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Covid-19 in Ontario, more than three thousand cases still active
TORONTO – 340 new cases of Covid-19 and 2 other deaths, today, in Ontario. All in all a positive figure, given that there were 419 cases on Friday and 356 on Saturday: after a few days of ascent, therefore, the infections seem to return to decline. The seven-day moving average is now 349, down from Saturday (353). The provincial laboratories processed 25,707 test samples, so the positivity rate is 1.7%. Continue reading→
TECT escalates job action in labour dispute with TCDSB
Parent-teacher interviews are next on the chopping block in the labour dispute between Toronto Elementary Catholic Teachers (TECT) and the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB). That means that TECT members will not participate in parent-teacher interview which were supposed to take place on November 16, 18 and 19. Continue reading→
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 October 30, 2021, at 4:45 pm EST.
On Saturday, health officials in Poland logged 9,798 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 3 million. Of the cumulative total number of cases, 89.5% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, authorities have reported 115 Covid-related deaths for a total of 76,990 fatalities attributable to Covid-19.
Daily update of Ontario’s Covid-19 Vaccination Campaign
With the largest vaccination campaign underway, the province has administered more than 22.4 million doses into the arms of Ontarians. According to data last updated on October 30, numbers released by the Ministry of Health show health officials administered 22,323 vaccine doses on Friday, up from 21,170 doses the day prior.
Alarm at the halfway house in Caledonia: ambulances, police and firefighters on the spot
TORONTO – Alarm at the halfway house “Fred Victor Bethlehem United Shelter” in Caledonia Road, where eight crews of the Toronto Police, three ambulances and a vehicle of the firefighters were brought a few minutes ago. According to what has been learned, inside the structure – which houses homeless people, people in discomfort and former prisoners – there would have been a dispute that ended badly. As of this writing, on-site investigations are ongoing.
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Allarme alla halfway house di Caledonia: ambulanze, polizia e vigili del fuoco sul posto
TORONTO – Allarme alla halfway house “Fred Victor Bethlehem United Shelter” in Caledonia Road, dove pochi minuti fa si sono portati otto equipaggi della Polizia di Toronto, tre ambulanze e un mezzo dei vigili del fuoco. Stando a quanto appreso, all’interno della struttura – che ospita senzatetto, persone in condizioni di disagio ed ex detenuti – si sarebbe verificata una lite finita male. Mentre scriviamo, sono in corso indagini sul posto.
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Daily update of Ontario’s Covid-19 Vaccination Campaign
With the largest vaccination campaign underway, the province has administered more than 22.4 million doses into the arms of Ontarians. According to data last updated on October 29, numbers released by the Ministry of Health show health officials administered 21,170 vaccine doses on Thursday, up from 20,408 doses the day prior.
Comites, guida al voto: gli ultimi appelli
TORONTO – Si avvicina il giorno della scadenza – 3 novembre – per l’iscrizione degli elettori che entro il prossimo 3 dicembre dovranno votare per il rinnovo dei Comites, i Comitati degli Italiani all’Estero istituiti nel 1985 allo scopo di rappresentare i connazionali nei rapporti con Ambasciate e Consolati…
Food Bank, non si può vivere con $15mila annui
TORONTO – Con l’aumento del costo della vita, sempre più canadesi si rivolgono alle food bank (banche alimentari) per ricevere supporto. Secondo un nuovo rapporto, HungerCount 2021 di Food Banks Canada, nel marzo del 2021 più di 1,3 milioni di canadesi hanno visitato le banche del cibo. A livello nazionale, la domanda di banchi alimentari è aumentata del 20% rispetto a marzo 2019, l’aumento più rapido dalla recessione economica del 2008…
Ambiente e pandemia: Trudeau in Olanda, poi tappe a Roma e Glasgow
TORONTO – Amsterdam, Roma e Glasgow. Sono queste le tre tappe del viaggio in Europa del primo ministro Justin Trudeau, il primo dal giuramento di questa settimana del suo nuovo governo scaturito dalla consultazione elettorale del 20 settembre. Saranno la pandemia e l’ambiente i due temi principali in agenda, specialmente nel G20 del fine settimana a Roma – il primo evento di questo tipo organizzato nella Capitale italiana – e nel vertice scozzese dell’1 e del 2 novembre che avrà luogo in Scozia…
