GENEVA (AP) — National tensions are erupting over slow coronavirus vaccine rollouts and production delay issues are real, but “no one is safe until everyone is safe,” the European chief for the World Health Organization says. Dr. Hans Kluge said Thursday that international solidarity in the fight against the virus that has already killed 2.1 million people was “key,” but he noted tensions Thursday between that wider goal and the responsibility each leader felt to protect their own people. He said “the telephone line is very hot” in conversations with European Union officials and others clamoring for more vaccines, fearing new virus variants that are more contagious that have already swept through Britain and are gaining elsewhere. read more

Children are truly our future, which is why a Saint Mary’s club held an event last night to discuss the education of migrant children. The College club La Fuerza concluded its annual “Week of Action” Thursday with a discussion titled ‘Migrant Children and Their Education.’ Elizabeth Dennie, who recently completed her Master’s degree in Education Leadership at Saint May’s, led the discussion.  First-year student Fallon Brandis said she appreciated the chance to learn about migration from a new perspective. “I just think this is a really pertinent topic, especially in politics, and it’s so interesting to learn about the other side of migration,” Brandis said. Dennie told the group about her thesis for the Master’s program and her continued research titled ‘The Migrant Experience: Not Leaving Migrant Students Behind.’ She said she struggled to find information on this topic because there is relatively little available. Dennie shared several stories about her work with children and stressed the importance of dialogue between teachers, administrators and families to better the education of migrant children. She said the most important thing she learned in the process of obtaining her Master’s degree was to allow children to enjoy their youth.  “It sounds so stupid, but it’s so profound – kids are kids,” she said. “Let them be kids. If you look around society, everything is pushing kids to be older. They don’t know how to have fellowship.” Several education majors asked Dennie how to approach educating migrant students in their future careers. Dennie said it was important to develop relationships with the students in order to foster a love of learning that will bring with it academic success. Dennie also said it is important to see past possible ethnic differences when educating migrant children.  “A lot of times we let so much divide us when we are so similar,” Dennie said. read more

St. Louis beat the odds against Cincinnati on Friday.The Cardinals topped the Reds 12-11 at Great American Ball Park, despite trailing 7-0 entering the sixth inning. St. Louis went on to tally a staggering 10 runs in the sixth to take control of the game and it didn’t look back. MLB trade rumors: Prospects Yankees, Dodgers, Astros, Braves should move but don’t want to Jose Martinez and Paul DeJong each notched one home run for St. Louis while the Reds’ Ryan Lavarnway went 3 for 4 and tallied two home runs.Strangely enough, Cincinnati actually outhit the Cardinals 18-12 in the contest. Related News Charlie Blackmon was hitless in five at-bats as the Rockies fell to the Yankees 8-2.HighlightJosh Donaldson led the Braves to victory over the Nationals with this walkoff single.Game called due to rain. #walkoff pic.twitter.com/jx3rrkbPQq— MLB (@MLB) July 20, 2019What’s Next?Red Sox (53-45) at Orioles (30-66) 7:05 p.m. ET — Boston was surprisingly trounced by Baltimore 11-2 on Friday. The reigning champs will look to bounce back Saturday against one of the worst teams in the American League. The Cardinals extended their winning streak to three games and are just 2 1/2 games back from the the National League Central-leading Cubs.Cincinnati on the other hand is 43-52 and dead last in the division. It has now lost four straight.Studs of the NightVladimir Guerrero Jr. went 3 for 5 in Toronto’s 12-1 win over Detroit.Oscar Mercado had a perfect 5-for-5 night as the Indians topped the Royals 10-5.Duds of the NightStarling Marte was hitless in four at-bats in the Pirates’ 6-1 loss to the Phillies. Angels designate Matt Harvey for assignment read more

The event will consist of a 22 game schedule that will be played out of the Encana Events Centre and the North Peace Arena.Teams will be broken up into two groups of four, with a round robin determining seeding for the quarter-finals. Winners will advance to the semi-finals and finals as the tournament progresses.In last year’s tournament, held in Sarnia, Ontario, teams from Russia, Sweden, Finland, the United States and Slovakia participated. Russia defeated the U.S. for gold, while Sweden came away with bronze.Eleven of the last 14 first overall selections in the NHL draft have played in this tournament.Advertisement It’s the biggest hockey tournament the Peace Region has ever seen, as Hockey Canada announced this morning that the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge is coming to Fort St. John and Dawson Creek this fall.The event, taking place from October 30 to November 7, pits three of Canada’s best teams against the best under-17 players the rest of the world has to offer.Teams joining the Canadian squads later this year will be teams from the United States, Russia, Sweden, Finland, and the Czech Republic.- Advertisement -Details of the event were announced at the Pomeroy Sport Centre this morning.“This opportunity that has been presented to our two great communities is world-class,” Dawson Creek Mayor Dale Bumstead said in a release ahead of the conference.“The significance and magnitude of this event is unparalleled to anything we have seen or hosted in our collective histories.  We are known as hockey cities and our hockey history is rich. As partners, we are proud to showcase our communities, our region and our northern hospitality to the future hockey stars of tomorrow.”Advertisement Some of the marquee names that have laced up the skates in the event in the past include Alexander Ovechkin, Patrick Kane, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, and Ilya Kovalchuk.A game schedule and ticket information will be announced at a later date.We will update this story throughout the day. read more