California set to drop restaurant restrictions on June 15
Everyday activities will be allowed, and businesses will be able to fully operate. We have come together as Californians to save thousands of lives.

Toronto schools to close Wednesday for in-person learning
For Toronto and neighbouring Peel, it mostly meant the closure of outdoor dining patios. The Sun has also learned that Toronto's medical officer Dr.

Suspect dead and two critically injured in United States shooting
Just after 9am, Frederick police tweeted: 'We are on scene responding to an active shooter in the 8400 block of Progress Drive'. After the shooting, a victim entered a nearby business, Nicolock Paving Stones, and asked for help, a person there said.

Ontario reports 3,065 new cases of COVID-19
Since the pandemic began, the province has logged 367,602 COVID-19 infections, including 333,576 recoveries and 7,458 deaths. Locally, there are 955 new cases in Toronto, 561 in Peel, 320 in York Region, 165 in Ottawa and 132 in Niagara.

Calm urged ahead of EMA assessment on AstraZeneca
Asked if the risk-benefit ratio was still in favor of the vaccine, Cavaleri replied, "Yes". There have been seven deaths among the 30 cases.

New Zealand could open border with Australia from end of week
New Zealand's tourism sector would be crossing fingers for a start before the country's next long weekend - Anzac Day, April 25. Australians are free to travel to New Zealand with no mandatory quarantine from 11.59pm 18 April.

Florida working to avoid 'catastrophic' wastewater reservoir collapse
The wastewater "meets water-quality standards for marine waters", he said, with the exception of phosphorous and nitrogen levels. The large reservoir at the Piney Point plant is leaking most likely due to a tear in the pond's liner.

Pfizer vaccine offers '100% protection against South African variant'
The efficacy level is slightly down from the 95% number the vaccine first posted in the trial. They said there were nine cases of COVID-19, all of which were observed in the placebo group.

DFAT checks on Australians in Taiwan crash
He could face charges of causing death by negligence and of forging documents and he said he was co-operating with investigators. Taiwan has no domestic travel curbs as the COVID-19 pandemic is well under control, with only 43 active cases in hospitals.

King's half-brother under 'house arrest' in Jordan security sweep
This is a very sad and unfortunate turn for a country that as I said used to be in the forefront of the region. King Hussein used to refer to Prince Hamzah as "the delight of my eye" and named him crown prince in 1999.

AstraZeneca woes continue as the Netherlands halts vaccine
The decision to suspend use of the vaccine is a further blow to the Dutch vaccination campaign which is running behind schedule . Across the United Kingdom , some 18.1 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine have been administered.

Canada surpasses 1 million confirmed COVID-19 cases since start of pandemic
Thursday's lockdown will require the closure of hair salons, gyms, and indoor dining in regions not now under such restrictions. The Spring break will also go ahead as planned the week of April 12 and Child Care will also remain open during shutdown.

Essential workers anxious about Ontario 'shutdown'
Thursday's lockdown will require the closure of hair salons, gyms, and indoor dining in regions not now under such restrictions. Schools are slated to reopen after the end of this week's postponed spring break, which concludes on April 9.

Cases of rare blood clots identified after AstraZeneca Covid-19 jabs
This view is echoed by the World Health Organisation (WHO), which has urged countries to continue using the jab. On Thursday, Britain identified 30 cases of rare blood clot events following use of the vaccine.

PACK YOUR BAGS: Restrictions Loosened For Fully-Vaccinated Travelers
"I still continue to worry that with 80% of the population unvaccinated, we still have a lot of work to do", Walensky said. Almost 58 million of those people are fully vaccinated, either with a single-dose or two-shot regimen.