well-liked teacher. The students say they reported the posts to the school administration but were upset when they say their concerns went unanswered.

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Coronavirus: Concerns raised over Ontario’s back-to-school plan

back-to-school plan amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.On Thursday, the Ontario government announced that once September comes, elementary students will be in the classroom five days a week while most secondary students will be in at least 50 per cent of the time.Other health and safety protocols that will be put in place include self-screening for students prior to entering school or a school bus, mandatory masking for students in grades 4 to 12, providing medical masks for teachers and staff, and cohorting.“One of the challenges we have in the elementary school panel (is) that our classes are big,” said Craig Smith, the president of the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO) Thames Valley.Smith joined 980 CFPL’s Devon Peacock

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Montreal high school student builds coronavirus care package business to help grandfather

When the coronavirus pandemic hit in March and students suddenly stopped going to school, many lost their social networks, motivation and essentially ended up wasting a lot of time online, at least according to their parents. But over time, some brilliant ideas also emerged in some young minds.

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Face masks are mandatory for Edmonton kids over 2. How can they be made comfortable?

Edmonton city council passes bylaw to mandate masks in all indoor public spaces “For kids to be encouraged to wear face masks, one of the things parents can actually do is wear masks themselves,” Leighton said. “If a child sees that mom and dad are wearing masks, they’re more likely to see that practice normalized.”Leighton said practicing wearing a mask at home, even though it’s not required will also make a difference.“The other things for families to do is put the mask on a favourite stuffed animal or stuff toy.“(Families can also), put on a mask for a couple minutes a day and look in the mirror and talk about how the child feels wearing the mask, and all of these efforts that are done to normalize and to slowly habituate the child to

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Prosecutors: Bucks County man charged after making threats on social media

CHALFONT, Pa. - A Bucks County man has been charged after he allegedly posted a threatening video on social media earlier this week.Prosecutors say 19-year-old Andrew James Smith, a Chalfont resident, was arraigned on charges of harassment and making terroristic threats.Prosecutors did not reveal the nature of Smith's alleged threats, but said he indicated having a gun in the video.

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Six English areas with high coronavirus infection rates but no lockdown measures

Britain is reeling from the freezing of lockdown easing with the imposition of new measures across large swathes of the north.

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Crowded British beaches spark social distancing fears

British beaches are becoming "unmanageable" due to large swathes of visitors, local authorities have warned, prompting fears around keeping people safe in the water.

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IHIT investigates gruesome discovery at Burnaby towing company lot

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has been called into the discovery of human remains, that were found in a burned-out car, a full week after it was towed. John Hua reports.

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What will the fall bring for youth and high school sports?

PHILADELPHIA - Norristown School District announced they have suspended fall sports to ensure the safety of students, while others are moving forward with sports. "We first started taking their temperature, stuff like that and making sure we’re sanitizing their hands in between innings and stuff like that game day we're using our own baseballs and the other teams using their own baseballs," baseball manager Anthony Gencarelli said.Youth sports like travel baseball are on again and most parents say they are pleased and hope it continues safely without any spread of COVID 19. This week, the governing body for high school sports in Pennsylvania greenlighted fall play in middle and high school.

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Joe Biden's search for a running mate enters final stretch

FILE - US Presidential candidate and former Vice President, Joe Biden, speaks during a campaign event at the William "Hicks" Anderson Community Center in Wilmington, Delaware on July 28, 2020. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)WASHINGTON (AP) - As Joe Biden nears the announcement of his vice presidential choice, the top contenders and their advocates are making final appeals.The campaign hasn't finalized a date for naming a running mate, but three people who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the plans said a public announcement likely wouldn't happen before the week of Aug.

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The 'model minority' myth: Its impact on well-being and mental health

the model minority myth.It suggests that some ethnic minorities are exemplars by others. A model of conduct, socio-cultural integration, and academic proficiency, among others.On the surface, the model minority set-up may sound positive.

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Quebec public health director files a complaint with police after address leaked online

Quebec’s public health director has filed a complaint with provincial police after personal information, including an address, was shared on social media.Dr.

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Autumn coronavirus lockdown may 'shut pubs and ban family meet-ups' so schools can open

Brits could face an autumn ban from meeting family while there are fears pubs may have to close to allow children to return to school.

