Pfizer and BioNTech announced Monday that their vaccine candidate against COVID-19 has shown promising preliminary results in Phase 3 clinical trials. The vaccine is one of several that have been preordered by the Canadian government. So how close are we to getting the vaccine? What needs to happen first? And what kind of vaccine is this anyway?…
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Petition: Jesse Kline and The National Post to Formally Apologize to Nurses and Healthcare Workers
On October 19, 2020 Jesse Kline of National Post published a short one-minute article and a video on “A COVID-19 Halloween guide for a safe and fun night”. The one-minute read included a “sexualized” image of a woman in a nursing/ medicare uniform, with the SARS-COV-2 viruses as the backdrop. Despite many requests from nurses…
Richmond Second World War Veteran, 99, Passes Away
A Second World War veteran from Richmond has passed away, a day after his 99th birthday and just a few days before Remembrance Day. George Chow was front and centre in Normandy, France in June of 2019 for the 75th anniversary of the famous D-Day landings. In 2014, Chow he was awarded the rank of…
Community Partners’ Showcase(1)-Interview With Journalist Yan Liang
Project PROTECH’s very first Community Partners’ Showcase series will be released on our YouTube channel on November 10th, 2020 (Tuesday) at 6 p.m. The full version of this interview can be reviewed below: RCI journalist Yan Liang (Yanni) will share her COVID press experience for the past one year and the journalism works she has…
Resiliency Dialogues (2)- Newcomer Service Access
Our Second Resiliency Dialogues, a live forum conducted in Mandarin, took place at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday November 12. This session focuses on racism and discrimination experienced by newcomer Chinese and Asian communities in accessing needed services. This discussion was based on real-life experiences and scenarios that the panellists may have come across or recognize…
Resiliency Dialogue (1)- Canada Recovery Benefits
We are glad to have two staff lawyers, Victoria Wan and Ariel Chih, from the Chinese & Southeast Legal Clinic (CSALC) to join our first Resilience Dialogue on November 5. They shared with us the Canada Recovery Benefits (CRB, CRSB, CRCB) and the new temporary measures for Employment Insurance. We have two sessions, one in…
PROTECH Launches “Community Partners’ Showcase” and “Resilience Dialogues” in November
【Toronto, Ontario, Oct 29th, 2020】Project Protech will launch two new community engagement initiatives: Community Partners’ Showcase and Resilience Dialogue Workshop Series” Starting this November 4. “As the second wave of COVID-19 cases surges across Canada, all communities face unprecedented life, work and psychological challenges. Throughout the pandemic, Asian Canadian communities have reported widespread experience of…
Ontario Releases COVID-19 Response Framework to Help Keep the Province Safe and Open
TORONTO — In consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health and other health experts, the Ontario government has developed the Keeping Ontario Safe and Open Framework. It ensures that public health measures are targeted, incremental and responsive to help limit the spread of COVID-19, while keeping schools and businesses open, maintaining health system capacity and protecting…
Written Materials on the New COVID-19 Benefits: CRB, CRSB, and CRCB Application Details from CSALC
On October 2, 2020, the Government of Canada introduced 3 new benefits in response to COVID-19 that replace the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), which ended on September 26, 2020. The following benefits are for workers who do not qualify for Employment Insurance (EI) and are administered by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA):The following benefits…
Job Opportunity: SafeHandsSafeHearts Project Peer Facilitator
Job opportunity: Peer Facilitator – #SafeHandsSafeHearts Project Recruiting 4 Peer Facilitators now! Please see the picture and pdf below for more details. Please submit applications via email to Monte-Angel Richardson at ma.richardson@mail.utoronto.ca. The application deadline is November 3rd, 2020!!