Most Montreal CEGEPs and universities plan to continue online learning for the January semester. The constant screen time has caused stress and anxiety for students and teachers alike.

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Classrooms at 5 Saskatoon, Martensville schools move online following COVID-19 cases

COVID-19, says Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools (GSCS). Schools still open amid Canadian coronavirus resurgence.

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Several COVID-19 cases at Lumsden High School pushes all classes online

Prairie Valley School Division says it is closing a school in Lumsden, Sask., for two weeks following positive cases of COVID-19.The school division says “several cases of COVID-19” have been diagnosed in individuals at Lumsden High School. COVID-19 confirmed at 4 Regina schools All students will begin remote learning starting on Tuesday, Nov.

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Halifax police issue $1K fine after more than 60 students gather at house party

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Brill did not personally call police but is part of a concerned group of neighbours in the community.“The neighbours are reluctant to come forward because it’s a very uncomfortable situation when we’ve dealt with student issues in the past,” Brill said.

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Burlington Township School District will shift to remote learning on Nov. 30

BURLINGTON, N.J. - Burlington Township public schools will shift to all remote learning beginning Monday, Nov. 30 through Jan.

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2 Dalhousie University students confirmed positive for COVID-19

“The students are studying virtually and are not associated with our residence community,” said the university in a statement.In the meantime, the university stated that Nova Scotia Public Health has not identified any campus locations for an exposure notification at this time.As of Saturday, the number of active cases has increased to 33.There have been 65 deaths in the province attributed to the virus.

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Trump election challenges sound alarm among voters of color

DETROIT – When longtime Detroit community advocate Frank McGhee watched two Republican canvassers vote against certifying election results in the majority Black city, he was furious.McGhee, 58, has spent more than two decades working with Detroit youth and educating them on the electoral process.

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Scottish Government to launch Covid vaccine info campaign in bid to stop online disinformation

Jeane Freeman said today the vaccine would not be made be made compulsory for Scots but added ministers would actively work to reassure the public the simple procedure was entirely safe. There has been concern among health chiefs around the world over the impact of online disinformation which makes false claims over vaccinations.

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Outbreak declared at Western University’s Perth Hall residency

Coronavirus: London-Middlesex sees 11 cases, 6 new cases in Elgin and Oxford “We are asking those who live in residence to limit their contacts as much as possible,” says Dr.

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Coronavirus: Are ‘snow days’ a thing of the past? London, Ont., school boards say possibly

online learning amid the novel coronavirus pandemic could mark the end of ‘snow days,’ where a school-based or system-wide shutdown occurs due to inclement weather.London District Catholic School Board (LDCSB) director of education Linda Staudt says having students and teachers be connected on virtual platforms means students can still ‘go’ to school despite the weather outside.“It’ll very be important, especially for our secondary school students,” Staudt adds, since they’re taking one class at a time.

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Covid pandemic biggest challenge world is facing since WW-II: PM Modi at G20

New Delhi/Riyadh: The COVID-19 pandemic is the biggest challenge the world is facing since World War-II and is an important turning point in the history of humanity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the G20 summit on Saturday, as he offered India's IT prowess for efficient functioning of the grouping.Modi also said that "Work from Anywhere" is a new normal in the post-COVID world and suggested creation of a virtual G20 secretariat.The prime minister also suggested developing a new global index for the post-corona world that comprises four key elements -- creation of a vast talent pool, ensuring that technology reaches all segments of society, transparency in systems of governance and dealing with Mother Earth with a spirit of

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Transplant patient’s pandemic life: family bonding, and hope that lungs come soon In June, when she last spoke to The Canadian Press, the 16-year-old said she felt ready for the oft-delayed operation, as her energy levels had fallen.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Her grandmother, Judy Robichaud, describes the double lung transplant performed on Monday as “very successful.”She says the initial surgery to repair two holes in Tahlia’s heart was somewhat more difficult than expected because the heart was more enlarged than anticipated.

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EXPLAINER: Trump's election challenges falling flat in court

while instilling in his supporters the idea that Biden will be an illegitimate president. Where Republican election challenges stand in six states:ARIZONATHE CASE: The Arizona Republican Party had tried to block the certification of the election results in the state’s most populous county, Maricopa, until a court ruled on the party’s lawsuit asking for a new hand count of a sampling of ballots.

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Students, parents protest cancellation championship field hockey game

MOORESTOWN, N.J. - SKYFOX flew overhead as the Moorestown High School girls field hockey team and parents joined in protest Friday afternoon.Hours earlier, the team learned that a decision to shift to district-wide remote learning on Monday immediately canceled after-school activities, including their championship field hockey game Saturday morning against Clearview Regional High School."It was just absolutely heartbreaking that we made it this far and this is where it had to come to an end," senior Margaret Lawler said.The school will be open tomorrow and the league has not closed yet so there is no reason we shouldn’t be able to play "We’re looking for one more day to finish our season for these girls that have lost so much last year and

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Hanover School Division moves to remote learning

Hanover School Division is moving to red on the province’s pandemic response system, meaning remote learning for most students.

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Temple University Hospital recruiting participants for Phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial

PHILADELPHIA - Temple University Hospital is encouraging people to enroll in a Phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial evaluating the safety of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen investigational COVID-19 vaccine."The potential to save lives and prevent serious illness that's what's at stake here," Tony Reed, executive VP and Chief Medical Medical Officer at Temple University Health System, said.Those who do will have an appointment and screening to make sure they are eligible to get their shot and go home to monitor their symptoms. The ENSEMBLE study will look at 60,000 adults across the world.Dr. Moncef Slaoui, chief advisor to Operation Warp Speed, says many vaccines approved by the FDA had studies with less than 30,000.

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Hinshaw says finding balance in fighting COVID-19 ‘challenging’ amid calls for more restrictions

Dr. Deena Hinshaw says finding a balance between fighting COVID-19 spread and mitigating the number of restrictions to citizens has been challenging and if the province doesn’t reduce spread, more restrictions will have to be put in place.

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Universal says more than 1,100 Orlando Team Members are facing layoffs

ORLANDO, Fla. – In a letter to Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings and Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer officials with Universal Orlando said approximately 1,123 Team Members are facing layoffs.[TRENDING: Gov: Vaccine coming to Florida ‘relatively soon’ | CDC: Avoid Thanksgiving travel | Georgia presidential race recount results]Universal said officials with the theme park continue to face challenges amid the coronavirus pandemic.The parks were closed for three months during the pandemic.Theme park officials said the Team Members facing layoffs hold a variety of positions.The Team Members facing layoffs have already been notified.Officials said the number above does not represent new or unannounced future layoffs.Team Members facing a layoff were

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Cherry Hill Public Schools shift back to all-remote learning starting Nov. 30

CHERRY HILL, N.J. - Cherry Hill Public Schools are switching back to all-remote learning effective Monday, Nov. 30 due to a rise in coronavirus cases in Camden County.The district will remain remote through at least Friday, Jan. 15, 2021.“We are optimistic that a community wide effort to maintain everyone’s health and safety will lead to a successful Hybrid Model re-launch in January.

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COVID-19: Peterborough region to move to yellow ‘protect’ level; HKPRDHU remains green

COVID-19 preventive measures.According to the province, the move to tighter restrictions will take effect Monday at 12:01 a.m. and last for 28 days.The health unit serves Peterborough, Peterborough County, Hiawatha First Nation and Curve Lake First Nation.

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New coronavirus breathalyzer test in the works at University of Miami

MIAMI – Researchers at the University of Miami are working on a new COVID-19 test that they say will be quick, easy and painless. “This is a totally non-invasive test that you just blow three times into a little breathalyzer. It's like a kazoo and the breath is then caught into this apparatus and in 40 seconds it can be analyzed in order to tell whether or not the SARS-CoV-2 virus is in the exhaled air," Dr.

