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COVID-19: Quebec reports 12 more deaths and another drop in hospitalizations

COVID-19 on Sunday as the number of hospitalizations associated with the disease declined by 31.The Health Department says there are 1,758 people in hospital with COVID-19 after 96 people were admitted and 127 were discharged in the past 24 hours.#COVID19 – En date du 19 février, voici la situation au Québec: https://t.co/pwoUoaBgaF pic.twitter.com/EjPFjHv14r— Santé Québec (@sante_qc) February 20, 2022It says the number people in intensive care declined by six to 114.Officials say 1,197 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed using PCR testing and that 7.8 per cent of tests were positive on Saturday, but such tests are limited to certain higher- risk groups.Health authorities say 18,810 doses of vaccine were administered on Saturday, including 14,508 third doses.They say 91 per cent of Quebec residents five and over have received at least one dose of vaccine, 86 per cent have received two and 50 per cent have received three.

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Large opal sells for nearly $144K at Alaska auction

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2 skydivers injured, instructor killed after parachute failed to deploy in Waller County

WALLER, Texas - A skydiving instructor has died, and a client remains in serious condition after their parachutes failed to deploy mid-jump in Waller, just northeast of Houston, Saturday. SIGN UP FOR FOX 26 HOUSTON EMAIL ALERTSBased on preliminary information from Waller County Sheriff Troy Guidry, it happened around 12:15 p.m. at Skydive Houston in the 15500 block of Plain View Dr.

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Scooter Braun Teases Someone for Potentially Giving Him & Justin Bieber COVID

Scooter Braun has his eyes on his friend, H.Wood Group co-founder John Terzian, as a potential super-spreader.

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Justin Bieber reportedly tests positive for COVID-19 and postpones show

Justin Bieber has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19, forcing him to cancel his scheduled show in Las Vegas this evening (February 20).Reports in TMZ suggest Bieber tested positive for the virus on Saturday (February 19), forcing him to postpone his show this evening at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.Bieber also has shows scheduled for Glendale, Arizona on Tuesday (February 22) and Los Angeles on Wednesday and Thursday (February 23 and 24). It’s unclear yet as to whether these will go ahead.A statement read: “Due to positive COVID results within the Justice Tour family, we will unfortunately have to postpone Sunday’s show in Las Vegas.

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Justin Bieber Postpones Las Vegas Stop on 'Justice World Tour' After Testing Positive for COVID-19

.On Saturday, it was announced that Justin Bieber's Sunday show in Las Vegas is being postponed due to a coronavirus outbreak within Bieber's team.«Due to positive COVID results within the Justice Tour family, we will, unfortunately, have to postpone Sunday's show in Las Vegas,» an account the said in a statement on Instagram. «Justin is, of course, hugely disappointed, but the health and safety of his crew and fans is always his number one priority.»The performance has been rescheduled for June 28 and tickets for the original show will be honored.

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Suspect arrested in fatal carjacking of military veteran, grandfather: Police

PHILADELPHIA - An arrest has been made in the murder of a 60-year-old military veteran and grandfather that happened in early February. Police say a male is in custody, but that further details were not available. According to the Philadelphia Police Department, 60-year-old George Briscella was visiting his mother at her house on the 2100 block of Afton Street around 8 p.m.Video surveillance footage shows Briscella walking towards a 2020 Toyota Rav4 parked in the driveway when three unknown suspects approach him a minute later. Soon after, police say three shots were fired from an AR-15 style rifle and one hit Briscella on the right side of the abdomen.

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A fourth COVID vaccine shot: Will it be necessary?

COVID-19 vaccine? With a surge of the omicron variant of the coronavirus subsiding around the country, questions continue to swirl about the future of the pandemic in the United States. While cases and hospitalizations are down, deaths remain high, exceeding past pandemic peaks. White House and public health leaders have said that they are cautiously optimistic about current trends and planning for a return to normal. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is currently considering revising its guidance on masking.RELATED: Queen Elizabeth II tests positive for COVIDTo date, data from the agency shows 92.6 million Americans have received a booster shot of a COVID-19 vaccine and 214.6 million are fully vaccinated. While the Biden administration has called on the U.S.

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Justin Bieber postpones Las Vegas show after COVID-19 outbreak among team

INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 13: Singer Justin Bieber attends Super Bowl LVI between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals at SoFi Stadium on February 13, 2022 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Kevin C.

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Mother in custody after abandoned, autistic 5-year-old son found

Colerain Township police released this photo of the abandoned 5-year-old boy. (Credit: Colerain Township Police) COLERAIN TOWNSHIP, Ohio - Colerain Township police say a mother is now in custody after her abandoned, 5-year-old autistic son was found wandering alone last week.32-year-old Heather Nicole Adkins is in custody in Georgetown, Kentucky, on a local warrant and a warrant issued by Colerain Township police in connection with her son's abandonment.

