Momentum aimed at making solitary confinement a thing of the past in Canadian prisons continues to grow. Or so it would appear. How soon that past arrives remains primarily in the hands of the courts, two of which made it… »
Highlights / Year: 2019
New program to address police ‘mental health crisis’
The province of Ontario will invest in a comprehensive mental health program for its police officers after 13 suicides occurred, nine of them last year. The program will be available to all active and retired members of the Ontario Provincial… »
Former attorney general recorded conversation as she faced pressure over SNC-Lavalin file
Former attorney general and justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould recorded at least one of the contentious conversations at the heart of the SNC-Lavalin scandal that has bedevilled the Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, CBC News reported Friday. Wilson-Raybould resigned… »
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More job losses in Canada’s auto industry
Fiat Chrysler has announced it will eliminate a third shift and layoff about 1,500 workers at its vehicle assembly plant in Windsor, Ontario starting September 30, 2019. This adds to about 2,600 jobs that will be lost when General Motors… »
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The LINK Online, March 29, 30, 31, 2019
Your hosts Lynn Desjardins, Levon Sevunts and Terry Haig. (Video of show at bottom) UN asks Canada to extend peacekeeping mission in Mali The United Nations has formally asked Canada to extend its peacekeeping mission in Mali for a few… »
An extraordinary giant pearl emerges from a Toronto suburb
The biggest pearl anyone has ever seen is currently sitting in Mississauga, Ontario. Soon, it may be coming to a museum or art gallery near you. It’s quite a piece of work: white and cream coloured, weighs 27.66 kilos, looks… »
Quebec’s taxi industry calls off protest after ‘dramatic incident’ on live TV
Quebec’s taxi drivers have called off a protest against plans by the provincial government to deregulate the industry after a driver harmed himself on live television Friday. The driver sustained only minor injuries and his life is not in danger… »
Trudeau’s popularity sinks amid fallout from SNC-Lavalin scandal: poll
The scandal over the federal government’s handling of a corruption case facing Canadian engineering and construction giant SNC-Lavalin has tarnished Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s brand eroded the foundation of his Liberal Party’s electoral support among key groups, finds a new… »
White supremacism and Islamophobia are ‘gravest threats,’ Freeland tells UN
White supremacism and Islamophobia are among “the gravest threats” facing the world, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland told the United Nations Thursday. The terrorist attack in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 15, when a white supremacist terrorist killed 50… »
Another hot-shot Canadian kid takes aim at a tennis title shot
Stop me if you’ve heard this one. An 18-year-old Canadian kid is stealing the show at a major tennis tournament in the United States. Following in footsteps laid down by compatriot Bianca Andreescu, who won the prestigeous WTA event in… »
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