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The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada – NewmarketToday.ca
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):
2:40 p.m.
Saskatchewan is announcing 259 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death.
Health officials say the person who died was in their 80s.
Most of the new infections are located in and around Regina and Saskatoon.
There are 104 people in hospital, with 24 people receiving intensive care.
The seven-day average of new daily cases sits at 269.
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1:56 p.m.
Nunavut is reporting five new cases of COVID-19 in Arviat today, bringing the community’s active case count to 68.
All cases in Rankin Inlet have now recovered.
There are seven active cases in Whale Cove.
Nunavut has 75 active cases of COVID-19 and 123 recovered cases.
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1:50 p.m.
Public health officials in New Brunswick are reporting six new cases of COVID-19 in the province Thursday.
There is one new case in the Moncton region, three new cases in the Saint John region and two in the Fredericton area.
There are now 111 active cases in the province.
New Brunswick has had a total of 520 cases and seven deaths since the pandemic began.
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1:32 p.m.
Manitoba is reporting 367 new COVID-19 cases and 12 additional deaths today.
The province continues to have a high rate of people testing positive — 13 per cent, on average, over the last five days.
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1:15 p.m.
The Quebec government is cancelling its plan to allow gatherings over four days at Christmas.
Premier Francois Legault announced today the province will no longer permit multi-household gatherings of up to 10 people between Dec. 24 and 27, as had been planned.
Legault first announced the Christmas plan on Nov. 19, saying people could get together as long as they quarantined for a week before and a week after the holiday period.
But with COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths on the rise and a health system deemed fragile due to a lack of staffing, Legault says it’s not realistic to think the numbers will go down sufficiently by Christmas.
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1:12 p.m.
Health Canada’s chief medical adviser, Dr. Supriya Sharma, says she expects to get some final documents from Pfizer on Friday that will provide information on the manufacturing process and which lots of vaccine doses will be sent to Canada.
That is the final thing needed before Canada can approve the vaccine.
Dr. Howard Njoo, the deputy chief public health officer, says he fully expects the decision to be “favourable.”
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12:45 p.m.
Moderna’s vaccine is to be delivered to one site in Canada rather than to each province and Canadian logistics will then distribute it to the provinces as required.
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12:30 p.m.
Deputy chief public health officer Dr. Howard Njoo says while initial supplies of vaccines will limit vaccinations to three million people, there will eventually be a COVID-19 vaccine for every Canadian.
Pfizer’s vaccine is expected to start being delivered first in January, and will be sent by the manufacturer to predetermined points in each province.
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12:05 p.m.
Nova Scotia is reporting 11 new cases of COVID-19 today.
The number of active cases in the province s now stands at 119, that’s down from the 127 cases reported on Wednesday.
Nine of the new cases are in the central health zone, which includes Halifax, while the other two cases are in the northern zone.
The province has had a total of 1,342 cases, while 1,159 are resolved and there have been 65 deaths.
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11:12 a.m.
The Quebec government is reporting 1,470 new cases of COVID-19 and 30 additional deaths linked to the pandemic.
Twelve of the deaths occurred in the last 24 hours, while the rest happened earlier.
Hospitalizations declined by three to 737, while the number of people in intensive care remained unchanged at 99.
There have been a total of 146,532 cases and 7,155 deaths in the province since the pandemic began.
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11 a.m.
Ontario is reporting 1,824 new cases of COVID-19, and 14 new deaths due to the virus.
Health Minister Christine Elliott says there are 592 new cases in Peel Region, 396 cases in Toronto, and 187 cases in York Region.
The province says it has conducted 52,873 tests since the last daily report.
In total, 666 people are hospitalized in Ontario due to COVID-19, including 195 in intensive care.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec 3, 2020.
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Nothing customer data leaked after apparent breach – MobileSyrup
The personal information of some Nothing customers has hit the web.
As discovered by Android Authority, a file on a text file-sharing website contains a bunch of Nothing Community profiles. While some of the data is here public information, like usernames, comments and join dates, private information, namely emails, are also visible.
Digging into it further, Android Authority says it couldn’t find any evidence of passwords being leaked. It also notes that the data appears to be from 2022 and affects roughly 2,250 Nothing Community profiles, including some for community managers.
Of course, despite Android Authority‘s investigation, there’s always the chance that other info could have been leaked. Therefore, you might want to keep an eye on your info for any strange activity on top of changing your password.
Android Authority says it’s still awaiting comment from Nothing.
Source: Android Authority
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BikeRadar Podcast | Sea Otter 2024 mountain bike round-up | BikeRadar – BikeRadar
In this episode of the BikeRadar Podcast, George Scott and Jack Luke look back over the best MTB tech they sniffed out at Sea Otter 2024.
Neko Mulally’s bonded DH frame is discussed, alongside the much anticipated Maxxis Aspen ST tyres, which have been teased by professional riders over the past couple of years.
George and Jack also share their thoughts on Atherton’s new S-Range alloy bikes, with the S.170 making its trade show debut after being released in February.
We’ve also put together an article on all the new and oh-so-shiny MTB tech from the show, so be sure to check that out.
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Apple's FineWoven cases rumored to get one final release – AppleInsider
Apple has probably stopped production of its poorly-received FineWoven cases for the iPhone, but a new report from the same herald of its death says there is one last set of seasonal colorways coming.
Now according to leaker Kosutami, who first reported the cancellation, there could still be one more push for the FineWoven cases.
Pressed on the rumor, Kosutami emphasizes later in the same thread that if this is correct, it will be for only one more season. It’s now almost eight months since the launch of the iPhone 15 range, so it’s unlikely that there is to be a new mid-cycle color of the iPhone, but perhaps there can yet be new colors for the FineWoven cases.
Consequently, this rumor can at best be said to be possible, especially if Apple had already committed resources to the new colors. However, since FineWoven has proven to be startlingly poor at stain resistance or even just durability, it’s more believable that it is gone for good than it is that FineWoven will get a last hoorah.
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