This was “a year of horror, fear and despair” declares UNICEF, noting that more than 15 million children were exposed to “unspeakable brutality” in 2014. Children were exposed to conflict in countries from Central Africa Republic, to Gaza, Syria, Iraq… »
Highlights / Year: 2014
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics
Race to claim the North Pole heating up
Arctic ice is retreating year after year which will eventually make the region much more accessible to development. Arctic nations have been racing to map the Arctic seabed with a view to extending their claims to territory, specifically the seabed… »
Dad builds giant snowman
There are Canadians who hate the long cold winter and then there are those who embrace it and try to have some fun. Among the latter, is Lukas Mertelik of Fort Nelson in the western province of British Columbia. He… »
Teen killed, western community shocked
Two teenagers were assaulted by a group of four or five people early Saturday in South Surrey, British Columbia and one of them later died in hospital. Police are calling for witnesses to come forward. Dario Bartoli on his bicycle… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
Dec 15, 1979 Beginning of a world-wide phenomenon: a new board game
In the mid-1970’s Chris Haney was a photo editor with the Montreal Gazette newspaper. Scott Abbott was a sports journalist working for the Canadian press. The two met during the 1976 summer Olympics in Montreal. Trivial pursuit is probably the… »
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Country singer songwriter Tim Hus
He sings about lumberjacks, truck driving, train drivers, small towns, and colourful characters. just like many country singers. Tim Hus from Alberta is different, his songs all have a very Canadian flavour. Whereas most country performers, even a lot of… »
Politics Today – December 14, 2014
On this edition of Politics Today RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda reports on a busy political week in Ottawa in the last week before the Christmas holidays. He surveys reaction to a report by Canada’s national public broadcaster CBC/Radio-Canada that Canada is… »
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The LINK Online Sat Dec 13, 2014
Your hosts this week are Wojtek Gwiazda and Marc Montgomery. As Veterans Ombudsman Colonel (retired) Pat Stogran was astonished by the failure of the Veterans Affairs department to serve veterans. Now as a private citizen he’s hoping for a public… »
International, Politics, Society
Negative reaction to report Canada will choose Syrian refugees by religion
A report by Canada’s national public broadcaster CBC that Canada is planning to choose Syrian refugees based on their religion has created a flurry of shocked reaction from lawyers, a refugee group, and Amnesty International Canada. According to CBC journalist… »
Union asks beer drinkers to share holiday spirit, and drink from bottles not cans
Beer drinkers in Canada’s most populous province are being asked to buy their beer in bottles not cans this weekend. The request comes from striking workers at Toronto’s Crown Holdings can producer in a statement released Friday (December 12). The… »
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