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, Internet, Science & Technology, Society

Bitcoin takes Toronto

Bitcoins will be a little easier to access in Toronto.  Six new bitcoin exchange machines were installed across the Greater Toronto Area yesterday, a first in the world. The digital currency has been the subject of controversy but Cavirtex, believes »

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

Summer storms in central Canada, heat in the east and west

Weather is a favorite topic of conversation in Canada.  It is probably to be expected in a country that has four distinct seasons with great variations across the country. And this summer has been the subject of many conversations. The »

International, Society

Women’s Rugby – Canada going to the World Cup

Canada’s Women’s Rugby team is going to the final for the first time ever. After a hard-fought victory in Paris yesterday, before 20,000 fans cheering on the home-team, the Canadians prevailed and beat France 18 – 16. Magali Harvey scored »

International, Society

FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup: Canada advances to quarter-finals

Canada’s team played a great game in the U-20 Women’s World Cup last night beating North Korea 1- 0, in a goal set up by Amandine Pierre-Louis. “We were relentless,” Janine Beckie, told CBC after the game.  She was at »

Arts & Entertainment, International, Society

Justin Bieber pleads guilty

Justin Bieber, the Canadian pop sensation, pleaded guilty to two lesser charges in connection with the Miami Beach street-racing incident on January 23rd, 2014. Miami police described it as an illegal street race between Bieber in a rented Lamborghini and »

Economy, Environment & Animal Life

Toronto condo market 50% foreign-owned

Brad Lamb is a realtor and developer based in Toronto.  He’s been so successful in the city’s condo boom, he’s become known as the “Condo-King”. In a recent interview with CBC on the sustainability of the Canadian condo market he »

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U-20 Women’s World Cup: Canada playing for quarter-finals

The Canadian team in the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, must defeat one of the best teams in their group tonight. Canada faces the North Korean team in Montreal’s massive indoor Olympic Stadium. The venue makes it more challenging for »

Arts & Entertainment, Indigenous, International, Politics, Society

Acadian Celebration in New Brunswick, Quebec and Maine, USA

The Acadian people were the earliest settlers in Canada. In the early 17th century they established farms and communities in what is now Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Eventually, as a result of the ongoing battles with the British in »

Economy, International, Politics, Society

Marc Emery returning to Canada from jail in the US

Marc Emery is the Canadian man known as the “Prince of Pot”.  He is being released from a prison in Louisiana today, flown to Detroit, and will cross the border from Detroit into Windsor, Ontario to reunite with his wife »

Economy, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society

Immigrants boosting Canadian exports beyond US market

The Conference Board of Canada conducted a study to measure the experience of recent immigrant-owned businesses, to see how many are exporting. And then to compare those results to other similar-sized businesses. India and China now represent half the world’s economy »