After a particularly long and cold winter, Canadians are finally enjoying some warm weather and looking forward to the tradition of barbecuing meat on outdoor grills. Their enthusiasm however may be dampened by the soaring price of many cuts of… »
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Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics
Rallies held to protest genetically-modified foods.
Millions of Canadians in cities acroos the country came out on the weekend to demonstrate against the proliferation of genetically modified organisms. They joined millions more in 52 countries and hundrerds of cities around the world in what in most… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Iceberg-watching off the coast of Newfoundland
Icebergs are a springtime occurrence off the shores of Canada’s Atlantic province of Newfoundland, usually appearing in April. But this year, spring was a long time in coming, with the result that icebergs are a common site into this last… »
Asian heritage month: Adrienne Clarkson-from Hong Kong refugee, to Governor General of Canada
dianet”] 2011 As a former Governor-General, she is known for life as the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson © Andrew Rusk- Wiki commons On this occasion we meet a woman who as a very young child escaped with her parents from the… »
Politics Today – May 25, 2014
On this edition of Politics Today RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda reports on the Canadian government’s extension of parliamentary hours to pass several controversial bills. He also deals with concern over a loophole in Canadian laws regulating Canadian arms exports, the issue… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Windsor Hum discovered – cross border cooperation needed now
The Windsor Hum began in February 2011. Since that time a low-frequency rumble has haunted the citizens of south and west Windsor and the nearby community of LaSalle, on an intermittent but ongoing basis. Windsor is the Canadian border city… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
What tree rings tell us about climate in the Arctic
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North Tree rings in the Arctic hold important information about the northern environment. But the so called ‘divergence problem,’ that is the difference between temperatures measured by thermometers and… »
Arts & Entertainment, Environment & Animal Life
From tragedy, a “Star” is born
In Quebec’s Saguenay region, a car was travelling highway 170 when a moose suddenly appeared from the roadside. The impact was tremendous, destroying the car and while the passengers were not injured, the moose was killed instantly. However, the moose… »
Canada’s Privacy Commissioner may review warrantless police collection of Canadians’ personal data
Canada’s Privacy Commissioner is considering launching a formal review into the federal police force’s use, without a warrant, of personal data from telecom and Internet companies, according to a report published by the Ottawa Citizen and Halifax Chronicle Herald newspapers. According… »
School dress code, or human right?
At a high school in London, in southwestern Ontario, a teenager’s clothing choice has initiated a controversy. Maxwell Stewart was told by his high school that the made-to-measure lycra bodysuit was inappropriate. however he’s been told he can wear one… »
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