June 2, 2022 | Canadian National Multilingual Newsgroup

Doug Ford won the Ontario Election, majority government for Conservatives

by Marzio Pelù June 2, 2022August 25, 2023

TORONTO – Second majority government for Doug Ford and the Conservative Party in the Ontario provincial elections: the outgoing premier and his party won the majority with 83 seats, followed by Andrew Horwath’s NDP (31) who was however re-elected and by the Liberals of Steven Del Duca (8) who, instead, was defeated in his seat. The leader of the Greens, Mike Schreiner, was elected in the Guelph riding. The premier’s nephew, Michael Ford, managed to get himself elected by storming the Liberal-Ndp stronghold of York South – Weston.

On Saturday big party at George Harvey Collegiate for the 70th anniversary

by Mariella Policheni June 2, 2022August 25, 2023

TORONTO – What students and teachers at the George Harvey Collegiate Institute are preparing to do is not a repatriation like so many others. On Saturday, from noon to 7 pm, they will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the school.

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Liberals ready to decriminalize drugs in every province of Canada

by Mariella Policheni June 2, 2022August 25, 2023

OTTAWA – The federal government says it is open to further decriminalization of possession, to a small extent, of hard drugs in jurisdictions across the country. Conservatives say they support what they call a “health-based” approach to drug addiction.

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Covid-19 in Ontario, ICU hospitalizations never so low since summer 2021

by Marzio Pelù June 2, 2022August 25, 2023

TORONTO – Positive signs from the coronavirus front: the number of Covid-19 infected patients admitted to the Ontario intensive care units dropped to 119 today, the lowest level recorded since last summer. The last time ICU hospitalizations had been this low was on August 16, 2021, when the same number of patients was registered. →

No fourth term for Mayor Bevilacqua

by Priscilla Pajdo June 2, 2022August 25, 2023

TORONTO – Vaughan Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua announced he will not be seeking re-election in the Municipal election later this year (October 24). He delivered the message at the annual Vaughan Mayor’s Gala Wednesday evening at the Universal Event Space in Vaughan. It was the first in-person Gala since 2019, following a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic.