TORONTO – May 6, 2021: Canada stood yesterday at 1,262,227 positives for Covid-19, an increase of 4,899 more cases than in the previous 24 hours. The number of victims – nationwide – yesterday reached 24,488 total deaths, 40 more than on Wednesday. →
Now, kids between the ages of 12 and 15 can get vaccinated in Canada. Thus, the country becomes the first to authorize the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in the range of those ages, while the European Union and the United States, for now, are still reviewing its use in minors. →
TORONTO – May 5, 2021: Canada stood yesterday at 1,254,274 positives for Covid-19, an increase of 4,274 more cases than in the previous 24 hours. The number of victims – nationwide – yesterday reached 24,448 total deaths, 52 more than on Tuesday. In Canada yesterday the number of recovered people from the coronavirus stood at 1,148,353. →
TORONTO – Canada becomes the first country in the world to have approved the use of Pfizer’s Covid vaccine for ages 12 to 16. This was announced today by Supriya Sharma, Chief Medical Adviser of Health Canada, who pointed out that the documentation provided by Pfizer-BioNTech confirmed that the vaccine is effective and safe for adolescents as well. →
TORONTO – May 4, 2021: Canada stood yesterday at 1,247,298 positives for Covid-19, an increase of 4,041 more cases than in the previous 24 hours. The number of victims – nationwide – yesterday reached 24,385 total deaths, 43 more than on Monday. →
The announcement sent shockwaves throughout the business world and in particular that of Philanthropy.
After 27 years of marriage, the billionaire couple is no more. Yesterday the Gates announced their separation in a joint statement and on their social media accounts.
“Over the last 27 years, we have raised three incredible children and built a foundation that works all over the world to enable all people to lead healthy, productive lives,” the statement read. “We continue to share a belief in that mission and will continue our work together at the foundation, but we no longer believe we can grow together as a couple in this next phase of our lives.”
The Gates met at Microsoft in 1994.
TORONTO – May 3, 2021: Canada stood yesterday at 1,238,850 positives for Covid-19, an increase of 4,669 more cases than in the previous 24 hours. The number of victims – nationwide – yesterday reached 24,320 total deaths, 24 more than on Sunday. →
TORONTO – Elementary schools in Quebec City and other areas of the French-speaking province reopened today. →
Every year, May 3 is a date that countries around the world celebrate World Press Freedom Day, proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1993. It is a day in which to acknowledge the essential role of professional journalists and to underline the importance of verified and reliable information made available to the public.
All over the world, there is no shortage of news to digest. The changing structure of news production and consumption means the public can access all types of information in whichever format they prefer. From newsprint to television to the internet, it is all available at one’s fingertips.
On May 3, Poland celebrates the adoption of the Constitution of May 3.
It is now a public holiday and is one of the three day-by-day holidays that make up the →
TORONTO – May 2, 2021: Canada stood yesterday at 1,232,210 positives for Covid-19, an increase of 5,175 more cases than in the previous 24 hours. The number of victims – nationwide – yesterday reached 24,296 total deaths, 35 more than on Saturday. →
TORONTO – Starting tomorrow, all adults living in Ontario’s 114 hotspots will be able to book their Covid-19 vaccination. →
No, this is not another article on “case counts”. If History is any guide, when Adversity takes lives and property, leaders emerge to keep everyone focused on values that brought us where we are (moral fibre). The end goal (moral compass) guides thought, clarifies principles and speaks to what those “end goals” might be. →
