Canadian officers will soon replace the Maple Leaf badges on their shoulder boards with original British Army and Commonwealth designations. The announcement made on Monday by Defence Minister Peter MacKay is part of an ongoing image makeover of the military.… »
Gilda Salomone
Gilda Salomone is a multilingual broadcast journalist and web journalist born in Brazil. She has extensive experience as host, producer, columnist and researcher, in radio and television.Gilda joined Radio Canada International in 2006 and hosted and produced information programmes on a wide variety of topics, in the English, French and Brazilian Sections.
She is a regular contributor to domestic French radio service Radio-Canada and can be heard on the flagship show Medium Large.
On television, Gilda has worked for CJNT-Metro 14, a multicultural TV broadcaster, Radio-Canada and TV5.
Gilda speaks English, French, Portuguese and Spanish fluently.
Canadian professor created Kryptonian language for Man of Steel
After years teaching a course that examines constructed languages such as Star Trek’s Klingon and Avatar’s Na’vi, Christine Schreyer got the unique opportunity of creating a new language herself. In 2011, the assistant professor of linguistic anthropology at the University… »
Quebec town a ‘war zone’ after derailed train explosions
5 people are dead and about 40 others are missing after derailed train cars carrying crude oil exploded in Lac-Mégantic, a municipality of 6,000, about 250 kilometres east of Montreal. The multiple blasts over a span of several hours sent people… »
Dancer says Royal Winnipeg Ballet kicked him out for doing porn
A ballet dancer is accusing the Royal Winnipeg Ballet of kicking him out of its school because he was taking part in pornographic videos. Jeppe Hansen, 22, had danced on stages around the world and studied in Montreal, New York… »
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Sharing backyards: a popular Canadian innovation in urban farming
Sharing backyards, a pioneering project that connects homeowners who have a yard with people who want to grow food, but have no land, is spreading across Canada and abroad. “It’s something like Craigslist,” says Michael Levenston, executive director of the… »
‘Ordinary Canadians’ invited to spend a week in First Nations reserve
A group of young aboriginals who wanted “ordinary Canadians” to experience what it’s like to live in a remote First Nation reserve will be welcoming their first guest this week. More than 40 visitors arrived in Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI), a… »
Largest iceberg cluster in 5 years drifting south off Labrador
About 250 icebergs, the largest cluster in 5 years, are drifting through transatlantic shipping routes south off Labrador, says the coast guard. “The shipping that is going through there are reporting numerous bergs,” said Peter Veber, Atlantic superintendent of ice… »
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The LINK Online
Carmel Kilkenny sits in for vacationing Marc Montgomery to bring you news from Halifax, Montreal, and Ottawa. We begin with an exceprt from Wojtek Gwiazda’s interview with Karen Cho. She is the documentary filmmaker who put together a look at… »
Help wanted: Canadian Lululemon posts job ad for new CEO
“CEO WANTED, CLICK HERE TO APPLY”. This ad was printed in block lettering all over Lululemon’s website on Friday. The Vancouver-based yoga chain is looking for a new ‘head boss person’, less than a week after its CEO Christine Day… »
Early exposure to alcohol ads harmful to young girls, researcher warns
A Canadian researcher warns that underage girls are increasingly exposed to alcohol ads, with damaging consequences to their health. In an editorial published on Monday on the Canadian Medical Association Journal website, senior associate editor Dr. Ken Flegel cites studies… »
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