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

Economy, International, Society

Scamming granparents gets Canadian 5 years in a U.S. jail

Pascal Goyer was arrested in Montreal in 2012, one of a half dozen people involved in a scheme to dupe grandparents out of money, by convincing them their grandchildren were in trouble. The victims were phoned, and with panic and »

Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society

Honda invests in Ontario car plants

Honda is investing C$857 million in three car plants that make the Civic and CR-V vehicles in Alliston, Ontario, a community about 100 kilometres north of Toronto. Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynn was at one of the plants today for the »

Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society

Train derailed by landslide another tragedy in Quebec

A train, operated by the Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway (QNS&L) derailed this morning around 7:30 a.m. by what appears to be a landslide. The remote location of the train, on the Moise River, about 20 kilometres north of »

Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Immigration & Refugees, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society

Prime Minister Harper in China

Stephen Harper, and his wife Laureen, arrived in China this morning for a five-day visit before returning home in time for Remembrance Day ceremonies in Ottawa, November 11th. The Prime Minister’s third visit to the country is shorter than originally »

Economy, Health, Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics, Society

Interim Federal Health Care Program restored in most categories for refugees

Citizenship & Immigration Minister Chris Alexander said the government will comply with a Federal Appeal Court ruling last Friday, and restore the Interim Federal Healthcare program for refugees in Canada. Critics, however, are taking the government to task for not »

Health, Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics, Society

Immigration rules now ban polygamous and forced marriages no allowed into Canada now

Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander introduced legislation today banning people in polygamous and forced marriages from immigrating to Canada. He made the announcement in Toronto this morning, with Status of Women Minister Kellie Leitch.  The government will also offer »

Arts & Entertainment, International, Society

Elizabeth Gallagher would you like a vacation?

One Canadian Elizabeth Gallagher has an interesting opportunity to consider. She could accept the offer of a round-the-world vacation over Christmas, from a stranger, with apparently no strings attached. Following the break-up of his relationship with former girlfriend Elizabeth Gallagher, »

International, Politics, Society

French President Hollande addresses Quebec National Assembly

French President Francois Hollande was in Montreal and Quebec City on his last day in Canada. He was honoured with the opportunity to address the Quebec National Assembly, and he told the provincial legislature, “Our friendship is not based in nostalgia over »

Economy, Indigenous, Politics, Society

Waneek Horn-Miller suing Mohawk Band Council over eviction notice

Waneek Horn-Miller is one of seven people suing the Kahnawake Mohawk Council over eviction notices due to their “mixed-race” relationships. An athlete, Horn-Miller was co-captain of the Women’s water polo team at the Sydney Olympics in 2000.  She was informed »

Economy, International, Politics, Society

Currency makeover: womenonbanknotes.ca

Canadian currency features just one well-known woman, and she is not Canadian.  Queen Elizabeth II, our head of state, is on most coins and bills, but Merna Forster, and 48,000 other Canadians want that to change.  They want to see »