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       Alberta Health Services has cancelled all elective surgeries in Calgary for the rest of the week to ensure there is enough resources to staff intensive and critical care units amid a COVID-19 case count surge Millions of vaccines donated to African countries by Canada and Britain will expire within a few weeks, triggering a rush to administer them In the past seven days, 26,417 cases were reported, up 8 per cent from the previous seven days. There were 143 deaths announced, up 13 per cent over the same period. At least 1,731 people are being treated in hospitals and 1,468,237 others are considered recovered.

       Canada’s inoculation rate is 12th among countries with a population of one million or more people.

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       Sources: Canada data is compiled from government websites, Johns Hopkins and COVID-19 Canada Open Data Working Group; international data is from Johns Hopkins University.

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       A COVID-19 vaccine is administered to an American soldier in Fort Knox, Kentucky. The Pentagon, with the support of military leaders and U.S. President Joe Biden, mandated COVID-19 vaccination for all military service members in early September. The Pentagon stresses inoculation from COVID-19 and other diseases to avoid outbreaks from impeding the fighting force of the U.S. Military.

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       Coronavirus in Canada As COVID-19 infections and hospitalization numbers in Alberta continue to grow, the province has cancelled all elective surgeries and many outpatient procedures for the rest of the week in the Calgary region. Alberta Health Services made the move to ensure there are sufficient resources to staff intensive and critical care units. Ontario reported 798 new infections today – 620 of which are in those not fully vaccinated or have an unknown vaccination status. Meanwhile, parents in Toronto – the province’s largest school board – describe their excitement and nervousness as classes resume. Nova Scotia won’t initially enforce requiring people to show proof-of-vaccination documents for many non-essential activities. British Columbia’s Health Minister said it’s both foolish to refuse a vaccination and disrespectful to protest and potentially interfere with the care of hospital patients. Quebec reported 703 new infections and one more death linked to COVID-19 today, while the number of hospitalizations increased by 20, to 198. Coronavirus around the world Millions of COVID-19 vaccines donated to African countries by Canada and Britain will expire within a few weeks, triggering a rush to administer them before they are wasted, an African Union health expert says. The race to administer the doses is the latest sign of stresses from the global COVID-19 vaccine shortage, which has hit Africa more severely than any other region. United States President Joe Biden is planning to use his executive order powers to mandate COVID-19 vaccination for the millions who work for the U.S. government, according to a source briefed on the matter. Despite a campaign by the federal government to encourage vaccination, only 53 per cent of Americans have been fully vaccinated and COVID-19 infections are surging among the unvaccinated. More than 250,000 people were evicted across India during the coronavirus pandemic, something advocates are calling a ‘human rights crisis.’ Coronavirus and business Canada may have hundreds of thousands more jobs to recover in the pandemic, based on payroll data that show weaker numbers than a better-known labour report.

       Canada’s two key job reports – the Labour Force Survey and a survey of payroll data – show a recovery that differs by about 300,000 positions, a sign of continuing stress in the labour market. The payroll data “clearly does require us to temper our optimism” about the labour recovery, said Brendon Bernard, senior economist at hiring platform Indeed Canada. Also today: Transat seeing steady demand for winter travel in spite of fourth wave of COVID-19

       And: Shell is weighing whether it should mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for workers in some operations, according to an internal memo.

       Globe opinion Robyn Urback: Anti-vaccine protest is fine. Abuse is not. Shut it down Elizabeth Renzetti: Health care was dangerous even before the anti-vaxxers arrived More reporting Health officials prepare for COVID-19 testing deluge as students return to school amid fourth wave A coroner’s inquest in Quebec hears how small group of volunteers struggled to help at a long-term care home deserted by staff Dollarama results hit by spring pandemic sales restrictions Information centre Everything you need to know about Canada’s travel restrictions for vaccinated and unvaccinated people Waiting for a second dose? We answer your COVID-19 vaccine questions What is and isn’t ‘paid sick leave’ in Canada? A short primer Got a vaccine ‘hangover’? Here’s why Sources: Canada data are compiled from government websites, Johns Hopkins University and COVID-19 Canada Open Data Working Group; international data are from Johns Hopkins.

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