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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 August 29, 2021, at 4:30pm EST.
On Sunday, health officials in India logged 43,368 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 32.7 million. Of the cumulative total, 97.5% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, Covid-related deaths increased by 527, bringing the total number of fatalities to 438,387.
Ontario, vaccination passport is coming
TORONTO – After the no, no and still no repeated in recent weeks, Ontario Premier Doug Ford would be considering the implementation of a vaccination passport system. To report it to CTV News Toronto is a source very close to the provincial government who indicates the week just begun, as the one in which the official announcement of the creation of a system of vaccination certificates in the province will take place. According to the source who is well aware of the situation, the certificate “will be required in non-essential environments such as restaurants and cinemas”: mouth sewn instead on the parameters necessary to request the vaccination test and what form the certificate will take. Continue reading→
Richmond Hill: A shifting landscape in political party support
The electoral district of Richmond Hill is located about 30 km north of Toronto in the Regional Municipality of York. It is situated between Vaughan and Markham and is shaping up to be an interesting race between two political parties. Continue reading→
Daily update of Ontario’s Covid-19 Vaccination Campaign
With the largest vaccination campaign underway, the province has administered more than 20.7 million doses into the arms of Ontarians. On August 29, numbers released by the Ministry of Health show health officials administered 29,695 vaccine doses on Saturday, down from 37,716doses the day prior.
Ontario over 700 cases, Alberta breaks through one thousand
TORONTO – They undulate, but remain around 700: this is now the average of new daily infections in Ontario. Today 740 were recorded, fewer than 835 on Saturday but up from 722 on last Sunday. The weekly average, to be precise, is now 688, compared to 564 a week ago. Of the new cases recorded today, 551 involve people who are not fully vaccinated or have an unknown vaccination status and 189 those who are fully vaccinated. Continue reading→
Conservatives opening up an advantage as grit support declines
TORONTO – The balance of power between the parties is changing. At the beginning of the third week of the election campaign, the Conservatives consolidate the advantage over the Liberal Party, completely overturning the balance in voting intentions in view of the electoral round on September 20th. Continue reading→
An election about Gimme, Gimme and hurt feelings
TORONTO – I respect anyone who puts her/his name on a ballot for election. It is rarely a soft exercise; most often it is at best “rough and tumble”. Our democratic institutions need people prepared to take the hits on our behalf. Democracy is not a process for the feint of heart or for those easily offended. Continue reading→
“The music is over”. Taliban kill Afghan singer
KABUL – In 2021 Afghanistan, music is also a crime. It is enough to sing to risk your life. And so Fawad Andarabi, who could not live without singing, was killed. The Taliban brutally murdered him. They dragged him out of his home in Andarab in the southern part of Baghlan province. And they “executed” him. Continue reading→
Code Red Para sa mga Mamamayan ng Mundo
TORONTO – Nung Mayo nitong taon na ito, maraming mga manok at mga isda ang nangamatay sa Dagupan, Philippines, dahil sa tinding init na umabot sa 52 Celsius. Nitong tag araw sa Canada, ang baryong Lytton sa BC, ay uminit nang matindi na umabot ng 49.4 Celsius, tapos nasunog ito sa sumunod na araw. Nung 2018, dalawang kamaganak ko ang bumiyahe sa San Francisco para makipagkita sa mga pinsan na dumadalaw galing sa Pilipinas. Nang pababa na ang eroplano nila, kitang kita nila ang mga sunog sa California. Paglabas nila sa hantungan, puro usok ang naamoy nila at nangailangan silang magsuot ng maskara. Nung huling araw nila sa SFO, yung mga cable cars na likas na San Franciscan ay hindi pinahintulutan na umandar dahil sa alikabok at mababang aninag sa dadaanan ng mga ito. Continue reading→
Code Red for Humanity
TORONTO – May 12th of this year saw chickens and fishes dying from the heat in Dagupan City, Philippines. The temperature that day registered at 52 Celsius. Early this summer, Lytton, BC, registered a record high of 49.4 C. The following day, wildfire devastated the village. In 2018, two relatives travelled to San Francisco early November to meet up with their cousins who were touring the US. While their plane descended for landing, they could see wildfires from the plane window. When they stepped out of the terminal, smoke was in the air. They had to wear masks. This, in SFO, in November. On their last full day in that city, the cable cars, which give SFO its character, stopped running for the day. The streets of San Francisco were covered in dust and visibility was so low, operating a cable car became risky, given that this is done manually. Continue reading→
