It is one of Canada’s best known short stories. It’s called simply. “The Hockey Sweater” A new 30th anniversary edition published by Tundra Books has just been released. This special edition has 16 additional pages of historical background, photos, and… »
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Interactive atlas shows unique land, animals, maps
A new interactive website will offer spectacular views of the land and animals in Canada’s eastern province of Newfoundland and Labrador, and provide important geographical information. The Nature Conservancy of Canada and Memorial University collaborated to create the Newfoundland and… »
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Politics Today – November 30, 2014
On this edition of Politics Today RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda reports on the new infrastructure funding announced by Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper, on the Fall Report of the Auditor General of Canada on government spending, and on the closure this… »
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Sable Island horses may vanish: report
Sable Island horses could fade into memory, according to a report commissioned by Parks Canada. Inbreeding in a declining population could take its toll. Weather is another challenge to the wild creatures, that number about 500 on on the sand… »
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Black Friday comes to Canada
Black Friday is now a Canadian custom, The shopping blitz-day has been advertised by most Canadian retailers for the last week or two. It has evolved from an effort to keep Canadians from crossing the border to shop on this… »
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Protesting immigration detentions in Toronto
Immigration detention is not a phrase most Canadians are familiar with, but it is a growing practice that has resulted in the suspicious deaths of 11 people over the last 14 years, according to No One Is Illegal. On Sunday,… »
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Eye on the Arctic – Week in Review 11/28/14
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of the top headlines from Eye on the Arctic this week: – The Canadian government has made the Arctic… »
Grey Cup- Canada’s football spectacular
Saskatchewan Roughriders were the champs last year, this year the famed Grey Cup will go to either the Hamilton Ti-cats, or Calgary Stampeders, Bookies are favouring the Stamps © Liam Richards/Canadian Press) It is the culmination and highlight of the football… »
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Little help for those with food addictions: doctor
Science is emerging showing that people can suffer food addictions, and but there is still little help available for them, says Dr. Vera Tarman, author of Food Junkies: The Truth About Food Addiction. While some experts disagree that food can… »
More myths about vaccines confuse parents
Some homeopathic practitioners are giving misleading information to parents about disease and vaccines, and offering them unproven alternatives. An investigation by the public broadcaster CBC used hidden cameras to record conversations between mothers and practitioners. Measles can kill One practitioner… »
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