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People who break health rules by holding parties that lead to death from COVID-19 should heed the warning from a British Columbia judge about facing a manslaughter charge, legal experts say.
Paramedics wearing personal protective equipment wheel a patient into the emergency department at Toronto s Mount Sinai Hospital on Sunday, March 29, 2020. Those who hold parties against health rules where people later die of COVID-19 should take note of the warning from a British Columbia judge that they could be charged with manslaughter, legal experts say.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
People who break health rules by holding parties that lead to death from COVID-19 should heed the warning from a British Columbia judge about facing a manslaughter charge, legal experts say.
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Alberta’s record surge of COVID-19 infections reached new heights Saturday, as the province reported 2,433 new cases.
It’s by far the most cases logged in Alberta in a single day, a significant step up from the 2,048 and 2,007 infections reported Thursday and Friday, respectively.
The cases came from 20,457 tests, representing an 11.9 per cent positivity rate, also an all-time high.
The surge has overwhelmed Alberta’s ability to process all new cases, forcing the province to scale back variant testing efforts.
Calgary doctor urges pregnant women to get vaccinated as hospital visits increase Dr. Eliana Castillo who specializes in pregnancy and reproductive infection disease for Brodie Thomas story about vaccine hesitancy in pregnancy in Calgary on Thursday, April 29, 2021. Photo by Darren Makowichuk /DARREN MAKOWICHUK/Postmedia
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Albertans travelling into British Columbia won’t face checkstops amid the province’s new restrictions, B.C.’s solicitor general says.
But that doesn’t mean Alberta residents should make any non-essential trips west, said Mike Farnworth.
“There will be signage that says there should be essential travel only,” Farnworth told Postmedia Friday.
Doctor’s note not required for youth vaccination: Dr. Hinshaw
Parents and guardians can make a decision to have their child get the vaccine if they’re eligible. If parents/ guardians have questions, they can talk to their doctor, but they don’t need to get a letter before getting immunized. (4/6) Dr. Deena Hinshaw (@CMOH Alberta) May 1, 2021
The judge is right about that.
Provincial court Judge Ellen Gordon chastised Mohammad Movassaghi this week as she sentenced him to one day in jail, a $5,000 fine and 18 months probation. He had previously pleaded guilty to disobeying a court order, failing to comply with a health officer s order and unlawfully purchasing grain alcohol.
The court heard he held a party for 78 people in a penthouse condominium that was about 165 square metres in size that police described as a makeshift nightclub.
Gordon called the event a crime, not a party, adding that it was something attended by people foolish enough to put their own and their grandmothers health at risk.
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