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Carcasses of raccoons litter the streets of downtown Toronto.

On the 9th, Toronto Animal Services announced that residents’ complaints to dispose of raccoon carcasses in residential areas and roadsides have been flooded recently.

The agency explained that it lacks manpower to dispose of animal carcasses because its mission priority is to help injured or sick animals.

According to the Department of Conservation, 411 complaints about the disposal of animal carcasses were received between the 31st of last month and the 6th of November. On the other hand, the number of reports of injured animals during the same period reached 502.

Toronto City Councilmember Paula Fletcher (Toronto-Danforth) said: “We are urging the city to take action on this issue as requests to remove raccoon carcasses have skyrocketed recently.”

However, the city of Toronto, which lacks manpower, is currently only telling residents to be patient and wait.

The carcasses are piling up at a rapid pace as an outbreak of canine distemper has now been confirmed among Toronto’s raccoon population.

The City of Toronto said, “Raccoons with canine distemper are generally disoriented or lethargic, but caution is advised as they can become aggressive if cornered.” to report”.

Canine distemper is harmless to humans, and unvaccinated dogs can become infected by coming into contact with infected raccoons.

More than 700 North Korean defectors who have defected to South Korea are unable to adjust to life in South Korea and have applied for refugee status in Canada, but most of them are excluded from refugee recognition and are forcibly returned to South Korea. became. Many of them live in poverty in South Korea. Most of these North Korean defectors acquired South Korean citizenship before applying for refugee status in Canada and were forcibly repatriated because the Canadian government does not allow South Koreans to receive refugee protection.

According to Canada’s government agency, the Canadian Border Services Agency, which accepts asylum applications, the Canadian government has deported 242 North Korean defectors since 2018 and is proceeding with deportation procedures for a further 512. ing. If these North Korean defectors applied for refugee status directly in Canada without taking South Korean citizenship, they were likely to be granted residency rights in Canada. For North Korean defectors, everyone would think that South Korea, where they speak the same language and are of the same ethnic group, would be the easiest country to live in. However, life in South Korea is much more hectic than in North Korea, and there are many unfamiliar English loanwords in the Korean language that people speak, which can be difficult for North Korean defectors to understand. In addition, the work skills acquired in North Korea often do not work in South Korea.

Furthermore, in South Korea, people are often discriminated against because they are from North Korea. In that case, there are few people to consult with, the current situation is that they are isolated from society, do not have jobs, often fall into poverty, and do not have many opportunities to recover. Against this background, hundreds of North Korean defectors decided to move from South Korea to Canada. In Canada, the resettlement support program provides benefits such as housekeeping fees and monthly income support. However, since asylum applications are immediately rejected for possessing a “Republic of Korea” passport, many North Korean defectors in Canada tried to hide evidence of their naturalization as South Koreans until it came to light. In many cases, deportation procedures are taken.

Canada’s Foreign Minister Jolly said on the 9th that the country will soon announce its new Indo-Pacific strategy. While keeping China in check on human rights issues, we aim to cooperate on climate change and other common goals

“Canada views its Indo-Pacific relationships as essential to achieving its national security and economic and environmental goals,” he said. He said China had become an “increasingly disruptive global power” and needed to be at the center of its Indo-Pacific strategy to be announced in less than a month. Two Canadians were detained on suspicion of spying after Meng Wanzhou, vice chairman and CFO of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei, was detained in 2018.

The tensions had somewhat eased after the three were released last year however there are still hesitation and caution between the two. “Canada’s remarks are not true, they are full of ideological prejudices, and they shamelessly interfere in China’s internal affairs,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said at a regular briefing. He said that whatever regional strategy Canada proposes should be guided by mutual benefit and win-win, not zero-sum games, or conservative Cold War zero-sum thinking.

The blog TO (blogTO), which mainly delivers life-related information to young people in Toronto, focused on PAT Korean Food, which celebrated its 50th anniversary.

BlogTO evaluated PAT Korean Food, saying, “As a family-run business that started in the 1970s, it has contributed to popularizing Korean food such as kimchi and Korean culture in Toronto.”

PAT Korean Food was first opened in 1972 near Bloor Christie Park (721 Palmerston Ave) by four brothers.

In the early days, the eldest son Chang-bok Lee, his wife Lee Young-hee and the second son Soon-bok Lee led the business.

After that, Lee Chang-bok established Pan Asia Foods, Canada’s first Korean food wholesaler, and his brother Lee Min-bok and his wife took over the store in 1978 and moved to the main store located in Bloor in 2004.

A Pan Asia official said, “When we first started a food store, we could only import red pepper powder, soy sauce, and sesame oil, which are the basic necessities of Korean cuisine.

BlogTO evaluated that PAT Korean Food not only popularized kimchi in Toronto, but also served as a kind of incubator for Korean farms and entrepreneurs.

