Lydia was tagged and named by the research group, Ocearch. The non-profit, shark-tracking organization has observed Lydia travelling across the Atlantic Ocean. Researchers say the abundant seal population may be what attracts sharks to the Grand Banks area, but they… »
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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No lottery tickets or scratch cards for kids over the holidays: McGill
The International Centre for Youth Gambling Problems and High-Risk Behaviours at McGill University joins the annual international campaign to discourage under-age gambling. Along with the U.S. National Council on Problem Gambling and several lottery corporations around the world, the McGill centre… »
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Grassy Narrows 12 year forestry blockade to be challenged in 2015
Grassy Narrows, the First Nation community in north-western Ontario, is getting ready for a challenges in 2015. The Women of Grassy Narrows issued a statement yesterday honouring the 12th anniversary of the longest-running blockade in Canada. The community established the blockace… »
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Montreal a Rockefeller Foundation Resilient City
Montreal has been chosen to join the Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities for 2015. The 100RC project was established to help cities around the world “become more resilient to the physical, social and economic challenges that are a growing part of… »
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Winter not so wild this year, we hope!
Environment Canada is forecasting an average or warmer than normal winter for most of the country due in part to an El Nino. This is the name given to the warming of Pacific sea-surface temperatures that occurs every four to 12… »
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Sable Island horses may vanish: report
Sable Island horses could fade into memory, according to a report commissioned by Parks Canada. Inbreeding in a declining population could take its toll. Weather is another challenge to the wild creatures, that number about 500 on on the sand… »
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Black Friday comes to Canada
Black Friday is now a Canadian custom, The shopping blitz-day has been advertised by most Canadian retailers for the last week or two. It has evolved from an effort to keep Canadians from crossing the border to shop on this… »
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Protesting immigration detentions in Toronto
Immigration detention is not a phrase most Canadians are familiar with, but it is a growing practice that has resulted in the suspicious deaths of 11 people over the last 14 years, according to No One Is Illegal. On Sunday,… »
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Coco Rocha, Canadian supermodel, hates selfies
Coco Rocha is a Canadian model who works with the best international designers and graces the covers of the major fashion magazines. Now she’s a co-author as well. Her new book, “Study of Pose”, features 2,000 pages of her best. Photographed… »
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Ontario students top internationally in computer literacy
Ontario students scored among the highest in computer literacy, in an international test. Last year, they were part of the 60,000 grade 8 students, young people of 13 or 14 years of age, in 20 countries that took part in… »
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