Canada’s privacy watchdog says the government’s proposed law to counter terrorism is “clearly excessive” and puts Canadians’ personal information at risk. Daniel Therrien was speaking before the House of Commons public safety committee which is taking testimony on Bill C-51.… »
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Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
RCI anniversary ‘bittersweet’ for shortwave fan
Shortwave radio enthusiasts at home and abroad were big fans of Radio Canada International, and played an important role in fighting cuts and the closing of some of the services. On RCI’s 70th anniversary they had fond memories of their… »
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RCI 70th anniversary: (Film) – 21st anniversary with former RCI journalist
On the occasion of its 21st anniversary, innovative half-hour television show Take 30 invited one of its producers, a former host with RCI to talk about the broadcaster. Begun in 1962, by 1966 Take 30 had evolved into an interesting… »
Canada’s job quality sinks to record low, low-paying jobs becoming the norm, says bank report
Job quality in Canada is now at a record low and “more structural than cyclical in nature”, according to a new report released Thursday (March 5) by the Canadian bank, CIBC. The report found “the number of low-paying jobs has risen… »
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Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister on military, humanitarian operations in Iraq
Canada’s new Foreign Affairs Minister Rob Nicholson emphasized Canada’s efforts to counter the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on his first official trip to to France, Iraq, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates, In a telephone… »
Arts & Entertainment, Highlights, International, Society
Hi-Yo Silver! The passing of “Tonto”
On March 5, 1980, “Tonto” died in California from complications of stroke he had suffered in 1976. He was 67. From 1949 to 1957 and for years afterward in re-runs, literally millions of young TV viewers across North America knew… »
Arts & Entertainment, Highlights, Society
Love for RCI can start in the strangest places
John Vercellino’s romance with Radio Canada International began with a chance meeting in his parents’ Chicago garage back in the summer of 1965 when he was 11 years old. Something clicked. A summer fling blossomed into a life-long affair. Vercellino,… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health
Port Vancouver fire raises health concerns, evacuations
Hundreds of people were told to stay indoors in the downtown core of Canada`s Pacific coast city of Vancouver on Wednesday (March 3) as a four-alarm fire blazed in the Port of Vancouver. As the fire smoldered the next day, health… »
Arts & Entertainment, Politics, Society
The annual awards for government waste
They’re called the “Teddy’s, named after a former bureaucrat (terminated in 1998) who had exhibited particular exuberance in spending taxpayer money not in accordance with his position especially when it came to meals, in once case charging $700 for a… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Globe gets encryption to protect whistleblowers
A leading Canadian newspaper has adopted encryption technology to protect sources and whistleblowers wanting to submit material. The Globe and Mail is the first Canadian media outlet to provide a system called SecureDrop, but it is used by publications outside… »
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