Saskatchewan is reporting an additional 180 COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the provincial total up to 45,490 cases. Saskatchewan Polytechnic to continue with hybrid learning model in fall semester The province also reported 375 new lineage results of COVID-19 variants on Saturday.

In total, there have been 5,431 variants of concern identified by whole genome sequencing in Saskatchewan. Of those, 5,273 are B.1.1.7 (UK), 124 are P.1 (Brazilian), 24 are B.1.617 (Indian) and 10 are B.1.351 (SA).Health officials reported two new deaths related to COVID-19 on Saturday.

Both deaths were reported in the south central zone, one resident in their 50s and another in the 80-plus age category. 50% of Canadians have now received at least 1.

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97-year-old Utah woman's headstone includes her favorite fudge recipe

(Courtesy: Todd Tanner/KSTU) LOGAN, Utah - While most cemetery headstones can give you a small glimpse into the lives of the people buried there, they don't usually catch your eye like this one does.Utah's Logan Cemetery contains the headstone of Wade and Kathryn Andrews, and along with their birth and death dates, you'll find their life story etched on the side -- plus Kathryn's famous fudge recipe.Janice Johnson told KSTU that her mother Kathryn, who went by the nickname "Kay," would take fudge whenever people got together.Kay and Wade were both members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and met at a church function in New York City, where she had moved from Utah to study fashion design.RELATED: 9-year-old finds $5,000

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US officials to expedite immigration court cases of families arriving on border

SAN DIEGO - Families arriving at the U.S. border with Mexico will have their cases fast-tracked in immigration court, the Biden administration said Friday, less than two weeks after it said it was easing pandemic-related restrictions on seeking asylum.Under the plan, families stopped on the border starting Friday could be placed in expedited proceedings aimed at determining whether they can remain in the United States.

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COVID-19: Rise of B.1.617 variant could mean trouble for B.C.’s reopening plan: expert

COVID-19 variant first identified in India could threaten to derail B.C.’s reopening plans.Data released this week by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control showed that as of May 15, the B.1.617 variant accounted for seven per cent of cases in B.C., up from four per cent the week prior and two per cent the week before that.

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COVID-19: 32 new cases in London-Middlesex, 13 in Sarnia-Lambton

Thirty-two new COVID-19 cases have been reported in the London-Middlesex region, the Middlesex-London Health Unit reported Friday.At the same time, the province announced it would be shortening the interval between doses of the vaccine, starting with people aged 80-plus next week. Local officials, however, say they’re still trying to get first doses to all of those who are currently eligible.Friday’s update brings the region’s pandemic case tally to 12,157, of which 11,563 have resolved, an increase of 87 from the day before.

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N.B. reports 9 new COVID-19 cases, vaccination rates increasing among long-term care staff

The two cases in Zone 6 (Bathurst region) are travel related.The number of confirmed cases in New Brunswick is 2,181. Since Thursday, three people have recovered for a total of 1,998 recoveries.There have been 43 deaths, and the number of active cases is 139.

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Will Canada’s hotel quarantine rules be lifted? Feds to talk to provinces about possibility

hotel quarantine stay for air travellers.The news comes one day after an expert government panel said the feds should quash their mandatory hotel quarantine plan, claiming the program is expensive, inconsistent and has glaring loopholes.

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COVID-19: RVH in Barrie, Ont., begins gradual resumption of non-urgent surgeries, procedures

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to trend downward across Ontario.The hospital’s initial focus during the ramp-up will be on resuming non-urgent day surgeries and procedures that don’t require an inpatient bed.

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Japan extends COVID emergency for much of country

Japan today extended its COVID-19 state of emergency for Tokyo and eight prefectures for another 3 weeks, hoping to get virus levels down to a manageable level ahead of the Olympics in late July.

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COVID-19 vaccinations increase in US, but unevenly

Vaccination rates for American adults continue to increase across the United States, but progress is uneven, with Southern states lagging.

