Three-quarters of Canadians think government meetings should start without any formal ceremony or pause, according to a recent public opinion poll by the Angus Reid Institute. This is in keeping with a recent unanimous decision by the Supreme Court of Canada… »
Highlights / Year: 2015
Many fail to recognize stroke or take quick action
Stroke is the number one cause of disability in Canada, but a lack of awareness and delays mean too many people are not getting the quick, appropriate medical treatment needed to limit the damage, says the Heart and Stroke Foundation.… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Rodin exhibit brings the Thinker and other masterpeices to Montreal’s Museum of Fine Arts
Metamorphoses: In Rodin’s Studio, is the name of the new show at Montreal’s Museum of Fine Arts, and it achieves its purpose. Beginning with his breathtaking work, the ‘Hand of God’, where one sees what the master could evoke out… »
Arts & Entertainment, International
Orchid Ensemble- mixing east and west in music
This week we travel to Canada’s west coast to two members of a unique trio. They call themselves the Orchid Ensemble. Their music is heavily inspired by Asia, but with touches of western influence blended in. All of them conservatory… »
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The LINK Online Sat., June 6, 2015
Your hosts today, Lynn, Carmel, and Marc..AND A CONTEST ! (Click on the link at the bottom of the page). Studies show trampolines pose a significant risk of severe injury, particularly to younger children and when used by more than… »
Arts & Entertainment, Immigration & Refugees, International, Society
Degrassi halls will be empty in September
Degrassi, the hit Canadian TV teen drama is coming to an end this July with a two-week finale beginning on the 20th, on MTV Canada, and U.S. channel TeenNick. It will consist of 12 half-hour episodes. A fictional drama set in… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, International, Society
Montreal Fringe Festival celebrates 25 years
The St. Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival has grown in leaps and bounds, often literally, over the last 25 years. It is a celebration of theatre, dance, language and even air guitar, that draws Montrealers and visitors alike, into some great venues.… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Spectacular dinosaur skull reveals new species
A huge skull excavated on the edge of the Rocky Mountains in western Canada is evidence of a new species of horned dinosaur from the Triceratops family. Artist’s rendition of what Regaliceratops peterhewsi probably looked like, based on observations of… »
Highlights, International, Society
D-Day, first Canadians to land in Europe
D-Day -1: Canadian paratroops lead In the early hours of June 6, 1944 the greatest seaborne invasion in modern history is underway with thousands of Allied troops heading in a vast fleet of ships for the beaches of Normandy. However,… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, International, Society
Brad Peyton, director of San Andreas credits Newfoundland upbringing
Brad Peyton, from the rock, loves working with The Rock. The Rock of course is the nick-name giant actor Dwayne Johnson goes by, and “The Rock” in Canada is what Newfoundland is known as. From the Rock to working with… »
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