Tag: tribute

House of Commons: tribute to Queen. Blanchet: “The history between the Crown and the Quebec nation is both thorny and cruel”

TORONTO – “Last week, Canada lost the only sovereign that most of us have ever known”: these are the words Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (in the pic above) said, today, during the official commemoration of Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away last week, in the House of Commons which met extraordinarily for the occasion. (more…)

A significant tribute to the mother of a famed actress!

Toronto, May 9: Today on Mother’s Day, many people in Canada would express their gratitude towards mothers and mother-like figures. It may include step-mothers, mothers-in-law, guardians, such as foster parents and family friends. For such, it is time for people to thank mothers and mother-like figures who took the time to care for them and help them through life’s challenges. (more…)

The “Montreal all’italiana”
A tribute to the first immigrants

[GTranslate]MONTREAL – There are objects of everyday life, old photos and even faithful reconstructions of traditionally Italian environments such as the bar, the house and the church: there is so much Belpaese in the “Montréal à l’Italien” exhibition inaugurated today (March 10) at the Pointe-à-Callière museum in Montreal and promoted to turn the spotlight on the daily life of the first Italian immigrants in Montréal and on the ways in which the community evolved during the 1900s: thousands of Italians who have brought with it their traditions, their values ​​and their customs, forming one of the oldest and largest cultural communities of immigrants in Montreal where today the Italian-Canadians are almost 300 thousand. (more…)