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Texas high school opens grocery store for students, families — and it accepts good deeds as payment

The grocery store at Linda Tutt High School in Sanger, Texas, is entirely student-run. (Photo credit: Anthony Love) SANGER, Texas - A high school in Texas has opened a student-run grocery store, providing food and other necessities to students, staff and their families in need amid the coronavirus pandemic — while providing kids with essential job skills. The grocery store at Linda Tutt High School doesn’t accept cash.

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Biden to meet with Pelosi, Schumer as challenges loom

WILMINGTON, Del. – President-elect Joe Biden is set to hold his first in-person meeting since winning the election with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer on Friday.The incoming Democratic president will host the top Democrats in the House and Senate at his makeshift transition headquarters in a downtown Wilmington, Delaware, theater.

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COVID-19 brings at-home test drives for online car buyers

COVID-19 boost online car-shopping, what used to be a white-glove service is becoming increasingly available to average consumers.It’s part of the digital shakeup that’s swept the industry over the past few months, says Ian MacDonald, chief marketing officer at Autotrader.ca, an online vehicle marketplace.Canadians, he says, have long been turning to the web for at least part of their car-buying journey, with around 90 per cent of consumers using the internet at some point in their search.Amid the health crisis, though, it’s becoming easier to go through every stage of the car-buying process without setting foot in a dealership.On Autotrader there are now some 30,000 vehicles available for purchase entirely online, MacDonald says.

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‘The attitude to this is quite frankly inhumane’: Health chiefs criticised over low life expectancy for people with learning disabilities

Hospital bosses in Trafford have been criticised over low life expectancy statistics for people with learning disabilities living in the borough.The national average life expectancy for women with a learning disability is 59, according to the Office for National Statistics, but in Trafford that falls by 13 years to just 46.For men with learning disabilities, the average national life expectancy is 60 but in Trafford it’s 10 years lower, at 50.The CCG said this year’s average for females is ‘unusually’ low due to the sad deaths of three young women with learning disabilities in the borough.It added it is working to urgently address the current life expectancies for people with learning disabilities in Trafford and is putting an action plan

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Emotional Kate Garraway says Covid 'ruins lives' as ill Derek remains in hospital

Good Morning Britain host Kate Garraway spoke to the identical twin of a man who was a long-suffering coronavirus sufferer, just like her husband Derek Draper. Derek, who has been in hospital since the end of March, is still in a minimum state of consciousness after contracting the virus.

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Canada could get multiple coronavirus vaccines. Experts say there are unique challenges

coronavirus headlines in recent weeks and so far, it’s been refreshingly positive.Multiple COVID-19 vaccines could be approved in the coming months, and Canada has deals to secure millions of doses of various candidates. The question then becomes, which one will Canada roll out, and why?“I don’t think it’s going to be a winner-takes-all situation,” said Jean-Paul Soucy, an epidemiology PhD student at the University of Toronto.

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EXPLAINER: A look at Trump's long-shot legal challenges

blocking or delaying the certification of election results in key battleground states won by President-elect Joe Biden. Republicans are complaining that, among other things, their observers weren’t allowed to properly review the processing of ballots.

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Positivity rate for Covid-19 remains low in schools

Testing for Covid-19 has taken place in 159 schools so far this this month, involving a total of 4,786 students and staff, all deemed close contacts of confirmed cases.

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Jeremih remains ‘in critical condition at the ICU’ battling Covid as celebrity friends beg fans for prayers

SINGER Jeremih remains "in critical condition at the ICU" while battling Covid as his celebrity friends beg fans worldwide for prayers. News originally broke on Saturday that the R&B artist had been hospitalized due to Covid-19.

