Highlights / Year: 2014

Environment & Animal Life, Society

A different kind of Canadian Christmas, colour it green

Bing (not the search engine, kids) sang about it as White, Elvis saw it Blue. Canadians are seeing Christmas this year as a combo of green and brown. Hold those walks under the glistening tree tops with snow falling gently »

International, Society

Famed lawyer Greenspan dead at 70

Eddie Greenspan, Canada’s most famous criminal lawyer who dominated every courtroom in which he appeared, died in his sleep Wednesday in Phoenix, Arizona. He was 70. Greenspan, a man of fierce intellect, drew much notoriety for defending high-profile clients, including »

Arts & Entertainment, International, Society

A Christmas Eve treat for RCI listeners

Continuing a tradition that began several years ago and lapsed with the demise of RCI radio in 2012, one of Canada’s foremost actors, David Calderisi, joins us on this Christmas Eve. Dylan Thomas in 1949, three years before recording “A »

International, Politics, Society

Movement to free Canadian journalist in Egypt picks up

There appears to be increased movement in efforts to free a Canadian-Egyptian journalist who has spent the last year in a Cairo prison on what many observers say are trumped up charges. Mohamed Fahmy, the former Cairo bureau chief for »

Uncategorized

Christian keepers of a Jewish menorah donate it to Ottawa’s new synagogue

Susan Bloomfield had always cherished the menorah that was passed down through two generations in her Christian family.  But she did not know the history of the sacred object at the heart of Hanukah celebrations. Her mother, who had given »

Society

Tragedy devastates Quebec town

The small Quebec town of Les Coteaux is in mourning today after a fire ripped through an apartment early Tuesday morning, taking the lives of a couple and two of their three children. Christmas lights still hung around the patio »

Health, International, Society

TV medical talk shows-entertainment or valid info?

Television shows about health issues have become incredibly popular. The content of these “doctor  shows” however has raised concern among other medical practitioners. Dr. Christina Korownyk M.D, is an associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine in the University »

Health, Society

Skiing, snowboarding are riskiest winter sports

While many Canadians head into holiday vacations and are looking forward to outdoor activities, an injury prevention charity is advising them to manage their risks. The most dangerous winter sports likely to result in injury and hospitalization are snowboarding and »

Uncategorized

Luka Magnotta: Guilty first degree murder

After eight days of deliberation, a Montreal jury has found Luka Magnotta guilty of first degree murder in the death and dismemberment of a Chinese student Jun Lin in 2012. Lin- 33- a Chinese student at Montreal’s Concordia University met »

Environment & Animal Life, Health, International

Death to bedbugs!

They’re called bedbugs, but the truth is they can hide anywhere in the house, and while they were once thought to be almost eliminated in developed countries, they’ve made a huge and extremely annoying comeback. While the little bloodsuckers are »