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

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Lac Megantic rail tragedy motivated some changes

Lac Megantic residents will mark the first anniversry of the rail tragedy that changed their lives early Sunday morning. On July 6th, at about 1:15 am, a runaway train derailed and exploded, killing 47 people; 42 bodies were recovered, 5 »

Economy, Health, International, Society

Go Genie Go!

Eugenie Bouchard of Montreal, Quebec, made Canadian sports history today as the first woman to make it to the Ladies’ Singles final in tennis at Wimbledon. The No. 13 seed, Bouchard played 3rd seed Simona Halep of Romania in a »

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Doig painting of Toronto’s DVP tunnels sets a record at Sotheby’s

Millions of commuters in Toronto drive by it every day, but something about the rainbow tunnel off the Don Valley Parkway, caught artist Peter Doig‘s eye. Now the painting, called ‘Country-rock (wing-mirror), has set a record for its artist and »

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Lac Megantic tragic anniversary approaches

Lac Megantic will be in the national spotlight once again, as the lakeside Quebec town prepares to mark the first anniversary of the train derailment that changed the resident’s lives. 47 people died when a runaway freight train, with 74 »

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Toronto Stock Exchange setting records

A healthy report on Canadian manufacturing kept the Toronto Stock Exchange in record territory today. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 63.78 points to close the day at 15,209.79 but went even higher earlier in the day. This surpasses the previous »

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Two tennis triumphs for Canada today

Both Eugenie Bouchard and Milos Raonic have advanced to the semi-finals at Wimbledon, the best showing for Canada in the open era. Eugenie Bouchard, just 20, beat Angelique Kerber of Germany, in straight sets today An amazingly single-minded young woman »

Environment & Animal Life, Society

Black bear baby-boom behind increased collisions

Black bears are living well in Canada.  Food is in abundance and there is little stress.  As a result birth rates have risen, including twins and triplets. But the downside is the increased contact with people, some of it deadly. »

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By-elections in 4 ridings including Fort McMurray

By-elections are underway in four federal ridings across Canada today. There are two in the most populous province of Ontario, in the Greater Toronto Area.  The two others are taking place in Alberta; one in the Calgary region, the other »

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Rob Ford is back and ready to run

Rob Ford is back in Toronto City Hall today.  The notorious mayor of Canada’s largest city spent the last two months in a rehabilitation facility. The retreat was an attempt to deal with “alcohol addiction”.  There was no mention of »

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Diana Krall and Elvis Costello thrill at the Montreal International Jazz Festival

Diana Krall filled the streets last night.  One of the signature events of the Montreal International Jazz Festival, the free outdoor concert in Place des Festivals, was all hers.  Over 100,000 people, Montrealers and visitors alike, moved and swayed to »