Tindahan na Paupahan sa Kalye na Pinamimilhan ng mga Mayayaman

Meron 17 na tindahan ang nagsara sa Bloor, 8 nito ay may karatulang “Prime Retail for Lease” sa mga dingding nito. Ang nabanggit na kalye ay lugar na mamahalin na tindahan katulad ng Louis Vuitton at Hermes. Mula nang tumungtong ako sa bayan na ito nung 1974, hindi ko pa maalala kung kailangan ganito karami ang nagsarang tindahan ng mga damit. Pero nalulungkot ako sa pagkawala ng Gap sa kanto ng Bay at Bloor kasi doon ako namimili ng mga bagong polo shirt ko at mga pan-regalo ko pag pasko. Continue reading→

Prime Retail for Lease

On a stretch of 1.9 kms, sandwiched between Yonge Street and the Royal Ontario Museum, lies the posh district of Bloor Street where the rich buy their Louis Vuittons and Hermes. These days of the pandemic, 17 stores or boutiques are closed, 8 of which have the sign “prime retail for lease” stuck to their windows. Never in my Canadian life, since I first set foot here in 1974, has there been that many vacancies, until now. While I can’t remember which boutiques ceased operating in Bloor, one store stood out for me — the Gap which is not even high-end but had 3 levels of shopping space which I would visit when I needed new shirts or items for Christmas gifts. Continue reading→

As novas diretrizes para imunizados: sem máscara se estiverem em pequenos grupos

Article by Francesco Veronesi — Translation and Video: Luis Aparicio

Um pequeno, mas significativo passo em direção ao regresso à normalidade pré-pandemia no Canadá. Isso é confirmado pelas novas diretrizes anunciadas pelas autoridades federais para todas as pessoas imunizadas contra a Covid-19, ou seja, que receberam as duas doses da vacina e que esperaram mais duas semanas, após a injeção de reforço. Continue reading→

Intolerance and groupthink – the “new normal”

Article by the Hon. Joe Volpe — Video: CNMNG Staff

Federal Minister Carolyn Bennet just found out that one flippant word uttered, toward a former Cabinet colleague, can have far-reaching consequences. Some people, especially those she has served unquestioningly in Cabinet, are “calling for her head”.

Her crime? She “implied” that Judy Wilson-Raybauld admonished the Prime Minister because he was pursuing an electoral timetable […]

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Vaccini, l’Ontario accelera la seconda dose

Articolo di Mariella Policheni — Video: Rosanna Colavecchia

TORONTO – L’Ontario spinge sull’acceleratore. A partire dalle 8 di questa mattina, tutti gli abitanti dell’Ontario di età pari o superiore a 18 anni che hanno ricevuto la prima dose di un vaccino mRNA potranno prenotare un appuntamento per ricevere la seconda prima del previsto. Ciò accelererà l’idoneità alla seconda dose per circa 1,5 milioni di abitanti dell’Ontario. Continue reading→