Freedom of religion is one of the fundamental guarantees in Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The government of Canada says it is “committed to religious pluralism.” And more and more members elected to Parliament reflect the growing religious diversity… »
Radio Canada International
RCI is CBC/Radio-Canada’s multilingual service, providing audiences with an opportunity to discover and, above all, to understand and gain insight into the reality of Canadian society, along with its cultural and democratic values.
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Asian Heritage Month
May is Asian Heritage Month in Canada. The event gives the country a chance to showcase the culture, art and history of Asian Canadians. In this special section, Radio Canada International (RCI) presents profiles, reports and interviews highlighting the history… »
Indigenous, International, Politics, Society
Canada joins UN declaration on indigenous peoples.
In 2007 the United Nations General Assembly adopted a motion to recognize the basic human rights of indigenous peoples including rights to self-determination, language, equality and land, among others. When it was first adopted, four countries opposed it, Australia, the… »
RCMP relaxes entrance requirements
It used to be really tough to be accepted as a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Now, maybe it’s just “tough”. In 2007 the RCMP , Canada’s national police force, changed regulations as recruitment numbers were dwindling. That… »
Internet, Science & Technology
Canadians to witness rare Mercury transit
Canadian astronomy buffs from coast to coast are pointing their telescopes at the sun hoping catch a glimpse of a rare astronomical event. Planet Mercury began making its way across the face of the sun at 7:12 a.m. ET and will… »
Canadian economy loses 2,100 jobs in April
Canadian economy continued defying economists’ expectation by shedding manufacturing jobs in April even as the lower Canadian dollar was supposed to boost employment in the manufacturing sector. Canada lost 2,100 jobs in April, and the unemployment rate stayed steady at… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Social media videos provide glimpses into harrowing escapes from wildfire
As the devastating wildfire that tore through Fort McMurray Tuesday afternoon continues to grow, affecting new communities, social media posts by evacuees from the northeastern Alberta town give us a rare glimpse into their harrowing escape from the raging inferno.… »
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Society
Arctic Comics- tales of the far north
It is billed as “an 80-page, full-colour anthology containing tales of Myth, Adventure, and Humor written and drawn by Northern Canadians”. The idea came from former Winnipeg Manitoba artist and writer Nicholas Burns. Its actually an idea coming back from… »
Barack Obama to address Canadian Parliament in late June
He might be a lame-duck president by the time he arrives in Ottawa but Barak Obama is planning to address the Parliament this summer. CBC News is reporting that White House and Canadian officials are eyeing June 29 or 30… »
Canada’s trade deficit grows despite lower loonie
Canada’s trade deficit grew to a record $3.4 billion in March even as a cheaper Canadian dollar should have made Canadian products and services more appealing to foreign buyers. Statistics Canada, the country’s data analysis agency, reported that Canada’s exports… »
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