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Officially, the war for Palestine, which ended with the establishment of the state of Israel and the exile of three-quarters of a million Palestinians, began on May 15, 1948, with the termination of the British Mandate, the declaration of Independence by Zionist leaders, and the formal start of hostilities between the fledgeling Jewish state and the countrys Palestinian population and Arab allies.

Others point to the United Nations Partition Resolution passed on November 29, 1947, and the war that commenced soon thereafter, as the actual beginning of the conflict. But an equally plausible argument can be made that the War for Palestine began more than a quarter-century earlier, on May Day, 1921 not in Jerusalem but in a mixed neighbourhood along the sea between Jaffa and Tel Aviv.

It was on that May 1 that a group of Jewish Marxists loudly marched into the Palestinian area of the neighbourhood of Manshiyyeh after clashing with more moderate Labor Zionists. With flags waving and chanting loudly for workers solidarity, their march was met by warning shots by the British gendarmes hoping to disperse them. Unfortunately, the Arab residents did not understand their slogans; and fearing the gunfire signalled a Jewish attack on the neighbourhood, they attacked first, starting a riot that quickly moved down into Jaffa and killed 47 Jews and 48 Palestinians. Hundreds more were made homeless.

The violence shocked the British occupation regime which was still getting its footing four years after conquering Palestine, but it should not have. By 1921, Jaffas rapid economic and demographic growth had made it the undisputed cultural and economic capital of Arab Palestine, where according to British police officials you would get more information about political feeling than in any other part of Palestine. At the same time, Tel Aviv, which since its creation in 1909 as the first modern Jewish neighbourhood in Palestine had gone from Jaffas daughter to a powerful competitor, the cultural and economic capital of Jewish Palestine.

Indeed, Tel Avivs encroachment on land belonging to Jaffa and the surrounding agricultural villages was already worrying enough for its last Ottoman governor, Hassan Bey, to build a mosque well north of Jaffas Old City in 1916 in an attempt to block Tel Avivs southward spread.

Jaffas Palestinian Arab population described the storm of violence in early May 1921 as a revolt or revolution (thawra, the same word used by protesters during the Arab Spring). For their part, Zionist officials admitted in their reports that it was a result of the unnatural expansion of the Jewish community, whose seizing and spreading over the rest of Jaffa and into the surrounding orchards was deemed a leading cause of the mountainous hatred between the two communities.

But rather than trying to mitigate the growing anger of the indigenous population, Zionist leaders pressed for unlimited immigration into Palestine, even as thousands of Jewish inhabitants of Jaffa migrated across the now official border to Tel Aviv, which was granted official recognition as a separate town 10 days after the eruption of violence.

In the next three decades, Jaffa and Tel Aviv would continue to clash, and occasionally cooperate, as the two cities and their respective national communities developed into full-fledged national rivals. The Palestinian Great Revolt of 1936 also began in Jaffa, while the Jewish bombardment of the city at the start of the 1948 war precipitated one of the largest exoduses of Palestinians into exile.

A century after May 1, 1921, the borderlands between Jaffa, now a relatively poor but endlessly gentrifying mixed neighbourhood of Tel Aviv, and the modern Jewish centre of the united municipality, remain a constant source of tension and even violence. Just as in Jerusalem and throughout the West Bank, secular and religious Jews alike take over Palestinian properties, push out the local population, and continue a self-described process of Judaisation (Yehudit in Hebrew, an official Israeli government term) that has occurred without rest now for 100 years.

Indeed, the dynamics of Jewish-Palestinian relations in Jaffa have always been a harbinger and microcosm of the broader Israeli-Palestinian conflict, putting the lie to long-made claims by Israel and its supporters of a firm difference in how Palestinians are treated on either side of the Green Line. In reality, most of the techniques deployed in the occupied territories after 1967 were first developed and perfected inside the sovereign 1948 borders of Israel.

In the mixed areas of cities like Jaffa, Haifa and Jerusalem, enough Palestinians remained so that their presence could not simply be erased and replaced by Jews and their number was manageable enough so that the demographic balance could be shifted with some effort.

Those who have paid attention to the constant struggle over territory, identity and political and economic power in Israel since 1948, and especially during the last five decades, have long understood that the territorially defined two-state solution championed by the Israeli peace camp, which was ostensibly at the heart of the Oslo land for peace formula, was doomed from the start. Israel had more than enough power and foreign support to retain permanent control over and continue to settle the occupied territories.

As the chances for peace became remote with the collapse of the Oslo process and the eruption of the Al-Aqsa Intifada in 2000, various groups of Palestinian, Israeli, and international scholars and policymakers came together to think about alternative methods of cohabitation on this deeply contested land. They developed or repurposed ideas ranging from a secular democratic state to various forms of federation, confederation and binationalism.

One of these suggestions was the idea of parallel states, first introduced in 2010 and detailed in our 2014 book One Land Two States: Israel and Palestine as Parallel States. The ideas outlined were the result of years of informal discussions between Israeli and Palestinian academics and experts, with the support of international colleagues.

The basic idea was to divide sovereignty rather than divide the land, and build a new kind of political architecture with two separate state structures both covering the whole territory, with freedom for people to move and to live in the whole area, thus preserving the notion of two separate states, while at the same time integrating the land into one geographic entity, with a common external border, and a common economic space.

Such a structure would enable Israel to satisfy its security imperatives through a continued presence in the West Bank while enabling Palestinians to return to all of historic Palestine, and both peoples to share Jerusalem as their capital. Crucially, wherever they lived, Israelis and Palestinians would remain citizens of their respective states, ending the demographic threat that for decades trumped promises of democracy on either side of the Green Line.

In 2012, a group of Israelis and Palestinians put forward a similar concept was under the rubric Two States, One Homeland (now known as A land for all), promoting a more traditional form of confederalism. Such initiatives have shown enough traction for the confederation to be a central theme at the just completed 2021 conference of J-street, the liberal Jewish counterpart of AIPAC.

With its century-long history of Palestinian-Jewish cohabitation however forced and imbalanced Jaffa could serve as a starting point for a shared and more equitable future. Instead, Jaffa continues to be treated more as a de facto Jewish settlement than a fully-fledged part of Tel Aviv, with land expropriation and militarised policing a continuous reality for its 20,000 Palestinian residents.

Looking back a century, Sami Abu Shehadeh, a lifelong Jaffan activist, Knesset member and chairman of the Balad Party, explained to us: Of course 1921 happened in Jaffa; it was the centre of Zionist as well as Palestinian life, so we could see what was on the horizon by then. But even a century later, with Jaffas Palestinians only 1 percent of Tel Avivs population, there is barely an attempt to treat us as equal citizens. Because of that, the youth today continue to see themselves as part of the Palestinian nation, even if their ID card is Israeli.

The 100th anniversary of the 1921 revolt reminds us how deeply rooted this conflict remains. But only a few years before the violence, Jewish and Palestinian leaders came together to help put street lights in Jaffa, formed an export society for the famed Jaffa Orange, and built a new boulevard in the heart of Jaffa to match the newly built, tree-lined Rothschild Boulevard in Tel Aviv. Cooperation and collaboration were possible then, and could be again in Jaffa, Tel Aviv and across this sacred but deeply scarred land.

But only if it is based on the kind of equality, mutual respect and recognition that are at the heart of the various post-territorial solutions that are finally being given the attention they deserve. With a seemingly insurmountable imbalance of power in its favour, Israel has little incentive to acknowledge, never mind support, such efforts. But as the events of May Day 1921 remind us, conflicts that seem manageable today can fester for a century without a solution, rendering pyrrhic even the greatest of victories.

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Someones peaceful protest is another persons terrorism, he says, contrasting the FBIs mobilization in response to the Black Lives Matter movement with the lack of preparedness ahead of the January 6 Capitol insurrection. Get em Prof! writes a student in the classs chat window.