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Suranne Jones says dad died from Covid and she's 'still coming to terms with it'

Suranne Jones has shared her heartbreak after her dad died in January from Covid-19.The 42 year old, who recently shared a peek inside her family life and home away from her on-screen success, took to her Instagram feed to explain what happened to her 358,000 followers.The Coronation Street actress, who is known for playing Karen McDonald in the popular ITV soap in the early 2000s, shared a throwback photo of her parents on a beach in Cornwall. Suranne wished her mum, who passed away from dementia over four years ago, a happy birthday before sharing the sad news in the caption.

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Suranne Jones shares grief as she reveals father died of Covid ‘Coming to terms with it'

Suranne continued: “Sometimes when you talk about dementia, people imagine it’s a term that only refers to old people.“It’s important to highlight the experiences of people like Paul, who is only in his fifties and really sprightly.“As my mum was a similar age when she was diagnosed, it was enlightening to meet someone who was going through a similar experience to hers, with such optimism and strength.”Suranne first began her career in the year 2000 when she landed the role of Karen Phillips in Coronation Street.After leaving the soap in 2004, she went on to land some huge roles in television dramas.This includes her Bafta-winning turn in the BBC hit series Doctor Foster.She has also starred in Scott & Bailey, Unforgiven, Save Me and

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COVID-19: 2 new deaths, 7-day average of new infections below 130 in Saskatchewan

COVID-19 cases have decreased and now sit at 1,371. It is the lowest number reported since March 19, when there were 1,345 active cases in the province.In the daily update, the death toll rose by two.

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Isolation revelation: London, Ont. woman buys camper van, heads east to Nova Scotia

Ontarians look to Atlantic Canada for chance at better quality of life amid COVID-19 pandemic While the COVID-19 pandemic has brought unimaginable suffering and loss that should not be forgotten, the tumult and uncertainty can also prompt a re-examination of individual priorities, or even lay bare excuses previously used to avoid taking action.For Inson, “an extreme extrovert,” she says the forced isolation allowed her the time to love herself enough to want to be with herself.“I have my own business. I work for myself.

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Anti-COVID-lockdown rallies in Kitchener and Waterloo produce more than two dozen fines: Redman

COVID-19 lockdown at rallies in the area are racking up some serious fines, Waterloo Region Chair Karen Redman said during her enforcement update.She told reporters on Friday that Waterloo Regional Police have issue 26 tickets under either the Reopening Ontario Act or the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act this month at rallies in Kitchener and Waterloo.

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Kim Kardashian Denies False Narrative About Her COVID-19 Timeline

Kim Kardashian is speaking out to deny a false narrative that is spreading around about her diagnosis with COVID-19.

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$11 billion Hudson River rail tunnel gets key federal approval

The North River Tunnels are a pair of tunnels that carry Amtrak and New Jersey Transit rail lines under the Hudson River between Weehawken, New Jersey, and Penn Station in New York City. The Pennsylvania Railroad built these tunnels between 1904 and NEW YORK - A planned $11 billion rail tunnel seen as a key to train travel up and down the northeastern United States received a major boost on Friday when the U.S.

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Medically equipped Hercules plane to transport Manitoba ICU patients to other provinces

Military set to arrive in Manitoba Friday to provide COVID-19 help The Royal Canadian Air Force confirmed the details Friday afternoon, saying the Hercules contains what is called an Aeromedical Bio-containment Evacuation System.“The ABES is a sea-container-sized, specially-designed isolation unit that fits in CC-130 Hercules and CC-177 Globemaster aircraft to provide a space where multiple infected patients can be safely treated by medical staff while ensuring the safety of the aircraft’s crew during long domestic or trans-border flights,” said RCAF public affairs officer Lt.

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Nova Scotia announces phased COVID-19 reopening plan, some schools to resume in-person learning

Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin announced on Friday a multi-phase plan to reopen the province as more residents get fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

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Half of Simcoe Muskoka’s population has received 1 dose of a COVID-19 vaccine

COVID-19 vaccine, while 5.6 per cent of the population has been inoculated with both necessary doses, according to data from the local public health unit.The regional milestone comes the same day that Ontario announced it was ahead of schedule in meeting its target of immunizing 65 per cent of adults with a first dose by the end of May.

