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Article by Lara Baumann
I don’t usually write about politics – especially Italian – and I don’t feel I have what it takes to be able to criticize the choices and votes of the citizens of a country where I haven’t lived for a long time and whose daily reality I no longer know. But these days, Facebook is full of criticisms and judgments towards Israel, also expressed by Jews, non-Jews, Arabs and anyone who thinks they know the facts because they have seen two minutes of the news. →
Struggling with the staff shortages in the health care system, responsible people wonder where to get medical personnel to cope with the needs related not only to the pandemic, but also to regular disease situations.
Good news. From today, May 16, incl. doctors and medical staff got additional motivation to →
We have had to line up for grocery stores. https://twitter.com/Faiza_AminTV/status/1248328135780769798
We have had to line up for vaccines. https://twitter.com/blogTO/status/1387808919561588747
Will Canada have to line up for fuel too?
Our friends south of the border waited a staggering 5 hours to fill up their tanks. Some even reminisced about the Arab oil embargo of 1973 and how that caused long lineups at the gas pump. While others estimated that the current panic buying was resulting in an average of 125 cars per hour trying to get their fill. →
A journey through Europe through 21 short films
The 8th edition of the European Union’s Annual Short Film Festival returns in virtual format for the second consecutive year. This online event is presented in collaboration with the Delegation of the European Union to Canada and the embassies and cultural institutes of participating EU member states. →
Artur Pawłowski, a Polish pastor in Calgary, was arrested on Saturday for breaking public health orders during the pandemic after organizing a service at his church.
The arrest took place on a highway, and the whole event is described in this article:
