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Mum of teen who died after six-week cancer battle launches charity to pay for kids' MRI scans

The mum of a teenager who died after a six-week battle with cancer has launched a charity in her name to fund free MRI scans for other youths.

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The Richest 'Community' Cast Member Ranked from Lowest to Highest (& the Wealthiest Has a Net Worth of $50 Million!)

Community is still a fan-favorite show, even though it’s been off the air for almost 10 years!

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Richest 'Community' Cast Member Ranked from Lowest to Highest (& the Wealthiest Has a Net Worth of $50 Million!)

Community is still a fan-favorite show, even though it’s been off the air for almost 10 years!

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Lanarkshire wife of Scottish Ambulance Service chairman died in Coatbridge after student was sent as first responder during 999 emergency

The Lanarkshire wife of a Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) boss died in Coatbridge after a student was sent as the first responder during a 999 emergency.

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COVID-19: paediatric surveillance

COVID-19) cases, with older adults and those with underlying co-morbidities particularly affected by the current global pandemic. Whilst this is reassuring for paediatricians, there are limited data on childhood SARS-CoV-19 infections, especially from Europe.UKHSA (previously Public Health England) along with NHS partners and academic collaborators has implemented a number of ongoing surveillance programmes to monitor the course, progression and outcomes of COVID-19 in children.UKHSA has legal permission, provided by Regulation 3 of the Health Service (Control of Patient Information) Regulations 2002, to process patient confidential information for national surveillance of communicable diseases.

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Women recall 'intimidation' by anti-abortion protesters outside Scots health clinics

Anti-abortion protesters outside a hospital left a woman feeling “trapped and very overwhelmed” when she went for the procedure, MSPs have heard. Lily Roberts was a first-year student at Glasgow University when she attended the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in the city in 2018 to end a pregnancy.

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Saint Mary’s University lifts mask mandate in common areas but still required in classrooms and labs

Saint Mary’s University in Halifax no longer requires masking in common areas, despite them still being “encouraged.”Masking will, however, still be needed in classrooms and labs.Margaret Murphy, the associate vice-president of external affairs, says the school has taken a “measured approach” so far, helping get to a point where the university could “gradually ease the conditions, lessen the conditions as time goes on.”She says the decision came from the Return to Campus Advisory Team, which includes student and faculty representation.“Usually, I don’t wear the mask, so I don’t really care about that,” says student Ayako Nakajima. “Some of the students or the teachers really care about that.”“It would be nice if we could go without masking because sometimes they get annoying,” admits Jillian MacEwan, another student.

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COVID-19: Regina Catholic school students ask officials to re-think transition to in-class learning

Regina school divisions extend remote learning until at least May 3 In the letter, students say the additional stress they’re feeling with the switch is “unnecessary.”“We believe that staying online for the remainder of the school year would be the best and smartest idea moving forward to keep your staff and students safe,” the letter goes on to read.Many of the students who signed their names are in Grade 11 and admit worrying about the rise of COVID-19 variant cases whilst studying for exams has becoming overwhelming, but that’s not the only worry students have.“The concerns I’d say I’m having is switching back and forth from these two systems is getting quite anxiety inducing,” said Pyper Nadon, another Grade 11 student from Riffel

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University of Saskatchewan medical students almost ready for residency

University of Saskatchewan (USask) medical students were in the midst of clinical rotations. However, COVID-19 brought things to a halt in March 2020.

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Grade 11 and 12 Virden Collegiate students and families self-isolating after COVID-19 outbreak

Manitoba reports first case of Brazil P.1 COVID-19 variant “It’s been tough on the community for sure, but we’re thankful they’re bringing the pop-up test site to town and enabling all our kids to go get that test,” Keown said.“Hopefully they come back in a negative fashion which will allow those families to start to work their way back towards normalcy.”Keown says these are the first cases at the school since the pandemic.“We’re still pretty on edge, because we’re still waiting for some results back on tests from lots of people within the community,” Keown said.The entire Grade 9-12 school has been remote learning and will do so until April 22.According to Data MB (gov.mb.ca), there have been 152 total cases at Manitoba schools in the

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Kingston’s Breakwater Park to close due to COVID-19 outbreak in university district

COVID-19 in the adjacent university district.“I have issued an emergency order to close Breakwater Park effective today for a 10-day period. This timeline coincides with students move-out, but can be extended if needed.

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COVID-19: Fanshawe College announces postponement of spring convocation ceremonies

COVID-19 pandemic.Officials with the college say the more than 8,200 graduating students from its London campus will be honoured by way of a virtual graduation celebration webpage that will run the week of June 7.It’s unclear when or if the college plans to hold the ceremonies.