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Nova Scotia’s top doctor provides details on provincial COVID-19 reopening plan

Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer Dr. Robert Strang provided details on Friday about the province’s COVID-19 reopening plan, which includes increasing outdoor gathering limits and allowing restaurants to open patios with restrictions.

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‘Please stay home’: Winnipeg mayor urges adherence to COVID restrictions

COVID-19 scofflaws at a press conference Friday.Bowman, who has called for stricter fines for people willfully violating provincial pandemic restrictions, said he wants to encourage Winnipeggers to stay home above and beyond what the province has mandated.“Please stay home as much as possible,” the mayor said.“This is critically important for those who can’t get the health-care treatments they need, because our provincial health-care system doesn’t have the possibility right now.“Only go out for essentials, notwithstanding what the provincial orders allow you to do.” Arrest warrant issued in Manitoba for Ontario anti-mask rally organizer Chris Sky Bowman is calling for a “super fine” of $100,000 for those who organize public events for

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COVID-19: 44 new cases confirmed in Simcoe Muskoka

COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the local total to 11,834, including 245 deaths.Local public health also reported 46 new cases of a coronavirus variant on Friday, bringing that total to 4,530 — 424 of which are active.

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COVID-19 Scan for May 28, 2021

Hospitalization, hypoxemia, pneumonia, and other complications were found more in children who contracted COVID-19 than in those who had seasonal flu, according to a study today in Pediatrics.The researchers drew from databases in France, Germany, Spain, Sout

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Tam says Canada is well past its third COVID-19 peak

Federal chief medical officer of health, Dr. Theresa Tam offered some positive news on Canada’s COVID-19 outlook saying the country is well past its third peak on Friday.

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Family demands answers into failed airlift attempt of COVID-19 patient who died

COVID-19, died hours after a failed attempt to airlift her to an Ontario intensive care unit.Krystal Mousseau, 31, died just a day after she was supposed to have been transferred to Ottawa, her sister told Global News Thursday.“They just told me — my mom and I — that they were going to move her because she needed more care,” Kristy Mousseau said.

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Over 300,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in Waterloo Region

COVID-19 vaccines administered in Waterloo Region.The region’s COVID-19 vaccine administration task force reported Friday that there been a total of 304,628 doses administered, 5,527 more than it reported a day earlier.

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Montrealers celebrate return of outdoor dining as COVID-19 restrictions ease

Patrons flocked to Montreal restaurants as terraces finally reopened on Friday as COVID-19 health restrictions begin to ease. Global’s Brayden Jagger Haines reports.

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Boom Supersonic aircraft aims to fly “at speeds twice as fast” as today’s passenger airplanes

LOS ANGELES - Boom Supersonic is setting out to redefine commercial travel by bringing supersonic speed to flights. According to the company, founded in 2014 by Blake Scholl, its vision is to bring families, businesses, and cultures closer together through supersonic travel and make the world dramatically more accessible. In fact, the travel times could reportedly be reduced between New York and London in as little as three hours and 15 minutes."The first generation of Overture aircraft will travel at speeds twice as fast as today’s fastest passenger airplanes. As we continue to improve our technology future generations of our airplanes will fly longer, faster, and for less money.

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Reopening plan heralds new era beyond the pandemic

Summer 2021 is back on.

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‘We don’t see that’: Kenney’s response to question about significant COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Alberta

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney responds to a question about the possibility of significant COVID-19 hesitancy in the province.

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Kenney says announcement on COVID-19 vaccine second doses coming next week after NACI update

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says an announcement on the province’s plans to roll out second-dose COVID-19 vaccines will be coming next week after the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) update saying second doses should be offered as soon as possible with increased supply.

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Kenney asks Albertans to get COVID-19 vaccine information from official sources, not Facebook

Premier Jason Kenney asks Albertans who are getting their COVID-19 vaccine information from “what people posted on Facebook” to look at the official sources.

