It was a trip down memory lane for music producer Daniel Lanois. He and his mother, drove the four hours from his home in Toronto, to Ottawa. It was on the other side of the river, in Gatineau Quebec, that… »
Highlights / Year: 2013
Restrict power of political party leaders, say poll respondents
Leaders of political parties in Canada have more power than party leaders in any other democracy worldwide and Canadians want new laws to limit that, says the educational foundation, Your Canada, Your Constitution. Just last week a conservative member of… »
A thing of wonder: rare blue lobster caught off Antigonish, Nova Scotia
At first, Sheldon Trenholm of South River, Nova Scotia didn’t know what it was. Then he realized the bright blue thing thrashing in his trap with seven or eight lobsters, was indeed another lobster. Trenholm caught the rare crustacean in… »
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Gay couple celebrates wedding anniversary
Michael Stark and Michael Leshner are celebrating 10 years since they became the first same-sex couple to be legally married in Canada. The two got married in Toronto just hours after a court in the province of Ontario pronounced the… »
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Woman celebrates her 90 years atop tallest structure
Betty Convery celebrated her 90th birthday by taking a hair-raising walk atop the CN Tower, the tallest free-standing structure in the Western Hemisphere on Sunday. The tower is 365 meters above downtown Toronto. Convery took the so-called Edge Walk in… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology
GM fish interbreeding could pose environmental risks
If genetically-modified salmon escape containment they can breed with non-GM fish of other, close species and produce a new fish carrying the modified gene, a study has found. In a study at Memorial University in the eastern province of Newfoundland,… »
Arts Culture- a conversation with Mark Tewksbury on being gay in sports.
Arts -Culture- Lifestyle Recently Jason Collins of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in the US became the first major professional league player to come out as being gay. The media made a big deal of it, but long before him,… »
Politics Today – June 9, 2013
On this edition of Politics Today RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda focuses on the resignation of government Member of Parliament Brent Rathgeber. He also has more on the Senate expense scandal, a letter from the Chief Electoral Officer informing the Speaker of… »
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The LINK Online
This week once again the regular team is on hand to present the show. Five people were killed in 2006 when the Concorde bridge collapsed in Laval near Montreal. © Radio-Canada Lynn starts us off with a story about how infrastructure,… »
Economy, International, Politics
Strike by Canadian diplomats worldwide – ends
For latest update (“tentative agreement” September 26) see below (June 7, 2013) After weeks of sporadic and limited work actions, Canadian diplomats have started worldwide strikes after negotiations fell apart with their employer, the Canadian government. “After nearly two years… »
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