Seniors are a growing segment of the Canadian population. According to Statistics Canada, there could be 40,000 people over the age of 100 by 2051! What are the challenges of growing old in Canada? Read Radio Canada International reports on… »
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.
Immigration & Refugees, Society
Immigration: benefit or burden?
(First published in March 2017) As soon as the word “immigration” is uttered, it incites a litany of opinions and questions. Is there a Canadian equivalent of the American dream for immigrants? Who are these immigrants to Canada? Where do… »
Economy, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Canadian bank pushing for more digital and self-serve clients
Canada’s TD bank (Toronto-Dominion) the country’s largest lender, wants to boost the percentage of its self-serve routine transactions to 90 per cent. Rizwan Khalfan, chief digital and payments officer says right now about 80 per cent of routine transactions are… »
RCI Microsite: Democracy and Religions – From one prayer to another
Everyone knows that anything to do with religion is a delicate subject, complex and open to diverse interpretations. The ambition of this Radio Canada International project is not to look at religions per se, but rather to examine and understand… »
Uncategorized
Talking about transgender rights in Canada: news and reports from RCI
The English language, gender rights, free speech laws, a professor under siege Video grab of Professor Peterson attempting to discuss and explain his position to an agitated crowd of protestors. © YouTube It is to say the least, a complicated and… »
White corn or the taste of Mohawk hospitality
Chief Christine Zachary-Deom is a member of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake and also an excellent chef in her home. Every Sunday she cooks a traditional Mohawk meal for family and friends. Hominy − dried white corn kernels softened through an… »
Economy, Health, International
Canadians: Longer work days, shorter work week
Undoubtedly if you asked, people would like to work fewer hours, and have more time off. In times past, people thought that by our present time a shorter work week was bound to happen. In spite even of relatively recent… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Survey: yes Canadians too are concerned about fake news
It’s actually a very new term, but has become quickly adopted into the lexicon. With adverts passing themselves off as news, and the rapid rise and surprising influence of social media as news, trying to determine what is “real” news… »
Environment & Animal Life, International
Lost Franklin expedition: Final deal between Canada and U.K.
Specially prepared for their 1845 British expedition to find the fabled Northwest Passage, Sir John Franklin, his two ships, and his crew became victims to the Arctic weather. The fate of the expedition and the crew were lost to history… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio: Make sure people who lose jobs due to AI get help and don’t fall through cracks
Er Shen’s interview with world-renowned artificial intelligence guru Yoshua Bengio Canada maintains a prominent position in the global artificial intelligence (AI) boom and his home to some of the pioneers of the industry such as Geoffrey Hinton, Yann LeCun and Yoshua… »
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