Halton School Board N. Guzzo tries to defer the inevitable

It does not seem like a winning tactic. HCDSB trustee, represented by her Counsel Stephen Bernstein, was scheduled to appear in Hamilton Court (December 21) before a judge to dispose of twelve charges of fraud – ten of them under $5,000 and two over that amount.

She had been arrested almost a year ago, January 21, 2021, on charges dating from 2017 and 2018, prior to her election as Trustee. Continue reading

Noi, figli dei social, dovremmo studiare Kirkegaard

Come sapete, sono una studentessa delle superiori e quindi seguendo un programma ogni anno imparo una moltitudine di cose nuove. Quest’anno in particolare apprezzo molto gli argomenti trattati in classe. Per questo oggi vorrei fare un parallelismo (prodotto delle mie riflessioni dopo l’ultima lezione di filosofia) tra un pensatore dell’800 e i social di oggi… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>> 

Minaccia Omicron, rischio nuovo lockdown

TORONTO – Il rischio di un nuovo lockdown è sempre più concreto in Ontario. La minaccia rappresentata dalla nuova variante Omicron ha spinto il governo provinciale ad adottare alcune restrizioni che avevano già visto durante le prime tre ondate della pandemia, ma la comunità scientifica canadese ritiene che queste misure siano troppo blande per sperare di contenere l’aumento dei contagi… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>> 

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 December 21, 2021, at 4:20 pm EST.

On Tuesday, health officials in the UK logged 90,629 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 11.5 million. Of the cumulative total number of cases, 85.5% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, authorities have reported 172 Covid-related deaths for a total of 147,433 fatalities attributable to Covid-19.

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3,453 Covid-cases in Ontario and another 11 deaths. Record of infections in Quebec

TORONTO – Another slight decline in infections, but many deaths: 11 in a single day, today, in Ontario, where 3,453 new infections were recorded, down from 3,784 on Monday and 4,177 on Sunday, but still clearly increase from 1,429 a week ago. In recent weeks, cases have steadily increased across the province where the Omicron variant of Covid-19 – which experts say has a doubling time of 2.9 days – now accounts for 88% of cases. 

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