It’s called the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls inquiry. The national inquiry has been under a cloud of controversy almost since it was first set up by the Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. This was in… »
Highlights / Year: 2017
Canadians take a break for Thanksgiving 2017
It was all started by a guy named Martin Frobisher, an English explorer so thankful–and no doubt relieved–he had made it across the Atlantic back in 1578 that he decided to hold a feast to celebrate Fall colours can add… »
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Far-ranging anti-discrimination bill introduced in Ontario legislature
A wide-ranging and far-reaching bill aimed at expanding and updating Ontario’s Human Rights Code in Canada’s biggest province has been tabled in the Ontario legislature. If passed, the bill would add four new areas of rights protection and provide recourse… »
Arts & Entertainment, Immigration & Refugees, Society
Oktoberfest a treasured tradition in Kitchener-Waterloo
Oktoberfest, in the Kitchener-Waterloo region of southern Ontario, is the biggest Bavarian festival outside Germany It was created following the celebration of Canada’s Centennial year in 1967. Largest “Thanksgiving Day Parade” in Canada Alfred Lowrick is the executive director of… »
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Society
International Children’s Peace Prize nominee
Autumn Peltier, is the only young Canadian nominated this year for the International Children’s Peace Prize. Autumn Peltier with Chief Perry Bellegarde (left) and Regional Chief of Manitoba Kevin Hart at the July 2017 Chief Assembly in Regina Saskatchewan © courtesy… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Society
Canadian terror suspect awaits sentencing in NYC jail
If anyone needed further proof that Canada is not immune to the growing global reach of terrorist networks following last weekend’s attack in Edmonton that saw a police officer stabbed and four pedestrians injured in a high-speed police chase, a… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Pumpkin competitions: a lot of pride and joy
Jeff Pelletier posing with his pride and joy, known as ‘Grawp’. © CBC Pumpking competions, as in whose is the biggest, are underway from coast to coast to coast, wherever they will grow. “He loves Shostakovich” In North Vancouver, an area that’s… »
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The LINK ONLINE Sun. Oct 8, 2017
Your hosts, Terry, Carmel, and Marc (video of show at bottom) Panel from the online graphic novel about Saudi blogger Riaf Badawi and his plight © Radio-Canada Radio-Canada in Sherbrooke Quebec has created an innovation on their website. They’ve created an online… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Politics, Society
Energy East pipeline ends in victory and sorrow
Energy East was the proposed 4400 kilometre pipeline that was the bringer of prosperity to some parts of Canada, and a potential disaster to other regions. When Trans Canada, the company behind the project, announced on Thursday October 5th, that… »
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Documentary: Clergy who lose their own faith
It’s perhaps surprising that among those who are leaders in religion, the priests and reverends, and preachers, are some who have come to disbelieve. A new documentary film called “Losing Our Religion” looks at this little known, secretive, issue Leslea… »
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