South Korea and Canada are to sign a trade deal tomorrow that will have a major impact on various economic sectors in Canada. The agricultural sector is touted as one of the winners in the deal, with pork and beef… »
Highlights / Month: March 2014
Malaysian Airliner carrying Canadian couple
Muktesh Mukherjee, 42, and Xiaomo Bai, 37, are the Canadian couple confirmed to have been passengers aboard the missing Malaysian airliner. Formerly from Montreal, Quebec, they were based in Beijing where Mukherjee is vice-president of Chinese operations for Xcoal Energy and… »
Arts & Entertainment, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Society
‘Wild Canada’ app free until Thursday
The ‘Wild Canada’ app includes an autumn scene where leaves change turning forests into a riot of colour. © CBC A new app featuring Canadian scenery and wildlife is being offered by Canada’s public broadcaster, CBC, for free until Thursday, March… »
Billionaire media mogul wants to break up Canada
In announcing he will run in the current provincial election, business leader Pierre Karl Péladeau said he is dedicated to making the French-speaking province of Quebec a country. Péladeau will campaign under the Parti Quebecois banner, a political party dedicated… »
Male testosterone therapy being examined
Unlike the situation of menopause in women, as men age, there is a gradual and not immediately noticeable in drop in hormone production. This condition known as “andropause”, although it not a completely accepted diagnosis. Nonetheless, many men are seeking… »
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Author Ted Barris: The Great Escape- A Canadian Story
It was the culmination of years of intensely secretive planning. It was an astounding achievement of hard work and incredible ingenuity. It was a tale of courage and daring, but also with the knowledge that for the most part it… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Canadians eat far more sugar than is deemed safe
While the World Health Organization (WHO) this week urged people to limit their intake of so-called free sugars to less than five per cent of their diet, most Canadians eat at least double that. The average Canadian consumes 26 teaspoons… »
Politics Today – March 9, 2014
On this edition of Politics Today RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda reports on how the Official Opposition NDP party used a filibuster to fight federal government reforms of the Elections Act. He also discussed a House of Commons debate over a government… »
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The LINK Online (Sat Mar 8, 2014)
This week Wojtek is taking a bit of a holiday and your hosts are Lynn Desjardins and Marc Montgomery Official Opposition NDP Deputy Leader David Christopherson restarted a filibuster in a House of Commons committee to fight a government decision… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Ring of Fire and First Nations negotiations
The Prospectors and Devlopers Association of Canada just wrapped up their annual convention this week in Toronto, and the so-called Ring of Fire in north-western Ontario was a major topic of discussion. The area got its name from the estimated… »
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