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On Thursday, June 25, a Panel Discussion was held with representatives from the Local, State and Federal Government, US Census Bureau and Naperville Area Community Organizations to discuss the role that residents and organizations play in assuring that all residents are counted in the 2020 US Census. The Panel Discussion …
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July, 2020
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2 July
What is the role of the Police? Iqra Khalid, MP Mississauga Erin Mills
A few years ago, I had the opportunity to do a ride-along with a Peel Police officer. The viewpoint from a police cruiser is very different from that of my own car. People behave differently on the road when they spot a police car in the vicinity. We responded to …
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2 July
Confirmed coronavirus cases are rising in 40 of 50 states
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases per day in the U.S. climbed to an all-time high of more than 50,000 on Thursday, with the infection curve rising in 40 out of 50 states in a reversal that has largely spared only the Northeast. An alarming 36 …
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2 July
Hugh Downs, genial presence on TV news and game shows, dies
NEW YORK: Hugh Downs, the genial, versatile broadcaster who became one of television’s most familiar and welcome faces with more than 15,000 hours on news, game and talk shows, has died at age 99. Downs died of natural causes at his home in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Wednesday, said his great-niece, …
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1 July
Opposition’s dream of ‘minus one’ won’t come true: PM Pakistan Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Tuesday said opposition’s hopes of ‘minus one’ cannot succeed, declaring that no one can pull down his government unless it stands by its just stance and principles. In his address to the National Assembly, the prime minister said he lives in his own house and …
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1 July
USA excluded as European Union reopens borders
The European Union has excluded the United States from its initial “safe list” of countries from which the economic bloc will allow non-essential travel from Wednesday. The 27-member bloc gave majority approval for leisure or business travel from fourteen countries beyond its borders. The countries are Algeria, Australia, Canada, Georgia, …
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1 July
Travel between the US, Canada complicating MLB Toronto approval
TORONTO: The Ontario government says the necessity of frequent travel between the U.S. and Canada is the complicating factor holding up approval for Major League League Baseball to play in Toronto amid the coronavirus pandemic. Lisa Anne MacLeod, Ontario’s Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Sport, said MLB’s plan is more …
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1 July
Trump’s two Russias confound coherent US policy
WASHINGTON: When it comes to Russia, the Trump administration just can’t seem to make up its mind. For the past three years, the administration has careered between President Donald Trump’s attempts to curry favor and friendship with Vladimir Putin and longstanding deep-seated concerns about Putin’s intentions. As Trump has repeatedly …
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June, 2020
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29 June
Two suspects wanted by FBI arrested in Pakistan
LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and the Lahore police arrested two international gangsters wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), USA in a robbery case. Pakistani citizens, Waqar Ghumman and Mohsin Zameer, were arrested from Lahore when they were stealing money from the ATM of a bank in …
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29 June
Vietnam Grounds Pakistani Pilots Over Licence Concerns
HANOI — Vietnam’s aviation authority said on Monday it had grounded all Pakistani pilots working for local airlines, amid concern from global regulators that some pilots may have been using “dubious” licenses. Pakistan said last week it will ground 262 airline pilots whose credentials may have been falsified, after global …
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