Canadians from coast to coast to coast marked the 25th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide on Sunday while a Canadian delegation headed by Gov. Gen. Julie Payette participated in the commemoration of the 1994 slaughter of Tutsis and moderate Hutus… »
Highlights / Year: 2019
International, Internet, Science & Technology
Canadian astronaut space walk-Live feed and former astronaut interview
For the first time in 12 years, a Canadian astronaut is performing a space walk today. Until about noon, eastern time, David Saint-Jacques is outside the International Space Station along with an American astronaut Anne McClain. Together they are working… »
Largest food retailer gets funding for climate action
The Canadian government will invest up to $12 million to help the Loblaw supermarket chain retrofit refrigeration systems to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The project will involve about 370 stores across Canada and will help reduce annual emissions by about… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Highlights, Indigenous, International, Politics, Society
Wolves vs caribou and jobs
Mill town fears logging restriction to save caribou will kill the town It’s a very tough decision for all involved. The provincial government in west coast British Columbia along with environmental groups and First Nations are very concerned about the… »
Opposition leader dares Trudeau to follow through on libel threat
The leader of Canada’s Official Opposition is challenging Justin Trudeau to follow through on a threat to sue him over his assertion that the prime minister politically interfered with the criminal prosecution of Montreal engineering giant SNC-Lavalin. Speaking at a… »
British Columbia students to get free menstrual hygiene products
All public schools in British Columbia will be required to provide free menstrual products for students in school washrooms by the end of 2019, the Western province’s education minister announced Friday. Rob Fleming said research indicates that one in seven… »
Canada ‘very concerned’ about foreign meddling, says Chrystia Freeland
Interference by foreign “malign actors” in the upcoming federal election in Canada “is very likely,” Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said Friday. “We’re, we are very concerned. I think our judgement is interference is very likely,” Freeland told reporters Friday.… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology
Science lacks evidence on depression in women, find researchers
Depression affects twice as many women as men and there needs to be more research on what makes men’s and women’s brains so different, say researchers at the University of Guelph. The researchers looked at studies on sex differences in… »
Nova Scotia unveils special tartan marking Scottish heritage
Proud of its Scottish heritage, the eastern province of Nova Scotia unveiled a special tartan to commemorate the 200th anniversary of its House of Assembly, the legislative branch of government. In further appreciation of the Scottish clans which settled in… »
Environment & Animal Life, Immigration & Refugees, Indigenous, International, Politics, Society
The LINK ONLINE Apr. 5, 6, 7, 2019
Your hosts: Lynn, Levon, Marie-Claude, and Marc (Video of show at bottom) The scandal within the ruling Liberal Party government, gets another jolt The ongoing dispute over allegations that the highest ranking members of the Liberal government were trying to… »
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