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COVID-19: School-based pop-up vaccine clinics coming to London and Middlesex County

COVID-19 vaccine clinics starting next week.The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) says the clinics launch on Monday and will provide first doses to those who haven’t been able to attend one of the local mass vaccination clinics.Each of the one-day clinics will operate from 1:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

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COVID-19: 13 new cases in London-Middlesex, six in Huron-Perth

Thirteen new COVID-19 cases have been reported in London-Middlesex, local health officials said Thursday.It brings the region’s pandemic case total to 12,487, of which 12,155 have resolved. At least 223 COVID-19-related deaths have been reported so far, most recently on Tuesday.At least 109 cases are active in the region, the health unit says.

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How did Waterloo Region become one of Ontario’s major COVID-19 hot spots?

COVID-19 cases.While most of Ontario is experiencing a decrease in cases, the region, which is home to around 588,000 people, had 71 new cases, according to the province. Much larger centres such as Peel Region (60), Toronto (54) and Ottawa (21) were well below the number of new cases reported for Waterloo Region which encompasses the cities of Kitchener, Cambridge and Waterloo as well as four smaller townships.

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Youth, Delta variant behind UK COVID surge

Two new studies look at the Delta variant (B1617) behind the UK COVID-19 surge, with the first noting that young people are helping drive the exponential growth of COVID-19 cases in England. The second study describes reduced COVID-19 vaccine and antibody efficacy against the more transmissible variant.

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COVID-19: Ontario’s post-secondary sports organizations seek clarity on resuming play

COVID-19 reopening framework.Ontario University Athletics and Ontario Colleges Athletic Association are meeting ministry of sport senior staff today and tomorrow about what needs to be done for them to return to competition.The two organizations were not included in the province’s accelerated return-to-play plan when it was announced on Monday.

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Hamilton reports 11 new COVID-19 cases, test positivity number drops again week over week

COVID-19 cases on Thursday and another week over week decline in the city’s test positivity rate.The city’s per cent positivity – representing tests returning from Ontario labs as positive for COVID – checked in at 3.5 per cent as of June 17, a drop from the 5.3 per cent reported last Thursday. Despite the drop, the number is still higher than the province’s average which moved day over day to 1.3 from 1.5 per cent on Wednesday.The last time Ontario’s positivity rate was this low was Oct.

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50 early childhood educators laid off due to low enrollment: TVDSB

Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB) says it issued layoff notices on Thursday “to approximately 50 Early Childhood Educators (ECEs) due to low registration in our Kindergarten program.”The layoffs come nearly two weeks after the board revealed that about 95 per cent of students had indicated they wanted to return to in-person learning come September.Students in the board, which has schools in London, Middlesex County, Elgin County and Oxford County, will still be accommodated should they wish to continue learning online.

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Long lineups continue at 2nd dose pop-ups as Ontario looks ahead of Step 2 of reopening

Step 2 is slated to take effect July 2 with the reopening of personal care services and outdoor theatres but one GTA mayor wants salons and barbershops to reopen sooner. Marianne Dimain reports.

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Ontario adds 3 regions to list of COVID-19 Delta hot spots, accelerates 2nd dose vaccine bookings

COVID-19 shot in May while three more local public health units were added as hot spot areas where the Delta variant is of concern.In new documents released Thursday, officials said Ontarians who got a first dose from May 10 to May 30, and are in a Delta hot spot, can book an earlier second shot starting Wednesday, June 23.The rest of Ontarians, not in a Delta hot spot and who got a first dose from May 10 to May 30, will be eligible for a “gradual acceleration” for a second shot starting on Monday, June 28.Last week, Ontario announced that those in Delta hotpots were eligible to get an earlier second vaccine dose if they received a first shot on or before May 9.Three more local public health units — Hamilton, Simcoe-Muskoka and Durham

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AG's office identifies woman struck and killed by cop car in Woodlynne

Police in Woodlynne say a woman was struck and killed by a police car late Wednesday night. WOODLYNNE, N.J. - The New Jersey Attorney General's Office on Thursday identified a woman who hit a woman who was struck and killed by a police patrol car last week in Camden County. Officials said Officer Kevin Randolph Gilbert Jr.

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Ontario reports 370 new COVID-19 cases, another daily record of vaccinations

COVID-19 cases on Thursday, as the province reaches another new daily milestone for the most shots administered in 24 hours hitting just over 210,000 doses. The provincial case total now stands at 541,180.Thursday’s case count is a decrease from Wednesday’s, with a lower test positivity as well.

