The national association representing the soybean industry in Canada wants to know why the European Union is delaying approval of genetically modified soy products. Soy Canada sent a letter to the European Commission requesting a formal explanation for the EU… »
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.
Canada co-sponsors UN Security Council resolution on protecting medical missions
Ottawa will co-sponsor a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for the protection of medical missions caught up in armed conflict, officials said Monday. “Canada is alarmed that violence directed against humanitarian personnel has been on the rise, and particularly… »
U.S. stops trying to ban trade in polar bear parts
Inuit hunters in Canada are celebrating a major victory after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has decided to stop pushing for an international ban on the trade in polar bear parts. “Though we remain concerned about the commercial use of… »
Honours student expelled over pocket knife
Shawn Soucy is 16 and attends an English language high school in Quebec. That it, he attended the school, but the honour-roll student was expelled in the middle of the year because a pocket knife was found in his backpack.… »
Newest inductees into Canadian Sports Hall of Fame
Seven new members to be entered into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame were announced today. They include six athletes and one “builder”. Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame and Presenting Partner, Canadian Tire Corp. revealed the Class of 2016 inductees. The… »
Environment & Animal Life, International
Canada allocates more funds to help with Chernobyl disaster cleanup
Canada will contribute $3.6 million to Ukraine as part of international efforts to contain and safely store radioactive materials resulting from the 1986 accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion said Monday. The money, which… »
Mourners pay tribute to former Toronto mayor
A long line of mourners queued up at Toronto city hall Monday morning to pay their respects to former Toronto mayor Rob Ford. They filed past a Toronto police honour guard and members of the Ford family, dressed in black,… »
Chase Martens drowned, autopsy shows
The two-year-old Manitoba boy whose disappearance drew national headlines and mobilised a frantic search by hundreds of volunteers died from drowning, according to a statement by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). RCMP announced Monday that an autopsy has confirmed what… »
Search for Manitoba toddler missing since Tuesday resumes
Search teams fanned out in fields in rural Manitoba Friday morning resuming their frantic search for a little boy who’s been missing since Tuesday. Two-year-old Chase Martnes went missing from his farm home near Austin, Manitoba, about 120 kilometres west of… »
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