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TORONTO – Ontario is racing against time on the vaccination front. The immunization campaign against Covid-19 is now being accelerated again with the opening of reservations to vaccinate even for people who are at least 75 years old: from March 15th the provincial system accepted reservations only for those who were at least 80. In order to get vaccinated, you must connect to the internet portal activated by the provincial government (https://covid-19.ontario.ca/book-vaccine)or by telephone, by calling the toll-free number 1-888-999-6488, where a telephone operator will collect the information necessary to make the reservation. Continue reading→
Covid-19 infections are rapidly rising in Ontario schools
Covid-19 infections are rapidly rising in Ontario schools: with the last 132, they have reached 10,882. Peel Region is on alert: there are 10 schools closed due to a virus outbreak. The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board shuttered three elementary schools as of Friday: San Lorenzo Ruiz, St. Cornelius and St. John the Baptist elementary. St. Sofia School in Mississauga is among the schools that have been closed for longer. It’s reporting 10 students and five staff members who are ill with Covid-19: one other staff member also needed to go to the hospital due to COVID-19 complications.
An in-depth analysis of the situation will follow in the afternoon.
Italian musicians
and Canadian engineers
together for WWD in Vancouver
[GTranslate]VANCOUVER – For the first time, an Italian orchestra will be the protagonist of the World Water Day, celebrated on 22 March and organized in Canada: it’s the Bazzini Consort, a Brescia musical reality wanted and founded by young musicians, which pursues exclusively artistic, cultural and educational purposes and carries out dissemination activities for schools. Continue reading→
Musicisti italiani e ingegneri canadesi
insieme per il WWD a Vancouver
VANCOUVER – Per la prima volta, un’orchestra italiana sarà protagonista della Giornata Mondiale dell’Acqua che si celebra il 22 marzo e che viene organizzata in Canada: si tratta del Bazzini Consort, una realtà musicale bresciana voluta e fondata da giovani musicisti, che persegue esclusivamente finalità di carattere artistico, culturale ed educativo e svolge attività divulgativa per le scuole. Continue reading→
Natural disasters have tripled in half a century
Natural disasters have tripled in half a century
Muhammad Ali Bukhari, CNMNG News
Toronto, March 21: A report released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Thursday states that the world has been facing one disaster after another in recent years. The world has to deal with various disasters including corona pandemics, floods, droughts, fires, and locust attacks. People are now facing three times more natural disasters than the seventies and eighties from the last century. The agricultural sector is the most affected by these disasters. Continue reading→
অর্ধ শতাব্দীতে প্রাকৃতিক দুর্যোগ বেড়েছে তিন গুণ
মোহাম্মদ আলী বোখারী, সিএনএমএনজি নিউজ
টরন্টো, মার্চ ২১: গত বৃহস্পতিবার জাতিসংঘের খাদ্য ও কৃষি সংস্থার (এফএও) প্রকাশিত এক প্রতিবেদনে জানা গেছে, সাম্প্রতিক বছরগুলোতে একের পর এক দুর্যোগের মুখে পড়ছে বিশ্ব। করোনা মহামারি, বন্যা, খরা, দাবানল, পঙ্গপালের হানাসহ নানা ধরনের দুর্যোগ মোকাবিলা করতে হচ্ছে বিশ্ববাসীকে। গত শতকের সত্তর ও আশির দশকের তুলনায় এখন তিন গুণ প্রাকৃতিক দুর্যোগের মুখোমুখি হচ্ছে মানুষ। এসব দুর্যোগে সবচেয়ে বেশি ক্ষতিগ্রস্থ হচ্ছে কৃষি খাত। Continue reading→
Support local bakeries and vote for the “Best Zeppole in Toronto”
[GTranslate]TORONTO – The following bakeries are taking part in a contest to vote for the “Best Zeppole in Toronto”
The five amazing nominees in Toronto are:
- “R” Bakery located at 326 Marlee Ave.
- Zito’s Market Place located at 210 Marlee Ave.
- Rustic Bakery Ltd. located at 318 Rustic Rd.
- Angel’s Bakery and Deli located at 296 Roger’s Rd.
- Amico Bakery located at 2889 Dufferin St.
Be sure to support your local bakeries by ordering and picking up some Zeppole. Voting will continue over the weekend.
Zeppole are a traditional Italian pastry usually prepared for the Feast of Saint Joseph celebrated on March 19 every year. The photo below features Frank D’Amico showcasing the tasty treats at Angel’s Bakery and Deli.
Update of the Covid-19 Landscape
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[GTranslate]Here we provide a daily update of the data available for select countries and jurisdictions as of March 20, 2021, at 1:30pm (EST).
Globally, there have been over 122 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 according to Johns Hopkins University data. Since the start of the pandemic, over 99 million people have recovered and more than 2.7 million fatalities were attributable to Covid-19.
Daily Update of Ontario’s Covid-19 Vaccination Campaign
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[GTranslate]TORONTO – With the largest vaccination campaign underway, the province has administered more than 1.4 million doses into the arms of Ontarians. On March 20, the Ministry of Health reported 60,283 doses administered, down from 61,146 doses the day prior.
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Note a margine
Per la nostra rubrica musicale: come in un film… “Fiori rosa, fiori di pesco” di Battisti-Mogol.
I links delle precedenti “Note a margine”:
Lucio Battisti, “E penso a te”
https://www.cnmng.ca/note-a-margine-5/
Domenico Modugno, “Meraviglioso”
https://cnmng.ca/note-a-margine-4/
Bobby Solo, “Una lacrima sul viso”
https://cnmng.ca/note-a-margine-3/
Tony Renis, “Quando quando quando”
https://cnmng.ca/note-a-margine-2/
Luigi Tenco, “Ciao amore ciao”
https://cnmng.ca/note-a-margine/
