Foresta Lumina is the installation created by Moment Factory in the forest in southern Quebec. The town of Coaticook was looking for an attraction to bring more visitors to its Parc de la Gorge. Another of the illuminating experiences in… »
Carmel Kilkenny
Carmel Kilkenny grew up in Toronto as it was in the early stages of becoming the "most multi-cultural city" in the world. A year living in Paris, France provided the time and opportunity to study the language, and experience the culture. It also provided a base to visit other European destinations. Now Carmel makes her home in Montreal, Quebec. Following a degree in Communication Studies and Journalism, Carmel anchored Quebec’s late-night TV newscast, worked in radio, locally and on RCI’s short-waves, and spent some time sharing daily forecasts on a network of radio stations across Canada as a weather specialist. These days, as a freelance writer-broadcaster, she is lending her voice and writing skills to a number of projects and continuing to share great Canadian stories on Radio Canada International’s website. RCI journalist Carmel Kilkenny dies after short illness
Election campaign countdown
Parliament Hill will be populated with 30 new faces following the looming federal election. While the date has not officially been set, if there is no move soon, then Canadians will go to the polls on the mandatory date of… »
Arts & Entertainment, Immigration & Refugees, Indigenous, International, Society
First Nation dancers going to China
Thunder Bay is asking for help to send a group of First Nations dancers and drummers to Jiaozuo, China. The city’s Aboriginal Liason Unit is looking for $21,000 Cdn to cover the remainder of the costs. The 10 artists will… »
Economy, Immigration & Refugees, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Cuban-Canadian relations in view of U.S. raprochment
Cuba and Canada maintained ties all through the 54 years of the U.S. embargo. Canada is an important foreign relationship for the island nation. Fully one third of the 3 million tourists that visit annually come from Canada, and the… »
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British adventurer finds Newfoundland coast challenging
Sarah Outen has been on her ’round the world journey for almost 1,600 days. She began her London2London: Via the World expedition on April 1, 2011, kayaking down the Thames River from London’s Tower Bridge. She has travelled 35,000 kilometres… »
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BlackBerry buys emergency alert system AtHoc
BlackBerry Ltd. is buying software company AtHoc. The Calilfornia-based company develops emergency alert systems for government agencies, military bodies, and other organizations. AtHoc helps people and organizations connect and share information in times of crisis. BlackBerry said yesterday, that the AtHoc platform… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, International, Society
Elvis Festival in Collingwood, Ontario, 21st edition
Elvis will be celebrated in all his incarnations at Collingwood, Ontario’s annual festival. Last year, on the 20th anniversary, Priscilla, his former wife, made an appearance, and while she, and the rest of the family are invited this year, organizers… »
Economy, Indigenous, Politics, Society
First Nations education evolving in Winnipeg
First Nation’s students will be getting a re-imagined university department in north-end Winnipeg. The site is the home of a former down and out hotel, that was closed in 2012 when the level of neglect, and poverty in the area,… »
Economy, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
St. John’s airport, construction and weather cause havoc
St. John’s, Newfoundland’s airport has a double whammy to deal with this summer: weather, which can always be a challenge considering the blinding fog the Atlantic-coast city is subjetc to, but when a runway is down, and flights are already… »
Economy, Immigration & Refugees, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Richard Florida’s Global Creativity Index
Richard Florida, is Director of the Cities Initiative at the University of Toronto’s Martin Prosperity Institute. He and his research team have been ranking countries based on their creativity and economic competitiveness. In this third report of the Global Creativity… »
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