In a wide-ranging interview with RCI, the Caucus Chair of the Official Opposition NDP, Peter Julian explained some of the factors that led his party to agree to an early adjournment of Canada’s House of Commons for the summer break. The spring… »
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Canada acquires rare War of 1812 documents
Library and Archives Canada has bought a large collection of letters, maps and other papers that once belonged to Sir John Sherbrooke, the lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia who conquered Maine for the British during the War of 1812. The collection,… »
Politicians vaunt achievements as Canada’s House of Commons adjourns early
Friday was supposed to be the last day for MPs in Canada’s House of Commons before the summer break, but Tuesday night (June 18) an all-party deal adjourned the House until the autumn. The last few weeks have seen raucous… »
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Critical Hit, Concordia University’s Summer Program
Montreal is one of the centres of video game design and development in the world, and now the people behind Concordia University’s Centre for Technoculture, Art and Design (TAG) are opening up their labs to designers wanting to create games… »
Maximum 10-year prison term for wearing mask in riot or unlawful assembly
A Canadian bill that would ban the wearing of masks during a riot or unlawful assembly was proclaimed law during a royal assent ceremony in the Senate this afternoon (June 19). Bill C-309, a private member’s bill introduced by Conservative… »
MP Bob Rae resigns to devote his time to First Nations issues
Longtime politician Bob Rae announced Wednesday (June 19) that he was leaving politics to return to his original profession of lawyer and mediator to work on First Nation Indigenous issues. The Liberal opposition Member of Parliament had been interim party… »
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Alice Munro honoured for latest book
Alice Munro is the winner of one of this year’s Trillium Book Awards, for her thirteenth, and most recent collection of short stories called “Dear Life: Stories” They are tales about the people in the communities on the Ontario shore… »
40% of aboriginal children live in poverty
Indigenous children in Canada are over two and a half times more likely to live in poverty than are non-indigenous children, according to a study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and Save the Children Canada. The average child… »
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Porn film spoofing officer is legal, judge rules
A porn film mocking a Montreal police officer cannot be banned ruled Justice Helene Le Bel of the Quebec Superior Court on Monday. Nor can the makers of the film be obliged to pay $100,000 in damages, reports the Globe… »
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