When I lecture, Im not looking for likes, says Nteta. I want to challenge students to think about their world in order to improve it. In the United States, there is a lack of understanding of our history regarding race and politics and the consequences of that history. We should talk honestly about these issues. My small contribution to that is my classes. We have to be committed to this project of building the best democracy that we can. I hope my students recognize there is power in this goal and in mobilizing based on the values of our country.

For his impassioned teaching, his groundbreaking research, and his leadership of the UMass Poll, Nteta, a faculty member since 2007, was recently named a UMass Spotlight Scholar. It is highly unusual that an outstanding researcher is also a great teacher, but with Professor Nteta we are very fortunate to have someone who is excellent at both, says Jesse Rhodes, professor and chair of the UMass Amherst department of political science.

Nteta grew up in Middleton, Mass., with a keen appreciation of the power of politics to change people's lives. His father, Christopher Nteta, came to the US from South Africa in 1965 to attend Harvard Divinity School and taught history and African American studies at UMass Boston for 30 years. He was active in the Massachusetts anti-apartheid movement, including pressuring the Polaroid company to stop providing technology to the South African apartheid government. For many people politics are just a side show, but for others, politics are life and death, observes Nteta.

Ntetas wide-ranging research revolves around his conviction that race remains the defining issue of our time. W.E.B. Du Bois famously said that the problem of the 20th century was the problem of the color line, Nteta says. I think thats true as well for the 21st century. Will the US live up to our ideals of egalitarianism, equality, and liberty? Most people think these ideas connect, but they are often in conflict. Im interested in recognizing where we are as a country and as a society given the changes since the 1960s.

An optimist at his core, Nteta believes that the US is inching ever-closer to its egalitarian ideal. He asks, What is the impact on how the public thinks about issues of race and politics as the country shifts demographically and culturally to accept groups that have historically been outsiders? That type of change is revelatory in a country founded on notions of white, male supremacy.

As his colleague, Jane Fountain, distinguished university professor of political science and public policy, sees it: The work of Professor Tatishe Nteta provides foundational, rigorous research on the underlying dynamics of political attitudes, opinions, and associated political behavior in campaigns, elections, and democratic life.

A look at just a few of the papers published by Nteta and his coauthors in leading political journals in the last five years convey the scope of his work. They include: Understanding White Polarization in the 2016 Vote for President: The Sobering Role of Racism and Sexism. This research sheds light on the political success of Donald Trump. Nteta is currently building on this work to examine the 2020 election.

Another paper, For You Were Strangers in the Land of Egypt: Religious Elites, Public Opinion, and Immigration Reform in the United States, is part of Ntetas broader research into attitudes concerning immigration.

The publication Burying the Hatchet? Elite Influence and White Public Opinion on the Washington Redskins Controversy and other papers expand understanding of symbolic racism in sports.

In The First Daughter Effect: The Impact of Fathering First Daughters on Mens Preferences on Gender Equality Issues, Nteta has demonstrated that men who have a daughter as a first child express more liberal attitudes.

One of his Ntetas many ongoing projects with UMass colleagues involves utilizing big data to scour millions of court cases to uncover implicit racial bias by political elites. They plan to extend the search to Congressional records. We can look at centuries of data in terms of speeches and other rhetoric, Nteta says. Levels of implicit racial bias can be indicators of whether or not we are nearing the mountaintop spoken of by Martin Luther King.

In addition to teaching and research, Nteta serves as director of the UMass Poll, which administers four to six public opinion surveys annually. The poll is a leader in online polling and in asking questions in a bottom-up, open-ended manner. What also sets the UMass Poll apart, Nteta says, is that the operators of the poll are professors first, pollsters second. He says, We bring not just our academic experience, but our classroom experience to ask questions of importance to Massachusetts.

In all his work, Nteta focuses on his hopes for a more united and egalitarian America. He says, Theres more that brings us together than keeps us apart.

