In this hypersensitive world of “left” and “right” politics in which the word “extremist” is easily tossed into the mix, a small rally set for this Saturday is causing big waves. A group calling itself the Canadian Nationalist Front, often accused… »
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.
Visit RCI’s special website dedicated to Canada’s 150th anniversary!
To mark the 150th anniversary of Canada on July 1st, Radio Canada International created a special website where you can find news articles and general information about the country, its history and its people. Visit our Canada 150 website!
Talking about education: read RCI’s reports on learning in Canada
Students have gone back to school in Canada. According to the OECD’s latest ranking, the Canadian public school system comes fourth among 31 others in the world. What is it like to be a student in Canada? Read RCI’s many… »
Immigration & Refugees, Indigenous, Society
Learning about Canada’s Indigenous communities a key part of immigrant integration: expert
New Canadians need to learn more about Canada’s Indigenous people, their history, their contributions and the issues facing their communities, says Leonzo Barreno, the Global Chair in Journalism and Aboriginal Affairs at the University of Regina in Saskatchewan since 2003.… »
Arts & Entertainment, Politics
Novelist David Adams Richards appointed to the Senate
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed Canadian novelist, screenwriter and poet David Adams Richards to the Senate. In his novels, Richards immortalized the Miramichi River valley in the eastern province of New Brunswick and its working-class inhabitants. He will now… »
Discover Canadian literature with RCI
You want to know more about Canadian literature? Here are some interviews and reports from RCI that will tell you about Canadian authors. © CP/Chris Young Jack Rabinovitch, founder of the Giller Prize, dies Jack Rabinovitch, a powerful patron of the… »
Veterans gravesites in Canada in disrepair
Visiting Canada’s National Military Cemetery in the national capital Ottawa, one is struck by the well-kept grounds and clean and still clearly legible grave markers. But that seems not to be the case for the gravesites of tens of thousands… »
Arts & Entertainment, Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
The greatest outdoor show on Earth! On now!
The Stampede is on! Arguably Canada’s greatest entertainment event is on this week in the western city of Calgary, Alberta Many thousands of people lined up on Friday for the event opening Calgary Stampede parade in downtown Calgary © Calgary Stampede/via… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
Movement to end “elephant rides” and animal abuse
An international animal welfare group is once again pushing to end the practice of elephant rides and shows for tourists. The World Animal Protection society says there are currently about 3,000 elephants in Asia used as tourist attractions whether for… »
Two centuries of brewing history in Montreal: major change
Some 231 years ago, a young English immigrant arrived in the growing British colonial town of Montreal. With boatloads of other immigrants arriving from the British Isles, John Molson, saw a market for beer and set up the Molson’s brewery… »
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