Camera operator covering lockdown protest kicked out of Yonge-Dundas Square by police officer for being ‘non-essential’

A CityNews camera operator was kicked out of Yonge-Dundas Square on Saturday by a police officer and told they were “not essential” while gathering footage of the police presence in the square.

Over the past several months, anti-lockdown protests have been held in the square on Saturdays. Last week, there was a heavy police presence due to the stay-at-home order which resulted in the arrest of the organizer and two others.

One of our CityNews’ camera operators was gathering footage of the police presence today in anticipation of gatherings that exceed the province’s five-person limit when he was told he had to leave the square.

Oh the media scorned!


Video of the protest, a couple of arrests made so far.

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Ontario reports 2,359 new Covid cases, plus lamentable quotes and WHO gets Honest?


Some COVID-19 quotes from political, medical leaders have not aged well

It’s been one year since COVID-19 showed up in Canada.

In that time we’ve learned quite a bit about the virus that has come to dominate all of our lives. We’ve also learned that our political and medical leaders aren’t perfect and have made mistakes in what they have advised the public when it comes to the virus.


WHO Changes CCP Virus Test Criteria in Attempt to Reduce False Positives

The World Health Organization (WHO) has cautioned experts not to rely solely on the results of a PCR test to detect the CCP virus.

In updated guidance published on Jan. 20, the WHO said that lab experts and health care practitioners should also consider the patient’s history and epidemiological risk factors alongside the PCR test in diagnosing the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus.

The new guidance could result in significantly fewer daily cases.

What really happened? Word got out, WHO couldn’t sustain the lie.

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It’s a secret: California keeps key virus data from public

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has from the start said his coronavirus policy decisions would be driven by data shared with the public to provide maximum transparency.

But with the state starting to emerge from its worst surge, his administration won’t disclose key information that will help determine when his latest stay-at-home order is lifted.

State health officials said they rely on a very complex set of measurements that would confuse and potentially mislead the public if they were made public.

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Fourth Canada-bound flight with COVID impacting ‘all rows:’ Health Canada

Health Canada recorded its fourth Canada bound flight on Thursday where ‘all rows’ were impacted by positive COVID-19 cases.

On Thursday, Air Canada Rouge flight 1803 between the Jamaican capital of Kingston and Toronto on Friday, Jan. 15 was posted to Health Canada’s online list of COVID-impacted flights as having ‘all rows affected’ by passengers who eventually tested positive for the respiratory virus.

h/t Marvin

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New form of African swine fever identified in Chinese pig farms, likely caused by illegal vaccines

This picture of Lena Dunham has no relation to the article

A new form of African swine fever has been identified in Chinese pig farms. According to Reuters, industry insiders say that the disease was most likely caused by illegal vaccines, and serves as a fresh blow to the nation where the COVID-19 coronavirus was first identified. China is the world’s largest producer of pork.

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Ontario reports 2,662 new Covid cases… All citizens who have tested positive are to report to the nearest disintegration chamber


Durham doctor and her husband, a Toronto paramedic, are charged with failing to disclose info about contact they had with U.K. visitor

A Durham doctor and her husband, a Toronto paramedic, have been charged with failing to disclose information to local public health officials about contact they had with a U.K. visitor in light of the spread of a new variant of the COVID-19 virus present in Britain.

The couple, Dr. Martina Weir and Brian Weir, are alleged each to have failed to provide accurate information about “all persons that the defendant may have had contact with during their period of communicability,” as well as “providing false information in relation to contact with anyone who travelled from the United Kingdom,” according to court documents.

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Diane Francis: Was the botched vaccine roll-out a result of Trudeau placing too much faith in China?

The Canadian government’s failures on the vaccine file may end up being the biggest Liberal scandal yet, according to information that’s come my way.

As I wrote earlier this week, any delay in getting as many people vaccinated as quickly as possible will cost lives. So far, just over one per cent of the country has received at least one dose of the vaccine, which puts us behind many other developed countries.

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Suddenly Optimistic Fauci Sees Pandemic “Plateauing,” Feels “Liberated” Under Biden Admin

As if the press hasn’t already fawned over Biden enough…but we digress. In other news, Biden insisted that wearing masks until April may help save 50K lives, another number apparently pulled out of a hat.

Finally, Dr. Fauci said Thursday that it looks like new cases in the USA might actually be plateauing, despite the holiday surge we were promised by him a few months ago. But where is this more optimistic frame of mind based on? Well, the diminutive doctor admitted that he feels “liberated” by Biden.

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Almost 80% of COVID-19 cases in Toronto were among racialized groups in November

Nearly 80 per cent of COVID-19 cases in Toronto identified with a racialized group in November, according to the city.

On Thursday, Toronto’s Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Eileen de Villa discussed new data on ethno-racialized groups affected by the virus during a city media briefing.

The data shows that racialized groups continue to make up a disproportionate share of COVID-19 cases, as they have throughout the pandemic.

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Pandemic Numbers Faked To Blame Trump: The WHO Changes Guidelines On Covid Tests An Hour After Biden Inauguration

On the day of Joe Biden’s inauguration, The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that a positive test result alone is no longer sufficient to determine a Chinese coronavirus infection. Now the communist-tied organization states that a second test is required along with a clinical diagnosis. Under Biden’s new administration, the sudden changes in the WHO’s guidelines will most likely lead to a significant decrease in the number of positive cases.

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Watch: Get ready to have your blood boil. “Our public health orders don’t apply to any levels of government.”

This latest edition of hypocrisy and lockdown hobgoblinery comes courtesy of Canada.

Here’s Manitoba Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Brent Roussin just causally explaining that they’ve exempted all levels of government from their own draconian health orders with the most what’s-the-big-deal energy you’ve ever seen.

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