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14.10.2022 / 07:27

Ringo Starr cancels remaining tour dates amid second bout of COVID-19

Ringo Starr has cancelled the last five dates of his current North American tour, after contracting COVID-19 for a second time in the span of a fortnight.First testing positive for the virus at the start of October, the Beatle was forced to cancel seven shows between Michigan and British Columbia. He returned to the road on Tuesday (October 11) – flanked by the All-Starr Band – performing in Seattle then and in Portland the following night (October 12).It appears that his comeback was premature, though, as Starr has now confirmed he’s again returned to being COVID-positive.

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NORAD conducts air defense exercise days after Russian aircraft intercepted over Alaska, objects shot down

SEATTLE - The North American Aerospace Defense Command says it is carrying out a "live-fly air defense exercise" Wednesday off the coast of Washington state and British Columbia, just days after it intercepted Russian aircraft near Alaska and multiple airborne objects were shot down.The four Russian planes were detected and intercepted over the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone on Monday in what NORAD called a "routine" incident. As part of today’s exercise, a variety of American and Canadian planes, "including fighter aircraft, will operate at high altitude," it said. But NORAD added that the training is "in no way related to recent NORAD and U.S.

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Good news on Omicron: Subvariant BA.2 unlikely to cause another COVID surge. Experts explain why

Omicron, a new study has revealed that those who have been infected with COVID subvariant BA.1 are less likely to get infected with BA.2. subvariant. This is because BA.1 version of the Omicron coronavirus variant provides strong protection against the latter. The study also indicates that widely circulating BA.2 is unlikely to cause a major wave of infections in countries that have already witnessed an Omicron peak led by the previously identified subvariant.

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B.C. evening weather forecast: Dec. 21

Meteorologist Yvonne Schalle has more information on the extreme cold coming to British Columbia in the Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021 forecast.

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B.C. evening weather forecast: Dec. 20

Will it be a snowy Christmas? Meteorologist Kristi Gordon has an update on the cold weather heading to British Columbia in the Monday, Dec. 20, 2021 forecast.

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B.C. evening weather forecast: Dec. 11

Metro Vancouver gets a break from the rain, but harsh, wintry weather continues across the Southern Interior. A look at what’s to come for the Lower Mainland and British Columbia in the Saturday, December 11, 2021 forecast.

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B.C. evening weather forecast: Nov. 15

Meteorologist Kristi Gordon has more on the unprecedented storm that has hit southern British Columbia in the Monday, Nov. 15, 2021 evening weather forecast.

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COVID-19: Ontario doctors’ groups speak out against anti-vaccine protests

COVID-19.The groups say in some cases, protesters blocked access to ambulances and other medical services.The CMA and OMA say doctors have been bullied and in some cases attacked by those who disagree with vaccine mandates.

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Quebec premier wants Trudeau to tighten travel, land border restrictions to limit COVID-19 variants

The situation is stable in Quebec, he added, but he urged caution as the third wave continues.

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B.C. hits pause on Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for those under the age of 55

COVID-19 vaccine not be administered to people under the age of 55 over concerns it may be linked to rare blood clots.Province health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said regulators have noted an adverse effect known as vaccine-induced prothrombotic immune thrombocytopenia (VIPIT).“What we do know is that this is very rare and it is unlikely we will see any cases here in British Columbia or in Canada,” Henry said.She said B.C.

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B.C. reports 622 new COVID-19 cases and 8 deaths, as vaccinations ramp up

COVID-19 continues to spread through British Columbia.In a written statement Thursday, health officials announced another 622 cases, along with eight new deaths.Of the new cases, 184 were in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 317 were in the Fraser Health region, 35 were in the Island Health region, 30 were in the Interior Health region and 54 in the Northern Health region. British Columbia prioritizing teachers, child-care staff and first responders for COVID shot It left the province with 4,941 active cases, while another 9,620 people were isolating due to exposure.Officials reported 136 new cases of COVID-19 variants of concern, bringing the provincial total to 1,132 — 143 of which remain active.So far, B.C.

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‘Zombie’ Daylight Saving Time returns despite efforts to stop the change

Daylight Saving Time this month, even after some high-profile efforts to put the annoying time change to bed forever.The biannual flip-flop moved closer to its demise last year after provincial governments in Ontario and British Columbia pledged to simply make Daylight Saving Time permanent, and after Quebec and New Brunswick hinted at doing the same. Despite all of that, the changeover will proceed as normal on Sunday, March 14, because those provinces are waiting for each other and their U.S.

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2nd case of South African COVID-19 variant appears in Canada

British Columbia and Alberta have both detected the new COVID-19 variant that comes from South Africa and health officials claim not much is known about the virus that seems to be spreading rapidly. Dr. Deonandan answers some of our questions.

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How to find a virtual therapist

mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.According to a November 2020 national survey led by researchers at the University of British Columbia in partnership with the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), many Canadians were not making use of virtual resources to find help. Coronavirus — Online program offering free psychological therapy sessions to B.C.

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Look back at the impact of COVID-19 in B.C. by the numbers

Legislative Bureau Chief Keith Baldrey reports the impact the coronavirus had on British Columbia in 2020.

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B.C. reports 538 new COVID-19 cases, the fewest in a week

COVID-19 case numbers, British Columbia appeared to get some respite Thursday.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reported 538 new cases, the fewest in a 24-hour period since Nov.

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Police seek missing family that may be travelling in B.C. or Alberta

Police in Saanich, B.C., are asking for public help in finding a missing family that’s believed to be travelling in British Columbia or Alberta.

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Increasing diversity in clinical trials: What can doctors, regulators, and patients do?

JAMA Oncology highlights disparities in race reporting and diversity in clinical trials in the cancer field.Along with their colleagues, Dr. Jonathan Loree, a medical oncologist and assistant professor at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver in Canada and Dr.

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Three SeaWorld orcas 'driven mad by captivity' ganged up to kill student, 20, in horrifying attack

Keltie Byrne was a devoted lover of animals and wildlife.

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Child care is back, but do working parents have to send their kids?

“Up until now, all a parent had to do was simply utter the word ‘childcare,’ and they could stay on leave,” says Lior Samfiru, an employment lawyer in Ontario and British Columbia.With schools and child-care centres shuttered except for essential workers, employers had to make accommodations or allow employees caring for their children to be off work “no questions asked,” says Samfiru.There was also a straightforward case to claim the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), as the $2,000-a-month emergency federal benefit was clearly intended for parents who had to stop working due to a lack of child care options amid COVID-19, according to Samfiru.The reopening of schools and child-care centres, however, complicates things.With Ontario

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Coronavirus sidelines another event: 2020 Ironman Canada triathlon in Penticton, B.C., cancelled

It was supposed to be Ironman Canada’s glorious return to Penticton.

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The Flash Actor Logan Williams Dies Suddenly at 16, Mom Says Family Is 'Absolutely Devastated'

Logan Williams, the teen actor known for playing a young Barry Allen on The CW’s The Flash, has died at the age of 16.

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Canada now has more than 1,000 cases of the novel coronavirus

Canada reached a grim milestone Friday as the country surpassed 1,000 cases of the novel coronavirus, with at least 12 of them fatal.

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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