1:05 Coronavirus: Ontario education ministry to expand targeted asymptomatic testing as students head back to school
Coronavirus: Ontario education ministry to expand targeted asymptomatic testing as students head back to school
In a series of tweets on Monday, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam, said the number of cases and “severe outcomes” — hospitalizations and deaths — are “trending down,” but added that all are “still high.”
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She said the country is still seeing “well over double” the number of cases seen daily during the first wave of the pandemic.
2/3 Recalling ????????’s first #COVID19 wave (max daily case count <1,800 cases/day), we are still at well over double that number of cases daily. There is A LOT of infection out there, + new variant cases, making this descent our toughest yet. https://t.co/p8Mmt5clBU
Tam urged Canadians to continue to abide by public health measures put in place to help stem the spread of the virus, including practicing physical distancing and good hand hygiene, and limiting their contacts.
On Friday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced new measures for those returning to Canada from abroad.
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He said on top of requiring a negative test before boarding their flight, Canadians returning home will soon be required to take a COVID-19 test when they arrive in the country, and stay at a designated hotel until those results are returned, at their own expense.
Anyone who tests positive for the virus will be required to stay at a government-sanctioned facility to ensure they are not infected with one of the newly identified strains of the virus, Trudeau said.
Saskatchewan officials reported 147 new cases for a total of 24,011 infections in the province.
Two new deaths pushed the provincial death toll to 306.
In Manitoba, 89 new cases of COVID-19 were detected and health authorities said three more people have died.
So far, 29,651 people have contracted the virus, and it has claimed 832 lives in Manitoba.
In western Canada, 632 new cases were reported, with 355 new infections in Alberta and 277 in British Columbia.
5:38 Will travel restrictions curb the spread of COVID-19 variants? Doctor answers our coronavirus questions
Will travel restrictions curb the spread of COVID-19 variants? Doctor answers our coronavirus questions
Ten more people have also died in Alberta since the virus was first detected, pushing the total death toll in the province to 1,649.
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Meanwhile, health officials in British Columbia said 21 more people have died since Friday, bringing the province’s total number of fatalities to 1,210.
MONTREAL – One expert says entry-level pay under the tentative deal between Air Canada and its pilots could be a stumbling block ahead of a union vote on the agreement.
Under their current contract, pilots earn far less in their first four years at the company before enjoying a big wage increase starting in year five.
The Air Line Pilots Association had been pushing to scrap the so-called “fixed rate” provision entirely.
But according to a copy of the contract summary obtained by The Canadian Press, the proposed deal announced Sunday would merely cut the four-year period of lower pay to two years.
John Gradek, who teaches aviation management at McGill University, says as many as 2,000 of Air Canada’s roughly 5,200 active pilots may earn entry-level wages following a recent hiring surge.
After the airline averted a strike this week, Gradek says the failure to ditch the pay grade restrictions could prompt pushback from rank-and-file flight crew and jeopardize the deal, which is up for a vote next month.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 18, 2024.
ROME (AP) — Salvatore “Totò” Schillaci, the Italy striker who was top scorer at its home World Cup in 1990, has died. He was 59.
Schillaci had been hospitalized in Palermo following treatment for colon cancer.
The Palermo Civico hospital said in a statement that Schillacci died on Wednesday morning after being admitted 11 days ago.
Schillaci scored six goals for Italy during the 1990 World Cup. He came on as a substitute during Italy’s opener against Austria, scored in a 1-0 victory, and went on to earn the Golden Boot awarded to the tournament’s top scorer. He only scored one other goal for Italy in his career.
Italian soccer federation president Gabriele Gravina announced that a minute of silence would be held in memory of Schillaci before all games in the country for the rest of the week.
“The uncontrollable celebrations, in which his face was the symbol of shared joy, will remain forever part of Italian soccer (history),” Gravina said. “Totò was a great player, a symbol of tenacious desire and redemption. … His soccer was full of passion. And that fearless spirit made everyone appreciate him and will make him immortal.”
Schillaci also won the Golden Ball award at the 1990 World Cup as the tournament’s top player ahead of Lothar Matthaus and Diego Maradona.
Schillaci played for Messina, Juventus, Inter Milan and Japanese team Jubilo Iwata during his club career.
“You made an entire nation dream during the Magical Nights of Italia ’90,” Inter said on its social media channels.
West Germany won the 1990 World Cup, beating Argentina in the final, while Italy beat England for third place with a winning penalty kick from Schillaci.
Roberto Baggio, who scored Italy’s opening goal in the third-place match, wrote on Instagram, “Ciao my dear friend.”
Having been born and raised in Palermo, the Palermo soccer team announced that it would hold a public viewing of Schillaci at its Renzo Barbera stadium ahead of the funeral, the Gazzetta dello Sport reported.
French soccer player Wissam Ben Yedder will stay free ahead of his trial on charges of sexual assault while intoxicated, one of his lawyers told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Marie Roumiantseva said Ben Yedder will remain under strict judicial supervision after a woman filed a lawsuit for sexual assault earlier this month.
The 34-year-old Ben Yedder, a prolific striker in the French league, was briefly detained then released after the alleged incident in his car on the French Riviera. Ben Yedder had been stopped by police after he first refused to do so. He was then put in a jail cell.
After he was summoned to appear in court on Oct. 15 and placed under judicial supervision, the Nice prosecutor’s office appealed the decision not to remand the player in custody. The investigative chamber of the Court of Appeal of Aix-en-Provence did not grant this request and kept Ben Yedder under judicial supervision.
Ben Yedder attended a hearing Tuesday during which he offered to go to rehab. He has admitted he drove while under the influence of alcohol but has denied any sexual assault.
In a separate legal case last year, Ben Yedder was charged with “rape, attempted rape and sexual assault” over another alleged incident in the south of France.
Ben Yedder has been without a club since his contract with Monaco expired at the end of last season.