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LPGA returns with Kang posting 66 at Inverness for the lead

TOLEDO, Ohio – Danielle Kang went more than six months without competing and looked as though she had never been away, playing bogey-free at Inverness Club for a 6-under 66 and a one-shot lead in the LPGA Drive On Championship.The LPGA Tour’s much-awaited return from the COVID-19 pandemic brought an immediate sense of its new world. Kang had no idea where she stood after a closing birde.“There aren’t any leaderboards on the golf course,” Kang said.

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‘This just makes me really sad’: Colorado teacher shares doubts on returning to school amid pandemic

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - A Colorado elementary school teacher posted a video to social media sharing her thoughts and concerns over the prospect of returning to school in the midst of surges of the novel coronavirus in many parts of the country. “As a teacher, I feel the need to share what going back to school is going to look like. I’m not trying to pick a side of should we or shouldn’t we,” Katie O’Connor, a fifth-grade teacher in Colorado Springs, wrote on Facebook.

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Florida faces pressure, sees record high virus deaths

MIAMI – Florida tallied on Thursday a new record high in daily confirmed COVID-19 deaths for the third straight day as the state faces pressure to outline new measures to combat the pandemic.The Florida Department of Health said 253 more deaths were reported raising the state’s total death toll to 6,586.The new deaths bring the average reported deaths per day to 154 for the past week, second only to Texas in the resurgence of the outbreak. Florida’s current rate of deaths is about one-fifth of those logged in New York at the height of its outbreak in mid-April.The head of a congressional coronavirus oversight panel sent letters to Florida Gov.

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Florida lawmaker questions company providing contact tracing

ORLANDO, Fla. – A Central Florida Congressman is demanding answers from one of the companies the state of Florida pays to provide contact tracing.It comes after a woman says she was paid for weeks as a contact tracer, but never got one assignment.Contact tracing is tracking down everyone a person positive with a virus has come in contact with.State Rep.

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A Florida district’s school reopening video is going viral for all the wrong reasons

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. – As Florida schools plan to reopen in just a few weeks -- even as the coronavirus continues to spread -- one school district’s video showing what classrooms could look like this fall is gaining attention online.The School District of Manatee County posted the promotion video to Facebook on July 21 showing teachers wearing lab coats, masks, gloves and face shields as they teach students who are seated at spaced-out desks.A narrator explains that social distancing will be adhered to, face coverings will be required and random health screenings will take place.Reopening Schools 2020 | Here's an informative video from Manatee Schools Television“We look forward to welcoming your children to the new school year,” the video

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White House blasts ‘overwhelming, blinding bias against Conservatives’ from major social media companies

Speaking to reporters on Friday, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany blasted what she characterized as :”overwhelming, blinding bias against Conservatives and against this President” from major social media companies such as Twitter and Facebook.

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Children under 5 may be carrying high levels of coronavirus, study suggests

coronavirus in the upper respiratory tract compared to older children and adults.In the small study, published Thursday in JAMA Pediatrics, researchers analyzed swabs taken from 145 people between March 23 and April 2 at drive-in clinic in Chicago.Patients were grouped by age: 46 children younger than five years old; 51 children aged five to 17 years; and 48 adults aged 18 to 65 years. The participants’ race or sex and whether they had underlying conditions were not identified.The researchers only included children and adults who had mild to moderate symptoms and if they were able to gather details about when symptoms first began.

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Ryanair challenges government travel advice in High Court

Ryanair has launched a High Court action aimed at setting aside what it claims are international travel restrictions announced by the Government earlier this month.

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Manitoba’s back-to-school plans garnering mixed reaction from parents

Coronavirus: All Manitoba students to head back to classrooms this fall, says education minister If a child becomes sick at school, they’ll have to either stay in a separate room or two metres apart and wear a mask until their parent comes to pick them up.“If a person was not tested and had symptoms compatible with COVID-19 then they would have to be assumed to have COVID-19,” chief provincial public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin said during Thursday’s press conference.“So they would not be able to return to school or work for 10 days after symptom onset”Parents say the added time at home with sick children, will be a challenge“I personally don’t think its’ going to be feasible for some parents,” Brazeau said.

