20220107

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announces he has become a father of a baby girl

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announces he has become a father of a baby girl

OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has become a father for the first time, to a baby daughter.

Singh announced Thursday that he and his wife Gurkiran Kaur welcomed a baby girl into the world on Monday.

"Our powerful little baby girl is basically my birthday present for life," Singh wrote on Twitter.

"Momma bear and baby are healthy and our hearts are filled with gratitude."

Singh celebrated his 43rd birthday the day before his daughter's birth.

The NDP leader's daughter will not be named immediately. In Sikh tradition, a newborn is named around two weeks after their birth in a ceremony called Naam Karan.

Singh has previously expressed his excitement about becoming a father.

He and his wife, a fashion designer, were married in February 2018 in a traditional Sikh wedding. They honeymooned in Mexico.

The NDP leader, who has campaigned in the past for better paternity and maternity benefits for new parents, is planning to take some paternity leave.

Parliament has not yet returned after the winter holiday break.

"He's planning to take some time off to spend time with his wife and new baby," said an NDP spokesperson.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was among a host of MPs and public figures to offer congratulations. Hundreds of messages of congratulation were posted on Twitter from around the world.

Trudeau tweeted well wishes from him and his wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, saying the birth was "wonderful news."

"Sophie and I are wishing you all good health and many happy moments together," Trudeau said.

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole also offered his congratulations on Twitter, adding: "Wishing you all the very best as you both enter parenthood!"

Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet offered congratulations and good wishes from himself, his MPs and party members.

"There are few happier events or magnificent results than a birth," Blanchet tweeted.

British Columbia NDP Premier John Horgan, and Valerie Plante, mayor of Montreal, were among the many other well wishers to congratulate the couple on the birth of their baby girl.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 6, 2022.

Marie Woolf, The Canadian Press

https://ca.yahoo.com/news/ndp-leader-jagmeet-singh-announces-190808349.html

Toronto child under the age of 4 dies with COVID-19

Toronto Public Health confirmed Thursday that a child under the age of four has died with COVID-19.

The public health agency said it can't release more details due to privacy rules, but offered its condolences to the child's family.

The tragedy comes as Ontario doctors again warn pregnant people to get vaccinated so their newborns have some degree of immunity. Dr. Eileen de Villa said the city is continuing to review data about how the highly-transmissible Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus affects children and confirmed while the vast majority do not have serious outcomes Toronto has seen some who require hospitalization.

"Of course we're concerned," De Villa said.

The best thing people can do to protect children is to get vaccinated and adhere to the public health measures in place to curb transmission of the virus, she said.

"We all need to do the very best we can," she said.

Children under the age of five aren't eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines in Canada at this time.

It remains rare for children to get seriously ill after contracting COVID-19, however the province has seen the deaths of several young people who contracted the virus during the course of the pandemic.

Medical experts still stress that COVID-19 remains a relatively mild illness for the vast majority of children. However, a recent rise in hospitalizations among youth is likely tied, at least in part, to the Omicron variant's rapid spread.

Some physicians are also seeing early signals that Omicron's infection pattern — often impacting the airways more than the lungs — may hit some kids harder than adults.

https://ca.yahoo.com/news/toronto-child-under-age-4-134214918.html

20220105

Book title - "My Magic Mirror" Author's name - Anushka Bhattaachrjee

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COVID-19: A look at the numbers for Ontario on Tuesday At least 248 COVID patients in ICUs across the province, but hospital reporting is delayed and cases underestimated

COVID-19: A look at the numbers for Ontario on Tuesday

At least 248 COVID patients in ICUs across the province, but hospital reporting is delayed and cases underestimated

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OPP warns about fraudsters claiming to be from banks or law enforcement Suspects ask for banking information and claim to be investigating fraudulent charges on accounts NewmarketToday Staff about an hour ago

OPP warns about fraudsters claiming to be from banks or law enforcement

Suspects ask for banking information and claim to be investigating fraudulent charges on accounts

NewmarketToday Staff about an hour ago

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