Thousands of people marched in several cities in the province of Quebec and the New Brunswick city of Moncton on Sunday to protest ongoing cuts to the public broadcaster CBC/Radio-Canada. Beginning in the 1990s, successive Canadian governments cut funding to… »
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Health, Internet, Science & Technology
Why general anesthetics can cause memory loss
Canadian researchers have discovered why anesthetics can cause prolonged cognitive impairment such as memory loss. Scientists know that about one third of patients who have general anesthetic for surgery suffer some kind of cognitive impairment when they are discharged from… »
ARTS- non-fiction book “Combat Doctor” Dr. Marc Dauphin
On this edition of our spotlight on arts, culture, and lifestyle, a reprise of an eye-opening look at the lifesaving work of the tremendously dedicated, hard-working medical staff at a Canadian trauma hospital during the war in Afghanistan. Dr.Marc Dauphin… »
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Politics Today – November 16, 2014
On this edition of Politics Today RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda reports on Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s trip to China, and his participation at the Trans Pacific Partnership meeting. He also reports on a new study by an Ottawa think tank… »
Economy, Health, Politics, Society
Report documents ‘hidden epidemic’ of child poverty in Toronto
Canada’s most populous city of Toronto has the highest child and family poverty rates among Canada’s large cities with almost one in three living in povery, according to a new study released Friday (November 14). Written by a working group… »
Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Eye on the Arctic – Week in Review 11/14/14
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 your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic this week: – In The British Invasion – The… »
The end of a legendary sailor, Joshua Slocum
On or shortly after November 14, one of the best known sailors ever, disappeared and was presumed drowned at sea in 1909. Nova Scotia born legendary sailor Joshua Slocum, the first to sail solo around the world. He disappeared at… »
Immigration & Refugees, Society
Canadians conflicted about ethnic minorities
Three-quarters of Canadians think Canada “is a welcoming place for all ethnicities,” according to an online public opinion poll conducted for the public broadcaster, CBC. However, responses were less positive when it got down to specifics, especially with regards to… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Politics, Society
U.S. battles over Canadian pipeline project
A political showdown is brewing in the United States over the Canadian proposal to build a pipeline to bring Canadian crude through the U.S. to the Gulf of Mexico. The Canadian government is a vigorous promoter of the Keystone XL… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology
The marvel of historic comet landing, and Canada’s role
It is an unbelievable technological achievement. The “Rosetta” spacecraft with the “Philae” lander were sent into space on a 500 million kilometer journey to land on a comet. It is so far away in fact that even at light-speed of… »
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