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

Arts & Entertainment, Economy, International, Society

Montreal Fringe Festival celebrates 25 years

The St. Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival has grown in leaps and bounds, often literally, over the last 25 years. It is a celebration of theatre, dance, language and even air guitar, that draws Montrealers and visitors alike, into some great venues. »

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Brad Peyton, director of San Andreas credits Newfoundland upbringing

Brad Peyton, from the rock, loves working with The Rock.  The Rock of course is the nick-name giant actor Dwayne Johnson goes by, and “The Rock” in Canada is what Newfoundland is known as. From the Rock to working with »

Arts & Entertainment, International, Society

Griffin Poetry Prize Gala tonight

The Griffin Poetry Prize gala is on tonight in Toronto. The annual event will honour two poets, one Canadian and one international with an award of  C$65,000 each. The Canadian finalists include Shane Book of Ottawa, for Congotronic, North Vancouver writer »

Indigenous, Politics, Society

Bells tolled for missing and murdered aboriginal women 1,122 times today

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission is winding down its work this week having made public its report with 94 recommendations, one of which is an inquiry into the missing and murdered aboriginal women. Christ Church Cathedral in Montreal was one »

International, Politics, Society

Royal Succession Law contested in Quebec court

The Succession to the Crown Act of 2013 updated several laws in Britain, in advance of the next generation of royals. It replaced male-preference primogeniture with the first-born, regardless of gender, being first-in-line. It removed the need for those beyond »

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Auto sales reaching record levels in Canada

Car sales in Canada are hot in Canada these days. May was a record month for new car and truck sales, increasing 1.1 per cent, with 197,937 cars and light trucks sold. In a note to clients, DesRosiers Automotive Consultants wrote “The »

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‘Cellphone Freedom Day’ in Canada today

New CRTC (Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission) regulations go into effect today allowing Canadians in three-year cell phone contracts to walk away, without paying the former expensive cancellation fee. “Cellphone Freedom Day” is what advocates are calling this occasion with anywhere »

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Women’s World Cup an example of the best of FIFA

The FIFA Women’s Cup, which Canada is hosting from June 6 to July 5, could be described as FIFA at its best!  It begins on Saturday in Edmonton, Alberta, when Canada will face China. And according to John Doyle, Canada, »

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C2MTL 2015 another success

C2MTL is an international business conference like no other.  This intersection of commerce and creativity, now in its fourth year, brought 5,000 attendees from 42 countries, places such as Nigeria, Japan and Lithuania to name a few. Richard St. Pierre, »

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Distracted driving fine to cost more in Ontario

Driving and texting, e-mailing or talking on a handheld phone is about to get more expensive in Ontario today. Currently, fines range from C$60 to C$500, and will increase now to a range of between C$300 to C$1,000 as well »