PRINT - Contacto Directo - Vancouver, 01/05/2020 - NEWS, Spanish Image Source: Contacto Directo Summary Translation: No byline - In Montreal North, a culture of helping others, combined with close living quarters, has led to the creation of a hot spot in Quebec for COVID-19. Almost a quarter of the 1,100 people infected are health workers. The area is home for many new immigrants attracted to working as assistants for nurses and caregivers. The residents of the city have been sent in recent weeks to long-term care homes without staff in the province where the virus has been the worst. "These people arrive in Canada and Quebec and want to work, and it's the first job that is offered to them. And then the government, or the placement agencies for which they work, send them to seniors' homes, often totally unprotected, and then they get infected and return to their small apartments. It's very sad," said Paule Robitaille, MNA for Bourassa-Sauve and opposition critic for international relations and La Francophonie.
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WEB - Sing Tao Vancouver - Vancouver, 06/05/2020 - News, Chinese Image Source: Sing Tao Vancouver website Summary Translation: No byline - The Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Centre Society has been tapped by the province to help communities deal with hate activity and racism amid what the B.C. government describes as a rise in attacks against people of Asian heritage. Executive director David Lau said the group "is very proud to lead the important work being done in B.C. communities to stop the spread of racism and end the recent spikes in hate crimes." The society has been given $240,000 for the year. The group hopes to meet with community leaders from around the province. B.C.'s Minister of Citizens' Services Anne Kang said recent allegations of racially motivated attacks toward people of Asian heritage during the COVID 19 pandemic have been very concerning.
WEB - Philippine Canadian Inquirer - National, 06/05/2020 - NEWS, English Summary: Joanna Belle Deala - A young Asian woman was suddenly punched in the face by an unidentified man while she was just standing at a bus stop in downtown Vancouver, according to Vancouver Police. In a media briefing on Tuesday, May 5, Sergeant Aaron Roed, media relations officer for the Vancouver Police Department, said the assault happened last April 12 near Granvill and West Pender Streets. In the footage released by the authorities, the suspect was seen walking towards the direction of the 22-year-old woman when he suddenly punched her in the face, making the victim fall to the ground. The motive behind the assault is yet to be identified. Although this happened amid the rising reports of incidents of discrimination and unfair treatment against people with Asian heritage as they are being wrongfully blamed for the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Roed said they refuse to speculate on the suspect’s motive. “This is why we want to identify the attacker, so we can rule anything out and find out if this is a hate crime,” he said. Roed said the VPD’s diversity and hate crime department is already working with major-crime detectives on the assault. Image Source: Philippine Canadian Inquirer website
Link to the original article: http://www.canadianinquirer.net/2020/05/06/unidentified-man-punches-young-asian-woman-in-the-face-in-vancouver/ WEB - Van People - Vancouver, 04/05/2020 - ARTICLE, Chinese Image Source: Van People website Translated Summary: Wu Wei - Every May is Canada’s Asian Heritage Month. Unlike in previous years, May this year coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic, causing celebrations, exhibitions and performances to be cancelled. Cabinet Minister Bardish Chagger issued a statement on May 1 announcing the start of Asian Heritage Month. The theme of this year's Asian Heritage Month is "Asian Canadians: Unity in Diversity." Chagger’s statement said that Asian Canadians come from more than 20 countries and each has a unique culture. Chagger also said she was disturbed by the reappearance of discriminatory and racist words and actions. All Canadians should fight back and resist xenophobia and racial discrimination, whether online or in real life. She said that despite being unable to participate in or organize events, we can still work hard to understand the history of Asian Canadians.
Canadian universities are preparing to start the Fall semester with online classes - Russian5/6/2020 WEB - Knopka - Toronto, 05/05/2020 - NEWS, Russian Image Source: https://www.knopka.ca/ Summary Translation: no byline - According to the latest updates from universities across Canada, many post-secondary institutions are looking at offering at least some of their classes online this September. While Canada is officially flattening the curve, experts are already gearing up for a second wave of the coronavirus in the fall, which could delay in-person instruction until January 2021. Ontario universities are exploring different options for conducting classes depending on the situation with the coronavirus. Online classes are part of the solution to the problem. At the University of Toronto, some classes may be delivered fully or partially through remote instruction. The University of Alberta is also preparing for the possibility of online classes. The University established a Fall 2020 Planning Group, who have developed three scenarios in anticipation of the September semester. The University's most optimistic scenario involves limited in-person classes and international students being allowed in Canada; the worst scenario involves no in-person instruction and international borders remaining closed. Canadian universities are also bracing themselves for a potential budget crunch this fall as the future of international students, who contribute billions of dollars in tuition, is unclear. It is not known whether foreign students will be allowed to study in Canada in the fall.