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Newport Beach helicopter crash kills 1 officer, injures second

Officer Nicholas Vella, a 14-year veteran of HBPD NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - One officer was killed and another was critically injured when a Huntington Beach police helicopter crashed Saturday evening into the water in Newport Beach Harbor.The crash was reported at 6:34 p.m., according to the Newport Beach Fire Department. The circumstances that led to the crash remained under investigation.A 14-year veteran of the department, Nicholas Vella, 44, passed away from injuries he sustained during the crash.A second officer, a 16-year veteran of the department, was extricated and rescued from the water before being transported to a hospital in critical condition. RELATED: Police: Helicopter crashes into ocean off Miami BeachThe 50-year-old officer was released from the hospital Sunday morning.

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Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff's sister, husband found dead in apparent murder-suicide in Florida

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. - The sister of Wall Street fraudster Bernie Madoff and her husband were found dead in what investigators said was an apparent murder-suicide in Florida, according to news reports.The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office on Sunday identified the couple as 87-year-old Sondra Wiener of Boynton Beach and her 90-year-old husband, Marvin. They were found unresponsive with gunshot wounds Thursday afternoon inside their residence."Detectives from the Violent Crimes Division arrived on scene to investigate further.

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Justin Bieber Tests Positive For COVID-19

Justin Bieber has tested positive for COVID-19.

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First COVID-19 vaccine authorized for use in children

The authorization of the vaccine is described as a significant milestone by Health Canada, it’s also one that Nova Scotia will implement in its immunization rollout. Alexa MacLean has more.

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‘Critical point’: Nova Scotia hospital system on brink of being overwhelmed by COVID-19 third wave

COVID-19 critical care doctor says the hospital system is on the brink of being overwhelmed by the number of patients requiring medical care during the third wave of the pandemic.The province has reported triple-digit case counts five days in a row, with a record-breaking 175 new cases Wednesday.There are now 1,203 active cases and 40 people in hospital. Nine of those hospitalized are in the intensive care unit.

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Nova Scotia sets new daily record with 175 COVID-19 cases

Global News Morning show host on his family’s fight with COVID-19 The province currently has 1,203 active cases of the virus. The number of people in hospital has climbed to 40, including nine in the ICU.

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Nova Scotia small businesses need more help during COVID-19

Nova Scotia has brought in a new round of supports for businesses impacted by COVID-19 and the current lockdown. But some small business owners say the supports won’t cover their needs. Jesse Thomas reports.

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Nova Scotia offers new COVID third-wave impact grants, small businesses say it’s not enough

COVID-19 lockdown but several small businesses say the supports don’t go far enough and are calling on the province to step up with more subsidies. Nova Scotia shutdown likely to be extended given spike in COVID-19 cases Minister of Inclusive Economic Growth Labi Kousoulis announced the province was offering $12 million in taxpayer money to support businesses that were forced to shut down during the third wave of the pandemic, a move to curb the spread of the virus that is leading to hundreds of new cases being reported each day this week.“Getting COVID-19 under control is the best thing we can do for the health and safety of Nova Scotians and for our business community,” said Kousoulis.

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Nova Scotia reports two deaths, 153 new COVID-19 cases

As of Tuesday, Nova Scotia has 1,060 active cases of COVID-19. There are 37 people in hospital, including eight in ICU.On May 3, Nova Scotia Health Authority’s labs completed 19,174 tests.As of May 3, 325,218 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered.

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Nova Scotia offers extra $12 million to businesses hit by latest COVID-19 lockdown

Kousoulis says newer businesses established after March 15, 2020, will see the grant amount calculated as 15 per cent of the sales revenue for any month from April 2020 to March 2021.The minister says the government will also defer certain administrative fees until June 30 for businesses that were required to close or were significantly curtailed by the current public health restrictions, adding that workers’ compensation premium payments will be deferred until the end of July.Under the lockdown, non-essential indoor services and businesses are closed until at least May 12.

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Nova Scotia on track for two doses of COVID-19 vaccine in arms by September: officials

COVID-19 Immunization Strategy associate deputy minister.“And, if there’s the opportunity to get enough supply, we would look at whether we can move those doses up a little bit for second doses,” N.S.

