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今年1月9日,魁北克省政府为遏制新冠疫情新感染病例增长,开始实施宵禁政策:从晚上8点到早上6点,除非有雇主证明,一律不准上街,违者可能被罚款,从1000元开始,最高可达6000元。
宵禁禁令:无家可归者雪上加霜
政策实施后,魁北克最大城市蒙特利尔的无家可归者,以及帮助他们的社区服务机构叫苦不迭,抱怨对无家可归者来说,这是在 ... |
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星期三,加拿大联邦保守党内经过无记名投票,将富有争议的社会保守派议员德里克·斯隆(Derek Sloan)逐出了保守党党团。
保守党新任党领袖奥图尔在本周早些时候起草了这项投票。
斯隆:他们会后悔的
斯隆在自己的社交媒体上贴出回应,直接点名奥图尔。
他将事件与特鲁多撤销其司法部长Jody Wilson-Raybould相提并论, ... |
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During Donald Trump’s presidency, the American electorate becamemore divided and partisan, withresearch suggestingthat the ongoing division is less about policy and more about labels like conservative and liberal.
Essentially, voters increasingly see themselves in one of two camps – a red team and blue team ... |
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美国当选总统乔拜登今天(1月20日)中午12点,在首都华盛顿宣誓就职,正式成为第46任美国总统。
由于新冠疫情,就职典礼现场没有如往年那样人山人海。在国会大厦前的广场上,插满了美国、以及世界各地的小旗子 —— 代表参与的人群。
同时,因为1月6日发生了特朗普支持者暴力冲击国会大厦事件,令就职典礼更加戒备森严,超过 ... |
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受世界卫生组织聘请的一个国际专家组星期一在其发布的COVID-19病毒肺炎疫情调查报告中指出,中国在2020年初没有在发现新冠病毒肺炎流行病之后立即采取相应的遏制措施、世界卫生组织等了太长的时间才宣布COVID-19病毒肺炎是世界性传染病、在2020年1月底新冠病毒肺炎病例在其它一些国家出现后这些国家也没有立即采取有力的防疫措施,这些都让国际社 ... |
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Folks, this is a time of testing. We face an attack on our democracy and on truth, a raging virus, growing inequity, the sting of systemic racism, a climate in crisis, America's role in the world. Any one of these would be enough to challenge us in profound ways, but the fact is we face them all at once, presenting ... |
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Big Business and Big Tech both reacted swiftly to theinsurrection at the U.S. Capitol, punishing and condemning those they deemed responsible for the riot or for creating the conditions that led to it.
But there was a big difference in how each group acted.
Dozens of U.S. companiesas diverse as Walmart, General Motors ... |
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加拿大总督帕耶特(Julie Payette)和她的秘书Assunta di Lorenzo因一份外部独立报告发现她们主持的总督府工作环境有毒提出辞职。
去年,枢密院正式聘请一家渥太华的私人公司,对关于总督帕耶特骚扰工作人员的指控进行独立调查。
被告知报告内容的消息来源告诉加拿大广播公司,报告的结论证实了这些指控。
枢密院总监Dominic Le ... |
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加拿大统计局 (Statistics Canada)正在招聘数万名员工,以应对在 COVID-19 大流行期间进行远距离人口普查所带来的挑战。
在本周发布的一份新闻稿中,加拿大统计局表示,2021 年的人口普查将进一步修改调查方式,并将在今年春季招聘 32,000 人。
统计局说,将尽量进行不接触式 人口普查,调查人员不需要和公众进行面对面接触。
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Over the past few months, I’ve been editing a book about soulful beliefs, practices and feelings that overflow from their religious and spiritual origins into secular and profane spaces. I’ve also been wondering what Joe Biden means when he talks aboutrestoring the soul of America.
In a country fatigued by COVID-19, ... |
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从本周一开始,新斯科舍省实施在器官捐赠方面的新规定,从原来的鼓励人们选择捐赠改为除声明不愿捐赠者外,都是默认捐赠。从而成为北美首个推出这种改变的行政区。
在此之前,全加拿大的器官捐赠都是以个人自愿签署器官捐赠卡的方式。捐赠卡随身份证件、驾照发给个人。但签署的比例并不理想。而此次新斯科舍省的改变是以假定所有人同意器官捐献为基础 ... |
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The Hill We Climb
When day comes we ask ourselves,
where can we find light in this never-ending shade?
The loss we carry,
a sea we must wade
We've braved the belly of the beast
We've learned that quiet isn't always peace
And the norms and notions
of what just is
Isn’t always just-ice
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Chief Justice Roberts, Vice President Harris, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, Vice President Pence,and my distinguished guests, my fellow Americans.
This is America's day. This is democracy's day. A day of history and hope, of renewal and resolve.
Through a crucible for the ages. America's ... |
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Twitter’s banning of Trump– an action also taken by other social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat –has opened a fierce debate about freedom of expressionand who, if anyone, should control it in the United States.
I’vewrittenand taught about this fundamental issue for de ... |
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