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PHILADELPHIA - A popular food truck in University City is shutting down after 37 years and longtime customers are sad to see it go. Chef Tsz Pong and partner Bi Pang are closing up Yue Kee Chinese next Wednesday after generations of University City lunch lovers.Daughter Mona told FOX 29 on the phone that COVID canceling classes was the dealbreaker."They had been thinking about it, but I think they really wanted to try and work another year or two? Yeah, the situation is just really difficult right now," she said.The crowd Thursday was longtime customers coming to say goodbye while others were just trying it for the first time.Advertisement"Going through my feed and it was like good Chinese food? Going to shut down?” I figured I’d give it a

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Early results from McMaster-based study suggests 14-day quarantine not required for air travellers

first half of the study from McMaster HealthLabs found only 89 of 8,644 international passengers who landed at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport between September and October tested positive for COVID-19.That’s only about one per cent of travellers, and of those cases, just under 70 per cent were detected upon passengers arriving at the airport, while about 26 per cent were detected by day 7 of the 14-day quarantine period.Only five cases were detected on the 14th day of quarantine. Canada introducing new mandatory COVID-19 rules for international travellers Dr.

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U.S. election: Rudy Giuliani cites ‘My Cousin Vinny’ to explain Trump’s legal challenge, busts out momentary Joe Pesci impersonation

During an press conference to address alleged allegations of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 United States Presidential election, U.S. President Donald Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani described an instance of poll observers allegedly not being allowed to observe the ballot count by citing a scene from the film “My Cousin Vinny” – complete with Joe Pesci impersonation.

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Patrick Air Force Base remains on short list to host U.S. Space Command HQ

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Brevard County’s Patrick Air Force Base is still in the running to host the military’s 11th unified combatant command known as the U.S. Space Command.Assistant Secretary of the U.S.

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Coronavirus: Quebec to allow gatherings from Dec. 24-27, schools move to online learning before winter break

Quebec Premier François Legault proposed on Thursday a “moral contract” for the holiday season, where the province would allow gatherings between Dec. 24-27 with a maximum of 10 people.

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Coronavirus: Students from Listuguj call for return to Campbellton, N.B. classroom

high school student has written a letter to the New Brunswick and Quebec governments asking to be let back into the classroom.High schoolers from Listuguj First Nation in Quebec have been barred from attending class in-person at Sugarloaf Senior High School in Campbellton, N.B. since mid-October due to an outbreak in the region at the time.

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8 COVID-19 cases at Western University’s Saugeen-Maitland Hall, outbreak declared

Middlesex-London Health Unit has declared an outbreak of COVID-19 tied to a Western University residence on Thursday.Western University also issued a statement, reporting that the outbreak was at Saugeen-Maitland Hall, its largest residence.So far, the health unit says eight residents have tested positive for the virus and they are all self-isolating “with the support of Western’s administration.” Coronavirus: 23 new cases in London-Middlesex, 9 in Elgin-Oxford, 6 in Huron-Perth The health unit says it’s “following up with all close contacts” and that it is working with the university “to support these individuals as well as any other students who may need to seek testing or quarantine.”“Declaring an outbreak is an important step in order

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15 LHSC physicians and staff have COVID-19, internal memo shows 55 more under investigation

London Health Sciences Centre president and CEO Dr. Paul Woods is urging employees to hold themselves to “a higher standard” after more than a dozen physicians and staff tested positive for COVID-19 and dozens more are “under investigation and/or awaiting test results.”In an internal email obtained by Global News, Woods says “as of Monday, LHSC had 14 staff/physicians who were off work having tested positive, with 55 under investigation and/or awaiting test results.” Coronavirus: 23 new cases in London-Middlesex, 9 in Elgin-Oxford, 6 in Huron-Perth According to public data, the number of impacted staff and physicians grew to 15 as of Thursday.

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Coronavirus: Saskatchewan contact tracing becoming increasingly challenging with higher close contacts per infected person, health minister says

On average, a person infected with COVID-19 in Saskatchewan has an average of 11 close contacts, said Health Minister Paul Merriman during the province’s coronavirus update on Thursday.

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Online learning spurred by pandemic takes toll on university students and teachers in Montreal

Quebec will not have to offer online learning to all students for now, court rules It’s been almost nine months since university and CEGEP students started learning online full-time due to the health crisis. Many first-year students have struggled meeting new people, and forging social and academic connections has proven difficult.Experts say while the effects vary from person to person, learning in isolation and staring at a screen all day, poses tremendous challenges.“I only know what students tell me.

