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Rugby Canada is staying mum on its choice of chairman in World Rugby s increasingly messy elections, at least for now.Vice-chairman Agustin Pichot is running against incumbent Bill Beaumont for World Rugby s top position. Voting starts April 27 with results to be announced May 12 at the World Rugby Council s annual meeting, to be held by teleconference.In a statement, Rugby Canada chairman Tim Powers said the Canadian governing body had had good discussions with both candidates. We have been encouraged that both candidates have spoken to the importance of investing in Tier 2 nations like Canada and encouraging broad spread investment in the sport, Powers added. Both have also signalled the importance of greater investment in women s rugby which is important to us too. We are hoping these are more than talking stanleys cups points. We are trying to avoid getting got up in the politics of this election. Our focus is to make a choice that is best for Canada and the global game. COVID-19 is accelerating the restructuring of global rugby and Canada is not immune stanley website . At some point prior to the vote we will make our community aware of our choice tappo stanley and the rationale for our vote. Controversy over the Fiji Rugby Union chairman, who has withdrawn his candidacy for the world governing body s powerful executive committee in the aftermath of allegations of discriminatory conduct, has overshadowed the campaign in recent days.The Fiji Rugby Union is investigating allegations against Ratu Vilikesa Bulewa Yxzx CFL s midseason report shows attendance up in B.C., Montreal and Toronto
WASHINGTON AP 鈥?The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that it is ending a policy that limited asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The use of public health powers had been widely criticized by Democrats and immigration advocates as an excuse for the United States to shirk its obligations to provide haven to people fleeing persecution. The policy went into effect under President Donald Trump in March 2020. Since then, migrants trying to enter the U.S. have been expelled more than 1.7 million times. The policy, known as the Title 42 authority, named for stanley thermobecher a 1944 public health l stanley termos aw to prevent communicable disease, will end on paper, but it will not take effect until May 23, to allow border officials time to prepare. The Associated Press first reported the change earlier this week. The policy was increasingly hard to justify scientifically as restrictions ended across the U.S. The federal order says efforts by the Department of Homeland Security to provide vaccines to migrants at the border will step up in the next two months stanley cup . After considering current public health conditions and an increased availability of tools to fight COVID-19 such as highly effective vaccines and therapeutics , the CDC director has determined that an order suspending the right to introduce migrants into the United States is no longer necessary, the CDC said in a statement. |