‘Targeted’ inflation relief for vulnerable Canadians coming in 2023 budget: Freeland

meeting of the Group of Seven energy and environment ministers in the northern city of Hokkaido.Japan’s famed hot springs reflect its abundant geothermal activity, but the spas and resorts clustered around them have slowed efforts to use that resource to generate power.The pact signed by Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and Japan's minister of economy, trade and industry, Yasutoshi Nishimura, says that geothermal energy is recognized as a "renewable energy technology that the United States and Japan can work together to advance."It calls for collaborating in research and development and exchange of information and in pursuing geothermal projects in the U.S., Japan and other countries. It's one of an array of areas where the two countries intend to collaborate in reducing reliance on fossil fuels and cutting carbon emissions that contribute to climate change."The prospects of offshore wind are enormous.

Read more: Several southwestern Ontario hospitals lift mask mandates The hospital says it will allow patients to ask that anyone who comes into their presence wear a mask.“This choice will be honoured and respected without question,” a release from the hospital says.It also warns that masks could also be required when interacting with a patient in isolation or those with respiratory illnesses.The hospitals says that universal masking could return during cold and flu season or if there is an outbreak at the hospital.The mask requirement also changed at Grand River Hospital in Kitchener on Monday although it asked that visitors wear them in the chemo suite as well as when they are in direct contact with patients.“Patients will continue wearing masks if they have respiratory symptoms,” an announcement from GRH read. “Visitors – please continue to stay home if you are feeling unwell.”Down the road in Guelph, the hospital also began to lift masking measures on Monday but it did keep some current rules in place.As with SMGH, masks will not longer be required in hallways, meeting rooms, breakrooms, the Bistro, and shared offices but they will still be required in clinical areas.This means that masks will still be required in areas such as nursing stations and patient rooms.“Based on how we move through this first phase, we will look to implement a second phase.

Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Poland has gone viral, with many lambasting the tourists as insolent and tone-deaf.Maria Murphy, a producer with GB News in the U.K., tweeted the photo of the tourists on Saturday. In the image, a man is crouched on the train tracks, holding a cellphone to take a photo of a woman wearing red flannel and sunglasses.

SUSSEX COUNTY, Del. - A 14-year-old boy was found behind the wheel of a pickup truck that police say caused five cars to crash, sending six people to the hospital over the weekend.Several cars were stopped at Coastal Highway and Slaughter Beach Road for flashing red lights when the truck crashed into the last car in the line.The collision caused a chain reaction, propelling each car forward, until all five were crashed on the highway.Police say a 14-year-old boy was driving the truck, and that alcohol was detected on his breath. Beer bottles were also find outside the truck.MORE HEADLINES:Two passengers, a 14-year-old boy and 16-year-old boy, were also inside the truck and taken to a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.Seven other people, ranging in age from 23 to 65, were in the other crashed cars.

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LOS ANGELES - An alleged assault suspect who led California Highway Patrol officers on a pursuit from the Antelope Valley to the West Los Angeles area Monday morning has been taken into custody. The driver is wanted for allegedly running over a sheriff's deputy foot during a traffic stop. The pursuit began in the Antelope Valley to the 14 Freeway. The driver was seen at one point going off-road and reaching speeds upwards of 80 mph on the southbound 405 Freeway approaching the Sepulveda Pass.

police department in New Mexico released body camera footage that shows officers fatally shooting a homeowner after they responded to the wrong home. "All of us – the men and women of the Farmington Police Department – recognize the severity of this incident," Farmington Police Department Chief Steve Hebbe said in a statement posted to the department’s Facebook page."We will do everything we can to ensure a fuller understanding of what took place," the statement added. "I believe that the footage will help to provide a greater understanding of what transpired." Officers with the department were called to the neighborhood on April 5 at about 11:30 p.m.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -  In less than two months, Rehan Staton will earn his degree from Harvard Law School.It’s an understatement to say the road to commencement was challenging for the 27-year-old Maryland native. Even messy, literally.It’s the second time the Harvard Law student has gained national recognition.