Findings from Tatishe Ntetas recent research, published with his UMass colleague Elizabeth Sharrow, associate professor of political science and history, and Melinda R. Tarsi 14PhD, of Bridgewater State University, in Race and Social Problems (2020).

Whats in a Name? Symbolic Racism, Public Opinion, and the Controversy over the NFLs Washington Football Team

According to Daniel Snyder, owner of the National Football League Team formerly known as the Washington Redskins, the name really means honor and respect. For decades, Snyder pointed to polls that suggest majoritarian support among the American public to justify the continued use of the racially contested team moniker. However, Indigenous activists and their allies have long argued that the term Redskins is a racial slur. . . Our findings indicated that support for the continued use of the teams name, though admittedly widespread among the American public, is in part influenced by negative racial attitudes directed at Native Americans. Rather than honoring American Indians, those supportive of Native American mascots and symbols in professional football are significantly likely to begrudge them.

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The seat became vacant when Conservative councillor Lee Wares resigned to move closer to his elderly parents.

The five candidates are Bruno De Oliveira (Labour), Charles Goodhand (UK Independence Party), Madelaine Hunter-Taylor (Liberal Democrat), Anne Meadows (Conservative) and Eliza Wyatt (Green). Each candidate was sent questions which were submitted by community groups and voters. Here we focus on two questions: why do you want to be a councillor in the Patcham ward and what will you bring to the role.

Lib Dem candidate Madelaine Hunter-Taylor said: "Standing as a candidate in Patcham is an exciting opportunity to work closely with the community and advocate for issues that are important to residents.

"I am a proud Brightonian, a parent to three teenagers who attend the local high school and run a community interest company highlighting the impact of domestic abuse.

"Over the past few years, Ive watched funding cuts deeply impact our communities, and that is not acceptable alongside the challenges of the past year.

"I believe its important to work together to create a community that feels safe and supported alongside doing my best to shape a city that residents are proud to call their home.

"I will bring a fresh perspective to ongoing issues and a motivation to overcome any barriers we face.

"I have a determination to challenge long-standing issues that others are failing to resolve.

"In my professional (and sometimes my personal) life, Im faced with constant problem-solving, engage with lots of different people and work towards solutions to very complex issues.

Im not afraid of big challenges.

"I want to bring an approachable, relatable face to local politics and ensure the local council and democracy is understood and accessible to all residents.

"The Liberal Democrats are dedicated to supporting Patcham over the coming years and are looking forward to getting to know its residents."

Labour candidate Bruno De Oliveira said: "My first ever volunteering opportunity was at All Saints Church in Patcham working with young people from local schools.

"When volunteering with St John Ambulance, in Hollingbury, one aspect that concerned me was the lack of funding and other support for community organisations such as the Old Boat Corner Community Centre.

"I want to make a difference and be involved in shaping the future of Hollingbury and Patcham.

"For too long, the ward has been seen as one of the poorer relatives of the city, and it needs the voice of a strong, local community-minded councillor who will get things done.

"Im a community psychologist who has contributed to the United Nations and the British Medical Journal.

"Ive successfully brought local communities wellbeing to the forefront of regional and national debate and I am a community mental health practitioner and Protect the NHS campaigner."

Conservative candidate Anne Meadows said: "I have lived in Patcham for over 20 years, work for the NHS and my children went to the local schools.

"I live near Horsdean Recreation Ground, land which the Greens and Labour wish to develop but where I support the 1,600 residents who wish to save this land from development.

"I want to ensure residents in Patcham and Hollingbury have a voice in the city which reflects their needs, a voice which is different from those in the centre of the city a nuance not understood by the current administration.

"I have extensive experience, having been a councillor previously, so I am familiar with the challenges both residents and councillors face.

"I was on the Housing Committee, so I know the work that needs to be done to raise the quality of our own stock, build new homes where appropriate and also tackle homelessness in the city.

