Ontario e Quebec, contagi e ricoveri tornano a salire

TORONTO – I casi in Ontario tornato ad aumentare nel giro di ventiquattr’ore ma la media giornaliera scende grazie ai buoni numeri degli ultimi giorni: ieri, i funzionari sanitari provinciali hanno registrato 677, in aumento rispetto ai 463 di mercoledì ma in significativo calo rispetto agli 864 di giovedì scorso. La media mobile di sette giorni delle nuove infezioni scende quindi comunque a 665, in calo rispetto ad una settimana fa (732)… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>> 

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 September 23, 2021, at 5:30 pm EST.

On Thursday, health officials in Poland logged 974 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 2.9 million. Of the cumulative total number of cases, 91.7% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, Covid-related deaths increased by 14, bringing the total number of fatalities to 75,537.

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Federal elections: Vuong remains, Dzerowicz wins at the photo finish

TORONTO – We are close to putting an end to these federal elections that have caused so much discussion and that have not changed the structure of the parties in the House of Commons. Today, Elections Canada said that most of the 850,000 mail-in ballots not counted on Monday evening were counted, although in various constituencies due to the head-to-head between the candidates it is still necessary to establish the exact outcome of the race. Continue reading→

Leader-bashing: the not-so-new political blood sport

TORONTO – After a ho-hum election that saw a mere 59% voter-turnout, the public is ready for more interesting sport. The official results from Elections Canada are not yet public but Party leaders are being placed on the endangered species list. Yes, that includes Liberal Party Leader, Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister and political “golden boy”. The Liberal Party today “belongs” to its leader more so than any of the others do to theirs.  Continue reading→

Ontario, infections and hospitalizations return to rise

TORONTO – Cases in Ontario returned to increase within twenty-four hours but the daily average drops thanks to the good numbers of the last few days: today, provincial health officials recorded 677, up from 463 on Wednesday but significantly lower than to 864 on last Thursday. The seven-day moving average of new infections therefore still drops to 665, down from a week ago (732).  Continue reading→

Power up the economy with growth in the job market

With the elections in the rear-view mirror, the focus for Canadians is on the path forward. Part of that includes a government working towards ending to the pandemic, improving affordability and sustainability while stepping up economic recovery efforts and creating better jobs.

The latest job numbers by Statistics Canada suggest Canada is on track. Data shows the economy added 90,200 jobs last month. Continue reading→

#MesMundialAlzheimer: Cuidar do Cuidador

(Revista Amar / José Carreira) Não me canso de repetir, a doença de Alzheimer e outras demências não afetam apenas a pessoa que está doente. Associado a cada diagnóstico, a cada pessoa que perde, pouco a pouco, as suas memórias, há centenas de histórias. São as histórias dos cônjuges, dos filhos, dos amigos…São as pessoas que cuidam, as faces ocultas da doença… Read More in Revista Amar >>>