PINOLE, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 17: An exterior view of a Davids Bridal store on April 17, 2023 in Pinole, California. Wedding retailer David’s Bridal has filed for bankruptcy protection and warned that it is prepared to lay off over 9,000 workers at its CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. - David’s Bridal has filed for bankruptcy protection, the second time for the chain in the past five years.The announcement Monday arrives days after the company, one of the largest sellers of wedding gowns and formal wear, said it could eliminate more than 9,200 jobs across the United States.

Rogers Communications Inc. announced Monday it will relocate around 300 Shaw call centre jobs based overseas to Canada after completing its $26-billion acquisition of the carrier earlier this month.The positions will be located in B.C., Alberta and Manitoba, where Rogers has pledged to boost the number of “customer-facing” jobs.As part of a set of conditions Ottawa attached to its approval of the merger with Shaw Communications Inc., Rogers must create 3,000 new jobs in Western Canada.All Rogers customer service positions have been based in Canada since 2020, when it announced it transitioned 150 remaining foreign call centre jobs to Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick.

Carowinds in North Carolina. (Credit: Carowinds) CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A 13-year-old boy had to be rescued from a claw machine after he attempted to steal a prize, amusement park officials said. Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina, said the incident happened Sunday afternoon."Carowinds was made aware of a 13-year-old male that had climbed into the Cosmic XL Bonus Game (a claw machine), manufactured by Elaut, located in Thrill Zone, for attempted theft," officials said in a statement to FOX Television Stations.

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -  In less than two months, Rehan Staton will earn his degree from Harvard Law School.It’s an understatement to say the road to commencement was challenging for the 27-year-old Maryland native. Even messy, literally.It’s the second time the Harvard Law student has gained national recognition.

Police make multiple arrests during animal right protest at Grand National. (Credit: Animal Rising via Storyful) The day started with three people arrested in connection with a plan by the activists to disrupt the race.

FILE - A toddler plays in the living room while his mother works on a laptop in the home office in a file image dated Jan. 20, 2021.

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More than 155,000 federal public servants will strike on Wednesday if no deal is reached between the federal government and the Public Service Alliance of Canada.

PHILADELPHIA - A passenger's ride-share trip took a violent turn when police say they became the victim of a group of juveniles earlier this month.The juveniles surrounded the vehicle as it stopped at a traffic light at 2nd and Chestnut streets in Old City, according to authorities.Police say two of them reached in to try and steal the passenger's phone, then hit them in the face as the driver pulled away.MORE HEADLINES:It is unclear if the phone was stolen, or if the victim sustained any injuries.Surveillance footage captured the suspects on a SEPTA subway platform after the incident.Anyone with information is asked to contact police.

Canada Revenue Agency workers over an ongoing labour dispute “poses a threat to small businesses,” an independent group has warned, calling for an extension of the tax deadline.The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) in a statement Monday urged the agency and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC)-Union of Taxation Employees (UTE), which represents more than 35,000 CRA workers, to quickly reach an agreement.“The timing couldn’t be worse,” said Dan Kelly, CFIB president in the statement, arguing that a potential strike could create uncertainty for small businesses in the middle of tax season. Read more: Public service strike will start Wednesday if no deal reached by then Canadians have until May 1 to file their income tax and benefit returns.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are asking for the public's help to identify a man who robbed a Dunkin' Donuts at gunpoint, and it was all caught on camera.The armed robbery took place on the 2300 block of North Broad Street in broad daylight last week.Video captured the moment a man pointed a gun at an employee and dove across the counter.MORE HEADLINES:He cleared the register of all its cash, then fled.

PHILADELPHIA - A barricade situation sparked a nearby elementary school to be placed on lockdown and the evacuation of some residents in Philadelphia's Kensington section Monday morning.Police say a man armed with a firearm led officers on a foot pursuit near the 3400 block of G Street around 7:30 a.m.He ran into a nearby home, prompting police to declare a barricade and evacuate residents from the first floor.MORE HEADLINES:Gloria Casarez Elementary School was also briefly placed on lockdown, which has since been lifted.A SWAT team eventually gained access, and cleared the home with negative results, according to authorities.

PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating the death of a man who was shot in East Germantown on Friday evening. According to authorities, officers from the 19th District responded to the 6100 block of Ardleigh Street for a report of a shooting shortly before 9 p.m. Officials say 24-year-old Donte Moore, of East Germantown, was found suffering from gunshot wounds to the chest and lower back. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESFire department medics pronounced Moore dead on scene at 9:05 p.m., according to authorities. Police say 23-year-old Zaire Ayers of West Philadelphia was arrested in connection with the shooting. Ayers has been charged with murder and related charges, officials say. 

Police lights are pictured in an undated file image. KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A teenager picking up his siblings at the wrong home in Missouri was shot by a homeowner in a possible case of mistaken identity, according to authorities. Officers were called to the reported shooting just before 10 p.m.

BOSTON - The fastest and most-decorated elite field ever to assemble in Hopkinton is getting ready to cross the start line for the 127th Boston Marathon on Monday.The group includes world record holders, Olympic and Paralympic medalists, winners of major marathons from 27 countries and a dozen Boston Marathon champions, according to the Boston Athletic Association, which administers the prestigious race. World record-holder Eliud Kipchoge is making his Boston Marathon debut.On Saturday, the city marked the 10-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing.

Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko and his wife Aleksandra want to be taken off Canada’s sanctions list, claiming in Federal Court they’ve been wrongfully labelled as “elites and close associates” of the Russian regime.

These images from an ACCT Philly Facebook Live show dogs in need of foster or adoptive homes to be saved from possible euthanasia.  (ACCT Philly/Facebook)PHILADELPHIA - The need for a new animal holding facility is putting dozens of dogs at risk of being put down, according to ACCT Philly. The agency is Philadelphia's only animal care and control provider that helps the community with an open intake of animals. According to the group, a second shelter needs to be temporarily created to hold dogs exposed to canine flu for up to one month. As recent cases of canine influenza continue to spread quickly, ACCT Philly says it will need a different place to hold dogs exposed to respiratory viruses. With an average of 100 dogs coming into the shelter each week, ACCT Philly says it cannot close intake services as no other organization can handle the influx of animals. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESAccording to the nonprofit, they must house sick dogs in a separate space in the building, but the temporary space is only able to hold 50 dogs. There are currently 120 dogs that need housing, which means about 70 dogs will need to find placement by Monday, April 24 in addition to dogs continuing to come into the shelter. "There is no good time to do something like this, but unfortunately, with the number of dogs who are getting sick, we don't have a humane alternative," ACCT Executive Director Sarah Barnett said.

The recent Pentagon leaks that have rocked the United States and its allies could help Russia patch up its vulnerabilities in the Ukraine war, a former U.S. NATO envoy says.

COVID-19 testing which give faster results in just 10 minutes. Other approved are Mylab Discovery’s Coviself that gives results in 15 minutes, Abbott Rapid’s Panbio COVID-19 Antigen rapid test device, Meril Diagnostics’ CoviFind, Angstrom Biotech’s Angtech, Healgen Scientific Limited’s CliniTest, SD Biosensor Healthcare’s ULTRA Covi-Catch SARS-CoV-2 home test, Nulife Care’s AbCheck. Meanwhile, India registered 9,111 new coronavirus infections, and the count of active cases in the country has increased to 60,313, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on 17 April.

Read more: Strathcona County RCMP officer dies in collision northeast of Edmonton The funeral and procession will take place Thursday April 20, at Millennium Place in Sherwood Park, Alta. The procession will begin from Bethel Lutheran Church at 10 a.m., with the regimental funeral starting at 11:30 a.m.

The UK Government recently published the Health and Disability White Paper, which lays out proposed reforms to the benefits system. As part of its shake-up, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced plans to end the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) to encourage people who need to claim benefits back into work.

