Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid his respects at the Air India Memorial on Toronto’s Lake Shore this morning. Accompanied by Prime Minister Harper, the Indian leader made his way along a pathway, through the butterfly sanctuary, to the stone sundial and… »
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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Place des Arts in Montreal getting a make-over
Place des Arts, in the heart of Montreal’s Quartier des Spectacles is just beside the square that fills to capacity with the headliners of the Montreal International Jazz Festival every July. For the next two summers some of the esplande… »
Economy, Immigration & Refugees, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Universities should cut enrolment by 30 percent while colleges increase: study
Ken Coates, a professor at the School of Public Policy at the University of Saskatchewan and Canada Research Chair, Regional Innovation, is recommending that university enrolment be cut by 30 per cent, to the benefit of colleges and technical schools.… »
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Temporary Foreign Workers may begin going home by the thousands tomorrow
Temporary Foreign Workers have been employed in Canada, often doing jobs and services other Canadians won’t. But beginning April 1st, many of their permits expire, ending a four-year stay, and deportation will follow. The federal government changed the rules of… »
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First Nations developing financial literacy
AFOA Canada (formerly the Aboriginal Financial Officers Association of Canada) is an organization dedicated to training and building a community of professionals. Their latest endeavour is a National Aboriginal Financial Literacy On-line Survey which launched in January 2015. They’re hoping to have 3,000… »
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Baby orcas doing well on the west coast
Orcas, the species once known as Killer Whales, are endangered, and the baby whales were at one time given only a 50 percent chance of survival. But two new calves appear to be alive and very well on Canada’s west… »
Canada beats Russia at Women’s World Hockey Championship in Sweden
Canada’s Women’s Hockey team is hard at work at the women’s world hockey championships in Malmo, Sweden. Courtney Birchard celebrates scoring in the last second of the first period in the group A match between Canada and Russia, Sunday. © AP/Claudio… »
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Canadians number one again in internet use
Canadians spend an average of 36.3 hours on-line and visit an average of 80 sites every month. This according to comScore Canada, which also found we’re increasingly using our smart-phones to access the ‘net. We’re in good company with Americans, who spend 35.2… »
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Ontario’s ‘Sunshine list’ grows
Ontario’s annual Sunshine List grew by more that 13,600 workers over 2013. The list, which includes teachers, nurses, police, and firefighters, is all those who make over C$100,000 a year. In 2014 there were 111,438 public sector workers on the list. It… »
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Canadian Energy Strategy: an agreement in July?
A Canadian Energy Strategy is in the works, negotiated by the premiers of the 13 provinces and territories, according to unnamed sources. There is talk of a deal by July, but Professor Nelson Wiseman, Director of the Canadian Studies program in… »
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