What do Canadians do after they’ve finished their Christmas shopping? They shop some more. True to form, hordes of deal seekers lined up outside major stores across the country today — and in some cases, before Christmas day was even… »
Caroline Arbour
Caroline got her start in journalism at RCI, filing items in French and English from its Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver bureaus. Bitten by the radio bug, she also nevertheless subsequently tried her hand at reporting for television, print and the Web, freelancing for Radio-Canada, CBC, Voice of America, L’actualité magazine and The Atlantic’s business site Quartz. Her favourite stories to cover are ones that show resilience in its many forms and also ones that highlight no issue is ever black and white. In Caroline’s wildest and weirdest dreams, she imagines spending her days roaming the Andalusian countryside on a vintage motorcycle, photographing its diverse and stunning beauty.
Record bounty for Holiday Train
It’s a beautiful sight if you can catch it. And it also serves a good cause. For the past 15 years, the Canadian Pacific Railway has been stringing lights along two freight trains for the holidays. And the trains run… »
The homeless not forgotten at Christmas
The holidays are a time to celebrate, but not everyone has the means to do so. Charitable organizations across the country try every year to give a Christmas to the less fortunate. That includes the Old Brewery Mission, in Montreal,… »
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A Christmas guide to discussing contentious issue
One issue was particularly contentious in the province of Quebec, in 2013: a ban on overt religious symbols. The ruling Parti Québécois (PQ) doesn’t want public and parapublic sector employees to wear the hijab, the kippah, the turban or large… »
Animation great passes away at 89
Two-time Oscar-winning illustrator, animator and filmmaker Frédéric Back has died. The German-born artist grew up in Strasbourg, France, and studied lithographic illustration in Paris. He also studied fine arts in Rennes before moving to the Canadian province of Quebec, in… »
Suicide – help during the holidays and year-round
Christmas is supposed to be a joyful time, but for families who have lost a love one it’s a painful reminder of the void left by their passing. For those who are dealing with the death by suicide of a… »
Women’s Olympic hockey team named
There are only 44 days left before the Winter Olympics kick off in Sochi, Russia, and officials have started announcing the names of athletes who have made Team Canada. This week, the 21-player female hockey team was unveiled. Women’s hockey… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Canadian weather woes continue
Old Man Winter may have calmed down, but the storm that walloped Eastern Canada over the weekend continues to cause headaches. Tens of thousands of residents in the provinces of Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick will likely spend Christmas in… »
Human smuggling into Canada up?
Canada and the United States share a 6,400-kilometre border, of which large parts are left unguarded. Where authorities did conduct patrols in 2011, they intercepted a total of 487 migrants as they were being smuggled into Canada from the U.S. … »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Simple infertility test for men possibly on the horizon
ECM1 and TEX101 could save infertile men a lot of grief. Toronto scientists studied 2,000 proteins before determining that this pair has the potential to reveal whether or not there are sperm cells in a man’s semen, and point to… »
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