TORONTO and HAMILTON — NDP Education critic Marit Stiles and Mental Health and Addictions critic Monique Taylor released the following statement in response to a new report by the Hospital for Sick Children showing disturbing levels of clinically significant depressive symptoms among children and teens as a result of the pandemic and school closures. →
The Canadian government, the Colombian community in Canada and human rights organizations condemned the violence in Colombia, “including the disproportionate use of force by the security forces”, after at least 39 people were killed and close to a thousand injuries during the protests in recent weeks. →
The 2021 World Press Freedom Index, which compiles press freedom situation in 180 countries and territories annually by the Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has shown that journalism, the main vaccine against disinformation, is completely or partly blocked in over 130 countries. →
[GTranslate]Herd immunity in Europe by mid-July and health passport ready in two to three months: this was announced by Thierry Breton, EU commissioner for the internal market and head of the vaccines task force. →