Éditorial (Francais)

Qui d’entre nous n’a jamais entendu de question du genre « Vous êtes italien? Alors vous devez vous y connaître en maçonnerie! »? Il n’y a pas si longtemps encore, les idées reçues voulaient qu’une authentique personne d’origine italienne sache…

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Editorial (english)

This is the first issue of Il Postino. Other issues will follow every month. As the name of our paper suggests, the focus will be the Italian-Canadian community of the Ottawa area, its past, its present and its prospects for…

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Message from Dalton McGuinty

Dear Friends: I’m pleased to announce that, tomorrow, we’ll be swearing-in our new Ontario Liberal Cabinet. It’s an experienced Cabinet that will guide Ontario through global uncertainty by focusing on building a strong Ontario economy. Ontario Liberals know that a…

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Missione USA / Canada – Report

Salvo Iavarone / Presidente Asmef / presidenza@asmef.it   Anche quest’ anno abbiamo incontrato le comunità di italiani all’ estero, per la quarta volta, dopo oramai sei edizioni della rassegna “Giornate dell’ Emigrazione”. E’ importante far partire i progetti, pensarli, avviarli….

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A few words with… Zucchero

Who are some of the greatest artists with whom you performed? You know I’ve been fortunate to have performed and worked with many wonderful and talented people from Miles Davis and BB King to Bono, Eric Clapton, Sting and Brian…

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BARZELLETTA DELLA SETTIMANA

Un giorno nel Paradiso Terrestre Dio chiama Adamo e gli dice: “E’ l’ora che tu ed Eva iniziate a popolare la Terra, perciò voglio che la baci”. Adamo risponde che non sa cos’è un bacio e così Dio glielo spiega….

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Italy Vs United States: Family and Social Structures

Life in Italy ; From Italo Search; Glauco Ferrari ; In Italy, as in many parts of the world, social structures and norms have changed dramatically over the last 20 years. What were once totally normal standards and traditional customs…

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