One of Canada’s largest companies for collecting debts has been fined half a million dollars by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), a government tribunal that regulates broadcasting and telecommunications. Several complaints were made about automated phone calls made… »
Highlights / Year: 2013
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Canadian HIV screening tool wins award
A strategy for HIV self-screening using a mobile application developed by a Canadian research team has won global recognition. The app describes a home testing kit, how to use it, how to interpret results and provides links for counselling. Strategy… »
ARTS- Former federal political leader Michael Ignatieff
This week on our spotlight on Arts Culture and Lifestyle, we look at an aspect of Canadian society that affects our daily lives, both on the domestic and international levels: politics My guest is Michael Ignatieff, former leader of the… »
Politics Today – October 27, 2013
On this edition of Politics Today RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda describes a tumultuous political week in Ottawa as all eyes focused on Canada’s appointed upper chamber the Senate, and the issue of due process for three Senators facing suspension from the Senate.… »
Uncategorized
The LINK Online (Oct 26, 2013)
Wojtek, Lynn, and me, Marc are with you again this week looking at some of the interesting stories we’ve covered. Several chickens to a cage and thousands of cages stacked together in battery hen operations © Mercy for Animals We start… »
Senator facing suspension says he was offered ‘backroom deal’ for lesser punishment
As controversy swirled in Ottawa over a government attempt to suspend three of its own senators, one of them, Senator Patrick Brazeau, said he was offered a “backroom deal” Friday morning (October 25) by the government leader in the Senate.… »
Montreal group Arcade Fire releases full ‘Reflektor’ album on YouTube
Although it’s still to be released officially October 29 – Montreal’s Grammy award winning Arcade Fire has released a “Full Album Teaser” of its new album “Reflektor” on YouTube. A two month promotion for the upcoming album has included chalk… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Don’t pay for kidney donations: medical ethicist
Even though there are 3,400 Canadians waiting for a kidney transplant and nowhere near enough organs to go around, Canada should not change the law to allow payment to kidney donors, says one medical ethicist. Researchers at the Canadian Organ… »
Anniversary of a critical but largely forgotten battle for Canada
Battle of Châteauguay: 26 October 1813. On the 25th and 26th of October 1813, one of the most important battles to repulse American invaders and save Canada took place. However, although a critical battle in the history of Canada, it is… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Politics, Society
Canada fails to meet greenhouse gas targets
Canada’s environment department says the country will come nowhere near meeting its targets for greenhouse gas emissions in 2020. In fact, its own report finds Canada is actually slipping backwards. Canada committed to cutting emissions by 17 per cent from… »
The world in pictures
Canada in pictures
