TORONTO – It’s not a real “ban”, but rather a
Read More >>>I resti di 215 bambini in una fossa comune, Trudeau: “Capitolo vergognoso della storia del Canada”
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“Un capitolo nero e vergognoso della storia del nostro Paese”: cosi il premier canadese Justin Trudeau ha commentato, su Twitter, la notizia del ritrovamento dei resti di 215 bambini in una fossa comune vicino alla Kamloops Indian Residential School, in British Columbia (nella foto sopra, una classe della Kamloops negli anni Cinquanta): un istituto aperto alla fine del 1800 e chiuso nel 1978, che faceva parte della rete di scuole fondate dal governo e prevalentemente amministrate dalle chiese cattoliche (nel caso della Kamloops, la gestione passò sotto il controllo del governo nella seconda metà degli anni Sessanta), allo scopo di “separare” i figli degli indigeni dalla loro cultura per “assimilarli” nella cultura dominante. Continue reading→
A renewed pledge to restore, protect and conserve the Great Lakes
North America is home to the world’s largest freshwater lake system in the world. The Five Great Lakes: Superior, Huron, Michigan, Erie and Ontario hold roughly, 5,400 cubic miles of water, accounting for approximately 20% of the world’s surface freshwater. That is something worth protecting. Continue reading→
Daily update of Ontario’s vaccination campaign
With the largest vaccination campaign underway, the province has administered more than 8.9 million doses into the arms of Ontarians. On May 30, numbers released by the Ministry of Health show health officials administered 144,833 vaccine doses on Saturday, down from 148,972 doses the day prior.
Ontario in defiance of lockdown
Toronto – Surfers defy Provincial “Stay-at-home” orders to frolic in the frigid waters along the northern shores of Lake Ontario at Marie Curtis Park (May 28).
Media Credit: Corriere Canadese
Unanimous Supreme Court bombshell decision in the “flag debate”
The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) would seem to have laid down the ground rules for any discussion on the legitimacy of Catholic schools in Ontario’s “public education systems”. In a unanimous decision, rendered May 21, 2021, it essentially said secular courts have no business in the affairs of religious organizations. Continue reading→
“Equity advisors” turned hate mongers erode and destroy systems and rights
You may have noticed that schools are closed. Children (that is the legal definition for people under the age of 18) are “studying remotely”, if at all. Distance learning is all the rage. Contagion, vaccination, “herd immunity” have displaced math, science, technical know-how, development of social skills, and critical thinking. Continue reading→
Status 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 May 29, 2021 at 5:45pm EST.
On Saturday, health officials in Greece logged 1,497 new infections bringing the total caseload to more than 400,000 since the onset of the pandemic. Of that cumulative total, 91.5% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, Covid-related deaths increased by 29 for a total of 12,024 fatalities.
Note a margine: tre lingue per sognare il vero amore
Per la nostra rubrica musicale: “Vorrei che fosse amore”, sognare in tre lingue con Mina.
Nel 1968, viene pubblicato il brano interpretato dalla grande cantante e diventa la sigla di Canzonissima 68, programma condotto dalla stessa Mina e da Walter Chiari. La canzone raggiunge solo il decimo posto nella classifica italiana, ma viene incisa anche in Inglese con il titolo “More than strangers” (per il mercato americano) e francese (con il titolo “Si…”) e proprio a Parigi, nel 1969, con quello stesso brano, Mina viene accolta trionfalmente. Ecco il nostro omaggio in Italiano e, a seguire, le due versioni “straniere”.
Nei video che seguono, le altre versioni… Continue reading→
Daily update of Ontario’s Vaccination Campaign
With the largest vaccination campaign underway, the province has administered more than 8.8 million doses into the arms of Ontarians. On May 29, numbers released by the Ministry of Health show health officials administered 148,972 vaccine doses on Friday, down from 159,775 doses the day prior.
Reisebüros werden wieder lebendig
Wer von uns möchte nicht so schnell wie möglich in den Urlaub fahren? Wer möchte diesen Sommer nicht von einem sonnigen Urlaub profitieren? Es stellt sich heraus, dass das Interesse an Reisen in Kanada unglaublich hoch ist, und das einzige Element, das das Reisen behindert, ist nicht die 14-tägige Quarantäne, sondern der obligatorische 3-tägige Aufenthalt in einem Hotel nach der Rückkehr. Continue reading→
