TORONTO – In Ontario schools, Covid is being transmitted at supersonic speed. The number of active cases of the virus associated with the province’s public schools is now higher than it has ever been this year. (more…)
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Here we provide a daily update of the data available for select countries and jurisdictions as of November 30, 2021, at 4:15 pm EST.
On Tuesday, Ontario reached a grim milestone after public health officials reported three more Covid-related deaths for a total of 10,000 fatalities attributable to the virus since the start of the pandemic. An additional 687 new infections were logged, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 618,400. Of the cumulative total number of cases, 97.3% are considered recovered. (more…)
Some school boards seem to be losing their bearings. On December 7, the Halton Catholic District School Board (HCDSB) trustees will meet to choose a new Chair and Vice Chair for the Board and its Committees to lead them into the final year of the Board’s mandate before the 2022 election. Patrick Murphy and Marvin Duarte are the incumbents in the two senior positions.
The past three years have been challenging for the Board on several fronts. Board meetings have been characterized by factional divides and “dysfunctionality”. (more…)
PESCARA – Nell’ambito del processo di internazionalizzazione dell’Università Europea del Design di Pescara, a fine 2019 è stato firmato un Protocollo d’Intesa (MOU) tra la UED e il Tashkent Institute of Textile and Light Industry (TITLI), con lo scopo di stimolare lo scambio culturale tra Italia e Uzbekistan attraverso la formazione e il reciproco scambio di know-how. (more…)
Pubblichiamo, qui di seguito, l’editoriale di novembre di Giuseppe Arnò, direttore de La Gazzetta italo-brasiliana, rivista on line degli Italiani in Brasile. (more…)
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OTTAWA – L’honorable Sean Fraser, ministre de l’Immigration, des Réfugiés et de la Citoyenneté, se rendra au Guatemala pour rencontrer le Haut Commissaire des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés, Filippo Grandi, ainsi que des représentants de haut niveau des pays d’Amérique centrale et des États-Unis. (more…)
by Marzio Pelù
TORONTO – Ten thousand dead. With the three deaths today, Ontario has crossed the sad milestone: since March 2020, ten thousand people died in the province of or with Covid-19, despite the sharp decline in the number of deaths in the last six months, recorded thanks to the widespread use of vaccines. (more…)
With the largest vaccination campaign underway, the province has administered more than 22.9 million doses into the arms of Ontarians. According to data last updated on November 30, numbers released by the Ministry of Health show health officials administered 27,129 vaccine doses on Monday, up from 22,442 doses the day prior.
এ বছর ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় তার প্রতিষ্ঠার শতবর্ষ উদ্যাপন করবে, কেননা ১৯২১ সালের ১ জুলাই তার সূচনা ঘটে। এটির পৃষ্টপোষকেরা, বিশেষত নবাব স্যার খাজা সলিমুল্লাহ ৬০০ একর ভূমি বরাদ্দ দিয়ে অক্সফোর্ড বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের শিক্ষাক্রম ও আবাসিক মডেলের আদলে তা গড়ে তোলেন। (more…)
The Dhaka University celebrates its centenary this year as it opened its doors on July 1, 1921. Its patrons particularly, Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah by donating 600 acres of land, steered the new institution with Oxford University’s academic model of a residential institution where the students would primarily live in the campus. (more…)
TORONTO – Il bubbone delle plusvalenze è scoppiato in questi giorni con l’indagine a carico della dirigenza della Juventus. Un’inchiesta, quella avviata dalla Procura di Torino, che potrebbe allargarsi a macchia d’olio a molti altri club di Serie A e di Serie B e che potrebbe, ancora una volta, portare come nel 2006 a pene esemplari da parte della Giustizia Sportiva. Si tratta di una vicenda abbastanza ingarbugliata e cercheremo di spiegarla nel modo più semplice possibile… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>>
