Support local bakeries and vote for the “Best Zeppole in Toronto”

[GTranslate]TORONTO – The following bakeries are taking part in a contest to vote for the “Best Zeppole in Toronto”

The five amazing nominees in Toronto are:

  1. “R” Bakery located at 326 Marlee Ave.
  2. Zito’s Market Place located at 210 Marlee Ave.
  3. Rustic Bakery Ltd. located at 318 Rustic Rd.
  4. Angel’s Bakery and Deli located at 296 Roger’s Rd.
  5. Amico Bakery located at 2889 Dufferin St.

Be sure to support your local bakeries by ordering and picking up some Zeppole. Voting will continue over the weekend.

Zeppole are a traditional Italian pastry usually prepared for the Feast of Saint Joseph celebrated on March 19 every year. The photo below features Frank D’Amico showcasing the tasty treats at Angel’s Bakery and Deli.

Update of the Covid-19 Landscape

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[GTranslate]Here we provide a daily update of the data available for select countries and jurisdictions as of March 20, 2021, at 1:30pm (EST).

Globally, there have been over 122 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 according to Johns Hopkins University data.  Since the start of the pandemic, over 99 million people have recovered and more than 2.7 million fatalities were attributable to Covid-19.

Note a margine

Per la nostra rubrica musicale: come in un film… “Fiori rosa, fiori di pesco” di Battisti-Mogol.

 

I links delle precedenti “Note a margine”:

Lucio Battisti, “E penso a te”
https://www.cnmng.ca/note-a-margine-5/

Domenico Modugno, “Meraviglioso”
https://cnmng.ca/note-a-margine-4/

Bobby Solo, “Una lacrima sul viso”
https://cnmng.ca/note-a-margine-3/

Tony Renis, “Quando quando quando”
https://cnmng.ca/note-a-margine-2/

Luigi Tenco, “Ciao amore ciao”
https://cnmng.ca/note-a-margine/

Egyptian Embassy celebrates the International Francophonie Day

[GTranslate]The Egyptian Embassy in Canada is celebrating International Francophonie Day, virtually by displaying a number of Egyptian films that have been translated recently into French.
Egypt’s ambassador to Canada, Ahmed Abu Zeid, said in statements: “This initiative comes within the framework of the existing cooperation between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Culture, as the Ministry of Culture recently provided the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with a number of classic and modern Egyptian films that have been translated into French to be used on the occasion of the International Francophonie Day”.
The virtual celebration will be attended by embassies of the member states of the Francophone Organization, government officials, MPs, Canadian provincial governments, and Egyptian embassy friends from the Canadian community, starting from Friday until the end of the celebration of the International Francophonie Day.

New Canadian Politics poll; a look at the Conservative Party’s challenge: growing support

[GTranslate]A new poll on Canada’s political environment, based on a survey of 2,000 Canadians conducted on Wednesday, is out.
The Conservative Convention began on Thursday, and an update on Conservative Party supporters and the path to victory is available at https://abacusdata.ca/conservative-party-canada-gap/.
 
Summary:

  1. The federal Liberals lead the Conservatives by four seats, with the NDP remaining unchanged.
  2. Liberals have 33 seats, Conservatives have 29, and the NDP has one.
  3. On a regional basis, we see a close three-way race in British Columbia, broad Conservative leads in the Prairies, a 13-point Liberal lead in Ontario, a 7-point Liberal lead over the PQ in Quebec, and a 21-point Liberal lead in Atlantic Canada. 
  4. “Essentially nothing has changed since the last survey, indicating that we may be entering a period in which political opinions remain stable, particularly as the risk of a third COVID wave rises and the public focuses on the consequences,” Says David Coletto, Abacus Data Continue reading→

Update of the Covid-19 Landscape

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[GTranslate]Here we provide a daily update of the data available for select countries and jurisdictions as of March 19, 2021, at 5:15pm (EST).

Globally, there have been over 122 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 according to Johns Hopkins University data.  Since the start of the pandemic, over 98 million people have recovered and more than 2.6 million fatalities were attributable to Covid-19.