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COVID-19: N.S. microbiology lab plays catch-up with backlog, processes record number of tests

COVID-19 samples Sunday, something that is nothing short of remarkable, according to Dr. Todd Hatchette, the chief of microbiology for Nova Scotia Health.“It’s an incredible feat to actually scale up to that much volume,” said Hatchette.On Friday during the provincial COVID-19 briefing, Premier Iain Rankin revealed that Nova Scotia had a backlog of 45,000 COVID-19 cases waiting to be processed at the provincial microbiology lab in Halifax.Then, over the weekend, health-care specialists and lab teams worked around the clock to catch up on the testing backlog while bringing more staff on board, said Hatchette.It’s anticipated the lab will be caught up by the end of the day Monday, with a return to 48-hour turnarounds on testing results.

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N.S. premier reminding people to follow public health restrictions

Nova Scotia police issued dozens of tickets over the weekend for flouting public health restrictions.

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Nova Scotia reports 146 new COVID-19 cases, active total closing in on 1,000

According to the province’s COVID-19 dashboard, 40 people are in hospital, six of whom are in ICU.More specific details will be shared in the COVID-19 briefing scheduled to take place at 3 p.m. AT.The event will be livestreamed here.Starting Monday, people aged 50 and older can book appointments for Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines at clinics across the province.The province said all community clinics and many participating pharmacies have available appointments for this age group.Nova Scotia’s first COVID-19 vaccination drive-thru clinic will also open on May 10, at the Dartmouth General Hospital.

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Dr. Strang on COVID-19 Outbreak in Nova Scotia

After a weekend of record-setting COVID-19 cases in Nova Scotia, Dr. Robert Strang discusses if lockdown will be extended, why we will continue with age-based vaccinations, and why anti-vaccination protestors weren’t ticketed after gathering outdoors in Halifax over the weekend.

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Nova Scotia shutdown likely to be extended given spike in COVID-19 cases

COVID-19 spread in early April than public health was aware of.“So many people have had no symptoms or mild symptoms and just never got tested… so it’s going to take us a bit of time to get out of this,” Strang said in an interview with Global News Morning on Monday.

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COVID-19: Front line workers urge people to follow public health restrictions

There are now 34 people in hospital in Nova Scotia due to COVID-19. It’s the most hospitals in the province have seen at any point in this pandemic and it’s expected that number will still climb in the coming week.

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N.S. reports 133 new COVID-19 cases, growing number of hospitalizations

17 ticketed for large gatherings in Halifax as province reports record-breaking COVID-19 cases There are 34 people in hospital, which is four more people than reported Saturday.Six of those patients are in ICU.Nine of the new cases are in Eastern Zone, one is in Northern Zone and six cases are in Western Zone.The province notes there is community spread in Central Zone, while they are closely monitoring for community spread in the other zones.Nova Scotia Health Authority’s labs completed 15,832 tests on Saturday. Due to the volume of testing, the lab is experiencing a backlog and people are waiting longer than usual for their results.

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N.S. RCMP officer diagnosed with COVID-19 after asymptomatic testing

Dalhousie scientists ‘ready and willing’ to help with COVID PCR testing backlog The officer is at home self-isolating, and the case is not believed to be related to frontline interaction.The Nova Scotia RCMP is following all directives and advice given by the Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA),” RCMP said in a statement.“This includes disinfecting areas the officer may have been in, working with the NSHA to ensure the officer’s co-workers are notified and follow directions given by the NSHA, and working with NSHA investigators so they can complete contact tracing and notify members of the public who may have been in contact with this member, as required.”RCMP add that all frontline officers have personal protective equipment “and are

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17 ticketed for large gatherings in Halifax as province reports record-breaking COVID-19 cases

Nova Scotia reports record-breaking 148 cases of COVID-19 The first was at 11:12 p.m. in the 6000-block of Cedar Street, where six men were ticketed for violating 71(1)(b) of the Health Protection Act.The second call was at 12:48 a.m.

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Nova Scotia reports record-breaking 148 cases of COVID-19

COVID-19 on Saturday as Public Health works to clear a backlog of tens of thousands of tests.The previous record of single-day cases was on Tuesday, when 96 cases were reported.“We’re making progress with the lab and data-entry backlog but we will continue to see high case numbers for a few days,” said Dr.

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COVID-19: 10 people fined for holding a party in Halifax during lockdown

social gathering in Halifax early Saturday morning, during a time when the province is in lockdown amid a surge of COVID-19 cases.In a release, Halifax Regional Police said officers responded to a third-hand report of a loud party at a residence in the 2000 to 3000 block of Parker Street in Halifax around 12:30 a.m.“Police attended and found that activities were being conducted in excess of the provincially mandated gathering limits,” the release said. Nova Scotia reports record-breaking 148 cases of COVID-19 Under current provincial guidelines, gathering limits without social distancing are confined to a person’s household bubble.

