On this edition of Politics Today RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda focuses on the continuing issue of Senate expense claims, the cheque made out by Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s former Chief of Staff Nigel Wright to Conservative Senator Mike Duffy, and an… »
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The LINK Online
Carmel Kilkenny sits in for vacationing Marc Montgomery to bring you news from Halifax, Montreal, and Ottawa. We begin with an exceprt from Wojtek Gwiazda’s interview with Karen Cho. She is the documentary filmmaker who put together a look at… »
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Toronto’s Fragile Condominium Market
The Bank of Canada is again warning Canadians about high levels of household debt and problems in the housing market. In its latest report on Canada’s financial system, the central bank said that Eurozone instability poses the biggest challenge internationally,… »
Help wanted: Canadian Lululemon posts job ad for new CEO
“CEO WANTED, CLICK HERE TO APPLY”. This ad was printed in block lettering all over Lululemon’s website on Friday. The Vancouver-based yoga chain is looking for a new ‘head boss person’, less than a week after its CEO Christine Day… »
Early exposure to alcohol ads harmful to young girls, researcher warns
A Canadian researcher warns that underage girls are increasingly exposed to alcohol ads, with damaging consequences to their health. In an editorial published on Monday on the Canadian Medical Association Journal website, senior associate editor Dr. Ken Flegel cites studies… »
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Eye on the Arctic – Greenland fishery plans cause alarm in Canada
Each week, Eye on the Arctic features stories and newsmakers from Canada’s northern regions. Every winter, salmon from all over the north Atlantic, including Canada, converge on Greenland to feed in the territory’s waters. For the last decade, Greenland has… »
Training to prevent genocide
A two-day professional training program on how to prevent genocide and mass atrocity was held at Concordia University in Montreal this week. Among the speakers was Canadian Lt.-Gen Roméo Dallaire who headed the UN peacekeeping mission in Rwanda in 1994… »
Bullied for being Canadian?
A teenager who was recently pulled out of school in the U.S. says he was teased by two of his teachers for being Canadian. Noah Kilpatrick, 15, was born in Ottawa, but moved to Watertown, N.Y. with his family nine… »
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Griffin Poetry Prize 2013 Winners
The Griffin Poetry Prizes were awarded last night and in the international category, ‘Like a Straw Bird it follows Me, and Other Poems’ written by Ghassan Zaqtan and translated into English by Fady Joudah, was the winner. The Canadian book,… »
Wolf chases motorcyclist
A man on a motorcycle took photos of a wolf as it chased him along a highway in Kootenay National Park in the western Canadian Rocky Mountains. This is a highly unusual occurrence, according to park rangers. Tim Bartlett was… »
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