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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Newcomer Day celebration for Hamilton, Ontario

Newcomer Day is becoming a more popular celebration in Canada. At City Hall in Toronto they celebrated the fourth annual event in Philip’s Square on May 29th, 2018. Now Hamilton, Ontario, just over 75 kilometres south-east of Toronto, is beginning »

Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous

Forest fires growing as a result of lightening strikes

Forest fires in both the west-coast province of British Columbia, and the central province of Ontario are continuing to grow. In Ontario there are now 74 fires burning in the north-eastern regions with 29 of those fires reportedly out-of-control. Wabaseemoong »

Economy, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society

Start-Up Fest Montreal: bigger and better

Start-Up Fest closed its eighth annual event on Friday evening. Philippe Telio, the founder and producer, told me it was the best so far. “We had the most beautiful venue we’ve ever had, we had the most beautiful weather, we’ve »

Economy, Indigenous, Politics

Indigenous leaders boycott premier’s gathering

Indigenous leaders, for the second year in a row, will not attend the Premier’s meeting that gets underway tomorrow in Saint Andrew’s New Brunswick. “We are not just another special interest group” “An effective process for intergovernmental participation must reflect »

Economy, International, Society

Ivanka Trump’s lines no longer available at The Bay

Ivanka Trump’s fashion lines, including clothing and shoes, will no longer be stocked in Canada’s iconic department store, The Bay “We review our merchandise offerings and make appropriate changes” The largest department store chain in Canada, the Hudson Bay Company stores »

Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics, Society

Immigration minister in heated exchange with Ontario over asylum seekers

Immigration ministers from the provinces and territories gathered with federal minister, Ahmed Hussen, in Winnipeg today to discuss the issues they’re facing. “It’s divisive, it’s fear mongering and it’s not Canadian” Ontario and Quebec have recently been dealing with an »

Arts & Entertainment, International, Society

Friday the 13th biker rally: Port Dover tradition

Friday the 13th brings bikers, thousands and thousands of them, to the tiny town of Port Dover in Ontario. Police estimate about 140,000 people, most of them with their bikes, will be milling about the Lake Erie community today. They »

Arts & Entertainment, International, Society

Drake: bigger than the Beatles?

Drake is breaking records and creating new ones. His latest album, Scorpion, a double-album, with 25 tracks, was released on June 29th. First he set the record as the first artist to reach a billion streams in one week. And »

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Africarnival this weekend in Edmonton, Alberta

Africarnival is the annual festival in the centre of Edmonton that provides a venue for the celebration of the city’s African cultures. All 55 countries of the continent will be represented in the cuisine and entertainment beginning tomorrow, July 13th »

Indigenous, Politics, Society

Teepee Justice Camps growing in Saskatchewan

Teeppee Justice Camp members say they are not going anywhere, despite the police having dismantled their camp near the provincial legislature in Regina, once already. Justice for our Stolen Children The Justice For Our Stolen Children camp at Wascana Park in Regina »