February 16, 2022 | Canadian National Multilingual Newsgroup

Status update of Covid-19 cases worldwide

by Priscilla Pajdo February 16, 2022August 25, 2023

Here we provide a daily update of the data available for select countries and jurisdictions as of February 16, 2022, at 4:30 pm EST.

On Wednesday, health officials in Russia logged 179,284 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 14.6 million. Of the cumulative total number of cases 79.4% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, authorities have reported 748 Covid-related deaths for a total of 342,383 fatalities attributable to Covid-19.

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Schools which forget that their priority is to teach children

by Mariella Policheni February 16, 2022August 25, 2023

From words to deeds. Since the work of three school trustees of the San Francisco School Board left something to be desired, the residents of the city decided to relieve them of their duties. Their wrong, according to the citizens, was to have given space to “wrong priorities” and to have “put progressive politics before children”.

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Un nouveau plan en matière d’immigration pour combler les pénuries de main‑d’œuvre et favoriser la croissance de l’économie canadienne

by Marzio Pelù February 16, 2022August 25, 2023

OTTAWA – La pandémie a mis en évidence les contributions des nouveaux arrivants au bien-être de collectivités et de l’ensemble des secteurs de l’économie canadienne. L’an dernier, le Canada a accueilli plus de 405 000 nouveaux résidents permanents, le plus grand nombre d’immigrants en une seule année de son histoire. Même si bon nombre des emplois perdus pendant la pandémie ont été retrouvés, des centaines de milliers de postes dans tous les secteurs doivent toujours être pourvus.

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Inflation: + 5.1%. And the prices go up

by Marzio Pelù February 16, 2022August 25, 2023

TORONTO – Inflation at levels never seen in thirty years. And skyrocketing prices. This is what emerges from the latest Statistics Canada report, published today. In January 2022, Canadian inflation surpassed 5% for the first time since September 1991, rising 5.1% year-on-year and further up from the already substantial 4.8% surge recorded just two months ago, in December 2021. →

Daily update of Ontario’s Covid-19 Vaccination Campaign

by Priscilla Pajdo February 16, 2022August 25, 2023

With the largest vaccination campaign underway, the province has administered more than 31.3 million doses into the arms of Ontarians. According to data last updated on February 16, numbers released by the Ministry of Health show health officials administered 31,735 vaccine doses on Tuesday, up from 25,258 doses the day prior.