"The Greens and Labour recently voted for the Homeless Bill of Rights, which encourages tents to be set up on the streets and in open spaces.

"This puts the council at odds with the police, whom residents would expect to uphold the law."

Green candidate Eliza Wyatt said: "I was born and raised in Patcham and have witnessed the growth of the surrounding area.

"I care deeply about protecting nature and the environment for our children I have been Green for as long as I can remember and an issue close to my heart, saving the NHS.

"I am in favour of providing good housing for diverse income groups but Im also keen on protecting Patcham from simply becoming a rat run for the town of Brighton and preserving existing parks and gardens.

"Ive got deep local roots as a child I went to school in Patcham.

"Ive previously stood up for the preservation of Patcham old village against bullying contractors.

"Im proud to be part of a successful Green Party team thats making our city a better place to be.

"I want to help them help Brighton citizens continue to improve the quality of their life in Brighton."

Postal voting has now closed but residents in the Patcham ward with a polling card can vote at the polling station listed on Thursday between 7am and 10pm. The votes will be counted on Friday, May 7.

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The Morrison Government will invest $747 million to upgrade four key training areas and ranges in the Northern Territory to enable the Australian Defence Force to conduct simulated training exercises and remain battle ready.

Essential upgrades will be made to four key military training areas and weapon ranges in the Northern Territory, including: Robertson Barracks, Kangaroo Flats, Mount Bundey and Bradshaw.

These Defence training areas and facilities will support greater engagement with our Indo-Pacific neighbours and our allies, and to conduct small and large scale military exercises across a number of different scenarios.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the investment was part of almost $8 billion in defence capital infrastructure works over the next decade in the Northern Territory.

This investment will deliver a jobs boom for the Northern Territory, the Prime Minister said.

We continue to invest more than $270 billion in defence capability across Australia over the next decade, ensuring we have a capable defence force to meet a changing global environment, while backing thousands of ADF men and women with the newest technology and training, the Prime Minister said.

Working with the United States and Indo-Pacific neighbours, we will continue to advance Australias interests by investing in the Australian Defence Force, particularly across Northern Australia.

Our focus is on pursuing peace, stability and a free and open Indo-Pacific, with a world order that favours freedom.

This investment will also maximise local jobs through a targeted industry plan to contract local businesses throughout the entire supply chain. My commitment is keeping Australians safe and keeping Australians in jobs.

Minister for Defence Peter Dutton said this significant investment would ensure the Australian Defence Force continues to deliver world class training and our engagement with allies and other nations through the conduct of joint training exercises, including with the US Marine Rotational Force - Darwin.

This investment is critical to ensuring that our ADF land combat capability is equipped with the cutting edge technology it will require to maintain our competitive advantage, Minister Dutton said.

These works will provide a strong economic benefit to the region, with significant opportunities for the local construction industry and local tradies over a five-year delivery phase program.

Significant opportunities will exist for local Australian industry to bid for almost all of the construction works, planned to be delivered through numerous local sub-contractor packages by Defences local Darwin-based Managing Contractor, Sitzler.

Subject to Parliamentary approvals, construction is expected to commence in the second half of 2021, with completion expected by mid-2026.

