Today, across Canada there will be a lot of people sporting something green. It’s to mark St Patrick’s day, and along with it there will be a great many parades especially in big cities across the country. Certainly one of… »
Highlights / Month: March 2014
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The LINK Online (Sat Mar 15, 2014)
Welcome to another edition of the Link online, today with Marc as both Lynn and Wojtek are taking a break. We start with a story connected to climate change and global warming. A Galapagos lava lizard. New research shows a… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology
The need for business cooperation in the Arctic
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North All over the circumpolar world, business and the prosperity of indigenous communities is taking centre stage. Canada, the current chair of the Arctic Council, has pinpointed development… »
Arctic Winter Games a once-in-a-lifetime experience for Inuit kids
64 young athletes from Nunavik, Que. are travelling to Fairbanks, Alaska this weekend to participate in the 21st Arctic Winter Games, an international sports competition for Northern athletes. They will join hundreds of other athletes from five countries who will… »
March 14, anniversary of the passing of a domestic terrorist and era
It was on March 14, 2013 that convicted murderer Paul Rose, the most visible and violent symbol of Quebec nationalism, died. With the provincial election campaign currently in full swing, the main issue once again in the mainly French-speaking province… »
Toronto doctor defends Canadian health-care system in Washington
Dr. Danielle Martin explained the benefits of Canada’s health-care structure at a U.S. Senate committee in Washington on Tuesday. “We do not have uninsured residents. We do not have different qualities of insurance depending on a person’s employment. We do… »
Harsh winter proving deadly for wildlife
Its been an unusually long and extremely cold winter across much of Canada. In the northwestern area of the province of Ontario, there has been the feeling that the deer population was growing too large in the past few years.… »
Democracy and Religions – BAHA’I FAITH: A RELIGION THAT EMBRACES MANY OTHERS
Sonjel Vreeland, member of the Baha’i Faith Charlottetown Centre, in Prince Edward Island, explains the principles of her religion and talks about the social function of the Baha’i centre in her city. Sonjel Vreeland also explains to us how everyone… »
Aboriginal children charged $46 extra per room in Quebec hotel
A group of young Innu hockey players and their parents were charged $150 per room, per night for rooms that cost $104 for other customers, at the Château Roberval Hotel, in Lac-St-Jean, Que. The players from the Pre-Novice Pessamit team… »
International, Politics, Society
Ukraine getting more support from Canada
Ukraine will get $220 million Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister announced today. John Baird said the money is part of an international effort to restore economic stability to the country. This is in addition to $200 million for medical aid announced… »
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