May 3, 2022 | Canadian National Multilingual Newsgroup

Status update of Covid-19 cases worldwide

by Priscilla Pajdo May 3, 2022August 25, 2023

Here we provide a daily update of the data available for select countries and jurisdictions as of May 3, 2022, at 8:40pm EST.

On Tuesday, health officials in Russia logged 5,466 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 18.2 million. Of the cumulative total number of cases 96.5% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, authorities have reported 125 Covid-related deaths for a total of 376,292 fatalities attributable to Covid-19.

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Long lines at Pearson Airport, enraged passengers

by Mariella Policheni May 3, 2022August 25, 2023

TORONTO – Due to longer-than-usual queues at security, travelers about to board a plane are asked to arrive at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport at least two hours earlier than their flights.

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The election campaign begins: NDP and Liberals challenge Ford

by Francesco Veronesi May 3, 2022August 25, 2023

TORONTO – Election campaign kicks off in Ontario. With the dissolution of the provincial assembly, requested today by outgoing Prime Minister Doug Ford during his meeting with Deputy Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell, the countdown has officially started in view of the appointment at the polls on June 2nd. Of course, the start set for today is a purely formal element. In fact, both the majority party – the Progressive Conservative – and the opposition forces began their election campaign as early as last month. Just think that only last week Steven Del Duca’s Liberal Party and Andra Horwath’s NDP presented the entire programmatic platform for the next provincial elections.

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Enough of practice, it is finally time to play for real

by Hon. Joe Volpe May 3, 2022August 25, 2023

TORONTO – Our political cycle is quite like sports and the analogies, images and metaphors will reflect overlapping experiences. Those who seek our vote will try to make themselves relevant to our understanding of life or conjure up images that they, or more precisely, their consultants think are important – in the moment.

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Mississauga-Lakeshore: A battleground district between the PC and the Liberals

by Priscilla Pajdo May 3, 2022August 25, 2023

As the provincial election campaign gets underway, changes in the political landscape are brewing in some ridings. The outcome following the June 2 vote may turn out new leaders in some GTA districts. One area to watch is Mississauga-Lakeshore (formally Mississauga South prior to 2015).