TORONTO – There was a time when the people of Rome were subjected to love advice from a career poet named Ovid. His seduction manual “Art of Love” stirred up such a frenzy in its day, that the pious Emperor Augustus banished Ovid to the Black Sea. A harsh sentencing for the erudite poet, over some lurid love advice. How, I wonder, would Augustus have reacted to what today’s Italians are being subjected to on dating reality shows…
TORONTO – Canada’s population has declined sharply following the immigration crackdown, according to Statistics Canada’s preliminary third-quarter report. The Canadian population stood at 41,575,585 as of October 1, a decline of approximately 76,000 from July. The reason: a sharp decline in non-permanent residents, whose number fell by 176,479, the largest decline since comparable records began, the agency noted. →
BRAMPTON – The city of Brampton, home to Canada’s largest Indian community, has become a real powder keg. On one side, criminal groups like the Bishnoi Gang (an Indian organization listed as a “terrorist entity” by the Canadian government last September, as we wrote here), and on the other, the creeping, latent, but constant “war” between Sikhs (particularly, the separatists seeking independence for their region, Khalistan, from India) and Hindus, have made Brampton a high-risk place, where crimes of all kinds are increasingly occurring. And for this reason—while not naming any of the ethnic groups—Mayor Patrick Brown has decided to take up pen and paper and write to both the federal and provincial governments to ask for help.
TORONTO – Five years after his passing, film composer Ennio Morricone’s only written opera was staged and performed…
TORONTO – A delegation of thirty Canadians, including six federal MPs, was denied – this morning – entry to the West Bank where they arrived as part of a trip organized by the charity Canadian Muslim Vote. According to a spokesperson for the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), which includes members of the group, each delegate was asked to sign a form acknowledging their threat to public safety given the dangerous nature of the area. The delegation members refused to do so and were therefore turned back. →