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Coronavirus: Students at 3 Kingston-area schools to return to class Tuesday

COVID-19 exposure identified on March 27. According to the school board, the health unit has determined that the general school populations at all three facilities are not at risk.

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COVID-19 concerns swirl for Western University students ahead of St. Patrick’s Day

COVID-19 that’s been linked to scholarly peers, some Western University students are hoping for another quiet St. Patrick’s Day in London, Ont.Wednesday marks the second time the annual celebration will occur amid the pandemic and comes less than a week after a community outbreak of COVID-19 was declared.The outbreak originally contained 22 cases mainly linked to gatherings among post-secondary students, with Western students making up the majority of infections.

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University of Saskatchewan plans to reopen for fall semester

The University of Saskatchewan is planning to open for in-person classes starting this fall. Officials say the spring and summer terms — May through August — will remain primarily remote, but they expect to see an increase in opt-ins for on-campus instruction come September, when they will begin gradually introducing more students back into in-person classes. USask reported cases of cheating ‘likely’ on the rise after switch to online learning, spokesperson says In a news release, the institution clarified that it was not certain of the proportion of in-person classes to remote classes due to current uncertainties around vaccine rollout, but says current health and safety measures will continue to be followed, including physical

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COVID-19: Quebec to enforce elementary school students in red zones to wear masks in class

COVID-19, the Canadian Press has learned from a reliable source on Wednesday.The provincial government will first implement the new measure to the greater Montreal region and then to other red zones across the province a week later, on March 15.Public health recommended that the government tighten sanitary measures in schools in order to prevent the spread of the new COVID-19 variants that are showing to be more transmissible.Elementary school students — aside from those in grades 5 and 6 — are currently only required to wear masks in the bus and in the hallway.

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Students in KFL&A join 6 other regions returning to in-class learning

Kingston-public health identifies U.K. coronavirus variant in region In an open letter to parents posted Jan.

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Coronavirus: Back-to-school Monday for some Ontario students

COVID-19 caseloads in parts of the province ease, many students in Ontario are preparing to go back to school again on Monday.Schools in seven public health units in southern Ontario will reopen to in-person learning on Jan. 25, while the rest will continue learning from home.The list includes Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington; Hastings and Prince Edward Counties; Leeds, Grenville and Lanark; Peterborough; Renfrew County Grey Bruce; Haliburton, Kawartha, and Pine Ridge.

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Coronavirus: Dalhousie reports positive COVID-19 case in Halifax residence

coronavirus.“At the onset of symptoms, the student sought testing and informed the university upon a positive result,” the school said in an email to the community.Dal said the individual is self-isolating in accordance with the school’s COVID-19 response plan. N.S.

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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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COVID-19: More students return to in-class learning following Lethbridge School Division’s first ‘pivot point’

Schools still open amid Canadian coronavirus resurgence. But for how long? Cheryl Gilmore, the division’s superintendent of schools, said the school division didn’t have any expectations going into this survey, but the transition was fairly easy to manage.With just over 200 out of nearly 12,000 students changing their minds, the system as a whole wasn’t disrupted.“This pivot point was fairly seamless, and so I was very happy for that,” she said.According to Gilmore, staff are currently working with new at-home learners who are adjusting to their new learning environment to ensure they are up to speed with technology and format.For students who moved back to in-class learning, most are transitioning in to existing cohorts.

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University of Lethbridge community creates Emergency Student Bursary amid COVID-19 pandemic

University of Lethbridge to offer primarily online classes for the fall Thanks to the help of 121 donors, who raised nearly $30,000, the bursary has been able to assist 21 students so far.“The need for this kind of support was acute and had to be addressed in short order so that these students could get the help as quickly as possible,” Chelsea Sherbut, a research awards and stewardship officer at the University of Lethbridge, said in a news release.“A lot of work went on behind the scenes to get this bursary up and running and when we were able to go to our community and seek support, they responded immediately.

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Coronavirus: Okanagan school districts grade back-to-school success

coronavirus pandemic.‘Life is a journey, how you live is your adventure’ … words of wisdom from the school sign outside Kelowna’s Springvalley middle school.While school is undoubtedly an adventure, it has been even more so in 2020 given the global health crisis that’s been responsible for more than a million deaths worldwide, including 9,577 in Canada as of Tuesday, and at least 240 in B.C. B.C.

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In-school vaccination programs moved to Ontario clinics, doctors’ offices

Vaccines normally offered in school to Grade 7 students will instead be delivered at community clinics and doctors’ offices in parts of Ontario, meaning parents will have to make arrangements to ensure their children are immunized.The Ministry of Health says local public health units, which are responsible for immunization programs including those in schools, are working to let residents know where they can access the vaccines.Students in Grade 7 are typically given vaccines for Hepatitis B, Human Papilloma Virus and Meningococcal disease in school. Some of those shots require more than one dose.Those programs have been disrupted due to COVID-19, which has seen thousands of students choose virtual lessons over in-person classes.