Before PAT Korean Food existed, there was no demand for enoki mushrooms and king oyster mushrooms, so the market itself was not formed.

Currently, there are a total of four PAT Korean food stores, including the Bloor Main Store, Thornhill Store, Spring Garden Store, and Mississauga Store.

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of PAT Korean Food, PAT Korea Foods is holding an event to provide gift vouchers to customers who purchase products of $25 or more at each branch by the 10th.

The total gift size is $120,000. 32 loyalty cards worth $1,000 and 25 Cuckoo pressure cookers await their owners. 50 winners will receive 15 pounds of rice, one bag per month for one year.

A Pan Asia official said, “The founder brothers, who were currently managing each store, passed on most of their work to the next generation ahead of their retirement.

The number of respiratory patients in children is rapidly increasing, and there is a shortage of antibiotics for children, amoxicillin.

In addition to antipyretics for children, antibiotics were also found to be insufficient. This is because the number of patients with respiratory diseases has increased.

The Federal Health Department said four pharmaceutical companies have reported shortages of the antibiotic amoxicillin. This is not limited to Canada. The US Food and Drug Administration also reported a shortage due to increased demand for amoxicillin.

Pharmacists say that amoxicillin is the most needed drug to treat a variety of ailments in children. Children’s hospitals generally use amoxicillin as the initial choice for infections, including the treatment of pneumonia or bronchitis and otitis media.

According to the Ministry of Health, there are currently eight other drug producers that have not reported any shortages.

But pharmacists are monitoring inventory and discussing alternative drug plans with doctors.

For example, if a child has a chest infection, doctors and pharmacists may prescribe other antibiotics, such as azithromycin or clarithromycin. These are macrolide drugs, and the effects are known to be similar to those of amoxicillin.

They are also discussing prescribing a different form of amoxicillin than the usual liquid drug suspension prescribed to children.

“Currently, there is a shortage of 125mg amoxicillin,” said Song Jae-in, a pharmacist at Galleria Thornhill Pharmacy. However, it can be replaced by taking half the 250mg dose. Also, there is no Advil, but Tylenol can be purchased with a prescription.”

Pharmacist Kim Seong-hee said, “If there is no penicillin-type amoxicillin, it is safe to substitute an antibiotic with similar effects. However, caution should be exercised when prescribing because there are drugs that can only be used by those over 18 years of age, and the antibiotics applied for each bacterial infection are different. It is also okay to take amoxicillin in pill form rather than a suspension, crushed.”

Air Canada will offer a range of enhanced products and services: meals created in collaboration with Montreal chef Jérôme Ferrer, owner of the Jérôme Ferrer Europea restaurant in Montreal. The Canadian company wants to improve its customer experience.

“Air Canada is committed to enhancing the customer experience and providing the world-class services that make Canadians proud of their national carrier,” said Mark Nasr, Air Canada’s Senior Vice President, Products, Marketing and E-Commerce, in a statement. We are therefore investing in all aspects of travel to further improve travel for our customers, particularly in economy class and higher classes. » Thus, travelers in economy class on international flights will have the possibility of obtaining an additional starter evoking the typical cuisine of the destination of the flight, and this, at each meal. An additional dessert is also planned.

On domestic flights and for sunny destinations, the Air Canada Bistro menu will offer them, among other things, a smoked salmon sandwich served in a brioche bagel and vegan specialties, such as a farro salad or a spicy chickpea roll-up. Good To Go Blondies and nomz energy balls, Montreal smoked meat sandwiches will also be on offer. A selection of six wines plus a sparkling and a rosé, depending on the season, will also be offered to customers. Canadian wines are honoured.

Now, some salons are offering a wine from L’Orpailleur produced in the Eastern Townships in Quebec, a Farmstead Gamay from Malivoire from the Niagara region in Ontario or even a Pinot Gris Lake Breeze from Naramata and a red from the Okanagan Valley Narrative Collection, both located in British Columbia. At all hubs, Air Canada’s buffet service is back after a shutdown related to COVID-19 health restrictions. A choice of salads and new international specialties such as stir fries and curries are offered. Montreal’s Maple Leaf Lounges also serve local classics like bagels from Fairmount Bagel Bakery, smoked meat sandwiches and poutine.

Sanctions mainly target Russian oil and gas giants Lukoil and Gazprom Canada announced on Friday a series of new sanctions imposed on Moscow targeting 35 personalities and six companies in the Russian energy sector, several local media reported. Ottawa’s sanctions mainly target the Russian oil and gas giant Lukoil as well as senior officials of Gazprom and its various subsidiaries.

In addition, the Russian Ministers of Energy and Industry and Deputy Prime Minister, Alexander Novak, and former Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov, specify the same sources. Likewise, former National Hockey League player Alexander Frolov and chess grandmaster Anton Demchenko are among those targeted by these sanctions.

