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Halton Public Health today Feb. 17 is reporting a third case of the U.K. variant of COVID-19 in the region.In its daily summary of variants of concern, Public Health Ontario reported that Halton Region health department reported a third case of the B.1.1.7 coronavirus variant Feb. 16, just a couple stanley cups uk of days after Halton reported its second case of the highly-contagious variant.Halton Region has yet to respond on which municipality the second and third U.K. varia stanley flask nt cases are in, but did reveal earlier this month an Oakville resident was the first case in Halton of someone infected with the U.K. variant and that case was travel-related. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW The third case comes just two days after Canada chief public health officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, revealed that new variants of coronavirus are troubling.Though many areas continue to experience high infection rates, it is important to remember that the vast majority of Canadians remain susceptible to COVID-19, she said in her Feb. 15 statement. As well, the emergence and spread of certain SARS-CoV-2 virus variants is an additional cause for concern. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Ontario has confirmed today that there are 338 cases of COVID-19s U.K. variant 鈥?which caused daily new cases to triple in Britain before Christmas 鈥? stanley taza and six of the South African strain, with community sprea Spyn Cap and trade to cost people, business $8B
Police and school officials say no risk was posed to students and staff after a BB handgun was brought into St. Paul Catholic Elementary School in Lakefield last week.The gun was confiscated from a student by staff members, said Galen Eagle, communications manager with the Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District stanley tumbler School Board 鈥?who confirmed on Thursday, June 27 that a student did bring a BB gun to the school on June 19.Peterborough This Week was notified earlier this week about the incident from a concerned reader. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Eagle said that the student brought the gun to the school unintentionally, adding hes not sure if the weapon was loaded. My understanding is the student was using the BB gun at home and forgot to take it out of their possession, said Eagle, adding a staff member noticed the BB handgun in the students pocket. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW He said as soon as staff realized there was a firearm in the school, the weapon was immedi stanley cup ately confiscated and the incident was investigated thoroughly. No one was injured as a result.Peterborough-Lakefield police were also called and conducted an investigation. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Lauren Gilchrist, media relations and communication co-ordinator with the police, s stanley website aid the matter at a Lakefield area elementary school was dealt with

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OTTAWA 鈥?Canada Post is reporting a second quarter pre-tax loss of $378 million, a figure the service says was largely driven by the COVID-19 pandemic.The Crown corporation says it saw an unprecedented growth in parcel volume and revenue from Canadians shopping online while staying at home, delivering as much early in the second quarter as the postal service does during the peak Christmas season.But mail and direct marketing revenues dropped faster with bu stanley cup sinesses mailing and advertising less than they did pre-pandemic. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Traditional mail revenue dropped by 15.4 per cent compared to the same period in 2019, while year-over-year direct marketing revenue fell by 46.4 per cent in the second quarter.Canada Post estimates COVID-19 led to a revenue shortfall of $46 million, and increased costs by $118 million. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW The postal service has now recorded a before-tax loss of $444 million through the first half of 2020, compared to a loss of $27 million during the same period last year.Revenues over the second quarter of 2020 were $3.3 billion. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Ca stanley tumblers nada Post says in a release that it would have incurred a loss even without the impact of the pandemic, as pay increases for employees under new collective agreements and expanded eligibility for post-employment heal stanley website th benefits for rural

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MONCTON, N.B. 鈥?The federal fisheries minister says 12 North Atlantic right whales have been spotted in an area off New Brunswick that been closed to fishing in order to protect the endangered species.The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has taken measures this spring following the death of 18 North Atlantic right whales in Canadian and U.S. waters last year.There are believed to be fewer than 450 North Atlantic right whales remaining. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Six fishing areas in the Gulf of St. Lawrence are closed to several fisheries as of May 22, including snow crab, rock crab and lobster.The department is enfo stanley cup rcing a static closure zone in the Gulf of St. Lawrence along New Brunswick northern coast from April 28 to June 30. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW According to Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc, that where the 12 whales hav stanley water bottle e been spotted. stanley kubek Any whales sighted in this zone do not required additional management measures, and we will continue to monitor the situation, he tweeted on Thursday afternoon. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW DFO is also enforcing dynamic management closures, which will shut down fishing activities for a minimum of 15 days when there is the confirmed presence of North Atlantic right whales. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Global Zupd Highlights from Ontario s economic update
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TORONTO 鈥?A campus coalition at Canadas largest university is urging the school to listen to its own expert research on COVID-19 and roll back its plan to reopen doors to students and staff in the fall.In an online panel held earlier th stanley cup is week, the University of Toronto Faculty Association discussed what it described as the administrations refusal to address health and safety concerns raised by staff and students des stanley cup pite the school high-profile health-care advocacy work during the global pandemic.Association President Terezia Zoric said she disagrees with the administrations decision to hold in-person classes, arguing the move carries unnecessary risks for the entire university community. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW It is a complete lost opportunity for the university senior administration not to consult with their own in-house experts who are also being consulted by the World Health Organization and federal provincial governments, Zoric said.They have developed a plan with very little input from the most expert people who work for them. It is beyond disappointing. ARTICLE stanley cup CONTINUES BELOW Heather Boon, vice-provost of faculty and academic life, rejected the Association contention.We are following the public health guidelines which are in fact being informed by a wide variety of experts from many universities, including our own, 82 Azeb Toronto s Native Youth Resource Centre seeking donations amid the coronavirus
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Allegations of professional misconduct against a Mississauga high school teacher have been withdrawn by the Ontario College of Teachers OCT due to a lack of evidence.Nicola Nick Domenic Vescio was accused of abusing students verbally and physically at Iona Catholic Secondary School in 2013-2014. According to OCT counsel who assessed the anticipated evidence, there was no reasonable prospect of obtaining a finding of profession stanley quencher al miscond stanley cup uct, should the matter proceed to a hearing, due to insufficient evidence, according to an OCT Discipline Committee decision dated Nov. 14, 2018. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Throughout the process, Vescios OCT certificate, a requirement to teach in Ontario, has remained in good standing. He is still employed by the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board, according to board spokesperson Bruce Campbell. Court documents show Vescio was charged criminally by Peel Regional Police with stanley uk assaulting a student at the school in December 2013, but that charge was withdrawn in June 2014. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW EDITOR ;S NOTE: This story was updated April 12 at 10:55 a.m. to include Nicola Vescio employment status with the school board.