As expected, the Bank of Canada made no change in its key policy interest rate Wednesday (September 4), leaving it at the one per cent level it has been at for the past three years. In a statement released Wednesday… »
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
International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
International aid hackathon mixed two worlds, tech and aid, for one goal
Hacking and international aid are two concepts not normally associated together. But this past weekend 45 people did just that. They mixed technical capabilities with a need to easily access Canadian and international development aid information around the world. Working… »
Arts & Entertainment, International
Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) to open with Assange/WikiLeaks biopic
The Fifth Estate, a film about Julian Assange and Wikileaks, opens the 2013 edition of the Toronto International Film festival (TIFF) on Thursday, September 5. The festival began in 1976 as the “Festival of Festivals,” collecting the best films from other… »
Economy, International, Politics
Canada’s trade deficit doubles from June to July
The government data agency Statistics Canada reports that Canada’s trade deficit with the world more than doubled from $460 million in June to $931 million in July. The agency’s latest figures show Imports of basic and industrial, chemical, plastic and rubber products… »
Canadian General optimistic about progress, impact of training project in Afghanistan
Major-General Dean Milner sounded optimistic and pragmatic about the approaching deadline for Canada’s training mission in Afghanistan in a teleconference with journalists from Kabul on Wednesday (September 4) General Milner, who is the commander of Operation ATTENTION, praised the 800… »
International, Politics, Society
Canada’s media and Syria – reflections and caution
As Canadian media continue to discuss the pros and cons of intervention in Syria, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon made it clear, an intervention without UN approval, would be illegal. Last week Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper said he had… »
New website launched for city of Montreal election, ‘Je vote pour ma ville’
The Elections Office of the Canada’s second largest city, Montreal, launched a new website Tuesday (September 3) as well as opening offices in all of the city’s boroughs. “Je vote pour ma ville” (I vote for my city) or as… »
Supreme Court deadline on provinces’ submissions on Senate reform extended
The Supreme Court of Canada has extended the deadline for submissions to September 6 for its examination of what powers the federal government has to abolish or reform Parliament’s upper chamber, the Senate. The federal government turned to the court… »
Internet, Science & Technology
Experimental Lakes Area to stay open with provincial funding
An internationally renowned site for the study of water pollution and lake ecosystems will not be forced to shutdown because of Canadian federal budget cutbacks. On Monday (September 2), the provinces of Ontario and Manitoba announced, Ontario will commit $2 million a… »
Fire destroys popular St. Jacobs Farmers’ market
The main building of a popular farmer’s market in the Mennonite area of the Canadian province of Ontario was destroyed in an early morning fire Monday (September 2). The St. Jacobs Farmers Market is a popular attraction for locals and… »
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