Day: 13 April 2022

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 April 13, 2022, at 5:30pm EST.

On Wednesday, health officials in Greece logged 11,061 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 3.2 million. Of the cumulative total number of cases 94.3% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, authorities have reported 70 Covid-related deaths for a total of 28,344 fatalities attributable to Covid-19.

College: Good Friday, no procession again

TORONTO – On Friday in College there will be no statues or banners or even prayers and songs. There will be no representation of the passion of Jesus Christ for the third year in a row. The last procession – the 57th – organized by the Church of St. Francis of Assisi dates back to 2019. Then the arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic swept away with a sponge this tradition that precedes Easter Sunday. And also this year, now that despite everything the Via Crucis could have winded through the streets of College, the decision of the church was to postpone to next year this representation so dear to the Italian Canadian community and beyond. 

USA, Arcobelli primo degli eletti al Consiglio Generale degli Italiani all’Estero


WASHINGTON – L’Assemblea Paese del Consiglio Generale degli Italiani all’Estero (CGIE), riunitasi lo scorso 9 aprile a Washington, USA, ha riconfermato, come primo tra gli eletti, il consigliere uscente Vincenzo Arcobelli (nella foto sopra), il quale si dichiara soddisfatto di questa indicazione forte e chiara, “un sostegno importante per proseguire  nella competenza, nella concretezza, e nell’opera svolta in tutti questi anni di servizio”.

Oakville North–Burlington: an ethnically diverse region


Created in 2015, the provincial electoral district of Oakville North–Burlington encompasses part of the Regional Municipality of Halton, including a portion of the Town of Oakville and part of the City of Burlington.

As of 2016, the riding had a population of 129,080 and is home to a number of culturally diverse ethnic groups. Italians, at 10% of the district population, are one of the largest cultural groups with 12,330 residents living in the constituency.