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Ontario to give update on COVID-19 vaccine rollout Thursday

COVID-19 vaccine rollout Thursday afternoon.Health Minister Christine Elliott and Solicitor General Sylvia Jones are scheduled for a briefing at 1 p.m.In last week’s update, the province opened up eligibility to accelerate second doses for those in Delta variant hotspots and who got their first shot on or before May 9. Toronto Public Health defends COVID-19 vaccine allocations to portal, clinics amid surge in demand On Wednesday, Ontario reported a record for the most vaccines administered in 24 hours at 202,984 shots with the majority being second doses.

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Chris Kamara reveals youngest son lives next door in rare family insight amid health news

Express.co.uk: “I’m quite lucky. “We have quite a few animals at home, so I get out to look after them, and my youngest son and his partner live next door with their three-year-old daughter Connie, so they’re always there.”He added: “And my other son, in the first lockdown, the week before lockdown, came to live with us. “He’s moved out now, back to his house, but we do childcare once a week with his two kids, so we get to see them as well.“So we’re quite fortunate, there are a lot of people who are worse off than we are.”Kammy went on to admit his concerns that lockdown has flown by for him and his family, as they have kept themselves busy. The former Leeds United midfielder divulged that taking care of their grandchildren has brought him

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Push for Ontario government to accelerate parts of Step 2 of COVID-19 reopening plan earlier

As Ontario reopened its land borders with Manitoba and Quebec on Wednesday, there was also a push to accelerate the reopening of personal care services like hair salons. Morganne Campbell reports.

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Toronto hospital ICU marks having no COVID-19 patients for first time in nearly 15 months

Toronto Public Health defends COVID-19 vaccine allocations to portal, clinics amid surge in demand “Our first COVID case was March 26, 2020, and today we are COVID-free.”More than two dozen employees who were gathered in the hallways broke out in applauded and cheered upon hearing the declaration.An hour-and-a-half after the tweet was published Wednesday evening, it had more than 1,500 retweets and quote tweets as well as 6,200 likes.The news came a day after Ontario saw a record number of daily COVID-19 vaccine doses administered, almost 203,000.According the Ontario government’s latest vaccine data, more than 9,081,000 people have had at least one (of two) COVID-19 shot, representing 75.1 per cent of all eligible adults, and 18.1 per

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Urgency high among Ontario residents seeking second COVID-19 vaccine dose

While thousands of people were able to book appointments for second doses of a COVID-19 vaccine using the provincial portal Monday, many were not. Shallima Maharaj reports.

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Pools, museum and other activities for families in Edmonton are reopening

As pandemic restrictions ease in Edmonton due to dropping COVID-19 numbers, there are more and more options available for folks looking to leave the house.

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Man accused in Philadelphia Dunkin' killing to be charged in his mother’s murder

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office has approved murder and related charges against Keith Gibson in connection with his mother’s death in East Falls.Christine Gibson, 54, was found fatally shot in her office last February. At that point, police could not link Gibson to the murder and he was sent back to Delaware in custody and got out of custody sometime in March.Neighbors FOX 29’s Dave Schratwieser spoke with on the 2700 block of North Corskley Street remembered Christine fondly. "She was very nice, stayed to herself, helped the community, always wanted to work on the block," one neighbor said.Murder and related charges have already been approved against Gibson in the shooting death of Philadelphia Dunkin' manager

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COVID-19: Waterloo officials warn region may not move to Stage 2 of reopening with Ontario

COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible amid a surge in cases due to the Delta variant.Medical officer of health Dr. Hsiu-Li Wang told the regional council on Wednesday afternoon that the variant is becoming the predominant strain in the region.She also warned that the region may not be able to move into Stage 2 of the province’s reopening plan with the rest of Ontario.The warning comes on the same day that Waterloo Region posted the highest number of new cases than any other health unit in the province with 71 new positive tests, locally.

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COVID-19: 26 cases in London-Middlesex as more become eligible for second-dose re-bookings

Twenty-six new COVID-19 cases have been reported in London-Middlesex, local health officials said on Wednesday.They bring the region’s pandemic case total to 12,475, of which 12,137 have resolved. A total of 223 virus-related deaths have been reported, most recently on Tuesday.At least 115 cases are active in the region, the health unit says.

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COVID-19: Some Ontario school boards ditch ‘quadmester’ system for upcoming school year

Ontario schools to remain closed to in-person learning until September The move comes after the Ministry of Education issued a directive that school boards allow only two 150-minute classes each day in order to prevent kids from mixing with too many of their peers, for fear they might spread COVID-19.The pre-pandemic norm was 300 minutes of class time, usually divided into 60-minute periods.The quadmester system, put in place for the 2020/2021 school year, saw students take two courses at a time for a period of roughly nine weeks.Ontario’s science table says schools can safely reopen on regional basisThe Halton District School Board, for one, has said it would prefer to offer standard semesters without the overlong classes, and that the

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COVID-19: Saskatchewan family recounts 146-day hospital stay

‘Waiting for my time to die’: COVID-19 patients, families recount time spent in Regina ICUs Two days later, doctors diagnosed Richard with COVID-19 and put him in intensive care.Richard said he doesn’t remember much of the next 20 days as he was heavily sedated and intubated — “everything they could do to keep me alive.”Richard’s intubation tube was removed on Feb. 6 but it took time for him to wake up from the sedation.“It took him — when he started to wake up — a good week-and-a-half before he was alert,” Sandra said.Sandra said her husband was taken to Royal University Hospital (RUH) in Saskatoon on Feb.

