TORONTO – Italy’s emigration numbers have Italy’s emigration numbers have been trending upwards in recent years, as the majority of emigrating Italians are fleeing to Germany, the UK and America for better pay. While Italy does have net migration, a report by the Italian North East Foundation found that for every foreigner that settles in Italy, nearly nine young Italians leave. And in 2024, Italy recorded its highest exodus in a decade – 155,732. The concern over a brain drain is growing, and the Italian dilemma of whether to leave or stay is now making its way into films…
TORONTO – It is Banquet season in Toronto’s many “Italian communities”. social-cultural associations, organizations – whether singly or in “federations” – meet to re-enforce their familial or town of origin ties. There is the ever-present meal to surpass the previous years’ in quality and abundance; music to entice “the tripping of the light fantastic” and the celebration of success achieved or vested in youth for later achievement…
TORONTO – Securing a theatrical release in the US is a typically onerous task for any foreign film, due to a combination of market factors…
TORONTO – The snow, although forecast, has left drivers stunned, and many of them, perhaps unprepared, have been involved in traffic accidents caused by the slipperiness of the roads. →
TORONTO – Braccio di ferro a Ottawa sul fronte budget federale. Mentre la settimana appena passata si è conclusa con le prime due votazioni – bocciata la mozione del Partito Conservatore sul no preventivo alla Manovra, con Bloc Quebecois e Ndp che hanno votato insieme al Partito Liberale – da oggi ci sarà una tregua alla Camera, visto che la nostra classe politica sarà impegnata nelle varie cerimonie che portano al Remembrance Day…