Holly Willoughby has revealed that she will have to stand down from her hosting responsibilities on This Morning for the week due to sudden health issues. In a post shared to her Instagram Stories on Sunday, the 42 year old television personality wrote: "Hi. .

Active cases comprise 0.13% of total infections, and the recovery rate stands at 98.68%, according to the health ministry. Case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19%. New Delhi: India reported 9,111 fresh coronavirus infections and 27 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to an update by the health ministry on Monday.

₹1,231.80 apiece, the most intraday since March 2020, in Monday's trade after the IT services firm's guidance painted a negative outlook for India’s technology sector following turmoil at US and European banks.   The stock has grown by 2.5 times over the past five years from ₹564 in April 2018 to ₹1,388 levels in April 2023. Post its March quarter results, Infosys' shares have an average price target of ₹1,540, which suggests a 25 per cent potential upside on the counter.

Read more: Louisville shooting: At least 6 dead, including suspect, at downtown bank The shootings rocked the city of 3,200 residents, which is about 57 miles (92 kilometers) northeast of Montgomery, Alabama.Dadeville Police Chief Jonathan L. Floyd paused to regain his composure before speaking at the news conference.“What we’ve dealt with is something that no community should have to endure. I just ask for your patience.

The Canadian Centre for Child Protection is calling the growing number of sextortion offences being reported an ‘epidemic.”“To be completely frank, the situation is completely out of control. We can barely keep up with the sextortion reports that are coming in to us,” Canadian Centre for Child Protection Associate Executive Director Signy Arnason told Global News.Nigeria, the Ivory Coast and the Philippines are ‘critical jurisdictions’ where alleged perpetrators are successfully victimizing people, often for financial gain, Arnason said.Statistics Canada data reports a nearly 80-per cent increase in cyber-related extortion offences in 2020 from the year before.

Ottawa police say two people have been charged with mischief after a woman threw paint at the prime minister’s office and chained herself to the building Saturday.Police haven’t confirmed the identities of the people arrested, but a climate change advocacy group has identified the woman as the same person who walked on the Juno Awards stage while topless.On2Ottawa has posted photos and video to its Twitter account of the woman tossing a bucket of what appears to be pink paint on the entranceway, then posing topless for a photo next to a sign saying, “Demand climate action now!”Casey Hatherly, who goes by the name Ever, came to national attention last month when she hopped on the Junos stage while Avril Lavigne was introducing a performance.She was topless and messages written on her upper body included “land back” and “save the Greenbelt,” referring to Ontario’s decision last year to open a protected area of land for housing.Ottawa police say they arrested and charged both the woman involved in Saturday’s incident as well as a man filming it.

India recorded 9,111 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases increased to 60,313, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll increased to 5,31,141 with 27 deaths.

India has registered a single-day rise of 9,111 new coronavirus infections, and the count of active cases in the country has increased to 60,313, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The tally of Covid cases in the country was recorded at 4.48 crore (44,827,226), it showed.

ANI.  SP leader Azam Khan was disqualified from the Uttar Pradesh Assembly in February this year after he was convicted in a 15-year-old case.  (More details are awaited.)

BROOKHAVEN, Pa. - A doorbell camera video caught a law enforcement assist in Delaware County as a Cocco’s Pizza delivery man trips the suspect of a police pursuit while delivering a pizza in Brookhaven.Tyler Morrell is the delivery man of the moment, helping police catch a suspect in a police pursuit in Brookhaven.A homeowner in Brookhaven shared the Ring video, capturing the moment a pizza is being delivered to her home, a police pursuit is about to come to a screeching halt.

Also Read: COVID Arcturus variant likely to peak in India in…, Expert snubs ‘coronavirus becoming endemic’ claim Senior office from the health department on condition of anonymity told HT that the first Covid-related death this year was reported in January, later in February, the deaths were less but again a rise was seen in March. "It is only since the last two weeks of March that the number of Covid-19 cases and deaths started to increase.