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Court challenge to Quebec’s Bill 21 temporarily on hold after positive COVID-19 test

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Blanchard suspended the proceedings for the rest of the day and said he would meet with the lawyers involved in the case on Friday to discuss how to proceed.The court challenge of the secularism law, known as Bill 21, is being heard in one of the Montreal courthouse’s biggest rooms and with health measures in place including distancing and mask-wearing.Several groups are challenging the law, which prevents state employees in positions of authority, including teachers and police officers, from wearing religious symbols at work.

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COVID-19 prompting employment challenges for Peterborough

coronavirus pandemic is affecting Peterborough’s employment numbers, and not in a good way.“Unfortunately we are the second-highest rate of unemployment out of any city in Canada,” said Karen Wilson, executive director at Employment Planning & Counselling in Peterborough, Ont.According to Statistics Canada, Peterborough’s unemployment rate for October was 11.7 per cent – up from 11.2 per cent reported in September.That places the city second only to Edmonton, which has an unemployment rate of 12.0 per cent.And according to Wilson, COVID-19 is presenting new challenges when it comes to employment.“Peterborough is made up of mostly small to medium-sized businesses and a lot of them have been extremely hard hit,” she said.“Employers are

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McMaster University employee tests positive for COVID-19

Coronavirus: Employee at McMaster University tests positive for COVID-19 All areas of those buildings where the employee had been have been thoroughly cleaned, including lab equipment that may have been used.The university says the employee followed all COVID-19 health and safety protocols while on campus.Contact tracing is underway and anyone who was in close proximity with the employee will be notified by Hamilton public health.

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Global economic recovery from Covid-19 'remains difficult': IMF

Covid-19 downturn, and nations should remove trade barriers on medical technologies to aid the recovery, the IMF chief said on Thursday.The call from Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva ahead of this week's G20 leaders summit comes as countries grapple with the fallout from a pandemic that has killed hundreds of thousands and caused a sharp contraction in growth."While a medical solution to the crisis is now in sight, the economic path ahead remains difficult and prone to setbacks," Georgieva said in a blog post.Major pharmaceutical companies are now closing in on vaccines against the virus, amid a global spike in cases that has caused some countries to reimpose restrictions to curb transmission."The resurgence in infections is a

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Trees, treats and a squirrel named Earl: A detailed look inside Universal’s holiday tribute store

ORLANDO, Fla – The holiday celebrations are officially underway at Universal Orlando Resort.Guests can sip and savor a hot butterbeer in the Wizarding World, get up-close to some of Macy’s holiday parade balloons and embark on a jolly tree hunt. Also, making the list this year is the resort’s first-ever holiday tribute store located in the park’s New York area next to the ‘Revenge of the Mummy’ attraction.The tribute store will take guests into four highly-immersive themed rooms to purchase merchandise including T-shirts, ornaments, stockings, drink ware and more.

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Delhi Covid-19 hospitals can engage MBBS students in 4th, 5th years, interns

₹1,000 (8 hours shift) and ₹2,000 (12 hours shift) per day".In case of interns, the honorarium would be over and above their stipend, it said.RGSSH, a dedicated coronavirus facility under the Delhi government has 200 ICU beds with ventilators, all occupied, while at LNJP Hospital, another dedicated facility, only seven such beds out of the 200 were available at 12:30 PM, according to online Delhi Corona dashboard.Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday had told reporters that more beds are planned to be added at LNJP Hospital. However, the number of doctors there at present is adequate, he had said.

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Once-off €250 Covid payment for third-level students

Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris is to announce a once-off Covid-19 payment scheme for third-level students.

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B.C. woman warns of online shopping with third-party sellers on Amazon

A Vancouver woman has a cautionary tale about her online shopping experience after placing an order with Amazon and purchasing an item from a third-party seller. Anne Drewa reports.

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Oxford Covid vaccine produces immune response in older adults

The University of Oxford is expected to release data on the effectiveness of its coronavirus vaccine in the coming weeks, with the latest trial results suggesting it produces a strong immune response in older adults.

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