It was his friend’s death that prompted Cayse Ruiter of Ontario to embark on his cross country campaign. That friend, Matthew Antolin, was just 27 when he died while waiting for a heart transplant. “It was really tough,” said Ruiter.… »
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‘Fear of a Black Nation’, new book on Black activism and 1960s Montreal
In the 1960s, the city of Montreal became a focus for Black Power and the Caribbean left according to a just released new book by David Austin. “Montreal had played an important, significant… historical role within the Black Diaspora in… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology
Labrador town declared a new World Heritage Site
There is a new UNESCO World Heritage Site in Canada. It’s Red Bay, Labrador, where in the 16th century there was a large Basque whale rendering operation. © google It was a history that was almost entirely forgotten until federal archivist Selma… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Flood zone development in Alberta was a mistake, says former commission head
The former head of a flood mitigation commission in the western Canadian province of Alberta says new development should not have been allowed to spring up in the flood zones. George Groeneveld, who chaired the flood mitigation committee and report, after… »
Racing for a spot on Team Canada at World Championships in canoe and kayak..
It was a dramatic and exciting weekend of sprint canoe and kayaking in Welland, in southern Ontario. Athletes paddled their hearts out as they competed for spots to represent Canada at the Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany in… »
La fête de la Saint-Jean – long holiday weekend in Canadian province of Quebec
The long holiday weekend in the Canadian province of Quebec is wrapping up Monday (June 24) with a parade and a giant outdoor concert. The Fête de la Saint–Jean (St John the Baptist holiday) has been celebrated in what is now… »
Politics Today – June 23, 2013
On this edition of Politics Today RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda focuses on the surprise early adjournment in the House of Commons before the summer break, and some of the party statements before MPs left this past week. Wojtek talks about the… »
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Ai Wei Wei’s artwork in Toronto
Ai Weiwei’s zodiac sculpture made a big splash in Toronto this week after the official unveiling on Tuesday. The Chinese artist-activist’s great twelve-piece installation called “Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads” was placed in the reflecting pool in front of Toronto’s City… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, Society
Forest schools connect children to the environment
New kinds of schools are starting up in Canada that are based in the environment and favour child-directed learning. The so-called forest schools are based on a model of education that started in the 1950s in Denmark that has become… »
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Street food back in Montreal after 66 year ban
Food, served on the street from trucks is now available in Montreal in 9 locations from 7 a.m. until 10 p.m. it’s part of a pilot project that will run until September 29th. The locations were chosen to avoid competing… »
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