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The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 9:00 p.m. ET on Monday May 3, 2021. There are 1,243,242 confirmed cases in Canada. Canada: 1,243,242 confirmed cases (83,544 active, 1,135,356 resolved, 24,342 deaths).*The total case count includes 13 confirmed cases among repatriated travellers. There were 7,546 new cases Monday. The rate of active cases is 219.82 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 55,325 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 7,904. There were 42 new reported deaths Monday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 332 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is 47. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.12 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 64.05 per 100,000 people. There have been 31,897,888 tests completed. Newfoundland and Labrador: 1,104 confirmed cases (60 active, 1,038 resolved, six deaths). There were five new cases Monday. The rate of active cases is 11.49 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 42 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is six. There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is 1.15 per 100,000 people. There have been 244,507 tests completed. Prince Edward Island: 182 confirmed cases (13 active, 169 resolved, zero deaths). There were zero new cases Monday. The rate of active cases is 8.14 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of five new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is one. There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is zero per 100,000 people. There have been 144,883 tests completed. Nova Scotia: 2,854 confirmed cases (943 active, 1,844 resolved, 67 deaths). There were 146 new cases Monday. The rate of active cases is 96.29 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 735 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 105. There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is 6.84 per 100,000 people. There have been 597,879 tests completed. New Brunswick: 1,954 confirmed cases (143 active, 1,773 resolved, 38 deaths). There were 15 new cases Monday. The rate of active cases is 18.3 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 96 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 14. There was one new reported death Monday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of three new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is zero. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.05 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 4.86 per 100,000 people. There have been 304,533 tests completed. Quebec: 352,678 confirmed cases (9,157 active, 332,577 resolved, 10,944 deaths). There were 798 new cases Monday. The rate of active cases is 106.79 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 6,981 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 997. There were two new reported deaths Monday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 58 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is eight. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.1 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 127.63 per 100,000 people. There have been 8,359,513 tests completed. Ontario: 473,901 confirmed cases (36,997 active, 428,786 resolved, 8,118 deaths). There were 3,436 new cases Monday. The rate of active cases is 251.1 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 25,040 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 3,577. There were 16 new reported deaths Monday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 183 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is 26. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.18 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 55.1 per 100,000 people. There have been 14,046,808 tests completed. Manitoba: 39,524 confirmed cases (2,593 active, 35,952 resolved, 979 deaths). There were 251 new cases Monday. The rate of active cases is 188 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 1,717 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 245. There was one new reported death Monday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 11 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is two. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.11 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 70.98 per 100,000 people. There have been 689,854 tests completed. Saskatchewan: 41,805 confirmed cases (2,396 active, 38,911 resolved, 498 deaths). There were 207 new cases Monday. The rate of active cases is 203.28 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 1,628 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 233. There were three new reported deaths Monday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 22 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is three. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.27 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 42.25 per 100,000 people. There have been 775,458 tests completed. Alberta: 196,910 confirmed cases (23,608 active, 171,212 resolved, 2,090 deaths). There were 2,012 new cases Monday. The rate of active cases is 533.89 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 13,609 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 1,944. There were four new reported deaths Monday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 30 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is four. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.1 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 47.27 per 100,000 people. There have been 4,183,066 tests completed. British Columbia: 131,656 confirmed cases (7,542 active, 122,518 resolved, 1,596 deaths). There were 668 new cases Monday. The rate of active cases is 146.51 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 5,407 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 772. There were 15 new reported deaths Monday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 25 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is four. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.07 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 31 per 100,000 people. There have been 2,511,250 tests completed. Yukon: 81 confirmed cases (zero active, 79 resolved, two deaths). There were zero new cases Monday. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of zero new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is zero. There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is 4.76 per 100,000 people. There have been 9,024 tests completed. Northwest Territories: 52 confirmed cases (seven active, 45 resolved, zero deaths). There were zero new cases Monday. The rate of active cases is 15.5 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there has been a total of one new case. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is zero. There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is zero per 100,000 people. There have been 18,637 tests completed. Nunavut: 528 confirmed cases (85 active, 439 resolved, four deaths). There were eight new cases Monday. The rate of active cases is 215.99 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 64 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is nine. There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is 10.16 per 100,000 people. There have been 12,400 tests completed. This report was automatically generated by The Canadian Press Digital Data Desk and was first published May 3, 2021. The Canadian Press