TORONTO – Su queste pagine parlavamo la settimana scorsa della serie animata “Strappare lungo i bordi”, scritta e diretta (e doppiata) dal fumettista romano Zerocalcare (Michele Rech), e del suo straordinario successo: un cartone animato che non solo rimane il titolo più visto in Italia nel catalogo Netflix, ma che sta riuscendo nella a raccogliere il plauso della critica e al tempo stesso imporsi come vero e proprio fenomeno di massa (impresa difficile, ma alla quale Zerocalcare ci ha da tempo abituati)… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>>
OXFORD – Nel 2021, settecentario dantesco, del Sommo Poeta si è parlato fino allo sfinimento: da ogni parte fioccano eventi, studi, conferenze, letture, riletture, parodie, biografie, e lo scorso mese una copia della Divina Commedia è stata addirittura lanciata nello spazio (“a riveder le stelle”, letteralmente). Ma l’omaggio più singolare forse si è però venerdì scorso all’Ashmolean Museum di Oxford, nell’ambito di una mostra intitolata “Dante: The Invention Of Celebrity”, che riflette sulle influenze di Dante attraverso i secoli, fino alla contemporaneità. L’evento è culminato con un reading dal vivo di poesie originali ispirate a Dante, con una lettrice d’eccezione: Ai-Da, un sofisticatissimo robot androide… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>>
TORONTO – Il 26 ottobre Palma Riccio ha celebrato il suo 101º compleanno. La signora Riccio, che è nata a San Nicola da Crissa in provincia di Vibo Valentia, è l’unica sorella di 6 fratelli. Giuseppe, Vito, Eugenio, Gregorio, Vittorio e Umberto. I genitori si Palma si chiamavano Filippo e Lisa Forte. Arrivata in Canada nel 1963, … Read More in Corriere Canadese >>>
Continua con il Lazio l’inchiesta del Corriere Canadese sul fenomeno migratorio dalle singole regioni italiane, con una particolare attenzione per il Canada. Tutti i dati sono stati elaborati sulla base del Rapporto Migrantes 2021… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>>
TORONTO – Tutto il mondo è in allerta. La nuova variante Omicron del Covid-19, individuata per la prima volta in Sudafrica, è stata classificata come “preoccupante” dall’Organizzazione mondiale della Sanità. Da poco più di 200 nuovi casi confermati al giorno nelle ultime settimane, il Sudafrica ha visto salire il numero di nuovi casi giornalieri a più di 3.200 sabato, la maggior parte nel Gauteng… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>>
by Marzio Pelù
TORONTO – Altri 788 nuovi casi di Covid-19, 3 decessi e ricoveri che continuano a salire. Numeri ancora poco rassicuranti per l’Ontario, dove la media mobile di casi giornalieri calcolata su sette giorni si avvicina ormai a 800: ieri era a quota 782, una settimana fa era a 656… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>>
Here we provide a daily update of the data available for select countries and jurisdictions as of November 29, 2021, at 4:45 pm EST.
On Monday, health officials in Russia logged 33,860 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 9.6 million. Of the cumulative total number of cases, 86.4% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, authorities have reported 1,209 Covid-related deaths for a total of 273,964 fatalities attributable to Covid-19.
TORONTO – The whole world is on alert. The new Omicron variant of Covid-19, first identified in South Africa, has been classified as “worrying” by the World Health Organization. From just over 200 new cases confirmed per day in recent weeks, South Africa has seen the number of new daily cases rise to more than 3,200 on Saturday, most in Gauteng. (more…)
by Marzio Pelù
TORONTO – Another 788 new ones from Covid-19, 3 deaths and hospitalizations that attest to growing. Numbers still not very reassuring for Ontario, where the moving average of daily cases calculated over seven days is now approaching 800: today it was 782, a week ago it was 656. It is true that today’s case count is down from Sunday, when 964 new infections were confirmed (the highest number in a single day since last May), but the number of new infections is a substantial jump from the 627 cases of last Monday. (more…)
With the largest vaccination campaign underway, the province has administered more than 22.9 million doses into the arms of Ontarians. According to data last updated on November 29, numbers released by the Ministry of Health show health officials administered 22.442 vaccine doses on Sunday, down from 33,249 doses the day prior.
