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AP Photo / Michel EulerProtests were organized across France to support freedom of expression and to pay tribute to Samuel Paty, a history teacher who was beheaded on October 16, 2020, near Paris, after discussing the cartoons with his class of the Prophet Muhammad.The murder of Samuel Paty, this French teacher who presented cartoons of Muhammad in class to discuss freedom of expression, has shaken teachers around the world. The idea that what is said in class could lead to death is inconceivable.But beyond the obvious fear that such an event arouses, it is the need to talk about it with the students that often worries school staff. How do you respond to students and allay their concerns, when you yourself are taken by emotions? How do you ...

The COVID-19 vaccine is already in the approval stages, so Ontario is already preparing to receive and distribute it. Rodrigo Diaz M. The Ontario government has announced the creation of the COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force, building on the steps the government has been taking to prepare for the delivery and distribution of a vaccine against the virus. The task force will advise the province on the development and implementation of an immunization program, including the ethical, timely and effective distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in Ontario. Rick Hillier, former Chief of Defense Staff for Canadian Forces and commander of NATO-led forces during the war in Afghanistan, has been appointed chairman of this new task force, which leads the largest vaccine distribution in a generat...

The increase is due to economic problems stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. Rodrigo Diaz M. A new report indicates that visits to food banks in Toronto rose this summer due to economic instability caused by COVID-19. The Daily Bread Food Bank says that visits to food banks increased 22% in June compared to the same period last year, and then 51% in August compared to 2019. The nonprofit organization explained that it expects this year to see the highest number of visits to food banks ever recorded in Toronto. The report says that before the COVID-19 pandemic, use of food banks had already increased by 5% compared to last year, with close to a million visits in Toronto, the same level as a peak. seen after the financial crisis of 2008-2009. The report also surveyed food bank customers...

Trougher in the German comedy scene: the actor and comedian Karl Dall is dead. He died on Monday at the age of 79, as his family announced to the German press agency. Dall has not recovered from a stroke he suffered twelve days ago. “Despite the use of all technological and intensive medical measures, he fell asleep peacefully today, without having regained consciousness beforehand. He leaves behind a wife, daughter and granddaughter, ”said the family's letter. "He was not only a popular comedian and entertainer, but above all an exceptionally lovable and nice person."...

Biden may halt wall construction despite contracts signed by TrumpPresident-elect Joe Biden could halt border wall construction despite multi-million dollar contracts signed by Donald TrumpAccording to experts, the president-elect could fulfill one of his campaign promises related to migration in the United StatesPresident-elect Joe Biden has vowed to stop construction of the border wall, despite multi-million dollar contracts signed by outgoing President Donald Trump.According to the Efe agency, the companies that build Donald Trump's long-awaited border wall will not be able to prevent Joe Biden from fulfilling his promise to stop construction.Donald Trump made the construction of the wall one of the goals of his administration and, although he refuses to acknowledge defeat and...

Airbnb has decided to crack down on Montreal following the organization of unauthorized parties in homes displayed on its website, which violates its policies, in a context where gatherings are banned due to the COVID-19 pandemic .Thus, “more than 45” announcements were suspended or withdrawn from the platform of the American giant, which explained that the measur...

"We were in the (previous) camp, we were fired the day the others were taken to the buses (to be sheltered) and since then we are again in the street where the police do not let us sleep", explained Mahdi Jafari, a 19-year-old Afghan man, setting up his tent at 7:00 p.m. sharp on Republic Square. In less than two minutes, around 500 blue tents were deployed under the statue of the Republic, quickly taken over by hundreds of exiles, the overwhelming majority from Afghanistan. "They have been left behind and invisible, but they too need accommodation, especially in the midst of a health crisis", added Maël de Marcellus, Parisian manager of the association Utopia56, which helped the exiles to settle. Limited offer. 2 months for 1 € without commitment...

Related news The deputy of EH Bildu, Jon Iñarritu, has expressed his "solidarity" to the deputy of Vox Antonio Salvá, father of Diego Salvá, a civil guard assassinated by ETA in 2009. "All my respect, solidarity and condolences. He has my respect as a person, but as a victim he also has my personal and profound solidarity, "he said during the Foreign Affairs Committee in the Congress of Deputies.Salvá, along with her partner, Carlos Sáenz de Tejada, were the last fatalities of the terrorist gang in a bomb attack, which took place in the Palmanova barracks, in Mallorca. Jon Iñarritu (EH Bildu) has expressed his "deep solidarity" to Antonio Salvá (Vox), father of a Civil Guard killed by ETA pic.twitter.com/Etnaa3pqHt- Europa Press TV (@europapress...

Coronavirus: Cults agree on a protocol for the resumption of ceremonies with public (Archives) - VINCENT WARTNER / 20 Minutes This is one of the questions of the alleviation of the confinement that could intervene in the coming days. On Monday, cult officials agreed on a protocol allowing the resumption of ceremonies with the public during a meeting with the Interior Ministry, one of them said. This protocol "will be proposed to the Defense Council on Tuesday" which will precede the speech by Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday evening, said François Clavairoly, president of the Protestant Federation of France.Relig...

Hard fight against COVID-19 in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean. The region now has 1,184 active cases, making it the reddest region in Quebec, all things considered. The number of new daily infections is also "enormous", according to the Regional Directorate of Public Health. The health network is under pressure.Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean recorded 161 new infections on Mo...

Serious accusations for a man from Desert Hot Springs in CaliforniaThey accuse Santos Rodríguez, 24, of trampling the head of a 3-year-old boy to the ground until he was killedThe little one was the son of his girlfriendThey accuse a man of trampling the head of a 3-year-old boy against the ground to death. Serious accusations for Santos Rodríguez, 24, of Desert Hot Springs in California.According to information from KTVU, This man was arrested last Saturday after being suspected of having brutally killed a 3-year-old boy, who was the son of his girlfriend.KTVU Twitter PHOTOSDetectives with the San Bernardino, California Police Department responded to a call from a local hospital after the death of the 3-year-old was suspicious.The main suspect, a man named Santos Rodríguez, had...

A party kept secret even two weeks later. On November 8, New York Chief Rabbi Satmar Aaron Teitelman of the Brooklyn Hasidic Synagogue secretly celebrated his grandson's wedding. The ceremony was held inside the Yetev Lev Synagogue in Williamsburg. The guests were filmed dancing and singing side by side without distancing, or any mask, as you can see in the video above. There were so many guests that some were standing between the rows of chairs. The capacity of the hall is 7,000 people.No information had so far leaked about the event. "Due to the current situation of government restrictions, preparations have been made in secret and discreetly, so as not to attract the attention of foreigners," Yiddish newspaper reports The sheet in its November 13 edition, as mention...