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Still no winners for $70M Lotto Max jackpot, prize pool continues to climb

Lotto Max jackpot remains unclaimed as top prizing reaches new record Twenty of those tickets were sold in Ontario with $1 million winners being sold in Brampton (2), Willowdale, Mississauga, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Burlington, Halton Region, Niagara Region, the Parry Sound/Nipissing area, Kenora/Rainy River area and Renfrew County.Tickets that split $1 million prizes were sold in Simcoe County, York Region, Brantford, Huron County and Mississauga while one lucky winner purchased a ticket on OLG.ca.Other sold in Woodbridge and Willowdale will claim a third of the jackpot.Eight others were sold in Quebec and B.C.

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London, Ont. researchers to study pandemic’s impact on those who gave birth during COVID-19

Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University in London, Ont., are hoping to recruit 300 people who have given birth at London Health Sciences Centre during the pandemic for a study looking into potential health impacts associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.Researchers hope that, once complete, the data will be used to help improve post-partum care. Mental health visits for new moms rose 30% during COVID-19 pandemic, study shows “This has been a stressful and pivotal time for everyone in the world, but we know the post-partum experience can greatly affect both the birthing person and their baby, in the short and long term,” says associate scientist and OB-GYN Dr.

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Hair salons urge Ontario government to allow industry to reopen

Hair salon owners are calling on Ontario to allow their industry to reopen, saying their establishments are safe and employ ample measures to guard against COVID-19.The province entered the first phase of a three-step reopening plan last Friday.

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FBI shoots, kills suspect connected to Philadelphia kidnapping in New Jersey

LEONIA, N.J. - Federal agents in New Jersey shot and killed a kidnapping suspect Wednesday morning during an investigation in Bergen County. An FBI spokesperson said the investigation centered around a kidnapping in Philadelphia.

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Ontario border reopening good news for Manitoba cottagers

Manitoba border with Ontario set to reopen Wednesday “We’re just really excited for the opportunity to actually get out there,” he said.“It’s your happy place. It’s the place you spend your time in the summer….

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Facing COVID-19 staffing crunch, some Ontario hospitals offer cash bonuses to new nurses

COVID-19 pandemic continues, some Ontario hospitals have turned to a simple incentive to entice nurses back into the ER: cash bonuses.Ottawa’s Queensway Carleton Hospital is offering up to $10,000 to some nurses who qualify for the incentive program, who agree to work for at least a year. The Windsor Regional Hospital is offering up to $75,000 in bonuses to new nurses from outside Canada or outside Ontario.Our Emergency Department is hiring permanent and temporary RNs! You're a critical thinker with the desire to practice full-scope nursing in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.

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Witnesses asked to come forward after Muslim mother verbally accosted in downtown Calgary

Calgary police are hoping to identify a man accused of berating a Muslim woman and her young children in what they believe was a hate-motivated incident. Sarah Offin has details.

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Ontario reports 384 new COVID-19 cases, administers record of 203K vaccinations in a day

COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, as the province reaches a new daily milestone for the most shots administered in 24 hours hitting nearly 203,000 doses. The provincial total now stands at 540,810.Wednesday’s case count is an increase from Tuesday’s, however, test positivity dropped to below two per cent.

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Quebec-Ontario border restrictions lifted as interprovincial travel reopens

la belle province — but they still have to respect measures in place.The decision comes as the situation improves in both provinces and other pandemic-related restrictions have been relaxed in recent weeks.

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NJ man linked to 5 killings in 2 states faces more charges

Credit: St Louis Justice Center. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A New Jersey man facing murder charges in two states has been charged with the death of a New Mexico man. Albuquerque police announced Tuesday that Sean Lannon has been charged with an open count of murder and tampering with evidence in the death of Randall Apostalon. The earlier charges stem from the slaying of Lannon's ex-wife and two of her friends, whose decomposed bodies were found in a pickup truck that was left at an airport parking garage.

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Ontario border rules limiting travel from Quebec, Manitoba lifts

Quebec-Ontario border to reopen to non-essential travel as of Wednesday It applied to land and water borders.Travel between the regions was limited to essential reasons such as health care, custody or compassionate grounds like attending a funeral.It also allowed law enforcement to stop and question people about their reasons for entering Ontario.

