Santa Clause parades are an annual event in cities across Canada. Toronto claims it has the original, with the first one held 113 years ago, in 1905. The parades herald the beginning of the Christmas season and are usually tied… »
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
Arts & Entertainment, Immigration & Refugees, Society
Oktoberfest a treasured tradition in Kitchener-Waterloo
Oktoberfest, in the Kitchener-Waterloo region of southern Ontario, is the biggest Bavarian festival outside Germany It was created following the celebration of Canada’s Centennial year in 1967. Largest “Thanksgiving Day Parade” in Canada Alfred Lowrick is the executive director of… »
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Society
International Children’s Peace Prize nominee
Autumn Peltier, is the only young Canadian nominated this year for the International Children’s Peace Prize. Autumn Peltier with Chief Perry Bellegarde (left) and Regional Chief of Manitoba Kevin Hart at the July 2017 Chief Assembly in Regina Saskatchewan © courtesy… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Pumpkin competitions: a lot of pride and joy
Jeff Pelletier posing with his pride and joy, known as ‘Grawp’. © CBC Pumpking competions, as in whose is the biggest, are underway from coast to coast to coast, wherever they will grow. “He loves Shostakovich” In North Vancouver, an area that’s… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Politics, Society
Energy East pipeline ends in victory and sorrow
Energy East was the proposed 4400 kilometre pipeline that was the bringer of prosperity to some parts of Canada, and a potential disaster to other regions. When Trans Canada, the company behind the project, announced on Thursday October 5th, that… »
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Ellie Black in contention at World Championships
Ellie Black, of Halifax, Nova Scotia, came to the gymnastics world championships in Montreal as one of Canada’s best, now she wants to take her place as one of the world’s best. The 22-year old, whose favourite apparatus is the vault,… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics
Nobel Peace Prize acknowledges anti-nuclear movement
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded today, to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, (ICAN). It is a grassroots movement operating in over 100 counties, that helped lobby for the 2017 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. “They’re not… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology
Why are so many leaves still green?
Autumn this year is a little different in many regions of eastern Canada. Leaves just beginning to turn colours earlier this week at the Morgan Aboretum, near Montreal. © CBC/Navneet Pall The leaves. that would normally be vivid in the bright… »
NHL season off to a great start
The National Hockey League (NHL) regular season got underway last night with some amazing results in two Canadian games. The Edmonton Oilers,with the latest hockey phenomenon, team captain Connor McDavid showing his stuff, beat their provincial rivals, the Calgary Flames 3-0,… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Society
Chicken pilot project in Toronto for three years.
Chickens in backyards in Toronto were banned until this week. That’s when Toronto City Council voted 23 to 14 in favour of a three-year pilot project. The debate prompted one coucillor, Giorgio Mammoliti to ask, “What the flock is going on at… »
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