Tag: Toronto
Social workers experienced depression during the pandemic, says the study
Those who experienced more pandemic-related stressors, such as health problems, increased caregiving responsibilities, domestic violence, family stress from childbirth, and work-life balance stress, experienced more mental health problems. compared to those who were not as affected by the hardships associated with the pandemic. “Like doctors, nurses, and other allied health care providers, social workers are […]
Digital Content May Change Your Visual Perception: Research
Their paper explores how different online data visually differs from images taken from real natural, urban and suburban environments. “When you’re online, you experience a different world,” Gerhardstein said. Gerhardstein and Duggan studied the “oblique effect,” in which the brain pays more attention to horizontal and vertical lines than to lines coming in at an […]
Copenhagen among the most LGBTQ+-friendly capitals in the world
Copenhagen has steadily established itself as one of the world’s LGBTQ+ capitals, and it was no surprise when World Pride chose the city to host its 2021 event. Indeed, Copenhagen and neighboring Malmö won the right to also host the EuroGames at the same time, but the restrictions prevented ‘Copenhagen 2021’ from being one of […]
Information: China operates a “contact center” from a hotel in western Stockholm
China has a secret liaison center in Stockholm that will monitor Chinese in exile, TT reports. In a report from Safeguard Defenders, which maps human rights violations in China, there are about 50 so-called “contact centers” in roughly 30 countries. The Stockholm office is to be located in a hotel in the western parts of […]
Protests galvanize Iranians abroad in hope, concern and unity
London – As anti-government protests roil towns and cities in Iran for a fourth week, tens of thousands of Iranians living abroad have marched in the streets of Europe, North America and beyond to support what many believe is a watershed moment for their homeland. From those who fled in the 1980s after Iran’s 1979 […]
Canadiens F Emil Heineman (thumb) out 6 weeks
Montreal Canadiens forward Emil Heineman will miss the first six weeks of the season with a thumb injury. The team announced the news on Monday. Montreal opens the season on Wednesday at home against Toronto. Heineman, 20, was a second-round pick by Florida in 2020 and has yet to make his NHL debut. The Panthers […]
Scott Dixon wins milestone in Honda Indy Toronto
Scott Dixon led 40 of 85 laps and ran away with Honda Indy Toronto on Sunday for his 52nd victory in the IndyCar Series in his career. The New Zealander shared the legendary Mario Andretti for the second most victories of all time. The only man left to catch is AJ Foyt, who won 67 […]
Drake’s team denies news of his arrest in Sweden
Stockholm [Sweden]July 15 (ANI): The Canadian rapper, Drake’s team, has now officially dismissed the rumors that the musician has been arrested in Sweden. According to The Hollywood Reporter, false rumors spread around the corner that the 35-year-old rapper had been arrested by local police at a nightclub in Stockholm. The “One dance” singer’s team denies […]
Pakistani security agencies target family members of political activists in Baloch exile
Frankfurt [Germany]July 9 (ANI): Expressing anger at Pakistan for the growing number of forced disappearances in the country, a Baloch activist revealed that the Pakistan Federal Bureau of Investigation (FIA) and Military Intelligence Service (MI) arrested his father without interfering in any anti-national activities. In an interview with ANI, the former president of the Baloch […]
Sedin twins, Roberto Luongo, Daniel Alfredsson named to Hockey HOF
Daniel and Henrik Sedin did most things together during their playing careers. Now the identical twins will enter the Hockey Hall of Fame together as well. Sedins was named to the Hall of Fame’s Class of 2022 on Monday, along with their longtime Vancouver Canucks teammate Roberto Luongo, Ottawa Senators forward Daniel Alfredsson, Finnish women’s […]
Lokal Round-Up: Chokerende knivstikkeri af læge bedøver beboere på Amager
Et chokerende knivstikkeri på Amager i går har fået en læge til at kæmpe for sit liv. Det formodes, at lægen var på hjemmebesøg på Holmbladsgade, en vej, der går fra Amagerbrogade i retning mod Amager Strand, som var spærret af efter hændelsen. Den mistænkte er en 30-årig mandDen ansvarlige mand, som blev anholdt hurtigt […]
Not for Putin’s war in Ukraine, not for NATO
This includes the use of extreme violence against the left, as in the case of the far-right “Operation Gladio” terrorist networks. We are seeing this once again today, when the proud Western European socialist tradition of opposing militarism and defending peace, neutrality and non-alignment has been scandalously criticized as a Putin-friendly fifth column – an […]
Business Round-Up: Chairman of the Consumer Council concerned about loan sharks on Facebook
Anja Philip, chair of the Consumer Council Think’s Consumer Council, wants more measures to prevent consumers from falling victim to loan sharks operating on Facebook. The legislation introduced in 2020 has ensured that loans can only be offered with a maximum annual interest rate of 35 percent, which causes about half of all quick loan […]
The last Allegro train arrives in Helsinki when VR interrupts the connection: "This is very sad"
In the near future, the last Allegro train from St. Petersburg rolled to Helsinki on Sunday evening at 7 pm, carrying worried and confused passengers. Last Friday, the state-owned railway company VR announced that it would suspend all trains to and from Russia without a timetable, when twice-daily services would be re-operated. Yle interviewed the […]
Reasons to Visit Ontario
Ontario is a province in Canada that seems to have a lot to offer. This beautiful part of the nation is full of an abundance of activities, landscapes and heritage that make it a great place to come at any season for a fun vacation. In this post, we’ll look at some of the main […]
