April 5, 2022 | Canadian National Multilingual Newsgroup

Status update of Covid-19 cases worldwide

by Priscilla Pajdo April 5, 2022August 25, 2023

Here we provide a daily update of the data available for select countries and jurisdictions as of April 5, 2022, at 5:00pm EST.

On Tuesday, health officials in the UK logged 33,297 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 21.4 million. Of the cumulative total number of cases 90.3% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, authorities have reported 368 Covid-related deaths for a total of 166,148 fatalities attributable to Covid-19.

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Tories jeopardize the legislature pact: “More military spending”

by Francesco Veronesi April 5, 2022August 25, 2023

TORONTO – Canada must increase its military spending until it reaches its NATO agreement quota. This was requested today by the Conservative Party, on the eve of the presentation of the federal budget scheduled for tomorrow at the House of Commons. Kerry-Lynne Findlay, conservative shadow Defence minister, said: “It is time for Canada to contribute its fair share to NATO. As a founding member of the Atlantic Alliance, the peace and security that Canadians have enjoyed over the past 73 years have been underpinned by the collective security promise that any attack on a NATO country would be an attack on everyone.”

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GTA, home sale price fell slightly in March 2022

by Mariella Policheni April 5, 2022August 25, 2023

TORONTO – In March, Toronto saw a slight decline in the average selling price of homes. This is an element in contrast to the trend, since according to data from the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB), in general the market warms up as spring approaches.

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Covid-19: hospitalizations again above one thousand in Ontario, 31 dead in Quebec

by Marzio Pelù April 5, 2022August 25, 2023

TORONTO – Covid-19 hospitalizations, Ontario is again above one thousand: today in the hospitals of the province there were in fact 1,091 patients against 857 just 24 hours earlier. An impressive surge, which has jumped the increase in hospitalizations in the last seven days to + 38%. 173 people in intensive care, compared to 168 the day before today. →

Guelph poised for another “green landscape” this election

by Priscilla Pajdo April 5, 2022August 25, 2023

Guelph, a provincial electoral district in Southwestern Ontario that encompasses the city of Guelph, about 100km northwest of Toronto. With a population of 131,790, a significant portion of constituents are of European origin, primarily British. It is an area popular among immigrants and Italians in particular. According to the 2016 Census, the riding is home to 12,725 residents who identify as Italian. They represent 10% of the district population.