A poem in all languages
​​to embrace the world

[GTranslate]We can’t see each other, hugging is forbidden. And whoever is far away is staying far away, because we cannot travel. But there is poetry, which unites hearts. And if it is translated into all the languages ​​of the world, even distances fall. It’s what happened with “Parliamo con gli occhi” (“Let’s talk with our eyes”), which in a few months has become a sort of multilingual anthem (from Italian to Afrikaans, an end to the language of Native Canadians) that embraces the world just when the world itself cannot. A great little miracle in a pandemic, transformed into a project called, not by chance, “Poetry embraces the world”. Continue reading→

Una poesia in tutte le lingue
per abbracciare il mondo

Non possiamo vederci, è vietato abbracciarsi. E chi è lontano resta lontano, perché non possiamo viaggiare. Ma c’è la poesia, che unisce i cuori. E se tradotta in tutte le lingue del mondo, cancella anche le distanze. Come è accaduto con “Parliamo con gli occhi”, che in pochi mesi è diventata una sorta di inno multilingue (dall’Italiano all’Afrikaans, fino alla lingua dei Nativi Canadesi) che abbraccia il mondo proprio quando il mondo stesso non può farlo. Un piccolo grande miracolo in piena pandemia, che si è presto trasformato in un progetto intitolato, non a caso, “La poesia abbraccia il mondo”. Continue reading→

Covid-19 in Canada, 88.4% of victims is over 70 years old

[GTranslate]TORONTO – On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the rapid spread of Covid-19 a pandemic. A year later, with over 2.6 million deaths and 117 million cases worldwide, it is time to present a first, partial balance sheet, for a phenomenon that is still ongoing and represents a continuous threat, with the third wave also on the horizon in Canada and with the real risk represented by the variants of the virus. In Canada, according to data from Health Canada, a whole of 897,292 cases of Covid-19 have been recorded. The deaths ascertained by the health authorities attributed to the coronavirus in our country reached 22,286, most of them in Quebec – over 10,400 – and Ontario, over 7 thousand. Continue reading→

Update of the Covid-19 Landscape


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[GTranslate]Here we provide a daily update of the data available for select countries and jurisdictions as of March 9, 2021, at 1:30pm (EST).

Globally, there have been over 117 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 according to Johns Hopkins University data.  Since the start of the pandemic, over 93 million people have recovered and more than 2.6 million fatalities were attributable to the virus.

অন্টারিওতে ‘সন্মান, সুরক্ষা ও মজুরি’র দাবিতে স্বাস্থ্যকর্মীরা আন্দোলন শুরু করেছে

মোহাম্মদ আলী বোখারী, সিএনএমএনজি নিউজ, টরন্টো

আন্তর্জাতিক নারী দিবসের প্রাক্কালে অন্টারিও প্রিমিয়ার ডাগ ফোর্ডের প্রতি ‘সন্মান, সুরক্ষা ও মজুরি’র দাবি সংবলিত সুস্পষ্ট বক্তব্য নিয়ে প্রদেশব্যাপি এসইআইইউ হেলথ্কেয়ার, ইউনিফোর ও কিউপ ইউনিয়নভুক্ত ১৭৫,০০০ স্বাস্থ্যসেবী কর্মীরা এক ভার্চুয়াল আহ্বানে আজ থেকে তাদের আন্দোলন শুরু করেছে। Continue reading→

Human rights violation in the Philippines, then and now….

Human rights violation in the Philippines, then and now…..MARCH 8,2021

Growing up in the heart of Manila where I was born, everything looked bright to me. I felt safe playing in the streets with my two younger siblings. My parents never had any cause to worry for our safety. The country which suffered at the hands of the Japanese Imperial Army during the war was experiencing a rebirth and everyone was excited to be part of this rebirth. Continue reading→

Karapatan pang tao, sa Pilipinas noon at ngayon

Lumaki sa siyudad nang Maynila na kung san ako pinaganak ay napaka ganda at mapayapa. Ako at mga kapatid ko ay nakakapaglaro sa kalsada na walang ano man  masamang nanyayari. Ang mga magulang ko ay hindi man nagagamba at alam na kami ay nasa mabuting kalagayan. Ang Pilipinas ay nakaranas pa lang nang digmaan at napa ilalim sa mga kamay nang malupi na pamamalakad nang Hapon. Parang bagong paganak palang ang Pilipinas, punong puno nang pag asa at gustong maging bahagi sa pag unlad nang bayan. Continue reading→

Tempest in a teapot or strained Global relations?

[GTranslate]TORONTO – Integrating people of diverse backgrounds is neither easy nor quickly accomplished. Corriere Canadese and the Italian diaspora are no strangers to that process. It is generational, to say the least. Perhaps that explains why Corriere received a copy of a letter purportedly issued by the High Commission of India (Embassy) in Ottawa to Global Affairs Canada, addressed to Director General for South Asia, David Hartman.

The letter dated March 2, 2021, and referenced below, draws attention to an escalating rift between Hindus and other unnamed Indian nationals in Brampton, Ontario. Couched in the niceties of diplomatic language is a concern that Hindus are being targeted for violence and that the perpetrators may be aided by local law enforcement officials.

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Contributions by Priscilla Pajdo, journalist/researcher at CNMNG.ca  Continue reading→