Author: Marzio Pelù

For Canadians in big cities, “making ends meet is tougher and tougher”

TORONTO – The main concern of Canadians living in big cities is the high cost of living. Any price is considered too high: that of rent, that of utilities, that of groceries. This is what emerges from a new survey conducted by Maru Public Opinion for CityNews between August 29 and September 6, 2024 among a random selection of 1,801 adults living in Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary. 

UN, spotlight on Meloni: and she is aiming for Space

NEW YORK – The spotlight is all on her: Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni is the protagonist of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly underway in New York while we are writing this article. Indeed, the President of the Italian Council of Ministers was awarded the Global Citizen Award 2024, a prestigious award given every year by the Atlantic Council: the award ceremony is scheduled for 7 pm, today, during a gala organized for the occasion. But the news is double: in fact, not only Meloni is awarded, but she receives the prix directly from the hands of Elon Musk, owner of Tesla, X (Twitter) and SpaceX (and a great supporter of Donald Trump in the presidential elections USA).

No cell phone in the Italian ‘pinseria’: if you don’t use it, you win

TORONTO – It’s not a real “ban”, but rather a “warm invitation”, with a final prize: if you don’t touch your cell phone during dinner, you go home with a $5 discount voucher for your next evening in the restaurant. And the place in question could only be Italian, because for people originally from the “Bel Paese” the meal is sacred. “A real sensorial experience, I would say…” explains Gino Benevenga, owner of the pinseria-restaurant “Venga Cucina”, where the original “ban” has been in force for a few weeks, with a sign at the entrance. 

CORRIERE CANADESE / ‘Vietato’ usare il cellulare al ristorante: piace l’idea di “Venga Cucina”

TORONTO – Non è un vero e proprio divieto, ma piuttosto un “caldo invito”, con premio finale: se durante la cena non tocchi il cellulare, torni a casa con un buono sconto di $ 5 per la tua prossima serata nel ristorante. E non poteva che essere italiano il locale in questione, dal momento che per chi è originario del Belpaese il pasto è sacro… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>>