April 18, 2022 | Canadian National Multilingual Newsgroup

Status update of Covid-19 cases worldwide

by Priscilla Pajdo April 18, 2022August 25, 2023

Here we provide a daily update of the data available for select countries and jurisdictions as of April 18, 2022, at 5:00pm EST.

On Monday, health officials in Russia logged 9,434 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 18.0 million. Of the cumulative total number of cases 96.2% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, authorities have reported 213 Covid-related deaths for a total of 373,713 fatalities attributable to Covid-19.

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Pope Francis will be in Canada in July

by Mariella Policheni April 18, 2022August 25, 2023

Edmonton, Quebec City and Iqaluit. These are the three stages of Pope Francis’ trip to Canada scheduled for the end of July. To tell CBC News are sources not authorized to speak publicly. Moreover, the Pope himself, in the final audience granted in the Vatican to Native American groups on April 1, had hinted that around the days of St. Anne, which is celebrated on July 26, he would arrive in Canada to visit native Americans in their territories and ask forgiveness for the actions of members of the Roman Catholic Church in residential schools.

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Elections, “it’s all about the money”

by Hon. Joe Volpe April 18, 2022August 25, 2023

TORONTO – We are nine days away from the announcement of a provincial budget and a further six from the “dropping of the writs” – the official launch of the election campaign.

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The NDP set to hold on to Hamilton East-Stoney Creek

by Priscilla Pajdo April 18, 2022August 25, 2023

The provincial electoral district of Hamilton East-Stoney Creek was created in 2007. It is situated at the western tip of Lake Ontario along the southern shore. The riding encompasses part of the City of Hamilton and includes several communities like Stoney Creek that lie north of the Niagara Escarpment.

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Daily update of Ontario’s Covid-19 Vaccination Campaign

by Priscilla Pajdo April 18, 2022August 25, 2023

With the largest vaccination campaign underway, the province has administered more than 32.3 million doses into the arms of Ontarians. According to data last updated on April 18, numbers released by the Ministry of Health show health officials administered 5,699 vaccine doses on Sunday, down from 20,708 doses the day prior.