Canada and Ontario invest over $12 million to fund infrastructure projects in Vaughan

This weekend marked a fresh start for the people of Ontario. Restaurant patio’s opened for in-person dining and non-essential retailers welcomed shoppers back for the first time in months, albeit under strict guidelines.

While the province is taking a measured approach at reopening to ensure a healthy and safe transition to the next stage, an injection of more than $12 million from both levels of government for infrastructure projects in Vaughan will help rebuild businesses, promote job creation and encourage growth and investment in the city.

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Nathaniel Veltman and his fatal truck attack on Muslim family

Nathaniel Veltman, the man facing murder charges in the truck attack of a Muslim family at the intersection of Hyde Park Road and South Carriage Road in London, Ontario has left no traces on social media about his life, but a neighbor who spoke to CBC News said while the 20-year-old kept to himself, he’d have frequent and noisy gatherings in his downtown apartment. Continue reading

ইসলামোফোবিয়া অবসানে কানাডার লন্ডনে বহুধর্মীয় মানুষের সম্প্রীতি

একজন মানুষের ঘৃণ্যকর্মে চারটি জীবনাবসান ও একটি জীবন চিরতরে পাল্টে যাওয়াকে ঘিরে বহুধর্মীয় কয়েক হাজার মানুষ বিদেহী আত্মার প্রতি শ্রদ্ধা জানানোর পাশাপাশি অন্টারিও প্রদেশের লন্ডন শহরে গতকাল শুক্রবার সন্ধ্যা ৭টায় সুদীর্ঘ পদযাত্রার পাশাপাশি ইসলামোফোবিয়া অবসানের দাবি জানিয়েছে। Continue reading

Julia Prajza is the chosen artist for the “Rooster of Barcelos Project”

Julia Prajza’s design proposal was the final choice for the “Rooster of Barcelos Project” (in the pic, courtesy of Little Portugal on Dundas BIA), a public art project presented by the City of Toronto, in conjunction with Little Portugal on Dundas BIA, StreetARToronto, the Office of Deputy Mayor Ana Bailão, the Consulate General of Portugal in Toronto and the Barcelos Migrant Association. Continue reading

Note a margine: “Amandoti”, l’ultima perla dei CCCP

Per la nostra rubrica musicale: “Amandoti”, l’ultima perla dei CCCP Fedeli Alla Linea.

Nel 1990 esce “Epica Etica Etnica Pathos”, ultimo atto dei CCCP Fedeli Alla Linea, che contiene un brano destinato a diventare una pietra miliare della canzone italiana: “Amandoti”.  Il brano, in realtà, resterà di nicchia per molti anni, finché nel 2004…

Nello sfondo del podcast, il retro di copertina di “Epica Etica Etnica Pathos”. Alla realizzazione dell’album contribuirono anche gli ex Litfiba Gianni Maroccolo (basso), Francesco Magnelli (tastiere) e Ringo De Palma (batteria) che morì pochi mesi dopo la fine delle registrazioni, a soli 26 anni.  

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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 June 12, 2021 at 4:15pm EST.

On Saturday, health officials in Canada logged just under 700 new infections pushing the number of total confirmed positive cases to over 1.4 million. Of the cumulative total, nearly 97% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, Covid-related deaths increased by 18 bringing the total fatalities to 25,904. Continue reading

Tumingala sa ulap

Noon ika 8 Hunio 2021, ang enternet ay bumagsak. CNN, ang New York Times, ang UK gobbiyerno, Amazon, PayPal, ang Financial Times, Bloomberg News, Reddit, Spotify, Twitch, Verge, kasama ang libo libong iba ibang gobbiyerno, balita, at sosial midya web cites- lahat ay nahulog sa grrd. Ang kanluran hemisphire ay kasalukuyan nasa panaginib lupa at halos lahat tayo ay hindi pa nakakapag umagang kape. Lahat ay nangyari halos bago mag ala 6 nang umaga “EDT.” Continue reading