Coronavirus cases continue to spike across Canada Sunday as provincial authorities reported 4,142 new cases, including another 10 in Nunavut.
Sunday’s case data comes amid another 62 deaths attributed to the virus as well, pushing Canada’s COVID-19 death toll to 10,953. The total number of cases of the virus in Canada now stands at 295,790, of which over 235,000 have since recovered. Over 12.9 million tests have also been administered.
Nunavut’s chief public health officer is asking anyone who left the territory’s southernmost community earlier this month to immediately isolate after ten more cases of the novel coronavirus were detected on Sunday.
“Due to the number cases of COVID-19 in Arviat, anyone from Arviat who left the community on or after November 2 is being asked to immediately isolate for 14 days wherever they are,” said Dr. Michael Patterson, Nunavut’s Chief Public Health Officer in an online statement.
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“In addition, to protect Elders in Arviat, there will be no visitors allowed at the Elders’ centre for at least two weeks. Exemptions to this rule will need to be approved by the public health doctor on call.”
Since the territory’s first confirmed case on Nov. 6, Nunavut’s health officials have detected 18 infections of COVID-19. Those who tested positive are doing well in isolation, they said.
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The news comes as Canada grapples with rising cases of the virus across many parts of the country.
Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, said in a statement the resurgence in cases was putting pressure on local health-care resources, “forcing hospitals to make the difficult decision to cancel elective surgeries and procedures in several areas of the country.”
She added larger outbreaks were being traced to “long-term care and assisted living facilities, schools, congregate living settings, industrial work settings and social gatherings.”
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This is especially true in Quebec, where officials are considering temporarily closing down schools in an attempt to quell its rising case numbers and death toll in addition to its extensive lockdowns in parts of the province.
On Sunday, Quebec officials reported 1,211 new cases of COVID-19, adding that 15 more people had died. Since the pandemic began, the province has clocked 123,854 confirmed infections and 6,626 deaths.
COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Ontario as well, with health authorities recording 1,248 new cases, bringing the provincial total to 94,009. Officials added 29 more people had died from the virus, increasing the province’s death toll to 3,361.
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Manitoba added its highest ever 24-hour increase in new virus cases Sunday, with 494 more infections. The province’s total COVID-19 infections now stands at 10,947, while an additional 10 deaths reported by Manitoba pushes its death toll to 162.
Alberta confirmed an additional 991 new cases of the virus Sunday, as well as six additional deaths.
The data, which brings the province’s deaths to 407 and infections to 39,329, comes amid warnings from Premier Jason Kenney of stronger COVID-19 restrictions should virus cases continue to spike.
Saskatchewan reported 181 new cases on Sunday, as well as two new deaths. The data brings the province’s confirmed cases to a total of 5,001 and its death toll to 31.
Several provinces in Atlantic Canada also reported new infections Sunday, with both Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia adding two more cases, and New Brunswick announcing three.
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.