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PIAA confident high school sports can return safely in the fall

PHILADELPHIA - The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association announced health and safety guidelines for student-athletes to participate in fall sports, but at least one school has already opted to forgo the 2020-2021 athletic year.The governing body, which oversees both junior high and high school athletics across the state, introduced mitigation measures which include the option to modify season schedules and start times.

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Coronavirus: Is it safe for kids to return to school?

Former deputy education minister Charles Pascal reacts to the Ford government’s plan to reopen schools in September amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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Coronavirus: Ontario education minister breaks down back-to-school

Education minister Stephen Lecce breaks down the government’s plan to send kids back to school this September.

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Perth and Kinross Council will "respect" parents who are too worried to send their kids back to school because of COVID-19

Perth and Kinross who do not send their kids to school because they are worried about COVID-19 have been told the council would “respect” their view.

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Recovering coronavirus patients report marked hearing loss - and scientists want urgent investigation

hereEight people reported a deterioration in their hearing and another eight reported 'tinnitus-type noises' not being caused by an outside source.Researchers say the results, published in a letter to the International Journal of Audiology, add to a growing body of anecdotal evidence that Sars CoV-2 has long-term impacts on health, and possibly now hearing.Kevin Munro, professor of audiology at the University of Manchester and NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre hearing health theme lead, said: "We already know that viruses such as measles, mumps and meningitis can cause hearing loss and coronaviruses can damage the nerves that carry information to and from the brain."It is possible, in theory, that Covid-19 could cause problems with

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Rick Zamperin: Predicting the most unpredictable NHL playoffs ever

National Hockey League pressed the pause button on their season due to the coronavirus pandemic, the quest for the Stanley Cup will begin on Saturday.Welcome to Stage 4 of the NHL’s return to play protocol — the playoffs.The non-traditional 24-team tournament features a dozen teams in the bubble cities of Toronto and Edmonton and while the top four teams in each conference (Boston, Tampa Bay, Washington, Philadelphia in the East, and St.

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5 takeaways from Trudeau’s testimony in WE Charity scandal investigation

Justin Trudeau was in the hot seat Thursday as he testified to the House of Commons finance committee about his role in the decision to give WE Charity a sole-sourced deal to administer a $912-million student grant program.Trudeau and his chief of staff Katie Telford both expressed regret that the prime minister did not recuse himself from the decision, given the charity’s long history with members of both Trudeau’s and Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s families.

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Orange County School Board budgets school year for coronavirus

ORLANDO, Fla. – Board members with Orange County Public Schools began their budget process for the next school year on Thursday trying to fill holes left by the coronavirus pandemic.According to a presentation by staff, the district will be receiving more than $60 million in CARES Act funds.OCPS will receive $5.1 million from the Governor's Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER).Staff members said the money will be used to help children who were challenged by virtual learning at the end of last school year and over the summer.OCPS will also receive $55.4 million from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER).Staff members said that money will go toward purchasing instructional technology equipment, thermometers for

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‘There are options’: B.C.’s top doctor on return-to-school for vulnerable kids

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High school sweethearts who overcame cancer and strokes beat COVID-19 with help of caring doctor

DALLAS - Back in high school, in the 1970s, someone dared Janice to run up and kiss Robert Beecham. Decades later, the DeSoto, Texas couple are still married and happily in love, with their 46th wedding anniversary and Janice’s birthday having taken place April 15 in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.But even before the two contracted COVID-19, they had their fair share of health struggles, which strangely coincided with their anniversary date.

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London, Ont. area high schools to see hybrid education model this fall

24 Ontario school boards moving forward with a hybrid plan when classes resume amid the COVID-19 pandemic in September.On Thursday, the province revealed plans for elementary and high school students come fall.

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Ontario and Manitoba announce back-to-school pandemic plans

Ontario and Manitoba laid out their back-to-school plans for students to enter classrooms this fall. In Ontario, masks will be mandatory for teaching staff and students in grade four and above. Mike Drolet explains.

