The Environment Department of the western prairie province of Alberta has ordered a company dealing with oil spills to drain “a bitumen-affected waterbody before it freezes, so permanent containment measures can be put in place during the winter.” Oil spills… »
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
Economy, International, Politics
Canadian and Japanese prime ministers talk security and trade
Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to Ottawa on Tuesday (September 24). The two discussed security, trade and energy. In a press release following a press conference by the two, Prime Minister Harper focused on… »
Group wins Polaris Music Prize, criticizes gala in ‘time of austerity’
After winning the Polaris Music Prize, the Montreal group Godspeed You! Black Emperor posted its thanks for the nomination and win, and then criticized organizers for holding a gala “in a time of austerity”. The band’s statement addressed “kanada” and “kanadian music-writers” :… »
Arts & Entertainment, International
Cinéma vérité film pioneer Michel Brault dead at 85
Michel Brault, one of the pioneers of handheld film documentaries in the 1960s, died on Saturday (September 21) on his way to receive a lifetime achievement award in Toronto. He was 85. The Montreal-born filmmaker started as a cameraman and… »
Farmer finds pot plants in his oat field
A farmer in the Canadian prairie province of Manitoba called police Saturday (September 21) about some “unknown plants” growing in his oat crop. When RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) officers went to the 20-acre farm they realized the plants were marijuana nearly… »
Economy, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Blackberry to be sold to Canadian consortium
Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry has signed a provisional agreement to be bought by a consortium led by Canada’s Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited. In a statement released Monday (September 23) BlackBerry valued the deal at $4.7 billion and indicated the consortium… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Politics
Canadian foreign affairs experts condemn Canada’s attitude towards United Nations
A group of former diplomats, cabinet ministers, and foreign affairs experts think the Canadian government and Prime Minister Stephen Harper should rethink their attitude towards the United Nations. In a press conference Monday (September 23) a number of the experts… »
Indigenous, International, Politics
Politics Today – September 22, 2013
On this edition of Politics Today RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda reports on the Official Opposition NDP party’s decision to hold an online Twitter version of the House of Commons Question Period because of the prorogation of parliament. He also deals with a… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Politics
Tahltan First Nation protesters of coal mine project prepare for arrests
First Nation Indigenous members of a camp protesting a coal mining operation think they may be arrested this weekend. The group of about 50 people, including women and children, is camped in the northwestern part of the Pacific coast province… »
City of Montreal election campaign officially started today
The election campaign in Canada’s second largest city, Montreal, started officially on Friday (September 20). Montrealers will vote on November 3, for the mayor of the city, the mayor of their borough, a councillor for the borough, and a councillor… »
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