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Satellite COVID-19 testing centre set up on Queen’s University campus

COVID-19 assessment centre.It is open Monday to Friday from 5 p.m.

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Coronavirus outbreak declared after 3 Western University students test positive

coronavirus outbreak after three Western University students tested positive on Saturday.In a statement, the health unit said Sunday, in addition to these three COVID-19 cases, there are two additional, associated cases who are also Western students.Those two cases will be added to the daily case count on Monday, MLHU said.

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SAIT students return to smaller classes as temporary layoffs announced and some programs deferred

U of C tuition hikes approved, increases expected over the next 3 years “The fact that tuition increases are still going ahead for an arguably lower-quality education, it frustrates and frightens me,” Holowachuk said.In October 2019, the government of Alberta ended the five-year tuition freeze, allowing for increases between seven and 10 per cent per year.The number of students in classrooms will be reduced by half in most cases to accommodate physical distancing.

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Molière et Copernic learning support centre sees an influx of children who need tutoring

Molière et Copernic is a learning support centre started in 2014 by a teacher who wanted to better help students with difficulties.The centre’s mission is to develop a sense of competence and self-confidence, in the pleasure of learning for students. They’re working closely with schools to help children get the support they need right away.“If we wait six months, seven months, eight months, he’s not going to be smiling anymore, he’s not going to like school anymore and that’s going to be hard,” Mélanie Dutemple, the centre’s owner and founder.The uncertainty the coronavirus pandemic brings to this year’s back-to-school season is creating an increased demand for tutors.

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Western University kicks off pandemic-adjusted residence move-in

coronavirus concerns at bay.“Our parents have been actually thrilled with some of the response that we’ve been planning for our move-in process,” Alleyne said.That planning includes asking students to bring no more than two guests to help them with their move, having all visitors answer self-assessment questions and ensuring everyone is masked and washing their hands.Once students are moved in, residences will operate at only 70 per cent capacity in order to support physical distancing.

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New Brunswick releases operational plans for schools online

New Brunswick’s top doc says parents should ‘stay calm’ and take return to school ‘day by day’ These operational plans aim to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 to students and staff.The province also announced that full-time learning will continue to be mandatory for all students, whether they are in class or at home.“High school students are reminded that virtual attendance will be taken, and they will be expected to collaborate or participate in class virtually when they are learning from home,” the province stated.“Individual plans will be developed for vulnerable students on a case-by-case basis.”The province is also reminding students to bring two clean face masks to school with them every day and a plastic bag or container to

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New Brunswick to provide Thursday update on its return-to-school plan

The province also noted that staff from the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development will be participating.The briefing is scheduled to take place at 2:30 p.m., and will be livestreamed on our website.

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Nova Scotia puts response plan in place for potential COVID-19 exposures in schools

COVID-19 exposures in school. Nova Scotia reports no new coronavirus cases Wednesday, 6 active cases remain “I want to welcome our new and returning students and staff back to school in what will be a year to remember,” said Zach Churchill, minister of education and early childhood development, said at a briefing alongside Dr.

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Nova Scotia to provide back-to-school update Wednesday

More to come.

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N.L. says parents will be allowed in schools on first day of kindergarten

It says suggestions will be provided to school administrators to accommodate parents amid the COVID-19 pandemic.Options may include organizing an outdoor welcoming activity for the child, teacher and two parents; holding a welcome event in the gym and then allowing one parent to enter the classroom with their child; or using staggered entry times.The province says schools will let parents know what their specific plans are.The Newfoundland and Labrador English School District, which represents approximately 64,000 students and more than 8,200 employees, presented its full back-to-school plan earlier this month.

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Changes to long-term care visitation, testing and 1 new COVID-19 case reported in Saint John

coronavirus in Saint John involving an individual between the ages of 10 and 19.Officials say the case is travel-related and not linked to previous confirmed cases in the province. The individual is self-isolating, according to a release.Provincial health officials have reported 191 COVID-19 cases and seven active cases remain in the province.

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Alberta NDP suggests using space in churches, community halls for classrooms

Alberta school boards appreciate federal funding but some ‘disappointed’ by province’s response Education critic Sarah Hoffman said that’s the best way to ensure physical distancing and limiting the potential of a COVID-19 outbreak.To achieve that, she suggested the province creatively source out an inventory of vacant spaces to convert into classrooms.“We have community halls, places of worship, libraries, rec centers throughout the city and province and these spaces weren’t designed to be a school. We are in unusual times,” Hoffman said.Elementary school teacher Abbey Curzon admitted she’s nervous about managing physical distancing in the classrooms.

