The Premier of Quebec, Francois Legault announced Friday that Hollywood film director Roland Emmerich, best known for Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow, and 2012, would be shooting his next three films in Montreal. The Quebec government is committing $10… »
Highlights / Year: 2020
Arts & Entertainment, International
Black History Month: Canada’s star Hall of Fame major league pitcher
The first Canadian in the baseball hall of fame Ferguson “Fergie” Jenkins came from a baseball background. His father played with the Chatham Coloured All-Stars which helped break colour barriers in Ontario in the 1930’s. Further back and through his… »
Teachers’ strike shuts down schools in Ontario
Over two million Ontario students missed class Friday as a strike by the province’s four largest education unions shut down the public education system in Canada’s most populous province. Members of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO), Ontario Secondary… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life
Canada and Quebec invest in improving access to renewable energy
The Canadian and Quebec governments announced on Feb. 20, that they are investing more than $4.8 million to increase access to renewable energy in northern Quebec, according to a press release from Infrastructure Canada. The goal is the investment is… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, Indigenous, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
The LINK Online, Feb. 20,21,22, 2020
Your hosts, Levon, Vincenzo, and Marc (video of show at bottom) Trudeau asks for patience as rail blockades continue but offers no clear plan As the rail blockades by Indigenous groups and supporters continue, business groups warn that the economy… »
Canadian cruise ship passengers stranded in Japan begin quarantine in Canada
Canadian passengers who were stranded in Japan for more than two weeks on board the coronavirus-stricken Diamond Princess cruise ship have begun a 14-day quarantine after arriving in Canada earlier today, federal officials said. A plane chartered by the federal… »
Economy, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Retail vs e-commerce: Quebec pension fund to divest shopping malls
Is it the shape of things to come? Online sales are continually being cited as one of the main reasons why many stores are closing. Several major chains have been suffering a significant reduction in their sales and profits with… »
Flight carrying Canadian cruise passengers from Japan on way home
A passenger plane chartered by the federal government to bring nearly 200 Canadians stranded on a quarantined cruise ship in Japan is on its way home and is expected to arrive in Canada in the wee hours of Friday, Foreign… »
Arts & Entertainment, Internet, Science & Technology
Game studio in Ontario making audio based video game
For as long as video games have existed, people have marveled over their graphics, and art styles. However, one independent Canadian development studio is making a game in which there are no visuals, only sound. The game, called The Vale,… »
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Portraits of Black Canadians – Episode 14
George Frederick Johnson George Frederick Johnson enlisted in the Canadian military when he was just 16 years old. Cpl. Johnson served with the 10th Canadian Armoured Regiment and later took part in the D-Day landing in Normandy on June 5,… »
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