In the mid 1100’s, and some 100 years before Marco Polo would travel some of the same routes, a Jewish merchant embarked upon an amazing 13 year journey throughout present-day Spain, Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Middle-East. His name was… »
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With our columns, learn more about topics as diverse as Canada’s place in the world, the Arctic, health, art, culture and the environment.
Plan ahead to manage winter blues: psychologist
We are currently in the heart of winter in Canada and some people feel particularly down or depressed. This type of depression is called seasonal affective disorder or SAD and it can affect some people more deeply than others. Sunlight in winter… »
CARE spotlights 10 most under-reported humanitarian crises
CARE International just released a report focusing on 10 places in the world where people live in crisis and chaos, but we see and hear very little about the situations. Kevin Dunbar is the director of humanitarian operations for CARE… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
Arts:Non-fiction- The incredible story of Aloha Wanderwell.
It’s an absolutely amazing story: and if it had been written as a novel, people would think it too outlandish and impossible. But in fact it is true. A young girl, barely 16-years-old, joins up with an older man on… »
Arts & Entertainment, Immigration & Refugees, Society
Black Girls Magazine now available
‘Black Girls Magazine‘ was the brainchild of Annette Bazira-Okafor, the mother of two daughters, who realized they were living in a vacuum in Toronto. The epiphany came during Bazira-Okafor’s PhD research at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE).… »
Freeze or thaw? What Freeland’s appointment means for Russia-Canada relations in the Arctic
The appointment of Chrystia Freeland, a fierce critic of the Kremlin and its actions in Ukraine, as Canada’s new minister of foreign affairs could put Canadian-Russian relations and the two countries’ collaboration in the Arctic back into deep freeze, argue… »
Canadian History: Learn more with Marc Montgomery
Marc Montgomery brings back forgotten chapters of canadian history to Radio Canada International. Read his latest contributions below. Canada history: Jan 10 1920- Founding of the League of Nations The world had finally worn itself out. The First World War… »
Ski operators enjoying best season in five years
Ski operators in eastern Canada are celebrating. Just days into the new year and they’re enjoying one of the best seasons in years, and it is more than welcome after the terrible season they survived in 2015/2016. “Last year was… »
Canadian independent publishing and two coming books
A small, somewhat ordinary looking building in Fredericton, New Brunswick, is home to Canada’s oldest independent publisher. It began as a publisher of poetry books in 1954 known as Fiddlehead Poetry Books, originally funded by the University of New Brunswick.… »
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Who are the Canadians of Arab origins?
Arab Canadians are not a recent addition to the Canadian mosaic. It is widely believed the first Arab immigrant was a Lebanese man who arrived in Canada in 1882. Ibrahim Abou Nader came from the city of Zahleh, then in… »
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