Day: 5 June 2025

The Trumpian Phenomenon

TORONTO – Donald Trump, objectively, is defined as a successful entrepreneur, financier, media celebrity, “bon vivant”, extremely accomplished politician – twice elected President. He is continuously [re]defining himself and his mandate in his own image.

Italy’s Tennis Fever hits Theatres

TORONTO – Pierfrancesco Favino’s upcoming film My Tennis Maestro will be handled internationally by Playtime Group, an announcement coming out of this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The news came after the first images from the film were shown in Cannes – and the interest was instant. Although headquartered in Paris, Playtime Group has offices and partnerships in key film markets: Berlin, Brussels, London, and Munich. 

First Nations in the grip of the fires: hundreds from Manitoba evacuate to Niagara Falls, historical artifacts lost in Saskatchewan

TORONTO – Half of Canada is gripped by fire and almost all of it by smoke: with 204 active fires, many of them out of control, and air quality alerts that follow one another day after day (here the updates in real time), the situation is a full emergency even though summer has yet to begin. And the most affected populations are the First Nations.