As Nunavut celebrates the 20th anniversary of becoming Canada’s northernmost territory, Premier Joe Savikataaq says he wants people in the rest of the country and outside its borders to remember that it is not just an expanse of frozen land… »
Highlights / Year: 2019
Political parties asked to respect elector’s privacy
Canada’s political parties are being asked to adopt privacy policies to protect the data they collect about voters. The Privacy Commissioner of Canada and the Chief Electoral Officer have issued a statement reminding political parties that they are required to… »
China reiterates warnings over South China Sea
At a recent academic conference, two Chinese officials repeated warnings about incursions into the South China Sea, a region over which it claims jurisdiction. The warning was aimed specifically at the United States which insists, as the U.N has said,… »
Canadian official to attend Rwandan genocide ceremony
Canada’s Governor General Julie Payette will go to Rwanda from April 4 to 9, 2019 to attend the 25th commemoration of the genocide honouring the more than 800,000 victims. At the time, Canadian General Roméo Dallaire headed a United Nations… »
Parents of premature babies get help coping
While Canadian hospitals provide excellent care for premature babies, that intense level of care can, at first, be overwhelming for parents. The authors of a new book offer advice to help parents cope. “The…earlier a baby is born premature, often,… »
Arts & Entertainment, Highlights, International, Sports
Fledgling women’s hockey league folds
It began in 2007 to promote hockey as a professional sport option for women, but now the Canadian Women’s Hockey League (CWHL) Board of Directors has announced that the league cannot continue and will cease operations on May 1. A… »
Highlights, Internet, Science & Technology
History Canada: April 1, 1924, The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed
When the First World War began in 1914 aviation was still in its earliest infancy. War has a way however of driving technological advances and soon aircraft became a major factor in the war. At first, Canadian aviators became members… »
Nunavut is turning 20 : read RCI’s many reports on Canada’s newest territory
On April 1st 2019, Canada celebrates the 20th anniversary of the creation of Nunavut. Over 36 000 Canadians live there, and 23 000 of them speak primarily Inuktitut at home. Find out more about Canada’s newest, largest, and most northerly… »
B.C. tribunal rules in favour for transgender former candidate
The battle pitted an anti-gay activist against a Vancouver trans woman running for office in British Columbia. It started during the 2017 provincial election when William Whatcott, who refers to himself as a Christian activist, printed and distributed 1,500 flyers… »
Ottawa denies UN request to extend Mali peacekeeping mission
While Canada’s Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan praised the work of Canadian peacekeepers in Mali on Friday, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said Ottawa has no plans to extend their stay in the war-torn country despite an appeal by the United… »
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