Life with no parole for 22 years for intruders who killed mom of three

TORONTO –  When a grisly and gory crime hits close to home, it sends a shock wave to the whole Filipino-Canadian community of Toronto, especially to closer friends and relatives of the victim hearing for the first time that when a partner is murdered, the surviving partner is always the suspect. Tragic as it may be, the initial reaction is for everyone to send in their condolences. Only after Yostin Murillo, a main suspect of Costa Rican background, was arrested were friends and relatives of the couple able to breathe a sigh of relief.  Continue reading→

দেশে ফিরে আসা সিরীয় শরণার্থীরা নির্যাতিত হচ্ছে : অ্যামনেস্টি

(Shomporko সম্পর্ক) বিদেশ থেকে দেশে ফিরে আসা সিরীয় শরণার্থীরা নিরাপত্তা বাহিনীর হাতে আটক, গুম ও নির্যাতনের শিকার হচ্ছে। মঙ্গলবার (৭ সেপ্টেম্বর) অ্যামনেস্টি ইন্টারন্যাশনাল এ কথা জানিয়েছে। একই সঙ্গে সংস্থাটি সতর্ক করে বলেছে, সিরিয়া এখনো প্রত্যাবাসনের জন্য নিরাপদ নয় … Read More in Shomporko >>> 

Windsor West: Brian Masse candidato da battere

TORONTO – All’estremità sud-occidentale dell’Ontario si trova il distretto elettorale di Windsor West. Il collegio elettorale è situato lungo parte del confine internazionale tra Canada e Stati Uniti e comprende parte della città di Windsor. L’area ospita una vivace popolazione di 122.985 elettori composta da diversi gruppi culturali ed etnici. Ad esempio, gli italiani, al 9% della popolazione, costituiscono uno dei più grandi gruppi originari dell’Europa… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>> 

La “Mission Impossible”: convincere gli indecisi ad andare a votare

TORONTO – A dieci giorni esatti dalle elezioni è iniziata la grande sfida tra i partiti per convincere gli indecisi. Una fetta dell’elettorato ancora molto cospicua, come confermano gli ultimi sondaggi, una fascia che alla fine dei conti potrebbe spostare definitivamente gli equilibri e i rapporti di forza tra le formazioni politiche. Certo, dopo il dibattito in francese di mercoledì e quello in inglese di ieri sera, bisognerà aspettare ancora un po’ per tastare il polso dell’elettorato e vedere se i confronti televisivi avranno avuto la forza di cambiare le carte in tavola… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>> 

Scuola, un rientro fra ansia e promesse disattese

TORONTO – Rientro a scuola fra assembramenti, preoccupazioni e promesse disattese. Come molti genitori temevano, il primo giorno di scuola – ieri per gli studenti di Toronto – non è stato uno dei quei giorni da ricordare con piacere. Davanti agli istituti, assembramenti. Era ampiamente prevedibile, visto che i ragazzi non si vedevano da mesi. Ma evidentemente il “piano” elaborato dal governo provinciale e dai vari provveditorati (sia quello pubblico, il TDSB, che quello cattolico, il TCDSB) non ci avevano pensato. Così, è toccato agli insegnanti ed ai presidi tentare, disperatamente (e palesemente senza una “guida dall’alto”), di imporre il distanziamento almeno all’ingresso… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>> 

School, a return full of anxiety and unfulfilled promises

TORONTO – Back to school amid gatherings, worries and unfulfilled promises. As many parents feared, the first day of school – today for Toronto students – was not one of those days to remember with pleasure. In front of the institutes, gatherings. It was largely predictable, as the boys hadn’t seen each other for months. But evidently the “plan” elaborated by the provincial government and by the various administrations (both the public one, the TDSB, and the Catholic one, the TCDSB) had not thought about it. Thus, it fell to the teachers and principals to try, desperately (and blatantly without a “guide from above”), to impose distancing at least at the entrance.  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 September 9, 2021, at 4:25pm EST.

On Thursday, health officials in Spain logged 4,763 new infections. Of the cumulative 4.9 million confirmed positive cases, 92.4% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, Covid-related deaths increased by 71, bringing the total number of fatalities to 85,218.

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