Avian influenza A mainly affects domestic poultry and wild birds such as geese, ducks and seabirds. Virus infection can be fatal to both domestic poultry and wild birds. Read more: The Gaskin Lion, the story and the Ukrainian ties behind the iconic Kingston statue However, public health says the virus is not normally transmitted from birds to humans and that the current strain is reported to be lower than normal concern for spreading to humans....

The sound of helicopters early in the morning in Central Okanagan is usually intended for late spring, when they are used to blow water from the cherries to prevent the fruit from splitting. This year the helicopters started earlier than usual, but the cold is to blame despite the rain. “Around 6:00 on Sunday morning, it sounded like he was going to land on the roof of the house. He was so loud that he woke my wife from a deep sleep and said it was scary....

BCGEU President Stephanie Smith says negotiations on a new contract for 33,000 members of the civil service are currently deadlocked. The deal expired on April 1, and government negotiators and BCGEU negotiators are currently far behind on wage increases. The government has bid for a 1.5 percent increase in 2022, a 2 percent increase in 2023 and a 2 percent increase in 2024. 1:52 BC Negotiations on public sector contracts reach a stalemate over wages BC The BCGEU has submitted a bid of 5 percent growth or inflation, whichever is higher, in 2022 and 5 percent or inflation, whichever is higher, in 2023....

Absent des deux côtés Thomas Tuchel peut compter sur la quasi-totalité de son groupe, à l’exception de Ben Chilwell et Calum Hudson-Odoi, qui sont blessés. Eden Hazard va perdre les retrouvailles avec son ancienne équipe. L’ailier belge, joueur de Chelsea pendant sept saisons (2012-2019), n’est pas disponible, tout comme Isco et Luka Jovic. Nous nous retrouvons Les deux leaders s’étaient déjà rencontrés l’an dernier, en demi-finale du tournoi. Les Madrilènes tenteront de prendre leur revanche un an après leur exclusion aux portes de la finale par les Anglais, après un nul en Espagne (1-1) et une défaite en Angleterre (2-0)....

Biden announced the aid after a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to coordinate the delivery of aid, which he said includes artillery systems, artillery shells and armored personnel carriers, as well as helicopters. “This new aid package will contain many of the highly effective weapons systems we have already provided and new capabilities adapted to the wider offensive we expect Russia to launch in eastern Ukraine,” Biden said in a statement....

Biden is expected to make the announcement by nominating Steve Dettlebach, who served as U.S. attorney in Ohio from 2009 to 2016, at the White House on Monday, citizens said. They were not authorized to discuss the candidacy in public and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity. The government will also release the final version of its ghost gun rule, which comes as the White House and the Department of Justice come under increasing pressure to fight gun deaths and violent crime in the United States....

He had just returned with a golf cart from the medical room at the opposite end of the field, where a doctor used two stitches to close the pit he had opened in Guerrero’s finger hours earlier than Aaron Hicks’s left gill. On the televisions above him, the show after the YES Network match began airing the highlights of the Toronto Blue Jays’ 6-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Wednesday, an exciting contest that you may have heard Guerrero had some effect....

Lord David Wolfson said he could not remain a minister following the revelations about the No. 10 party that took place during the coronavirus restrictions. Wolfson’s resignation came as senior Tories voiced concern that the scandal could last much longer, with the prime minister facing more fines for Downing Street parties and the risk of photos leaking from rallies in the media. Johnson became the first UK prime minister to commit a criminal offense during his tenure after being fined by the Metropolitan Police for attending a birthday party on Downing Street in June 2020....

The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning – for extreme heat in eastern, southern and central parts of Scotland – which is in force until midnight on Wednesday. Ahead of soaring temperatures, which weather experts believe could pass the August 2003 record of 32.9C at Greycrook in the Scottish Borders, Holyrood minister Keith Brown urged people “to think about whether they need to travel and, if they do, make sure they’re properly equipped and plan their journey in advance”....

Aber Spurgin war sich nicht immer so sicher. Jahrelang hat der Brite aus Essex die Krusten und Schönheitsfehler kaschiert. Sie fühlte sich unwohl, wenn sie einen Bikini am Strand trug. „Ich hatte immer Angst, dass mich jemand darauf aufmerksam machen würde. Und das taten sie! Ich war schockiert darüber, wie viele Leute mich direkt fragten: “Was ist los mit dir?” Es war mir damals so peinlich, aber jetzt verstehe ich, dass sie einfach ignorant und neugierig waren“, sagte sie gegenüber Dailystar....

The family of three had fled their home in Kharkov, which has been hit by some of the heaviest Russian bombings, after waiting more than two weeks to obtain a visa to the United Kingdom. They traveled 800 miles to Warsaw Airport in Poland, where they were to fly to London as part of the UK Government’s Homes for Ukraine program. Vira Rybalchenko, 68, lost her passport during the evacuation, but received assurances from the British embassy that she would be allowed to travel because she had a hard copy of the document, as well as a newly issued British visa and a Ukrainian identity card....

Posté à 16h08 Mylène Crête La Presse “De toute évidence, la menace la plus sérieuse aujourd’hui est la menace Poutine”, a déclaré la ministre des Finances Chrystia Freeland lors d’une conférence de presse. “A Boutsa on a vu que c’est un régime qui est vraiment criminel. C’est un régime qui n’a pas de limites et qui est vraiment une menace pour toutes les démocraties du monde. » Contrairement à l’Allemagne, le Canada n’atteint pas l’objectif de 2 % du produit intérieur brut (PIB) fixé par l’Organisation du Traité de l’Atlantique Nord (OTAN)....

According to Valerie Chartrand, the suspension of deliveries in the neighborhood is due to “safety concerns”. The company did not specify what those concerns were, but said it was responsible for ensuring that people who delivered them could do their job safely. The community has long faced overlapping social issues, such as homelessness, poverty and the ongoing drug crisis. Chartrand says the company is working to solve the problem and create a long-term solution “that will ensure the well-being of our employees”....

Canadian inflation jumped to its highest rate in nearly four decades in June, although there are signs that rising consumer prices are about to catch up, offering relief to families. The consumer price index (CPI) rose 8.1 per cent in June from a year earlier, up from 7.7 per cent in May, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday. It was the highest rate of inflation since January 1983. Economists had expected worse, with inflation climbing to 8....

Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register April 8 (Reuters) – Canada will provide $ 220 million ($ 174.8 million) in additional funding to support COVID-19 vaccination needs in lower-income countries, Prime Minister Justin Trinto said in a statement Friday. . The new money will be more than the more than $ 2.7 billion Canada has provided in international aid to address COVID and will help improve the ability of lower-income countries to distribute vaccines, according to the statement....

The first official English debate organized by the party’s Organizing Committee for Leadership Elections (LEOC) is scheduled for May 11 at 8 p.m. ET in Edmonton. A French debate will follow on May 25 at 8 p.m. in Montreal. A note sent to the candidates last week and received by CBC News indicates that a format for the discussions has not yet been established. Candidates will receive a list of topics one week before each discussion....

Die Reds haben noch genug zu gewinnen – aber mit Mühe! Im ersten Viertelfinalspiel im Estadio da Luz gewannen sie mit 3:1. „Wir leben in dieser Saison unseren Traum und wollen ihn so schnell nicht wieder aufgeben“, sagte Benfica-Torhüter Odysseas Vlachodimos vor dem kicker-Spiel. Allerdings sorgten Ibrahima Konaté (17.) von Liverpool und Sadio Mané (34.) mit ihren Toren in der ersten Halbzeit dafür, dass dieser Traum zunächst in weiter Ferne war....