OTTAWA – Foreign interference in Canada extends beyond elections and
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The Pope to the Natives: “Indignation and shame for residential schools. With all my heart, I am very sorry”
VATICAN CITY – “Indignation and shame” for what happened in residential school in Canada: “for the deplorable conduct of those members of the Catholic Church, I ask for God’s forgiveness and I want to say to you with all my heart: I am very sorry”. After private meetings between Pope Francis and First Nations, Inuit and Metis delegates this week, all parties met the Pope at the Vatican on Friday and, speaking in Italian, the Pontiff asked for God’s forgiveness, recognizing the wrongs done to Indigenous in residential schools.
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 March 31, 2022, at 4:45pm EST.
On Thursday, health officials in Germany logged 208,653 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 21.1 million. Of the cumulative total number of cases 78.1% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, authorities have reported 241 Covid-related deaths for a total of 129,983 fatalities attributable to Covid-19.
The experts: “The stop to restrictions? A mistake”
TORONTO – Having let your guard down can cost Ontario dearly. There is no doubt that some health officials in Ontario and Quebec – two provinces officially in the middle of the sixth wave – attribute the increase in infections caused by the sub-variant of Covid-19 Omicron BA.2 to the removal of restrictions such as the obligation to wear a mask and vaccination certificates.
Simcoe-Grey: A traditional Progressive Conservative District
Travelling out of Northern Ontario, we head into the area of South-Central Ontario to focus on the electoral district of Simcoe-Grey. Situated along the southern tip of Georgian Bay, the district encompasses one of the region’s most popular destinations, Wasaga Beach, a two-hour drive 145 km north of Toronto.
Daily update of Ontario’s Covid-19 Vaccination Campaign
With the largest vaccination campaign underway, the province has administered more than 32.0 million doses into the arms of Ontarians. According to data last updated on March 30, numbers released by the Ministry of Health show health officials administered 9,457 vaccine doses on Wednesday, up from, 8,484 doses the day prior.
“The Vatican is close to the Natives and listens to them”
VATICAN CITY – “Listening and closeness”: this is how the Vatican defined the meeting held this morning between Pope Francis and a group of about twenty indigenous of the First Nations, accompanied by some Canadian bishops. Tomorrow, however, the Pontiff’s final audience is scheduled with the three groups he met in these days: First Nations, Métis and Inuit.
Covid-19, hospitalizations in Ontario are again above 800
TORONTO – Hospitalizations of Covid inpatients continue to increase in Ontario: today there were 807 people with the virus admitted to hospitals in the province, an increase from 778 yesterday and especially from 661 just a week ago (+ 22%) . Today’s is the highest number of hospitalizations since March 4, when 821 people with the virus were hospitalized. In intensive care there are 166 positive inpatients (yesterday 165, a week ago 165). Continue reading→
Cancel Culture looms over Columbus Centre
TORONTO – Once burned, twice shy. So goes the popular saying advising all to operate with a healthy dose of skepticism. After a failed attempt to raze the Columbus Centre and Villa Colombo to the ground, in 2016-2018, to facilitate a private condominium development, it seems that the “inventive” minds at the Villa Charities Board are setting the groundwork for Round Two.
বিমানের সুদীর্ঘ অভিযাত্রাকে স্বাগত জানিয়েছে টরন্টো
বাংলাদেশ বিমানের ঢাকা-টরন্টো এই উভয় যাত্রা পথে সবচেয়ে সুদীর্ঘ অর্থাৎ সাড়ে ১৮ ঘন্টার বিরামহীন অভিযাত্রাকে স্বাগত জানিয়েছে গ্রেটার টরন্টো এয়ারপোর্টস অথরিটি, সংক্ষেপে জিটিএএ।
Toronto welcomes Biman’s longest haul flight from Dhaka
TORONTO – Eventually Biman Bangladesh Airlines will be the longest haul flight from Dhaka to Toronto, a more than 18.5 hours flight both ways, which already been welcomed by the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA).
