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25.11.2020 / 19:47

‘Shared sacrifices’: Biden to deliver Thanksgiving address as U.S. coronavirus cases soar

Joe Biden is slated to deliver a Thanksgiving address to the nation seeking to unify Americans in the face of the coronavirus pandemic as experts warn of a possible spike in cases resulting from the holiday.Biden’s transition team said the president-elect will “discuss the shared sacrifices Americans are making this holiday season and say that we can and will get through the current crisis together.” His remarks come as COVID-19 cases are surging nationwide, with the nation averaging 165,000 new virus cases per day as of Tuesday, up more than 70 per cent in two weeks, according to figures compiled by Johns Hopkins University.Hospitalizations, deaths and the testing positivity rate are also up sharply as the nation approaches Thanksgiving,

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Edmonton’s Boyle Street Community Services dishes up hundreds of turkey dinners

Golden Knights fans make another donation to Boyle Street, Edmontonians return the favour “We are doing more of a takeaway meal this year, so we are having all the meal in a to-go container in a bag,” said Sarah Dowling of Boyle Street Community Services.“We can take it outside where we are in the fresh air and be able to hand it to the folks who are coming for the meal.”About 400 people devoured 60 turkeys, 17 cases of potatoes and 100 litres of gravy.Every year, NAIT’s culinary program volunteers make the food.

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Canadians urged to keep Thanksgiving gatherings small, virtual during coronavirus pandemic

COVID-19 pandemic washes over the country, Canadians from coast to coast are being asked to limit the size of their Thanksgiving gatherings or keep them entirely virtual.With daily case counts continuing to rise in several provinces, increased restrictions came into effect in some hot spots heading into the long weekend.Ontario Premier Doug Ford has urged people to stick to their immediate households, saying it’s too risky even to expand the celebration to the current indoor gathering limit of 10 people.

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COVID-19 means Thanksgiving dinner take-out style at Hamilton’s Good Shepherd

Thanksgiving because of the COVID-19 pandemic.Director Carmen Salciccioli says they are planning to make up to 500 “takeaway” meals for the city’s vulnerable population on Monday afternoon.

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Thanksgiving 2020: What’s opened and closed in Guelph

COVID-19 pandemic, Guelph residents will still be faced with several closures and service reductions on the holiday Monday.Many of the usual businesses and services will be impacted, such as grocery stores, transit and waste collection. How coronavirus is changing Canada’s Thanksgiving Here’s a list of what’s opened and closed and the service reductions in Guelph on Monday, Oct.

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Edmonton’s Food Bank, social agencies gear up for uncertain Thanksgiving need

COVID-19 pandemic and that’s no different for the organizations in Edmonton that provide services to those in need.Tamisan Bencz-Knight with Edmonton’s Food Bank said the pandemic has been a “whirlwind” of challenges and unknowns.“From the onset on March 11 when the pandemic was declared until now, we’ve had our ups and downs,” Bencz-Knight said Friday.

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Smaller turkeys, quieter gatherings: How coronavirus is changing Canada’s Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving won’t look the same this year — or at least it shouldn’t, if Canadians abide by coronavirus restrictions.And one poultry farm in Quebec is already experiencing the effects.“We reduced the size of the herd, so we bought less turkeys because we knew it would be less popular,” Samuel Bertrand, who works at Saveurs des Monts farm in Gatineau, Que., told Global News.“We tried to adjust the size of the bird, so they’ll be a bit smaller for less people.” New COVID-19 gathering restrictions expanded to all of Ontario Bertand said the farm typically prepares anywhere from 600 to 800 turkeys for the holiday, but this year cut that number to roughly 450.He noted that many grocery stores that place orders with the farm have been waiting

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Grandma who accidentally invited teen for Thanksgiving loses husband to COVID-19

Four years ago, an Arizona grandmother captured hearts when she accidentally invited the wrong person over for Thanksgiving dinner. Now, she’s in the news for a sad event, thanks to COVID-19.

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