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By Bob Weber The Canadian Press Thu., Jan. 17, 2019 More than half the food produced in Canada is wasted and the average kitchen tosses out hundreds of dollars worth of edibles every year, says a study researchers are calling the first of its kind. “It’s a lot of food,” said Lori Nikkel of Second Harvest, the Toronto-based group working to reduce food waste that commissioned the study. “We waste more food than we consume.” The study released Thursday is the world’s first to measure food waste using data from industry and other sources instead of estimates, said Martin Gooch of Value Chain Management International, which conducted the study. Value Chain works with agriculture, aquaculture, marine and food industries to make them more profitable. Article Continued Below “What we did was actually go to industry and (said), ‘Give us primary data,’” Gooch said. “This is the first time anywhere in the … [Read more...] about Study finds more than half of food produced in Canada wasted
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A chair in Tamil Studies at U of T marks the community’s coming of age
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By Nicholas Keung Immigration Reporter Wed., Dec. 26, 2018 Appadurai Muttulingam is proud his mother tongue is one of the world’s seven classical languages, but the Markham writer always worries how the centuries-old Tamil language and literature can be preserved without a home. That’s why he was thrilled when the University of Toronto joined the Tamil community in the GTA earlier this year to create a chair in Tamil Studies at its Scarborough campus with the mandate to develop an academic program on Tamil language, history and culture through research and scholarship. “Tamil is one of the oldest living classical languages and the U of T is ranked No. 1 in Canada. It’s only fitting a great language finds a place of honour at a great university,” said Muttulingam, 82. “This chair is not being created by a single rich man, but rather will be owned by the Tamil community worldwide.” For many people in the Tamil … [Read more...] about A chair in Tamil Studies at U of T marks the community’s coming of age
19-year-old Indian student pushed to death by trainer during disaster drill in Tamil Nadu [VIDEO]
A 19-year-old female student in India died while performing a disaster drill at Kalaimagal College of Arts and Science, which is an institution of country's southern state, Tamil Nadu on Thursday, July 12.The accident happened in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore city, where a fire drill was conducted at around 4 pm as a part of the disaster preparedness training and things to do in case a fire breaks out. Reports stated that the deceased was studying in the Coimbatore college for a business degree.A video of the incident went viral on the social media platform and triggered several debates. In the footage, it was clear that the second year student Lokeshwari was screaming in terror when she looked down from a second-floor ledge of her college building. Even though she was supposed to perform during the activity, the 19-year-old student hesitated at the time of the drill.A disaster preparedness instructor could be seen in the same video while standing on the same ledge who was urging Lokeshwari … [Read more...] about 19-year-old Indian student pushed to death by trainer during disaster drill in Tamil Nadu [VIDEO]
News in Tamil makes a comeback on Bernama News Channel
KUALA LUMPUR: News in Tamil will make a comeback to air on the Bernama News Channel (BNC) starting today. Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Zulkefli Salleh (pix) said it would broadcast daily at 7pm, with a repeat at 12.30am. Zulkefli, who is also BNC's managing director, said all technical and staff related preparations had been made over the past two weeks to resume the news segment which was halted in 2015. The Tamil News unit will be headed by K. Ghandi, he said in a statement here. He added that preparations for resuming its News in Mandarin service was also underway, and an announcement over the broadcast date would be made later. Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo during his inaugural visit to Bernama's headquarters on May 28, had asked the agency to reinstate its Tamil and Mandarin news services on BNC. BNC can be watched on Astro (Channel 502), Unifi TV (Channel 631), MYTV (Channel 121) as well as worldwide via … [Read more...] about News in Tamil makes a comeback on Bernama News Channel
US gov’t boosts food security in Marawi for displaced families
The US government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAid), announced new assistance worth P100 million to boost food security in Marawi and surrounding areas. USAid is partnering with the World Food Program to provide 1.8 million kilograms of rice — enough to feed 45,000 people for four months — to families displaced by the conflict. At the ceremonial handover of rice to Philippine government officials today, US Ambassador Sung Kim said “The US government continues to stand by the Filipino people as a friend, partner, and ally to support those affected by the Marawi conflict as they rebuild their lives.” Ambassador Sung Kim (center) leads the ceremonial handover of rice sacks to DSWD Undersecretary Emmanuel Leyco (second from left) and Assistant Secretary Kristoffer James Purisima, Spokesperson of Task Force Bangon Marawi (leftmost) in Taguig City. Also present are Stephen Gluning, Country Director of the World Food Program … [Read more...] about US gov’t boosts food security in Marawi for displaced families