TORONTO – “Hannibal ad Portas” was a Latin phrase popularized by the Roman politician and orator Cicero, in 44 BC. The phrase, meaning “Hannibal at the gates”, refers to Rome’s most averted catastrophe: The moment when it was nearly sacked in 211 BC. A moment that is evoked in a line in Italy’s national anthem: “She [Italy] has bound her head with Scipio’s helmet”. And this inflection point for Western Civilization is finally getting a movie…
TORONTO – Ontario Premier Doug Ford has not yet clarified whether school board trustees—the elected officials representing local school boards—will appear on the ballot when residents across the province vote in municipal elections this fall.
TORONTO – Since the funds that school boards receive from the Province are not always used to purchase the classroom supplies teachers need, and because teachers often pay for them out of pocket, the Ontario government has decided to take action, announcing the “Classroom Supplies Fund,” a new program that will provide elementary school teachers with $750 each per school year to directly purchase materials for their classrooms.
TORONTO – Watching Serie A this season has me wondering what – if anything – distinguishes the Associazione Italiana Arbitri from Minnesota’s infamous “Learning Center”…
TORONTO – In 2025, the average wait time for a patient to see a specialist and begin treatment was 28.6 weeks: long, and above all… costly. According to a study by the Fraser Institute, wait times for medical care in Canada last year cost nearly 1.4 million Canadians $4.2 billion, averaging $3,043 per patient in lost work hours and reduced productivity.
