Rumours persist that Canada’s new polymer $100 bills smell like maple even though the Royal Canadian Mint denies adding any scent to the bills. Stories have popped up on blogs, Tweets and YouTube and people have written to mint asking… »
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Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Politics, Society
FCM conference focus: ‘Strong Cities, Strong Communities, Strong Canada’
Representing some 2000 communities across Canada, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) is holding its annual conference and trade show under the theme “Strong Cities, Strong Communities, Strong Canada”. The conference will be held at the Vancouver Convention Centre, May… »
Embattled Toronto mayor calls media “maggots”
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford denounced members of the media for reporting allegations he was caught on a cellphone video appearing to puff on a crack cocaine pipe. Ford says the video does not exist. The video has not been viewed… »
Conversation with virtuoso gypsy-jazz guitarist Duane Andrews
This week a conversation with a magnificent musician, Duane Andrews. Newfoundland is certainly a centre of music in Canada, but is much better known for “traditional” Celtic-based music. Duane fell in love the music invented by Django Reinhard in Paris… »
Politics Today – May 26, 2013
On this edition of Politics Today RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda focuses on the continuing controversy over the so-called Senate expense scandal. There are more questions and denials about who knew what about a cheque made out by the Chief of Staff… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Montreal’s boil water advisory lifted after 36 hours, but questions remain unanswered
More than a million Montrealers, in Canada’s second largest city, waited for 36 hours to find out if their tap water was safe to drink. An advisory from the city Wednesday morning (May 23) advised people not to drink the… »
Decriminalize street drugs urges coalition
Canadians should be able to use small amounts of marijuana and hard drugs too without fear of being arrested, says the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition. The coalition says the federal government’s drug policies fail to support safety and health and… »
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Canada’s Barrick Gold fined US$16M in Chile, Pascua-Lama project stopped
Canada’s Barrick Gold Corporation has been given a maximum fine in Chile and had a project stopped until the company follows through with a promise to contain contaminated water at the Pascua-Lama project. Barrick was fined 8 billion pesos (approximately… »
Environment & Animal Life, Highlights, Indigenous
Eye on the Arctic – Inuit and First Nations unite to protect caribou
Each week, Eye on the Arctic features stories and newsmakers from Canada’s northern regions. The plight of the George River caribou herd in Canada’s Atlantic province of Newfoundland and Labrador continues to baffle scientists, government and locals. Once numbering as much… »
Economy, International, Politics
Qatar drops bid to take ICAO headquarters from Montreal
Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird used Twitter to announce that Qatar has withdrawn its bid to bring the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) headquarters to Doha from the city of Montreal. Pleased to confirm #Qatar has withdrawn its bid to… »
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