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Increase in enrolment at Mount Royal University despite move to on line classes

Coronavirus: Alberta universities look to mostly online courses for fall semester University tuitions on the rise despite move to online courses amid COVID-19 Striped Wolf said it’s important that students take advantage of resources that are being offered to help navigate the new online world.“Despite the circumstance, I don’t see any other way we could have compensated. I think we are given what we are given.

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N.S. Teachers Union demanding detailed health and safety audit to be provided to parents

More to come.

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New Brunswick to provide update on return-to-school plan Tuesday

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Coronavirus altering residence life for London, Ont., students

coronavirus pandemic.Western University and Fanshawe College have both seen a shift in the way their residences will function, and how move-in days are staggered to ensure students can move in as safely as possible.Chris Alleyne, the associate vice-president of Western University’s housing and ancillary services spoke with 980 CFPL’s Jess Brady on The Afternoon Show Friday.He says the school has already begun welcoming international students back to campus.“They’re going through the self-quarantine period prior to the start of the school year,” said Alleyne.

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Nova Scotia group demanding better back-to-school plan from province

NS Families for Public Education launched a petition Saturday to demand a better back-to-school plan from the province before kids start classes on Sept. 8.The group has more than 17,000 members on Facebook, and it welcomes “everyone who wishes to improve public education in Nova Scotia.”“As families and parents, students, and concerned citizens, we demand a clear and concise back-to-school plan that meets all federal public health guidelines.

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New Brunswick to provide update on return-to-school plan amid coronavirus

New Brunswick releases updated plan for upcoming school year amid coronavirus Education Minister Dominic Cardy said in a tweet that education briefings will take place every Tuesday and Thursday to keep the public informed and to answer their questions.He will not be involved as a result of the provincial election.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The briefings will include deputy ministers, provincial chief medical officer of health Dr. Jennifer Russell and other experts.Dramatic changes are coming to New Brunswick’s education system as it anticipates the novel coronavirus pandemic will persist well into the 2020-21 school year.

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Coronavirus: Kingston parents worry school busing precautions might not be enough

Limestone District School Board sets out COVID-19 plans for back to school Tri-Board Student Transportation Services oversees student busing for the Limestone District School Board, Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic District School Board and the Hasting Prince Edward Public School Boards.Tri-Board is responsible for getting approximately 30,000 students going to and from school everyday.Physical distancing on buses will be helped somewhat by some parents opting for remote learning, according to the Tri-Boards head Gord Taylor.“We suspect those will be diminished by 20 or 25 per cent because some parents are opting to do remote learning so they won’t be using the bus.”Like schools, students Grade 4 and up have to wear masks, and Taylor is

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Questions loom over Quebec’s back-to-school bus transportation plan

Coronavirus: New poll suggests Quebecers less concerned about heading back to school But on top of the shortage, school boards are facing a logistical nightmare.A large bus that typically holds 60-70 students must now only hold a maximum of 48.“But with the new government regulations, it’s dropped… so we’re losing a lot of spaces and that’s where we are seeing the challenges,” said Carol Heffernan, assistant director general of the Lester B. Pearson School Board (LBPSB).Parents who can bring their kids to school or carpool are encouraged to alleviate space.

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Central Okanagan Teachers’ Association weighs in on back-to-school plans

COVID-19 is amplifying it.“There is a range of reactions,” said Central Okanagan Teachers’ Association president Susan Bauhart.Bauhart said the union is anxiously waiting for a document from the education ministry about what the return to class will look like. It’s expected to be released on Monday, she added.

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New Brunswick releases updated plan for upcoming school year amid coronavirus

coronavirus pandemic. New Brunswick announces details on day-to-day structure of upcoming school year “The decisions and processes defined in this plan were not made lightly or without due consideration.

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‘Divisive conversation’: Saskatchewan premier understands back-to-school worries

back-to-school plan are legitimate, the premier said Friday as doctors added to calls for more safety measures when schools reopen in September.Premier Scott Moe said the province’s chief medical officer and his team are looking at whether wearing masks should be mandatory for students and staff because of the COVID-19 pandemic.“There’s a large number of people that want mandatory masks in schools. There’s also a large number of people that don’t want mandatory masks in schools,” Moe said in an interview Friday.

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Coronavirus protocols in place as Royal Military College in Kingston welcomes first-year cadets

It’s back-to-school time for some students in Kingston.Royal Military College welcomed first-year cadets this weekend with plenty of COVID-19 protocols in place. The newcomers filtered in one at a time from all parts of the country.

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