TORONTO – Nearly 600 films are shot in the US each year, and just over 400 each in Canada and Italy. With more than 100 years of history in cinema, there’s almost no uncharted territory left for film crews…
KATHMANDU – In the early hours of this morning, Italian mountaineering sources announced, as reported by the Italian news agency AGI (here), that the Italian “AviaMEA-Evk2CNR” rescue team took off from the Kathmandu heliport to reach the Yalung Ri area. Their goal was to attempt to rescue two climbers: Marco Di Marcello, 37-year-old Italian-Canadian biologist and mountain guide of Abruzzo origin and resident in Calgary, Alberta, and Markus Kirchler, a 29-year-old South Tyrolean from San Genesio, a former track and field talent who lives in Munich, Germany.
TORONTO – There are still hopes of finding alive Marco Di Marcello, the Italian-Canadian mountaineer missing since Monday in the Nepalese Himalayas. Confirmation that he and the other Italian still missing (Markus Kirchler from South Tyrol, Italy) have not yet been declared dead came today from the Italian Foreign Ministry. And for Marco there is one more sign that gives hope: his GPS’ signal. →
TORONTO – Canadians have waited with “bated breath” for a federal budget since April of 2024. “The Budget”, once presented, in the House of Commons, debated and approved (with or without amendments) serves as authority to tax and spend the people’s money (ours) in the interests of the country (ours).
TORONTO — Toronto’s infamous “housing crisis” seems to be constantly contradicted by the data: not only are there homes, but they even remain unsold. This is what emerges from the latest report from the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB): according to the real estate board, home sales and prices in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area) decreased in October compared to the previous year, due to persistent economic uncertainty. In fact, there are more and more homes that no one is buying. →
