School, pressure of pediatricians on the government: “Reopen or serious effects on children”

TORONTO – After the parents, pediatricians take the field. The Canadian Paediatric Society, the Pediatrics Section of the Ontario Medical Association and the Pediatricians Alliance of Ontario have written an open letter to Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Education Minister Stephen Lecce urging them to resume face-to-face classes in schools by January 17. 

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Money Can Buy Me Love: Beatles 1964, Doug Ford 2022

TORONTO – The original Beatles title contained a negative. Ford is trying to correct that. The next provincial election is June 2, 2022. Between now and the end of May, any Provincial Government announcements or statements by Opposition leaders and their parties (Liberal and NDP) will have this date as a focus and purpose. Barring any egregious scandal, the incumbent government – Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives – already look and act like the eventual winners. They shouldn’t be. 

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Insigne to Toronto is a done deal: the video message to the new fans

TORONTO – It’s official: from next July 1st, Lorenzo Insigne will play for Toronto Fc. The agreement was announced on Saturday by the Canadian company which also published a short video greeting the attacker to Toronto Fc fans on its social networks, writing “See you soon! We’ll see you soon, Lorenzo!”

The now former captain of Napoli has signed a four-year contract plus option for the fifth year worth 7.75 million euros including bonuses, plus benefits.

On social media, the president of the Canadian club, Bill Manning, expressed satisfaction with the agreement: “This is a historic and exciting day for our club. Lorenzo is a world-class forward at the height of his career. He was champion of Europe with Italy and has performed on the biggest stages during his club career with Napoli. Lorenzo has the talent to change the game. He plays with joy and passion and our fans and supporters will love to see him as a member of our team”.

(Photos and videos from Toronto Fc socials)

Status update of Covid-19 cases worldwide

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Here we provide a daily update of the data available for select countries and jurisdictions as of January 8, 2022, at 4:40 pm EST.

On Saturday, health officials in Germany logged 42,422 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 7.5 million. Of the cumulative total number of cases, 89.2% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, authorities have reported 161 Covid-related deaths for a total of 114,652 fatalities attributable to Covid-19.

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Status update of Covid-19 cases worldwide

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Here we provide a daily update of the data available for select countries and jurisdictions as of January 7, 2022, at 4:00 pm EST.

On Friday, health officials in Italy logged 108,304 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 7 million. Of the cumulative total number of cases, 74.4% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, authorities have reported 223 Covid-related deaths for a total of 138,697 fatalities attributable to Covid-19.

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