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A look at why Atlantic Canada excels at slowing the spread of COVID-19

Nova Scotia called in the military this week, having reported just 96 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday.That number may seem small compared to just about anywhere in the rest of the country. But it was a one-day record high for the province of 980,000 residents.And few Nova Scotians were surprised when a strict, two-week lockdown was declared, prompting the closure of schools, malls, gyms, bars, restaurants and most retail stores.

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Two men in N.S. trying to help amid India’s COVID-19 crisis

The eyes of the world are on India right now as it struggles with an overwhelming number of COVID cases. Two men originally from that country now living in Nova Scotia are watching that crisis unfold and are trying to help.

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Nova Scotia’s top doctor says all adults should be able to get COVID-19 vaccine by mid-June

Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer, said on Friday that all Nova Scotians aged 18 and older who want the COVID-19 vaccine should be able to book an appointment by mid-June, according to the latest data.

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COVID-19: N.S. reports another drop in cases, AstraZeneca vaccine open to more people

More specific details will be shared in the COVID-19 briefing scheduled to take place at 2 p.m.The event will be livestreamed here.As of Friday, Nova Scotia announced people aged 40 to 54 can book appointments for the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.These appointments also remain open to people 55 to 64 years old.In the meantime, appointments for Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines at clinics across the province are open to people aged 55 and older.

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Nova Scotia reports another drop in new cases of COVID-19

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Nova Scotia’s lockdown makes businesses nervous

Once the envy of Canada during the pandemic, Nova Scotia is now locking down for two weeks because of a COVID-19 surge.

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Nova Scotia to expand AstraZeneca vaccine for people aged 40 to 54

Within days of saying the province’s epidemiology didn’t support lowering the age for the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, Nova Scotia is making a change. By the end of the week, those as young as 40 will be eligible for the shot.

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First day of lockdown as Nova Scotia enters third wave of COVID-19

Wednesday marked the first day of a two-week lockdown in Nova Scotia, after three consecutive days of record-breaking COVID-19 cases were confirmed. Jesse Thomas reports.

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Nova Scotia reports 75 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday

Nova Scotia announced 75 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. So far, 489 active cases remain in the province. Of the new cases, 67 are in the central zone, six are in the eastern zone, one is in the northern zone and one is in the western zone.More specific details will be shared in the COVID-19 briefing scheduled to take place at 3 p.m.The event will be live streamed on the Global News website.On Tuesday, Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin put the province in lockdown after health officials reported a record-breaking 96 new cases of COVID-19.As of 8 a.m, all schools and non-essential indoor services will be closed for the next two weeks.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also announced the military will deploy 60 service members to assist at the

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Nova Scotia entering 2-week shutdown amid COVID-19 surge

Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin announced on Tuesday that that a provincewide shutdown will begin at 8 a.m. on Wednesday and will last for two weeks.

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Canadian Armed Forces sending personnel to Nova Scotia over COVID-19 case spike

Nova Scotia announces almost 100 new COVID-19 cases, active total tops 400 This comes the day after the federal government confirmed it would be deploying military medical personnel to help Ontario’s beleaguered health-care system.Trudeau says the Forces carried out its assessment of what Ontario needs on the ground Monday and that military personnel will be mobilized over the next days.He says sending “women and men in uniform to help in Ontario is a serious step” and that Ottawa made this choice “because the situation requires it.”Trudeau says the federal government has also reached out to Alberta on what support the province might need.

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Nova Scotia announces almost 100 new COVID-19 cases, active total tops 400

https://t.co/xqAbkrrLIQ— Iain Rankin (@IainTRankin) April 27, 2021Nova Scotia reported three new schools with COVID-19 cases connected to them on Monday evening.Sydney Academy in Sydney will remain closed to students until Friday.

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N.S. closing schools in HRM after record-setting COVID-19 cases

In response to the surge of COVID-19 cases, Nova Scotia has ordered the closure of all schools in the Halifax Regional Municipality and area. Elizabeth McSheffrey reports.

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Nova Scotia announces modified COVID-19 restrictions amid rise in cases

Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Robert Strang detailed modified COVID-19 restrictions on Monday following a rise in cases, which include limiting household gatherings to 10 people and reducing faith gatherings to 25 per cent of their indoor capacity.

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Nova Scotia closes schools in Halifax Regional Municipality following COVID-19 case spike

Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin announced on Monday that all public schools in the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) and surrounding areas will close on Tuesday April 27 for two weeks, after the province reported 66 new cases of COVID-19.

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Nova Scotia reports another record-setting COVID-19 case number

The province said there’s 58 cases in the central zone, five in the eastern zone, one in the northern zone and two in the western zone.The province has 323 active cases in total so far.Premier Iain Rankin and Dr.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

Nova Scotia health-care workers steel themselves for influx of COVID-19 patients

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