The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Moncton, in the east-coast province of New Brunswick, has closed its office, reduced its staff, and put the property up for sale. It’s in reaction to a confidential compensation process. To date 90 victims have… »
Highlights / Year: 2013
Economy, Health, International, Politics
US drug giant files huge free-trade lawsuit against Canada
US drug giant Eli Lilly claims Canada unfairly terminated its patents on two of its best selling drugs. Late last week the company filed a half-billion dollar lawsuit under Chapter 11, the investor-state dispute settlement process, of the North American… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Sierra supports eco-laundry detergent
Canadians throw out 134 million plastic, laundry detergent jugs every year but instead they could use a new, environmentally-friendly detergent, says the Sierra Club of Canada. A product called Dizolve is available in many countries of the world but is… »
Arts-Cowboy Poetry gathering Saskatchewan
This week on the show, a conversation about an art form that’s been slowly growing in popularity for years, cowboy poetry. Doris Bircham, poet and former organizer of the event Ed Brown of Manitoba, singer songwriter, wood craftsman at a… »
Politics Today – September 15, 2013
On this edition of Politics Today RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda focuses on the growing debate on religion and religious objects that was set off by the ruling minority separatist Parti Quebecois government in the predominantly French-speaking province of Quebec. He also… »
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The LINK Online
The regular Link team is once again back to present this week’s show. Wojtek Lynn and myself, Marc, take a look at some of the items we have covered this past week The Waldron Ranch on the eastern slopes of… »
Economy, International, Politics
Board rules Canadian government bargaining in bad faith with striking diplomats
Canada’s Public Service Labour Relations Board has ruled the Canadian government has been bargaining in bad faith in its negotiations with striking diplomats. It says the government “violated its duty to bargain collectively in good faith and make every reasonable effort to… »
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Gold mine in jeopardy, Canadian company threatens Romania with billions dollar lawsuit
A Canadian mining company is threatening to sue the government of Romania for billions of dollars if it doesn’t approve its Rosia Montana gold mine project in what’s known as the Golden Quadrilateral in the mountains of Transylvania. Earlier this… »
Canada’s parliament prorogued, throne speech October 16
Canada’s Parliament is officially prorogued and a new legislative session will start on October 16 with a throne speech. Parliament was set to start on September 16 after the summer break, but last month Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced his… »
Fires in modern houses burn faster, hotter, more toxic
Experienced firefighters are saying that when it comes to house fires, they are a lot more difficult to deal with than the house fires of several decades ago. Chris Williams is Assistant Deputy Fire Marshal for Canada’s most populous province,… »
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