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Premier Kenney announces $45M in funding for Alberta students impacted by COVID-19 pandemic

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announces the government will be providing up to $45 million in new funding to support students who require help with literacy and numeracy after impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Manitobans who got 1st COVID-19 shot on or before April 3 now eligible for 2nd dose

COVID-19 vaccine.Anyone who received a Pfizer or Moderna vaccination on or before April 3 is now eligible for full immunization. Manitoba won’t meet COVID 19 vaccine milestone due to delayed shipments, officials say Health officials have said those making appointments need to know which vaccine they first received, and the date the dose was given.

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Alberta education minister says Grades 1 – 3 students seeing the ‘most significant loss’ throughout COVID-19 pandemic

Alberta Education Minister Adrianna LaGrange explains why new funding to support students affected by the COVID-19 pandemic is only for lower ages.

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Centre studying economic impact of covid second wave: Nirmala Sitharaman

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Manitoba reports 497 new COVID-19 cases, no deaths

COVID-19 infections and no new deaths connected to the virus Friday.The latest cases announced on the province’s online COVID-19 portal bring the province’s total number of cases reported since March 2020 to 50,144.

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Mumabi: Free, walk-in Covid vaccination for students going to study abroad, says Aaditya Thackeray

Covid vaccine doses will be administered at Rajawadi, Cooper, and Kasturba centres on May 31, June 1 and June 2, respectively."For students who have received confirmation of admission in universities abroad & require vaccines for the same, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has arranged free, walk-in vaccination this coming Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday (31st May, 1st, 2nd June) at 3 centres- Rajawadi, Cooper & Kasturba," the Maharashtra cabinet leader said.For students who have received confirmation of admission in universities abroad & require vaccines for the same, the @mybmc has arranged free, walk in vaccination this coming Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday (31st May, 1st, 2nd June) at 3 centres- Rajawadi, Cooper & Kasturba (1/n)The

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India’s covid surge hit COVAX supply

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Delhi govt floats global expression of interest for Covid-19 vaccine

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No COVID-19 cases found after well-controlled indoor concert

No attendees at an indoor concert that employed rapid COVID-19 lateral-flow screening, N95 respirators, and a well-ventilated venue tested positive for COVID-19 in the next 8 days, showing no increased virus transmission risk associated with the event, according to preliminary findings from a randomized, controlled trial published yesterday in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

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Ontario officials discuss guidelines for booking 2nd COVID-19 vaccine appointment

Ontario officials on Friday explained how residents can book their second COVID-19 vaccine.

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Another 3,400 COVID-19 vaccinations given in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph

COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the region as of Friday morning.This is an increase of 3,414 doses from what was reported the previous day. 2nd COVID-19 shots in Ontario to be accelerated, shorten dosage interval Public health reports that 154,338 people have now been vaccinated, having received at least one dose, which translates into 60.4 per cent of the eligible population.

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Manitoba won’t meet COVID 19 vaccine milestone due to delayed shipments, officials say

COVID-19 vaccines means that there will be a delay in hitting a major milestone.Johanu Botha, who is on the team organizing vaccine distribution, says they now expect 70 per cent of Manitobans aged 12 and up to get a dose by the end of June.

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Bharat Biotech supplied over 2.75 crore covaxin doses to Central Govt: Union Health Ministry

New Delhi: Bharat Biotech has supplied over 2.75 crores doses of covaxin to central government and states/UTs have a balance of over 55 lakhs doses as on Friday, the union health ministry said.Amidst reports of shortage of covaxin across states, the central government said that current production capacity of indigenously developed Covaxin vaccine will be doubled by May-June 2021 and then increased nearly 6-7 folds by July - August 2021 i.e. increasing the production from 1 crore vaccine doses in April, 2021 to 6-7 crore vaccine doses month in July – August.

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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

Saskatchewan reports 180 new COVID-19 cases, 375 new variant lineage results

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