Samantha Bee is moving on. She has spent twelve years as the senior correspondent on The Daily Show with host Jon Stewart, on the American TV network, Comedy Central. Samantha Bee, who grew up in Toronto, has been making people laugh… »
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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Uber applies for taxi license in Toronto
Uber says it’s taking “a step of good faith” in applying for a taxi brokerage license in Canada’s largest city, Toronto, today. In a radio interview on CBC this morning, Uber Toronto’s General Manager, Ian Black said, “I think this is… »
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Brodi Henderson, Canadian sumo wrestler, among Japan’s elite
Brodi Henderson is making a big impression in Japan, The six-foot-seven, 20 year-old from Victoria, British Columbia is “the only sumo wrestler ever with blond hair” according to his father Lee Henderson. And at 360 pounds he is hard to… »
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‘YouTube FanFest Canada’ draws a crowd in Toronto
YouTube FanFest Canada took over a central square in down town Toronto Saturday night, with some of the biggest Canadian ‘YouTubers’, those YouTube creators, taking to the stage live. The city rolled out the red carpet, for people like JusReign,… »
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‘Don’t Have a Million’ social media campaign response to Vancouver’s housing prices
Vancouver’s housing market is the most expensive in Canada. Now the reality of miilion dollar bungalows has sparked a social media protest that went viral on Thursday. To give you an idea of real estate transactions, in March, one Vancouver… »
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Denis Villeneuve film ‘Sicario’ in competition at Cannes
Denis Villeneuve, the acclaimed Quebec director is going to the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival next month in competition with his star-studded latest film, ‘Sicario‘. The Oscar-nominated film maker will vie for the Palme d’Or against 16 other films, including… »
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Cirque du Soleil soon to be under new management
Cirque du Soleil‘s Guy Laliberté informed staff on Thursday they would be the first to know when the company is sold. The legendary Montreal-based entertainment enterprise is reportedly in talks with American equity firm TPG and China’s FOSUN. Professor Patrick Leroux… »
Sabine Venturelli: The Highs and Lows of Practising Refugee Law
Sabine Venturelli was born in France, the daughter of an Italian immigrant. She remembers feeling ostracized because of her father’s immigrant status. When Sabine immigrated to Montreal, she originally wanted to practice international law. Then she met a refugee from… »
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Tatiana Maslany has a street named for her in hometown Regina, Saskatchewan
Tatiana Maslany is delighted with the honour of a street bearing her name. In an interview on CBC Radio today, Tatiana said she learned of the development in a text from her father. Maslany stars in the clone-conspiracy drama, Orphan… »
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World Uranium Symposium ends in Quebec City: Film Fest begins
The World Uranium Symposium brought together over 200 experts and delegates from around the world, including indegenous people from Mongolia, India, South Africa and representatives from the Navajo and the Cree from North America, to talk over the biggest threat… »
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