Singer/songwriter Louis-Jean Cormier was the big winner at the ADISQ Quebec music awards taking the Best Songwriter or Composer (with Daniel Beaumont), Best Rock Album (Le treizième étage), Best Show of the Year – Singer-Songwriter, and the Critics’ Choice of the… »
Highlights / Month: October 2013
Foraging moose drive song birds from national park
The singing birds of Gros Morne National Park, on the west coast of Newfoundland, are not happy these days. An increasing population of foraging moose is changing their forest habitat. The moose are creating what’s termed a moose meadow, says Ian Warkentin,… »
The real dangers of Halloween
On Halloween day, October 31st, Canadians are supposed to scare and be scared. But, in their desire to look as terrifying as possible, they may be facing real dangers. Costume contact lenses, for example, can lead to serious eye infections… »
Early snow causes 343 accidents
The western province of Albert got its first blast of winter weather Sunday with snow and high winds causing 343 vehicle crashes and two deaths. Snowfall warnings have been lifted and the snow is expected to melt since temperatures are… »
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Collection agency fined after consumer complaints
One of Canada’s largest companies for collecting debts has been fined half a million dollars by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), a government tribunal that regulates broadcasting and telecommunications. Several complaints were made about automated phone calls made… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Canadian HIV screening tool wins award
A strategy for HIV self-screening using a mobile application developed by a Canadian research team has won global recognition. The app describes a home testing kit, how to use it, how to interpret results and provides links for counselling. Strategy… »
ARTS- Former federal political leader Michael Ignatieff
This week on our spotlight on Arts Culture and Lifestyle, we look at an aspect of Canadian society that affects our daily lives, both on the domestic and international levels: politics My guest is Michael Ignatieff, former leader of the… »
Politics Today – October 27, 2013
On this edition of Politics Today RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda describes a tumultuous political week in Ottawa as all eyes focused on Canada’s appointed upper chamber the Senate, and the issue of due process for three Senators facing suspension from the Senate.… »
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The LINK Online (Oct 26, 2013)
Wojtek, Lynn, and me, Marc are with you again this week looking at some of the interesting stories we’ve covered. Several chickens to a cage and thousands of cages stacked together in battery hen operations © Mercy for Animals We start… »
Senator facing suspension says he was offered ‘backroom deal’ for lesser punishment
As controversy swirled in Ottawa over a government attempt to suspend three of its own senators, one of them, Senator Patrick Brazeau, said he was offered a “backroom deal” Friday morning (October 25) by the government leader in the Senate.… »
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