Since the outbreak of the Russian war in Ukraine on February 24, Canada has been one of the member states of the G7 and NATO that has supported Ukraine the most financially, militarily, and politically, while inflicting severe sanctions on Russia.

The Fair-Trade Commission is planning to investigate the situation in the food industry, which is experiencing record price surges.

In a statement on the 24th, the Fair-Trade Commission announced that it plans to investigate the current situation of competition in the food market as one of the consumer protection measures related to the recent sharp rise in food prices.

“The purchasing power of the people has recently decreased,” the KTC said. “The purpose of the investigation is to suggest ways to improve competition in the industry.

In this investigation, the KFTC plans to track and study the degree of association between rising food prices and changes in the competitive structure, lessons to be learned from other countries to intensify competition, and government measures to lower barriers to entry in the industry to promote competition.

However, the KFTC explained that the investigation is not a response or action to specific corruption.

Food prices in Canada rose 11.4 per cent last month compared to the same period last year, the steepest increase in 41 years, according to Statistics Korea.

The National Statistical Office cited unfavorable climatic conditions, rising raw material prices such as fertilizer and natural gas, and geopolitical instability such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as reasons for the rise in food prices.

The KFTC will receive general suggestions or opinions from stakeholders by the 16th of next month, undergo a comprehensive review, and then issue a final report in June next year.

Earlier, the House of Representatives adopted a resolution last week calling for government action against record-breaking inflation, including an investigation into the food industry by the Trade Commission.

The House of Representatives Agricultural and Food Committee will also hold a hearing to investigate the price and cost of the food supply chain.

Dangerous substances found at Billy Bishop and evacuation.

Explosives were found near Billy Bishop Airport in the southern tip of Toronto, and passengers were evacuated, and the airport was temporarily closed.

Around 4 p.m. on the 22nd, airport officials discovered a suspected explosive device at the Main Island ferry terminal and reported it to the police.

Upon receiving the report, Toronto Police evacuated passengers of the ferry terminal, blocked access to a pedestrian tunnel leading to the airport, and halted airport operations. As a result, the flight operations of Billy Bishop were delayed.

On the same day, at 11 pm, police warned residents of the nearby area of ​​the danger of an explosion, but at midnight they informed that the bomb had been safely removed. The airport resumed operation from 6:45 a.m. on the 23rd.

Police did not give specifics about the device, but PortsToronto, which operates the airport, said the suspected explosive device was found on a bicycle parked near a ferry terminal.

Police said they had booked two suspects who were believed to be related to the case but were released without any criminal charges.

Billy Bishop Airport is used by 2.7 million people annually and connects 20 cities in Korea and abroad.

A national monument dedicated to the friendship between Canada and France was inaugurated on Sunday at the Canadian Forces National Military Cemetery, Beechwood, in Ottawa. A symbol of the historic and lasting ties between the two countries, the monument called Amicitia France-Canada is the first monument of its kind erected in the country.

Launched in 2020, the initiative aims to recognize more than four centuries of common history and more than 90 years of official diplomatic relations between France and Canada. “Of course, we have monuments commemorating the First World War in Canada […] but there was no monument dedicated to the friendship between our two nations”, notes Christophe Raisonnier, the president of the Association of military medallists in Canada and initiator of the project.

The associations behind the project wanted to represent this friendship on the monument with the symbols of the two countries: the Marianne for France and the maple leaf for Canada. At the top of the granite monument sits a torch which is carried at arm’s length and not just any arm, underlines André Levesque, the president of the Association Monument Amicitia France-Canada. The right side is the man’s arm representing the arm of the statue which is located at the base of the National Memorial of Canada at Vimy in France, and he is holding a torch.

And the left arm represents the arm of Marianne whose statue is located on the Arc de Triomphe, he explains. Several Francophone and Francophile families made the trip for the event on Sunday, because if the event was intended to be festive, it was also educational. It is important to recognize the Franco-Canadian friendship and the sacrifice Canadians have made alongside the Americans to help France free itself. We do our little part. Over the years, we begin to forget so we take the young people.

This is also what is important: to educate the younger generations so that they do not forget, notes Nathalie Bougoui, a mother present at the unveiling. This duty to remember has affected the new French ambassador to Canada, who has been in office for a few weeks. It’s time for a gathering. It’s very emotional, but you know, the heart is an unbreakable component of friendship.

Frankly, I’m very happy about it. It is true that in France, there is not like in Canada this same cult of remembrance and it is a pity somewhere, said Michel Miraillet. Beyond the memory, the Amicitia monument also wants to be the symbol of a common future for the new generations. At a cost of $270,000, the project was largely funded by donors from the two Atlantic countries.