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Scotland fans could drive up covid cases if they gather in London, warns Sadiq Khan

Tartan Army to stay at home for the crunch match at Wembley on Friday night if they don't have a ticket. Due to the risk posed by the new Delta variant, which is spreading across the UK, he asked fans not to gather in the capital.

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Ch-ch-ch-ching: Bidding begins for David Bowie painting found at Ontario landfill

A piece of art by late rock legend David Bowie is now up on the auction block after being fetched from a donation centre at an Ontario landfill. Robin Gill has the details on the rare painting, how much it could go for, and other instances of treasure being overlooked as trash.

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More Manitobans receiving intensive care outside of province die

Three more Manitoba COVID-19 patients who were receiving care in Ontario intensive care units have died.

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COVID-19 outbreak hits Ontario’s Kashechewan First Nation

A COVID-19 outbreak in the Kashechewan First Nation is devastating the Ontario community of roughly 1,800 people. Mike Le Couteur explains how a chronic housing shortage is worsening the health crisis.

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Thousands line up at Toronto pop-up clinic after 2nd dose eligibility expands

Thousands of people lined up for hours at Warden Hilltop Centre for a pop-up vaccination clinic hosted by Toronto East Health Network on Tuesday.

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COVID-19: 6 new cases confirmed in Simcoe Muskoka

COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the local total number up to 12,163, including 246 deaths.Local public health also reported 29 new cases of a coronavirus variant on Tuesday, bringing that total to 4,820, 95 of which are active Frustration in Ontario over lack of spots for 2nd COVID-19 vaccinations Two of the new cases are in Barrie, while two are in New Tecumseth and two are in Oro-Medonte.Three are a result of close contact with another positive COVID-19 case, while two are community-acquired and one is outbreak-related.Meanwhile, 62.2 per cent of the region’s population has received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while 11.4 per cent has received both necessary doses.

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Chicago mass shooting claims the lives of 3 mothers and a man who recently lost his close family

CHICAGO - Four people were killed and four others were wounded Tuesday morning in a mass shooting in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side.The shooting happened in the early morning hours after an argument inside a residence in the 6200 block of South Morgan Street, police said.Four people were pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Chicago Police Supt.

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London’s Western Fair cancelled for second year due to COVID-19 pandemic

Western Fair will not be held as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, fair organizers announced Tuesday.Due to the lingering pandemic, concerns about possible future restrictions and concerns over the virus itself, the Western Fair Association’s Board of Governors and its management team say they made the decision to scrap this year’s fair and plan for next year’s.The 2021 edition of the fair, the 146th overall, had been slated to run from Sept. 10 to 19.

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COVID-19: 1 death, 7 cases in London-Middlesex; 1 death, 4 cases in Sarnia-Lambton

One death and seven new COVID-19 cases have been reported in London-Middlesex, local health officials said Tuesday.It brings the region’s pandemic case total to 12,449, of which 12,130 have resolved, an increase of eight from the day before.At least 223 COVID-19-related deaths have been reported during the pandemic. The most recent fatality involved a woman in her 80s who was associated with a retirement home, officials said.At least 96 cases are currently active in the region.Tuesday marks the fifth time this month that the region has recorded fewer than 10 cases.

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Waterloo Region COVID-19 numbers remain high as most of Ontario continues to get better

COVID-19 cases continues to plummet across most of Ontario but Waterloo remains an outlier.The Ontario government reported just 296 new positive tests for the coronavirus on Tuesday, while Waterloo Public Health reported 51 new COVID-19 cases.

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3 more Manitobans receiving ICU care in Ontario have died

COVID-19 patients who were receiving care in Ontario intensive care units have died.“Our condolences are extended to these individuals’ families and loved ones for their loss.” a spokesperson for Shared Health told Global News.

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Children, adults 30 and younger driving COVID-19 surge in parts of northern Ontario

COVID-19 cases in the region.Dr. Lianne Catton says the case rate in the Porcupine Health Unit is 290 per 100,000 – nearly five times higher than the rate the province had set as a benchmark for reopening.The health unit, which includes the city of Timmins, did not move to the first stage of the province’s reopening plan last week.

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2 killed in shooting at Mueller fire hydrant plant in Alabama

ALBERTVILLE, Ala. (AP) - A worker who killed two people and wounded two more at an Alabama fire hydrant plant early Tuesday has been found dead, apparently after killing himself in a car, a police chief said."The person was deceased from what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound," Police Chief Jamie Smith told Al.com.The gunfire — among the latest in a spate of shootings across the U.S.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
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Nationwide tributes to the Muslim family killed in London, Ontario

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