TORONTO – Sapul nang dineklara ng WHO ang pandemya, isang paksa ang naging problema ng mga nakataas na mga nanungkulan sa gobyerno, mga siyentipiko at mga mamamayan nitong mundo: ang pagsuot ng mga maskara o dispras. (more…)
TORONTO – Since the pandemic was declared by WHO close to two years now, one subject has been a thorn on the side of politicians, scientists and the world population: the wearing of masks. (more…)
TORONTO – È solo un primo passo, ma per i difensori del sistema delle scuole cattoliche, stabilito dalla Costituzione in Ontario, il voto per istituire un nuovo esecutivo presso il Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) il 25 novembre è di buon auspicio… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>>
TORONTO – Grande ricevimento giovedì sera, nella sede del Consolato Generale d’Italia a Toronto, in occasione della Sesta Settimana della Cucina Italiana nel Mondo. Presente un folto pubblico di autorità, fra le quali il Console Generale, dottor Eugenio Sgrò, l’Editore del Corriere Canadese, onorevole Joe Volpe, esponenti di spicco della comunità italiana a Toronto e rappresentanti del Corpo Diplomatico della Città (Francia, Ungheria, Malta, Olanda)… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>>
TORONTO – Vendite del Black Friday a parte, ora le offerte del Cyber Monday invogliano i clienti a spendere mentre le vacanze si avvicinano. Tuttavia, le piccole imprese sono ancora sconvolte dagli impatti del Covid-19 e le continue carenze di manodopera combinate con le interruzioni della catena di approvvigionamento presentano ulteriori sfide nel tentativo di ricostruire le entrate perse negli ultimi 19 mesi… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>>
TORONTO – La nuova variante Omicron spaventa il Canada. Nel nostro Paese, come nel resto del mondo, sta crescendo la preoccupazione per questo nuovo ceppo del covid-19 scoperto per la prima volta in Sudafrica che è già stato identificato in Germania, Inghilterra, Italia e in altri Paesi europei. A livello mondiale l’allerta era stata lanciata venerdì dalla stessa Organizzazione mondiale della sanità, sulla base dei primi dati su questa nuova variante, altamente contagiosa, che potrebbe diventare predominante soppiantando la Delta… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>>
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TORONTO – Nonostante la neve abbia imbiancato tutto, è stato un weekend nero quello dell’Ontario sul fronte-Covid. Ieri sono stati registrati 964 nuovi casi, il numero più alto di infezioni segnalate in un solo giorno dallo scorso 30 maggio, quando erano stati rilevati 1.033 casi. Ma sabato e venerdì non è andata meglio, con – rispettivamente 854 e 927 contagi… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>>
by Marzio Pelù
TORONTO – Prima nevicata della stagione, ieri, a Toronto che si è risvegliata tutta bianca. Secondo i dati di Environment Canada, molte zone della GTA hanno ricevuto tra i cinque e gli otto centrimetri di neve nella mattinata di domenica mentre fra il pomeriggio e la sera ne erano previsti altri due-cinque… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>>
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Here we provide a daily update of the data available for select countries and jurisdictions as of November 28, 2021, at 6:00 pm EST.
On Sunday, health officials in Italy logged 12,932 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 5 million. Of the cumulative total number of cases, 93.6% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, authorities have reported 47 Covid-related deaths for a total of 133,674 fatalities attributable to Covid-19.
TORONTO – The new Omicron variant scares Canada. In our country, as in the rest of the world, concern is growing about this new strain of covid-19 discovered for the first time in South Africa that has already been identified in Germany, England, Italy and other European countries. (more…)
by Marzio Pelù
TORONTO – First snow of the season, today, in Toronto which woke up all white. According to data from Environment Canada, many areas of the GTA received between five and eight centimeters of snow on Sunday morning while two to five more were expected between the afternoon and evening. (more…)
by Marzio Pelù
TORONTO – Despite the snow has whitened everything, it was a black weekend in Ontario on the Covid front. Today 964 new cases were registered, the highest number reported in a single day since last May 30, when 1,033 cases were detected. But Saturday and Friday wasn’t better, with – respectively – 854 and 927 infections. Now the seven-day moving average is 760, last week it was 645. And the positivity rate also rises: with 29,692 tests processed in the last 24 hours and 964 cases detected, it is now 3.2%. (more…)
TORONTO – It is only a first step, but for defenders of the Constitutionally mandated catholic Schools system in Ontario, the vote to establish a new executive at the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) on November 25 augurs positively. (more…)
Black Friday sales aside, now Cyber Monday deals entice customers to spend as the holidays draw near. However, small businesses are still reeling from the impacts of Covid-19 and the ongoing labour shortages combined with supply chain disruptions present further challenges in trying to build back lost revenue over the past 19 months.
According to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), about 61% of small businesses have yet to meet their pre-pandemic revenues. Another 22% say they will not make it passed another six months at the current level of revenue loss. Time may be running out.
With the largest vaccination campaign underway, the province has administered more than 22.9 million doses into the arms of Ontarians. According to data last updated on November 28, numbers released by the Ministry of Health show health officials administered 33,249 vaccine doses on Saturday, up from 29,674 doses the day prior.
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Here we provide a daily update of the data available for select countries and jurisdictions as of November 27, 2021, at 9:15 pm EST.