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The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 9:00 p.m. ET on Monday May 3, 2021. There are 1,243,242 confirmed cases in Canada. Canada: 1,243,242 confirmed cases (83,544 active, 1,135,356 resolved, 24,342 deaths).*The total case count includes 13 confirmed cases among repatriated travellers. There were 7,546 new cases Monday. The rate of active cases is 219.82 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 55,325 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 7,904. There were 42 new reported deaths Monday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 332 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is 47. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.12 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 64.05 per 100,000 people. There have been 31,897,888 tests completed. Newfoundland and Labrador: 1,104 confirmed cases (60 active, 1,038 resolved, six deaths). There were five new cases Monday. The rate of active cases is 11.49 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 42 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is six. There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is 1.15 per 100,000 people. There have been 244,507 tests completed. Prince Edward Island: 182 confirmed cases (13 active, 169 resolved, zero deaths). There were zero new cases Monday. The rate of active cases is 8.14 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of five new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is one. There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is zero per 100,000 people. There have been 144,883 tests completed. Nova Scotia: 2,854 confirmed cases (943 active, 1,844 resolved, 67 deaths). There were 146 new cases Monday. The rate of active cases is 96.29 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 735 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 105. There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is 6.84 per 100,000 people. There have been 597,879 tests completed. New Brunswick: 1,954 confirmed cases (143 active, 1,773 resolved, 38 deaths). There were 15 new cases Monday. The rate of active cases is 18.3 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 96 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 14. There was one new reported death Monday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of three new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is zero. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.05 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 4.86 per 100,000 people. There have been 304,533 tests completed. Quebec: 352,678 confirmed cases (9,157 active, 332,577 resolved, 10,944 deaths). There were 798 new cases Monday. The rate of active cases is 106.79 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 6,981 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 997. There were two new reported deaths Monday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 58 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is eight. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.1 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 127.63 per 100,000 people. There have been 8,359,513 tests completed. Ontario: 473,901 confirmed cases (36,997 active, 428,786 resolved, 8,118 deaths). There were 3,436 new cases Monday. The rate of active cases is 251.1 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 25,040 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 3,577. There were 16 new reported deaths Monday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 183 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is 26. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.18 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 55.1 per 100,000 people. There have been 14,046,808 tests completed. Manitoba: 39,524 confirmed cases (2,593 active, 35,952 resolved, 979 deaths). There were 251 new cases Monday. The rate of active cases is 188 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 1,717 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 245. There was one new reported death Monday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 11 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is two. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.11 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 70.98 per 100,000 people. There have been 689,854 tests completed. Saskatchewan: 41,805 confirmed cases (2,396 active, 38,911 resolved, 498 deaths). There were 207 new cases Monday. The rate of active cases is 203.28 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 1,628 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 233. There were three new reported deaths Monday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 22 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is three. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.27 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 42.25 per 100,000 people. There have been 775,458 tests completed. Alberta: 196,910 confirmed cases (23,608 active, 171,212 resolved, 2,090 deaths). There were 2,012 new cases Monday. The rate of active cases is 533.89 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 13,609 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 1,944. There were four new reported deaths Monday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 30 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is four. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.1 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 47.27 per 100,000 people. There have been 4,183,066 tests completed. British Columbia: 131,656 confirmed cases (7,542 active, 122,518 resolved, 1,596 deaths). There were 668 new cases Monday. The rate of active cases is 146.51 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 5,407 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 772. There were 15 new reported deaths Monday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 25 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is four. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.07 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 31 per 100,000 people. There have been 2,511,250 tests completed. Yukon: 81 confirmed cases (zero active, 79 resolved, two deaths). There were zero new cases Monday. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of zero new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is zero. There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is 4.76 per 100,000 people. There have been 9,024 tests completed. Northwest Territories: 52 confirmed cases (seven active, 45 resolved, zero deaths). There were zero new cases Monday. The rate of active cases is 15.5 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there has been a total of one new case. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is zero. There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is zero per 100,000 people. There have been 18,637 tests completed. Nunavut: 528 confirmed cases (85 active, 439 resolved, four deaths). There were eight new cases Monday. The rate of active cases is 215.99 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 64 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is nine. There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is 10.16 per 100,000 people. There have been 12,400 tests completed. This report was automatically generated by The Canadian Press Digital Data Desk and was first published May 3, 2021. The Canadian Press

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