OTTAWA – As Parliament returns on May 26, Canadians selected twelve Indigenous candidates to represent them in the House of Commons. This is an all-time high in Canadian history and a historic achievement.
TORONTO – The 70th edition of the David di Donatello Awards were hosted at the iconic Teatro 5 in Cinecittà, this past Wednesday. The evening was hosted by actress Elena Sofia Ricci and musician Michael Holbrook Penniman Jr., aka Mika. Ricci herself is a Donatello winner, having won the prize for Best Supporting Actress In 1988 – for her role in Carlo Verdone’s Io e Mia Sorella. Mika, whose music career launched with his 2007 pop anthem “Grace Kelly”, won over the Italian public as the first international mentor invited to the Italian X-Factor in 2014.
TORONTO – Prime Minister Carney on Tuesday will announce, and cause the swearing-in of, his new Executive Council- the Cabinet. Sources reported that as early as the day after the election (Tuesday, April 29) some aspiring Cabinet Ministers were already working the phones in their effort to build support for their “candidacy” among newly elected MPs.
