An armoured truck robbery in Toronto Monday night (January 20) has once again raised safety issues in the industry. Unifor, which represents 2,000 workers in Canada’s armoured car industry is concerned by a lack of regulations, and a tendency by… »
Wojtek Gwiazda
Wojtek Gwiazda is a veteran award-winning broadcast and print journalist. As one of RCI’s senior host-producers he focused mainly on news and current affairs programming. He has hosted a variety of programmes, including MASALA CANADA, the Indo-Canadian Report, Canada in the World, North Country, and The Music Shop (a Canadian rock music show). Before joining RCI, he worked extensively for Canada’s national public broadcaster CBC radio, as well as for publications such as The Montreal Gazette, Cinema Canada Magazine, and Canadian Business Magazine. He produced a program on the history of Quebec song for Canada’s national French radio service Radio-Canada, and was an on-air music columnist at the service. He retired from RCI in July, 2015 and can be reached at wojtekgwiazdamtl@gmail.com or on Twitter at @WojtekGwiazda
Arts & Entertainment, Health, Society
‘Hybrid Bodies’ project: Doctors, artists, and the heart transplant
What can artists contribute to helping understand heart transplant patients and what they go through? That’s part of what is at the centre of a collaboration and exploration by a heart transplant team in Toronto, a philosopher, and four artists.… »
Canadian PM to Israel: ‘Through fire and water, Canada will stand with you’
During his speech in Israel’s Knesset, Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s received lots of applause, and a few heckled comments, as he outlined his government’s support of Israel on Monday (January 20). After receiving the “Key to the Knesset” and warm words… »
Environment & Animal Life, Politics
Government inland waters centre, 20 fewer scientists, ‘toxic’ research culture
There’s a “toxic” attitude at the Canada Centre for Inland Waters (CCIW) and a belief that the Canadian government is putting up barriers to all the science being done at the facility, according to former CCIW research scientist Michael Arts who… »
Politics Today – January 19, 2014
On this edition of Politics Today RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda reports on the North American Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Washington on Friday (January 17) in which Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird, U.S. Secretary John Kerry, and Mexico’s Foreign Secretary José Antonio Meade… »
Economy, International, Politics
Foreign Ministers upbeat on Canada, U.S., Mexico partnership
U.S. Secretary John Kerry, Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird, and Mexico’s Foreign Secretary José Antonio Meade were upbeat on Friday (January 17) at a press conference in Washington about their three country partnership as they prepared for a leaders’… »
Arts & Entertainment, Internet, Science & Technology
Retired astronaut’s new job, broadcast news and views contributor
Retired Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, who last year was the first Canadian to command the International Space Station (ISS) and captivated millions around the globe with his Twitter and Facebook observations from space, will now share his views in news… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Will U.S. court ruling on net neutrality affect Canada’s Internet situation?
On Tuesday (January15) an appeals court in Washington, D.C. struck down a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rule regarding net neutrality which was designed to prevent Internet providers from giving preferential treatment to data from a specific provider or platform. The… »
Pipe bomb confiscated, man allowed onto plane
Last autumn a pipe bomb was confiscated from a passenger at the airport in the western Canadian city of Edmonton. But the passenger was allowed to board his flight. Four days later, the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) alerted Canada’s… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics
Canada’s Natural Resources Minister: Tangible progress with India on energy resources
Canada’s Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver was upbeat on his second last day of an official mission to India to discuss energy resources, including oil and gas exports, and forestry products. In a telephone conference call with journalists Wednesday (January… »
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