Carmel Kilkenny
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

Indigenous, International, Politics, Society

Oka Crisis from the inside

The Oka crisis exploded in a hail of gun-fire on July 11th 1990. This weekend marks the 25th anniversary of the conflict. Corporal Marcel Lemay, a member of the Provincial Police Force, was shot and died, that day, but where the »

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Electronic Sports World Cup in Montreal

The Electronic Sports World Cup is under way in Montreal with teams in avid competition. This is for the world’s best teams selected through qualifiers and applications, and a second competition is reserved for Counter Strike:GO women teams.  We’ll have »

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Pan Am Games open in Toronto

The Pan Am Games will officially open in Toronto tonight, with a spectacle created by Cirque du Soleil and a theme song, “Together We Are One”, sung by Serena Ryder. The games will continue until August 8th, with 7,000 athletes, representing 41 »

Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society

Olympic Excellence Day

Olympic House opens in Montreal today and the occasion is one of celebration that will culminate with the illumination of the iconic Olympic rings tonight. Montreal has the honour of being the first location, beyond Athens and Switzerland, home of »

Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society

Chicken farmers concerned about TPP negotiations

Chicken farmers are one of the many groups in Canada watching the negotiations on the Trans Pacific Partnership carefully. The farmers are adamant that their supply management system be preserved. Chicken is the most consumed meat in Canada, since 2005 »

Economy, Health, Politics, Society

Homeless count in Montreal

Homeless people matter to Mayor Denis Coderre in Montreal. Early this spring, when the temperatures were still frigid, Coderre led a campaign to survey, or conduct a census on homelessness, to get an idea of how many people were living on »

Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Politics, Society

Oka Crisis 25 years later

The “Oka Crisis” as it has come to be known, was the 78-day stand-off between First Nations near Montreal and the Canadian Army in 1990. It began when the town of Oka, granted permission for the expansion of a golf course »

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Sistine Chapel exhibit in Montreal

The Sistine Chapel, at the Vatican in Rome, is 21 metres high and very crowded. But now visitors to a new exhibit in Montreal will be able to get up close to the masterpieces of Michealangelo. This is the world-premier of »

Economy, Health, Indigenous, International, Society

Street Soccer Canada preparing for World Cup

Street Soccer Canada is the organization that has taken the beautiful game to a beautiful place; in the invitation to just kick a ball around, or join a game, or join in and watch, Street Soccer Canada is helping homeless people »

Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Society

Pan Am Games bring Toronto traffic turmoil

The Pan Am Games have inflicted a new level of traffic woe onto the millions living in the Greater Toronto Area.  235 kilometres of the road network, that is crowded and taxing at best, is now under the temporary rules »