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Coronavirus: Number of Kelowna cases rises to 130 with new counting method

coronavirus cases linked to Kelowna has risen.On Wednesday, Interior Health announced that it would be using a new counting method when it came to the number of cases linked to the Kelowna cluster during the Canada Day weekend.And on Thursday, Interior Health said there were now 130 cases, up from 78 last week.

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Parents, students and teachers react to CBE back to school plan

The Calgary Board of Education has released its re-entry plan for the upcoming school year. As Carolyn Kury de Castillo reports, parents and teachers still have questions about how it will work.

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Apple posts highest ever revenue for June quarter, despite the pandemic

global slowdowns and other hurdles, technology giant Apple reported a strong quarter today, with $59.7 billion in revenue and double digit growth in products and services. This is an 11% growth year-on-year, and exceeds analyst estimates.

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News 6 report prompts Florida lawmaker to call for investigation into state’s contact tracing program

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – A News 6 report prompts a state lawmaker to call for an investigation into the state’s contact tracing program.The State of Florida is spending millions of dollars for contact tracing, and now a lawmaker wants answers about how that money is being used.Central Florida State Representative Rene Plasencia already had concerns about the state's contact tracing program, and after hearing about Adrienne Barker he has even more concerns.“I just thought it was a little concerning that we weren’t doing more contact tracing,” Plasencia told News 6.Barker said when she heard the state was looking for contact tracers, she completed the online course and the background check.“Its the one way that I thought I could really do

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Coronavirus: Parents react to Ontario’s back-to-school announcement

Parents are reacting to a long-awaited announcement by the Ontario government on plans for a return to school in September. Caryn Lieberman has more.

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Q&A: Questions stirred by Trump's idea of an election delay

FILE - Thousands of ballots sit in boxes as Utah County election workers process the mail-in ballots for the midterm elections on November 6, 2018 in Provo, Utah. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images)ATLANTA (AP) - President Donald Trump has raised the radical prospect of delaying a presidential election, contending the expansion of voting by mail will lead to history's most fraudulent U.S.

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Philadelphia school board approves virtual learning plan until mid-November

PHILADELPHIA - The School District of Philadelphia's Board of Education approved a revised back-to-school plan that has students learning remotely until mid-November.Superintendent Dr. William Hite has spent the last week redesigning a plan for the fall after receiving backlash during an hours-long meeting proposing a hybrid plan.

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Brevard County Schools consider requiring students, staff to wear masks at school

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Brevard County School District is considering requiring all students and staff to wear masks when they return to school on Aug. 24.The school board held a work session.This session lasted several hours on Thursday.

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‘She’s been so phenomenal:’ Parent says teacher stepped up during distance learning

As families make plans to return to school, either by distance learning or in person, the lessons learned over the past few months will play an important part in how we move forward.Second grade teacher Kathleen Ann Chen has learned it takes patience and compassion.“Our children can succeed and they can soar in any type of environment. It’s just a matter of us and how we deliver things, the attitude we present to them,” Chen said from her home in Orlando.Chen’s dinning room has been converted into a temporary office.

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Orange County School District faces lawsuit just weeks before schools reopen

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Orange County Public Schools faces a new challenge. This time a lawsuit filed in the ninth judicial court of Orlando by the Orange County Classroom Association, from the union that represents more than 14,000 educators.

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B.C. Teachers Federations asking for start of school year to be pushed back to address plan concerns

Coronavirus: Details revealed for B.C’s return-to-school plan in September The cohorts will include teachers, staff, and students and will be the primary interactions during class, library, gym and recess.Mooring says when school begins the school districts must work directly with local teachers around what a return to the classroom looks like. Individual classroom teachers will need to adjust how they are teaching to accommodate COVID-19 changes.The province has committed to bringing back a working group to address the concerns and the BCTF will be included in those conversations.“This is brand new.

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NCAA will allow student-athletes to display social justice statements on uniforms

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N.S. parents call for Atlantic bubble to stay ahead of new school year

Nova Scotia releases plan for students to return to school in September Watts says she is on board with the Department of Education’s plan to have students fully back in the classroom come September, but it will be all for nothing in there is a spike in travel-related COVID-19 cases.“(Schools) are the most important place for them,” Watts said. “That’s where they need to be, that’s where the parents need their kids to be.

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