On this edition of Politics Today RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda focuses on the surprise early adjournment in the House of Commons before the summer break, and some of the party statements before MPs left this past week. Wojtek talks about the… »
Highlights / Year: 2013
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Ai Wei Wei’s artwork in Toronto
Ai Weiwei’s zodiac sculpture made a big splash in Toronto this week after the official unveiling on Tuesday. The Chinese artist-activist’s great twelve-piece installation called “Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads” was placed in the reflecting pool in front of Toronto’s City… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, Society
Forest schools connect children to the environment
New kinds of schools are starting up in Canada that are based in the environment and favour child-directed learning. The so-called forest schools are based on a model of education that started in the 1950s in Denmark that has become… »
Arts & Entertainment, Indigenous, Politics, Society
The Link Online
This week on THE LINK On-Line we’ll hear why Canada’s medical community is still protesting the government cuts to refugee health care. From what they’re seeing on the frontlines, it has been a shortsighted move that will cause more problems and… »
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Street food back in Montreal after 66 year ban
Food, served on the street from trucks is now available in Montreal in 9 locations from 7 a.m. until 10 p.m. it’s part of a pilot project that will run until September 29th. The locations were chosen to avoid competing… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Society
Sobering report card on Canadian documentary filmmaking
A new study by the Documentary Organisation of Canada (DOC) concludes documentary filmmaking in Canada is in decline. Less funding and a change away from one-off or feature length documentaries to documentary series foreshadow more problems. In its report “Getting… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Sharing backyards: a popular Canadian innovation in urban farming
Sharing backyards, a pioneering project that connects homeowners who have a yard with people who want to grow food, but have no land, is spreading across Canada and abroad. “It’s something like Craigslist,” says Michael Levenston, executive director of the… »
Arts & Entertainment, Highlights, Indigenous, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Eye on the Arctic: Osmos iPad game translated into the Inuit language
Each week, Eye on the Arctic features stories and newsmakers from Canada’s northern regions. Ever wondered how to translate ‘Mote’ into the Inuit language? What about ‘biosphere’? Those were just some of the challenges faced by a Canadian company as… »
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Moment Factory does it again in Los Angeles Airport
Los Angeles Airport’s newly renovated Tom Bradley International Terminal is the result of a Canadian vision for air travel. Moment Factory‘s new multimedia installations, created with partners Sardi Design, MRA International and systems designer, Smart Monkeys, will keep travellers informed… »
‘Ordinary Canadians’ invited to spend a week in First Nations reserve
A group of young aboriginals who wanted “ordinary Canadians” to experience what it’s like to live in a remote First Nation reserve will be welcoming their first guest this week. More than 40 visitors arrived in Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI), a… »
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