Day: 4 September 2025

Elvira Notari, Italy’s First Female Filmmaker

TORONTO – Few may know the name of Italy’s first filmmaker, but his legacy has long been preserved. Vittorio Calcina, photographer by trade from Turin, was an associate of Auguste and Louis Lumières, the pioneering French filmmakers and inventors of the early film camera (the Cinematographe). But unlike Calvina’s well documented history, Elvira Notari’s story – as Italy’s first female filmmaker – remains largely untold. Until now. 

For Canadians, housing, healthcare and cost of living are bigger problems than Trump’s policies. But the government…

TORONTO – Further evidence of how disconnected politics in Canada is from reality and everyday life, comes from a survey released today by Abacus Data, which shows that a majority of Canadians believe the current government is failing to address the country’s real problems: the high cost of living, the issues of healthcare, and unaffordable housing.