TV - Fairchild TV Ontario - Toronto, 05/05/2020 - News, Cantonese Translated Summary: No byline - The COVID-19 outbreak might be disproportionately impacting Torontonians living in low-income areas or with the highest proportion of recent immigrations, the city's medical officer of health Eileen de Villa said. In April, Toronto Public Health began analyzing race-based and socio-demographic data related to COVID-19. She said the preliminary findings suggest people in areas that have the highest proportion of lower income earners or areas that have the highest proportion of recent immigrants and high unemployment rates are experiencing higher rates of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.
PRINT - E-desinews - Newmarket, 04/05/2020 - Article , 1 page , p.14, English Image by TREVOR COLE from Unsplash Summary Translation: Dr. Vicki Bismilla - The world has come to a standstill and billions of people across the globe are in lockdown. Most are experiencing this lockdown from positions of privilege in their middle-class or better homes with ample access to food, water, entertainment and comforts. However, large swaths of people are experiencing the desperation of poverty. Marginalized migrant workers, construction workers, house cleaners, nannies and a range of service sector workers are left without wages to feed their families. Refugee centres are reporting hundreds of appeals from people in a precarious immigration status who have been laid off and are in need of food and shelter. Their fridges are empty, and their families face eviction from apartments. The co-director of FCJ Refugee Centre in Toronto reports that, “Migrant workers, non-status people, international students and temporary residents are the most vulnerable because there’s a lack of language and understanding of the system, and they have no idea of what resources are out there for them, if any.”
PRINT - Toronto Caribbean (Twice Monthly) - Brampton, 04/05/2020 - p.38, English Image Source: https://torontocaribbean.com/ Summary: Nana-Adjie Poku - Over the past month, there have been certain trends found in common criminal offences. More than 70 shelters across Ontario have seen an increase in calls for assistance. One particular shelter (that caters predominantly to Muslim immigrant women and children) has received 400 calls per week as of April. This is double the number they typically receive.
Relaunch of the economy in Toronto: ‘We hope to be able to keep pace with the province’ - Italian5/5/2020 PRINT - Corriere Canadese - Toronto, 04/05/2020 - NEWS, Italian Image Source: Corriere Canadese website Summary Translation: No byline - Toronto Mayor John Tory says he hopes that the City will be able to follow the same timetable as the rest of the province with respect to relaunching the economy. Cautious optimism is the word, in his opinion. Tory said that a one-time tax to help pay the Toronto Transit Commission's financial losses could help, but he hopes that the other levels of government can present a financial platform to lend a hand to the municipalities after the pandemic.
PRINT - MidWeek - Mississauga, 28/04/2020 - NEWS, p. 6 Image Source: http://southasiandaily.com/ Summary: No byline - A Brampton teen held a fundraiser for healthcare and other frontline workers and aims to raise $100,000. Mayor Patrick Brown, Mayor Bonnie Crombie and Peel Police supported the event. Fourteen-year-old Shreya was adamant on organizing a fundraiser to help local hospitals and non-profit organizations that have been working around the clock to serve people during a national crisis. A virtual birthday party was organized too, which saw over 2,000 people in attendance through Zoom and Facebook Live. The virtual get together was addressed by Mayor Brown, Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie, MPs Maninder Singh, Rameshwar Sangha, and Iqra Khalid, Associate Minister Prabhmeet Sarkaria, MPPs Deepak Anand, Gurratan Singh, and Sara Singh, Peel Police Board Chair Ron Chatha, provincial liberal leader Steven Del Duca, and Councillor Gurpreet Dhillon. The raised money will be donated to William Osler Healthcare Foundation, Trillium Health Foundation, Mississauga Food Bank, long term care homes and some other nonprofit organizations.
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