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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The Link Online (Saturday June 28th, 2014)

This week Carmel Kilkenny and Lynn Desjardins are your hosts. Ocean Woes We begin with the state of the world’s oceans.  A panel made up of former world leaders and international organizations issued a dire warning this week. Mandatory tracking »

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Montreal’s International Jazz Festival begins 35th season

Montreal’s International Jazz Festival is into it’s 35th line-up and this year, like so many others, promises to be a wonderful celebration. It opened last night with Cassandra Wilson, Angélique Kidjo, and Ranee Lee among others, taking to the stage.   »

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Ice-fishing in Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland

This is a shot by Charlie Cheeseman, uploaded to CBC Newfoundland on June 24, 2014. Charlie wrote, “While ice fishing in the community of Open Hall, Bonavista Bay, I captured a big one, trying to jump away” t’s been a »

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Stress awareness on June 30th

Stress is taking a greater toll on Canadians, particularly in urban centres where lengthy commutes, often in bumper to bumper traffic, waste the time, energy and productivity of many people. The results are burn-out and rising rates of depression in »

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CBC and Radio-Canada to be smaller more mobile and digital

CBC president and CEO Hubert T. Lacroix announced the plan and the vision for the future of Canada’s English and French public broadcasters today. CBC/Radio Canada will shift priorities from television and radio to digital and mobile services, in a »

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Jamie Oliver bringing his restaurant to Toronto

Jamie Oliver, the British celebrity chef, will open the first North American location of his restaurant chain ‘Jamie’s Italian’ in Toronto. It’s a partnership with the King Street Food Company, owners of Toronto’s Buca and Jacobs & Co. Steakhouse.  The »

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Christine Elliot running to lead Ontario Progressive Conservative Party

Christine Elliot, the widow of Canada’s former finance minister, Jim Flaherty, and deputy leader of Ontario’s Progressive Conservative party, is now running to lead the party. The party suffered a humbling defeat in last week’s provincial election.  Former leader, Tim »

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Tennis Canada benefits from Genie and Milos

Eugenie Bouchard and Milos Raonic are putting Canada in the spotlight.  “Genie” as she’s known, from Westmount, Quebec, and Milos, from Thornhill, Ontario, both held their own on the grass courts of Wimbledon yesterday. And while all eyes may be »

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NBA draft and this year’s Canadian contenders

Seven Canadian basketball players are in the running for the American NBA draft this week, three of them in the first round. This is the most ever, from James Naismith’s home.  Naismith, the inventor of basketball in 1891, was born »

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‘Fete St. Jean’ takes over Quebec tomorrow

St. Jean Baptiste is the ‘national’ holiday in Quebec, that gives most everyone in the province, a holiday the week before Canada Day, on July 1st. On June 24th, there are parades and picnics by day, and fireworks at night. »