“Canada is pleased with the progress we have made together in recent years to address some of the most serious threats to global health security, including the threat posed by Covid-19 and other emerging infectious disease threats."
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Police calls for domestic violence, mental crises rise during pandemic
Public safety experts and mental health advocates worried the anxiety and pressure of the pandemic was going to wreak havoc on already stressed families, leading to more domestic violence, child abuse and mental health trauma.
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From masks to cohorting, a guide to back-to-school rules across the country
Plans are being made across the country for how to safely send students back to school in the fall as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Here is a look at what the various provinces have said about getting kids back to classes. — BRITISH COLUMBIA British Columbia has laid out its plan for studies to resume in “learning groups” this fall. School...
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FILIPINOS IN CANADA BID FAREWELL TO AMBASSADOR GARCIA
Filipinos throughout Eastern Canada gathered on August 25, 2020 for two unprecedented farewell events held in honor of outgoing Philippine Ambassador Petronila P. Garcia. In the first event, members of different Filipino community organizations in Ottawa, ON, Montreal, QC, Fredricton, NB, Halifax, NS, and Summerside, PEI, congregated online in a despedida for the Ambassador hosted by the...
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Duterte to Robredo: ‘Please don’t add fuel to the fire’
“We will also continue to respond to the arising challenges in our pandemic, re-calibrating our strategies, if we must, based on science and data,” he said.
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Phil Gov’t ‘saving lives’ from virus, hunger: Finance Exec
The Philippines’ mortality ratio is at 2.5 people per 100,000 population, as compared to the United Kingdom at 70, Spain at 61, Sweden at 57, and the United States at 52, he said.
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Court of Appeals turns down Ressa’s plea to travel to US
The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG), the CA said, also successfully demonstrated that Ressa’s intended travel is not necessary and urgent “because there are other ways for her to participate” in the US event.
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LOCAL CHURCH EXTENDS HELP TO COMMUNITIES IN DC, MARYLAND, AND VIRGINIA
WASHINGTON – To celebrate the one year anniversary of AID TO HUMANITY- US Tour by the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) or Church of Christ in Washington, DC – a week-long gift-giving and community outreach events took place from August 12th to 16th, 2020 — visiting twelve (12) prominent locations in the states of Washington, DC.,...
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Lawsuit to challenge Quebec back-to-school plan requiring in-person attendance
Sending her children to school “would mean my child is in a class for five or six hours a day, with 35 students, without a mask, without social distancing, when at home I can guarantee several basic security measures,” she said in a phone interview.
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JERSEY CITY PRIEST ARRESTED ON CHARGES OF CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONTACT AND HARRASSMENT
PRESS RELEASE: Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has released the following information: On August 14, 2020, at approximately 11:00 a.m., members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit arrested Donato Cabardo, age 56, of Jersey City. Cabardo was arrested in connection with alleged sex crimes that occurred in the rectory at St. Paul...