Posted: Apr 21, 2021 5:00 AM ET | Last Updated: April 21
The Centro Cultural Latinoamericano Toronto is a community hub in Little Jamaica, a gathering place for a cross-section of low-income, racialized populations, many of whom are immigrants.(Submitted by Enzo Moreno)
Members of Toronto s Latino community are nearly seven times more likely to contract COVID-19 than their white counterparts, according to new data from Toronto Public Health.
They re also four times as likely to require hospitalization to treat the disease a statistic that could have huge implications as It s like if it was first-class citizens and second-class citizens, said Enzo Moreno, director of the Centro Cultural Latinoamericano Toronto.
Posted: Apr 21, 2021 5:00 AM ET | Last Updated: April 21
The Centro Cultural Latinoamericano Toronto is a community hub in Little Jamaica, a gathering place for a cross-section of low-income, racialized populations, many of whom are immigrants.(Submitted by Enzo Moreno)
Members of Toronto s Latino community are nearly seven times more likely to contract COVID-19 than their white counterparts, according to new data from Toronto Public Health.
They re also four times as likely to require hospitalization to treat the disease â a statistic that could have huge implications as It s like if it was first-class citizens and second-class citizens, said Enzo Moreno, director of the Centro Cultural Latinoamericano Toronto.
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Angry Queer Somali Boy is a memoir by Mohamed Abdulkarim Ali, who left Somalia as a young man, spent time in the Netherlands and ended up homeless in Canada. Canada was the promised land, but when he didn t fit in and life was more difficult than he expected, Ali turned to drugs and partying before finding his way.
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It s cold outside so bundle up with a good book. Here are 30 great Canadian books to check out.
If I Knew Then is a book by Jann Arden.(Random House Canada)
Jann Arden is one of Canada s best known singer-songwriters. But when she reached her 50s, her life changed in unexpected ways: she became the caregiver for her mother, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer s, she became the star of the sitcom
Jann and she realized that getting older doesn t mean she can t grow, change and celebrate.
If I Knew Then is Arden s memoir looking back on this journey, and how she learned to free herself from expectations and not only live her life, but revel in it.
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