The Great Gardening Weekend at Montreal’s Botanical Garden is really a festival of gardening and gardeners! Sylvie Perron, the Chief Horticulturist at the Botanical Garden says this is the largest event of its kind in the province of Quebec. It’s… »
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
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Phoenix Sun saga comes to an end
The Phoenix Sun, will sail again. The rusted 186-metre freighter has been docked at Sorel-Tracy, just east of Montreal since November 2012. Now, after several dramatic chapters, including the people of Sorel coming to the aid of the hungry, stranded… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Bionic lens could revolutionize vision-care
Ocumetics Technology Corporation could become, if not a household name, a lot more familiar to people in Canada, and around the world, particularly those with vision problems. CEO Dr. Garth Webb, a British Columbia optometrist, has spent a lot of… »
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Toronto Maple Leafs get new coach, Mike Babcock
The Toronto Maple Leafs, the richest hockey franchise in the National Hockey League, is one of the most defeated. Known for its die-hard fans, the organization, it appears, is trying a little harder to win. They’ve hired coach Mike Babcock,… »
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The Large Hadron Collider sets record before June restart
The European Organization for Nuclear Research, says it succeeded in smashing together protons at 13 trillion electronvolts late Wednesday. Scientists operating the world’s biggest particle collider say they set this new energy record before the massive machine’s full restart in June.… »
Mark Saunders: Toronto’s New Police Chief
Mark Saunders, a 32-year Toronto police veteran, was sworn-in today as the city’s new Police Chief, the first black man to hold the post. The former Deputy Chief, Saunders was unanimously chosen by the seven-member civilian Police Services Board. He is… »
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Design Exchange features 3D printing exhibit
The Design Exchange‘s ‘3DXL: A Large-Scale 3D Printing Exhibition’ in down town Toronto is one way to introduce people to this cutting edge technology. 3D printing is radically changing many aspects of life as we know it; objects from prosthetics… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology
Iceberg wrangling in the North Atlantic
Iceberg tourism in Newfoundland is growing, but now it appears, so is iceberg wrangling. J. D. Irving Ltd. of New Brunswick, released this photo of two their ships getting into position to move the iceberg away from an offshore oil… »
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Biophilic design gaining ground in Canada
Biophilic elements are growing in popularity as architects and designers incorporate more green design into the structures they’re building. The inclusion of nature in architecture Architect Ron Schwenger and his company, Architek Green Building Solutions, have been very busy building green… »
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Meat-labelling trade dispute victory with U.S. could lead to punitive tariffs
The World Trade Organization ruled in Canada’s favour in a trade dispute over mandatory ‘country-of-origin labelling’ (Cool) on Canadian meat sold in the United States. Canadian estimates put the losses, since 2008, at as much as a billion a year. This… »
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