Four by-elections in the three central Canadian provinces are being closely watched today as an indication of what Canadians think of the ruling Conservative party, and a bellwether of the next national federal election in 2015. Stephen Harper has been… »
Highlights / Year: 2013
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Canada will appeal WTO ruling on seal products ban.
The World Trade Organization has ruled today that the w010 European Union ban on Canadian seal products could stand. The WTO said that while the ban broke a particular trade regulation by treating seals differently than other products, it ruled… »
Canadians’ right to know in crisis: opposition
Calling access to information a cornerstone of democracy, the opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) is proposing key reforms to the law guaranteeing Canadians’ right to know what government is doing. “Shroud of secrecy” exists, says opposition “More and more users… »
Health, International, Society
Many people are unaware they have hepatitis
Last week, information from the Canadian Measures Health Survey discovered that thousands of Canadian are infected with hepatitis B or C and were unaware of it. Dr Morris Sherman is the Chairman of the Canadian Liver Foundation and an associate… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, International
Sick U.S. residents may sue Canadian company
Is pollution from a huge Canadian responsible for a high prevalence of certain diseases in a nearby U.S. town, wonders one resident who conducted her own study in Northport, Washington. Jamie Paparich found there was an unusually high number of… »
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Society
Thousands of ancient artefacts found at Labrador power site.
I Red dot show site of Muskrat Falls © Google n central Labrador initial excavation work for the huge Muskrat Falls power plant has uncovered up to 40-thousand ancient Amerindian artefacts. Several archeological sites along what was an ancient portage route… »
Tacky Christmas sweater demand ‘skyrockets’
With Christmas exactly one month away, demand for tacky theme sweaters has “skyrocketed,” according to the co-owner of a trendy clothing store in the western city of Vancouver. Ugly sweater parties popular “Well, of course, everyone loves ugly Christmas sweater… »
Arts & Entertainment, Indigenous, Society
A-C-L : Mark Abley- Conversation with a dead man- Duncan Campbell-Scott
Welcome to our spotlight on Arts Culture and Lifestyle. This week, Montreal columnist and author Mark Abley is my guest as we talk about his latest book, Conversations with a Dead Man: The legacy of Duncan Campbell Scott. 50-yr old… »
Politics Today – November 24, 2013
On this edition of Politics Today RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda covers new developments in the so-called “Senate spending scandal”. Eighty pages of police documents have catapulted the issue back to the centre of political discussion in Ottawa. Meanwhile, Canada’s Green Party… »
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The LINK Online (Sat 23, Nov)
This week, Marc Montgomery presents the show as we look back on stories covered this week We start out with an interview with the executive director of the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT). CAUT REPORT Speaking with Lynn Desjardins,… »
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