COVID-19
Red Deer Rebels, Edmonton Oil Kings among three WHL teams shut down by covid
News Release from the Western Hockey League
WHL announces pausing of team activities for Rebels, Oil Kings, Warriors
The Western Hockey League announced today the pausing of team activities for the Red Deer Rebels, Edmonton Oil Kings and Moose Jaw Warriors as a result of multiple players and staff being added to the WHL COVID-19 Protocol List due to exhibiting symptoms or having tested positive for COVID-19.
The WHL is working in consultation with the WHL Chief Medical Officer regarding the matter concerning the Rebels, Oil Kings and Warriors, who have each paused all team activities, including on-ice practices and off-ice training, pending further test results. Additional test results are pending and the WHL will provide further information when it is available.
“While we’re disappointed for all involved, yesterday’s developments were not surprising given the external environment,” said Rebels Owner/President/General Manager Brent Sutter.
“Those who have tested positive are experiencing only minor symptoms, with players and hockey staff currently in isolation. We’ll work with the WHL and AHS on what the next steps look like.
As of Monday, a total of eight Rebels players and team staff had tested positive for COVID-19.
No other WHL Clubs are impacted at this time, league officials confirm.
As a result of the pausing team activities for the three affected clubs, the following five WHL Regular Season Games have been postponed and will be rescheduled at a later date:
Friday, January 7
• Edmonton at Red Deer
• Moose Jaw at Lethbridge
Saturday, January 8
• Lethbridge at Red Deer
• Moose Jaw at Medicine Hat
Sunday, January 9
• Edmonton at Medicine Hat
The Rebels will announce rescheduled dates in the coming weeks. Fans are encouraged to hold on to their tickets for both postponed games, as they will be valid for the new game dates once they have been determined.
The health and safety of all WHL participants is the top priority for the WHL. In order to reduce the risk of exposure to and transmission of COVID-19, the WHL requires all WHL roster players, hockey operations staff, and other team and League office personnel to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with a Health Canada approved vaccine.
In accordance with WHL policy, the Rebels will not be identifying the individuals concerned.
The Rebels will continue to provide updates as they become available. No further comment will be made at this time.
COVID-19
Canadian parents wary of COVID, flu shots for children
From LifeSiteNews
Government research has found that Canadian parents do not plan to inject their children with COVID or flu shots, pointing to the ineffectiveness of the shots and potential side effects
Canadian parents are remaining wary of COVID and flu shots for children despite ongoing publicity campaigns.
According to in-house research by the Public Health Agency obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter, many Canadian parents do not plan to inject their children with the experimental COVID shots, pointing to the ineffectiveness of the shots and potential side effects.
“Continued monitoring of parental knowledge and views around Covid-19 and influenza are important to adapt public communication and education accordingly,” the report said.
“Monitoring parental attitudes is essential to predict expected vaccine take-up and guide education and awareness efforts to promote vaccination,” it continued.
In Canada, COVID shots are both approved and encouraged for all children over six months of age, despite the fact that the latest Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 shots for children under 12 were only granted emergency use authorization in the U.S.
The research asked parents if they planned to give their children updated COVID shots, to which only 17 percent said they “definitely will”; 26 percent said they “probably won’t”; and 28 percent said they “definitely won’t.”
Those who planned to refuse the reoccurring shots revealed they were “concerned there was not enough research on the vaccine,” questioned the effectiveness of the shots, mistrusted the government information surrounding COVID shots, or their doctor had never mentioned it.
Similarly, 19.5 percent reported being “somewhat hesitant” to give their child the COVID shot, while 21 percent said they were “very hesitant.”
Likewise, parents were hesitant to give their children annual flu shots, over concerns of it being unnecessary and potential side effects.
According to 2021 data, only 17.49 percent of children ages five to 11 in Canada have received at least one dose of the COVID injection. Additionally, of elementary school-age kids who have had both doses of the COVID shots, only 0.6 percent are counted as “fully vaccinated.”
Parents’ hesitancy to jab their young children comes after research has proven that the COVID shots are not only unnecessary but pose serious health risks, especially to children.
Since the start of the COVID crisis, official data shows that the virus has been listed as the cause of death for less than 20 kids in Canada under age 15. This is out of six million children in the age group.
The COVID jabs approved in Canada have also been associated with severe side effects, such as blood clots, rashes, miscarriages, and even heart attacks in young, healthy men.
The mRNA shots have also been linked to a multitude of negative and often severe side effects in children.
A report from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) showed at least 21,000 side effects, with 24 deaths of American children ages 12 to 17 after COVID shots.
COVID-19
Ottawa cop sues CBC after she was suspended for investigating link between COVID shot, infant deaths
From LifeSiteNews
Ottawa Police Service detective Helen Grus is suing the CBC for $875,000 for publishing ‘false’ and ‘harmful’ articles regarding her probe into the link between COVID vaccination and sudden infant deaths, according to True North.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) is being sued by an Ottawa detective who investigated the deaths of babies following the rollout of the experimental COVID-19 vaccines.
Ottawa Police Service detective Helen Grus is suing the CBC for $875,000 for publishing “false” and “harmful” articles regarding her probe into the link between COVID vaccination and sudden infant deaths (SIDs), according to information obtained by True North. After it was revealed that Grus was conducting these investigations, she was suspended from performing her duties by the Ottawa Police Service’s professional standards unit, which filed a disciplinary charge against her, forcing her to defend her actions in front of a tribunal.
“(Grus’s) concerns regarding a potential link between the novel COVID-19 vaccinations and an increase in sudden death of infants were well within her remit as a police officer to preserve life,” Grus’ lawyer Bath-Shéba van den Berg wrote in a statement to True North about the lawsuit.
“Babies died suddenly, in circumstances identical to the adverse events reported by Pfizer’s clinical data,” she continued.
“It is the duty of (the) Ottawa Police Service to properly investigate the sudden deaths of infants, which includes asking whether, or not the infants or parents took any COVID-19 vaccinations. Failure to ask about medical history is tantamount to a negligent investigation,” van den Berg added.
According to the lawsuit, the CBC launched a “adverse campaign of publishing harmful, malicious, and harassing newspaper articles containing false statements” against Grus through a series of articles published in 2022 and 2023.”
A March 31 article referred to Grus as an “anti-vaccine Ottawa police detective going rogue.” The CBC also claimed that Grus contacted the coroner to learn the vaccination status of parents, which Grus later testified at her disciplinary tribunal did not happen.
Additionally, lead PSU investigator Sgt. Jason Arbuthnot revealed that parents were informed of a confidential and internal police investigation involving Grus, prior to the publication of the CBC’s articles, contrary to the sequence of events offered by the outlet.
Grus and her lawyer argue that the probe into the deaths was within Grus’ sphere of authority as a member of the sex assault and child abuse (SACA) unit, which is tasked with investigating deaths of children under five. Additionally, protocol for SIDs includes gathering information regarding the medical history of parents, including all street, over-the-counter and prescription drug use.
Grus revealed she was prompted to investigate the link between SIDs and the COVID shot after an unusual number of infant deaths occurred in 2021 following the COVID vaccine rollout.
Grus’ tribunal trial remains ongoing and she will attend another tribunal hearing Tuesday as lawyers from both sides present their closing submissions.
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