Duterte extended the state of calamity “for a period of one year", or from Sept. 13, 2020 to Sept. 12, 2021, “unless earlier lifted or extended as circumstances may warrant".
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September 18, 2020September 18, 2020Canadian News, Main
Forecast models show hurricane Teddy could hit Maritimes next week
HALIFAX — The Canadian Hurricane Centre’s top meteorologist is suggesting the combination of hurricane Teddy and a continuing pandemic should prompt Maritimers to plan well ahead for potential power outages. The storm was churning northward southeast of Bermuda on Friday, with maximum wind speeds over 200 kilometres per hour. A forecast from the centre said Teddy will approach the Maritimes early next...
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September 18, 2020September 18, 2020Canadian News, Health, Main
Provinces crackdown as COVID-19 cases soar across much of Canada
Ontario, meanwhile, reported 401 new cases — a daily increase not seen since June — a day after it hiked fines for those organizing large social gatherings to $10,000 and cut down the maximum size of gatherings in three hot spot regions.
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September 18, 2020September 18, 2020Canadian News, Health, Main
Silver lining? Cases of infectious diseases plunge amid anti-COVID measures
“If you wear a mask, if you stay two metres from someone, if you’re washing your hands frequently, that is going to clearly reduce a lot of infections that are transmitted by those routes.”
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September 11, 2020September 11, 2020Canadian News, Health, Main
Toronto to open centre for those with COVID-19 who can’t self-isolate at home
Toronto will soon open a centre for those with COVID-19 who cannot self-isolate at home, a service the federal government said is open to other cities across the country. Health Minister Patty Hajdu said Friday the federal government is providing $13.9 million to Toronto Public Health — enough to operate the 140-room isolation centre that opens this weekend...
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September 11, 2020September 11, 2020Canadian News, Main, Politics
Former Liberal MP Raj Grewal charged with fraud and breach of trust by RCMP
He said he began frequenting the Casino du Lac Leamy in Gatineau, Que., in early 2016, racking up debt in the millions of dollars playing high-stakes blackjack. He started to borrow money from family and friends to continue to gamble.
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September 11, 2020September 11, 2020Canadian News, Main, Politics
Federal language czar to probe choice of WE Charity for student program
Official languages commissioner Raymond Theberge to investigate the government’s choice of WE Charity, saying the move showed contempt toward francophones.
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September 11, 2020September 11, 2020Main, Philippine News, Politics
Badoy to resign if Makabayan solons condemn CPP-NPA-NDF
Badoy also mentioned that CPP-NPA-NDF, committed the destruction of government and private properties worth billions of pesos, besmirching the country’s image internationally to get funding, economic sabotage, and the killings of soldiers in charge of distributing cash aid during the pandemic
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September 9, 2020September 9, 2020Business, Canadian News, Main
Statistics Canada rejigs low-income stats, showing growing poverty gap
OTTAWA — An updated picture of poverty across the country prior to the COVID-19 pandemic is showing that those living well below the low-income threshold had fallen further behind. The figures from Statistics Canada show the average “poverty gap,” which measures how far people on average fall below the official poverty line, grew from 31.8 per...
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September 9, 2020September 9, 2020Canadian News, Education, Main
Thousands of students return to schools as new COVID-19 cases emerge
“I think the prudent thing when someone is symptomatic is keep them at home, don’t go to school, but also call up the local public health hotline and figure out if a child needs to be tested.”