Finnair suspends flights over Ukrainian airspace
Finland’s national airline Finnair has announced that it has suspended flights over Ukrainian airspace against Russia’s military attack on Ukraine on Thursday morning. The company does not currently fly directly to Ukraine, but Finnair flies over the western part of the country on three routes – Gazipasa in Turkey, Tel Aviv in Israel and Dubai […]
On screens in December • The actor’s lottery: For every loving emotion, hundreds end up lost
Blink and you will miss it, but in episode 12 of the British classic sitcom The Office, a journalist shows up to interview David Brent. It coincides with the leader being told that his services will not be needed again as a motivational speaker. It’s an unfortunate appearance by a 28-year-old actress in what is […]
Two Finnish-produced films chase the Oscar dream
Two Finnish productions will compete for the Oscar for Best International Feature Film of 2022. Finnish Oscar jury selected Title No. 6, directed by Juho Kuosmanen, as the country’s candidate for the category in October, and the U.S. Motion Picture Academy has approved the film Wife of a grave digger (known in Finnish as Guled […]
Digital nomads are looking away: Copenhagen is not your dream city, confirms study
Copenhagen is in a bad position The Cities Best Facilitating Remote Work: A Global Index, a new study by WorkMotion, the global HR platform, which assesses the suitability of 80 global cities for teleworkers. The survey ranked 80 global cities by their accessibility and attractiveness to digital nomads based on a number of factors, with […]
Concerns about rural migration, laboratory-grown coffee and shortage of technology experts: Finland in the world press
Perceived lack of respect and outdated attitudes towards ethnic and sexual minorities have also driven women out of the countryside. Migration has accelerated depopulation in rural areas, and some municipalities are trying to make up for the shortage of skilled labor. Due to growing concerns about climate change and deforestation, Finnish researchers have developed a […]
Copenhagen is doing well in the report COVID-19 City Safety Ranking
A + to Abu Dhabi By diving deeper into the report, it is revealed that Copenhagen scored well, especially in the two key parameters: Economy Resilience (8th) and Government Efficiency (2nd). Meanwhile, it ranked 35th in Healthcare Management, 28th in Quarantine Efficiency and 19th in vaccination rate. Overall, it was Abu Dhabi who took praise, […]
Impressive personal safety assessment sees Copenhagen’s top 2021 Safe Cities Index
Copenhagen has climbed up the rankings to claim the top spot in the Safe Cities Index 2021, which has been compiled by The Economist Intelligence Unit (TEIU) based on an assessment of 60 cities. Around 76 city security parameters are taken into account, spanning five security pillars – personal, health, infrastructure, digital and, for the […]
Sports round: Third time lucky for Pernille Harder?
After defeats in 2018 and 2020, Pernille Harder hopes to be lucky for the third time in the Women’s Champions League final on 16 May in Gothenburg. And the good news is that her vanquisher on these occasions, the French power plant Lyon, will not wait for her and Chelsea. Another crucial Chelsea goal for […]
Helsinki demands 5th place as one of the best destinations to buy a property as a young adult
The study analyzes several factors, including property purchase costs, job availability, average salary, and happiness ratings, to determine the best city to buy property at a young age. Helsinki demands 5th place as one of the best destinations when buying a property when you are young The study found that the next 20 countries are […]
Which countries have reported new variants of Covid-19?
Three new variants of Covid-19 have been discovered in different countries around the world. While at least one new variant can be up to 70 percent more transmissible, no one has so far proven to be more lethal. South Africa reported a new strain that appears to have mutated longer than the British variant. Three […]
Activists call on Canada to launch probe into Karima’s death
Toronto [Canada]December 26 (ANI): More than 50 activists, journalists and intellectuals from around the world have expressed concern over the mysterious death of exiled Baloch activist Karima Baloch in Toronto and called on the Canadian authorities to launch a “high-level and thorough investigation” into the matter. In a statement, Justice for the Karima Baloch Collective, […]
Death of Pakistani dissidents dangerous trend: Report
Amsterdam [Netherlands]December 26 (ANI): The killing of Pakistani dissidents abroad is a dangerous trend that must be stopped and multilateral bodies such as the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) must also wake up according to a European think tank. While the European Foundation for South Asian […]
Canadian civil society condemns “murder” of Baloch activist
Ottawa [Canada]December 23 (ANI): Canadian civil society has condemned the “murder” of Baloch activist Karima Baloch and demanded a further thorough investigation into her death. In a joint statement, the Baloch National Movement, the Balochistan National Party-Canada, the World Sindhi Congress-Canada, the Pashtun Council Canada and the PTM Committee Canada demanded that the perpetrators be […]
Killing Karima is an act to crush the Baloch Freedom struggle
London [UK]December 22 (ANI): Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Altaf Hussain has strongly condemned the unscrupulous killing of Karima Mehrab Baloch, former chair of the Baloch Students Organization, leader of the Baloch National Movement (BNM) and Baloch rights activist in Toronto, Canada. In his statement, he said that according to the statement from the Toronto […]
The hard-working rock legend
He was born in the Canadian city of Toronto. From an early age, Young had a flair for singing and playing. But to afford his passion, he had to keep busy. Neil Young has said that he both had to go with newspapers and sell eggs from the backyard chickens in order for the money […]
