TORONTO – Angel Studios’ film, “Cabrini”, tells the true story of a 19th century Nun who overcame overt racial discrimination and fierce political resistance in her quest to create a network of hospitals and orphanages across the globe. Under the overbearing and watchful eye of the Vatican and New York’s ruling class, Francesca Cabrini started her mission [impossible] in New York’s notorious Five Points neighbourhood.
TORONTO – “The players change but the music is always the same”: it’s an old Italian saying that is well suited to two Canadian “players”, the former Premier of Ontario Kathleen Wynne and the current one Doug Ford, both “champions of public spending” despite the opposite political position. →
JASPER (Alberta) – “We will rebuild Jasper. You will return to your homes”. Prime Minister Danielle Smith solemnly promises it to the inhabitants of the small Alberta town devastated by the fire that swept through the entire area, leaving behind only ash and smoke. A disaster, after which Smith will push the federal government, Parks Canada and the City of Jasper itself to accelerate the reconstruction of the picturesque Rocky Mountain location. →
TORONTO – Johnny Depp has certainly made the most of his Hollywood hiatus while in Hungary, France and now Italy, and for more reasons than one. Just a week ago Depp shared the stage in an open-air amphitheatre with Andrea Bocelli in Lajatico, Tuscany, the singer’s hometown. Bocelli performs annually at the amphitheatre – called the Teatro del Silenzio – of which he is the honourary president, having aided in its consctruction.
TORONTO – There is great excitement in Toronto, especially among the Italian community, for the Frecce Tricolori fly-over, scheduled for Thursday, the 1th of August. The Italian Air Force provided further details, explaining that the fly-over is scheduled approximately between 4.30pm and 5.30pm in the CN Tower area: therefore downtown Toronto will be the best place to see the Italian “Top Guns” in action and admire the “tricolor” that will make white-red-and-green the sky above the city (the time and location, the Italian Air Force says, are subject to change: updates on social networks of “Aeronautica Militare”). →