On Saturday, health officials in Germany logged 49,311 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 5.7 million. Of the cumulative total number of cases, 83.6% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, authorities have reported 170 Covid-related deaths for a total of 101,340 fatalities attributable to Covid-19.
With the largest vaccination campaign underway, the province has administered more than 22.8 million doses into the arms of Ontarians. According to data last updated on November 27, numbers released by the Ministry of Health show health officials administered 29,674 vaccine doses on Friday, up from 19,820 doses the day prior.
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Here we provide a daily update of the data available for select countries and jurisdictions as of November 26, 2021, at 6:30 pm EST.
On Friday, health officials in Russia logged 34,690 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 9.5 million. Of the cumulative total number of cases, 86.3% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, authorities have reported 1,235 Covid-related deaths for a total of 270,292 fatalities attributable to Covid-19.
It is only a first step, but it augurs positively. Last night, trustees at the TCDSB sent a clear message to other woke zealots: “enough with your nonsense”. Those are the words of trustee Di Giorgio. (more…)
With the largest vaccination campaign underway, the province has administered more than 22.8 million doses into the arms of Ontarians. According to data last updated on November 26, numbers released by the Ministry of Health show health officials administered 19,820 vaccine doses on Thursday, up from 12,566 doses the day prior.
TORONTO – I vaccini anti Covid-19 funzionano e stanno contribuendo a tenere sotto controllo il contagio in questa fase della pandemia. La conferma arriva da uno studio – il primissimo del suo genere in Ontario – nel quale vengono catalogati tutti i casi di Covid-19 in provincia registrati dal 14 dicembre 2020 al 14 novembre 2021. In questo arco di tempo, stando al rapporto di Public Health Ontario, su 11 milioni circa di persone totalmente vaccinate si sono registrati 17.596 contagi: il vaccino non ha solo rappresentato una prima barriera contro il contagio, ma è stato efficace sul fronte ospedalizzazioni e ricoveri in terapia intensiva… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>>
TORONTO – Sono oltre 36mila gli appuntamenti prenotati finora per la somministrazione del vaccino contro il Covid-18 ai bambini di età compresa tra 5 e 11 anni. Già da ieri cliniche, ospedali e farmacie hanno iniziato a somministrare la prima dose ai bimbi la cui età rientra in questa fascia. Finora a Toronto sono stati prenotati 36.373 appuntamenti degli oltre 49.086 posti totali disponibili per i bambini fino all’11 dicembre… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>>
by Marzio Pelù
TORONTO – Il trend delle ultime settimane si riconferma anche in questa: all’arrivo del weekend, i contagi salgono e ieri sono stati 748, in netto aumento rispetto ai 591 di appena 24 ore prima. La media mobile su sette giorni continua a salire, raggiungendo 692 (una settimana fa era 597). Con 33.932 test elaborati nelle ultime 24 ore, il tasso di positività sale al 2,6% dal 2% di una settimana fa… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>>
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Here we provide a daily update of the data available for select countries and jurisdictions as of November 25, 2021, at 7:00 pm EST.
On Thursday, health officials in the UK logged 47,240 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed ten million. Of the cumulative total number of cases, 88.6% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, authorities have reported 147 Covid-related deaths for a total of 144,433 fatalities attributable to Covid-19.
TORONTO – There are over 36 thousand appointments booked so far for the administration of the Covid-18 vaccine to children aged between 5 and 11 years. Today clinics, hospitals and pharmacies began to administer the first dose to children whose age falls within this range. So far in Toronto, 36,373 appointments have been booked out of the more than 49,086 total places available for children until December 11th. (more…)
TORONTO – Covid-19 vaccines are working and are helping to keep the contagion under control at this stage of the pandemic. The confirmation comes from a study – the very first of its kind in Ontario – in which all the cases of Covid-19 in the province recorded from December 14, 2020 to November 14, 2021 are cataloged. (more…)
by Marzio Pelù
TORONTO – The trend of the last few weeks is also confirmed in this one: at the arrival of the weekend, the infections rise and today they were 748, a sharp increase compared to the 591 of just 24 hours earlier. The seven-day moving average continues to rise, reaching 692 (a week ago it was 597). With 33,932 tests processed in the last 24 hours, the positivity rate rises to 2.6% from 2% a week ago. (more…)
With the largest vaccination campaign underway, the province has administered more than 22.8 million doses into the arms of Ontarians. According to data last updated on November 25, numbers released by the Ministry of Health show health officials administered 12,566 vaccine doses on Tuesday, down from 12,706 doses the day prior. (more…)
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