On this edition of Politics Today RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda has an update on last weekend’s policy convention of the Liberal Party of Canada. He deals with the continuing controversy over the Canadian government’s new proposed reform of the Elections Act,… »
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March Break begins
It’s known as the March Break and while the dates may differ, most Canadian school children have a week off sometime in March to enjoy what’s left of the winter. Ski hills will be more crowded. Museums, galleries and entertainment… »
Arts & Entertainment, International
Oscar’s Canadian contenders
The 86th Annual Academy Awards will be one of the most-watched television shows again this year. And Canada has some high-profile attendees. Montreal’s Jean-Marc Vallee © CBC Jean-Marc Vallee, while not nominated for directing his film ‘Dallas Buyers Club’ will attend… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Health, International, Society
Toronto group wants last call extended to 4 am
de=”medianet”] Chris Spoke is busy taking the next step in conferring Toronto’s status as a ‘World Class City’! He, and some friends, created the on-line petition, Last CallTO, in an effort to extend the drinking hours in Canada’s largest city,… »
Economy, Indigenous, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
New strategy to increase Inuit workforce in Quebec mines
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North Mining has become an increasing important part of the economy in Nunavik, the Inuit self-governing region of northern Quebec. But the local Inuit population is still under-represented… »
A world-class culinary competition in Toronto
Canada will be holding a World Association of Chefs Societies culinary competition in Toronto starting next week. Cornelia Volino is co-chair of the Toronto Culinary Salon, and president of the Escoffier Society of Toronto Chef Cornelia Volino; She’s been coordinating… »
Canada’s FM calls for unity between Ukraine’s new leaders and civil society
“To succeed Ukrainians’ new leaders in parliament and in civil society must stay united,” said Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird in a press conference with journalists Friday (February 28) after meeting with Ukraine’s new leaders, including Prime Minister Arseniy… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics
Update: Negotiations on commercial fishing in Arctic waters
Previously many vast areas of the Arctic seas were permanently covered with ice, but with global warming more and more areas are becoming ice free in summer. This makes these international waters accessible to commercial fishing. Predictions now are that… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Radioactive water from Japan tracked in Canada
A Canadian scientist says radioactive water from the destroyed Fukashima nuclear plant in Japan is being tracked to help determine currents in the Pacific. The tsunami that wrecked the Japanese plant happened in March 2011, and by June scientists began… »
Speaker drops private member’s bill rewritten by government
In what the Speaker of Canada’s House of Commons called an “unprecedented situation” Andrew Scheer ruled that a private members bill that had been extensively rewritten by government MPs and approved, could not proceed and would be dropped from the… »
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