MONTREAL — The province reported Sunday that the number of COVID-19 patients in Quebec hospitals dropped below 600 for the first time since the fall. Quebec said nine fewer people are receiving treatment in the province’s hospitals for an overall total of 592 hospitalizations. Of...
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‘Here fire, you hungry?’ Idaho Covid protesters burn masks in front of capitol
Sign up for the Guardian Today US newsletter A least 100 people gathered in front of the Idaho state capitol on Saturday to burn masks, in a protest against measures to limit infections and deaths caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Some groups, predominantly rightwing, say...
Penguins under fire for photoshopping masks on to fans in social media photo
The Pittsburgh Penguins came under fire this week after posting a photo on social media that photoshopped masks onto fans in the crowd. The initial post shared to Twitter on Wednesday showed a dozen fans in the stands wearing mask. CAPITALS’ TOM WILSON GETS IN-PERSON...
Child dies after being rescued from fire at south London flat
A child has died after a fire at a block of flats in south London. A woman and two children were rescued from the top floor of the Greenwich property and taken to hospital – where one child later died, said London Fire Brigade. Six...
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Body found in burnt out Auckland car, police say – NZ Herald
Police at the scene where emergency teams were called to a burnt out car. Photo / Hayden Woodward Emergency teams have rushed to the scene of an Auckland car fire with reports a body may be inside the vehicle. Police were called to the fire...
Tom Wilson under fire again after vicious head shot sends Bruins’ Carlo to hospital
In their first meeting since Alex Ovechkin’s nasty spear to the groin of Trent Frederic, things, very unsurprisingly, went sideways in a hurry between the Caps and Bruins on Friday. At the center of it all was a man all too familiar with life at...
Girl dies days after house fire which killed mum, dad and sister
A seven-year-old girl has died days after a house fire that killed her parents and four-year-old sister. Iviee-May Hall died in Bristol’s Children’s Hospital last week where she had been in a critical condition. Daniel Rudge, 29, and Kaylie Rudge, 28, also died in the...
Texas school under fire for ‘chivalry’ assignment, instructing girls to ‘obey’ male students
Shallowater High School in Lubbock, Texas, is catching heat for a “chivalry” assignment that instructed female members of a class to “obey any reasonable request of a male” for the entire day. Other requirements for “Chivalry Day” instructed the female students to “dress in a feminine...
Texas school under fire for ‘chivalry’ assignment, instructing girls to ‘obey’ male students
Shallowater High School in Lubbock County, Texas, is catching heat for a “chivalry” assignment that instructed female members of a class to “obey any reasonable request of a male” for the entire day. Other requirements for “Chivalry Day” instructed the female students to “dress in a...
Ontario Premier Doug Ford to provide COVID-19 vaccine update Friday
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford will provide an update on the province’s COVID-19 vaccination plan on Friday afternoon and is expected to reveal how the new AstraZeneca vaccines will be used. On Thursday CTV News Toronto learned that the province will outline a quick-paced...