Gov. Gen. Julie Payette visited over the weekend with hundreds of members of the Canadian Armed Forces deployed in Kuwait and Iraq as part of Operation IMPACT, according to her office. Payette, who also holds the largely ceremonial position of… »
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Storm, extreme cold hammer eastern and central Canada
Canadians are used to snow in winter, but it is unusual for heavy, blowing snow to be accompanied by frigid temperatures. This kind of weather pounded the province of Quebec and Ontario over the weekend. At the same time heavy… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, International, Society
22 year old captures Canadian championship (whisky)
The ninth annual Canadian Whisky Awards are in, and this year topping the competition for he best Canadian whisky was 22 year old all-rye by Forty Creek Distillery located at Grimsby in the Niagara Peninsula in southern Ontario. The competition is… »
U.N. Year of Indigenous Languages: Spotlight Nunavut
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from around the North The United Nations has designated 2019 as the Year of Indigenous Languages. The goal is to to make people more aware of the languages and their role in… »
Canadian missing in Burkina Faso is still alive, says Trudeau
A Quebec woman who went missing in Burkina Faso in mid-December is in all likelihood still alive, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday at the conclusion of a cabinet retreat in Sherbrooke, Quebec. Edith Blais, 34, a native of Sherbrooke,… »
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The LINK Online, Jan. 18-19-20
Your hosts: Lynn, Levon, Marie-Claude, Marc (video of show at bottom) Canadian naval ship heads home after six-month tour in Mediterranean and North Atlantic Spanish Frigate Cristobal Colon, French Naval Ship Latouche-Tréville and Turkish Naval Ship Oruceis sail ahead of… »
Little counselling available for the stress of infertility
It is estimated that between 11 and 15 per cent of Canadians are unable to conceive a child. That can cause enormous stress for some of the half-million couples affected. Many different emotions surface and they may come at different… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
Huge money-laundering operation in British Columbia alleged
The Attorney-General in the west coast province of British Columbia is expressing surprise and deep concern about reports indicating the province is the scene for astronomical amounts of money laundering. Last year a special report called “Dirty Money” commissioned by… »
Freeing Canadians held in China over Huawei case is Ottawa’s top priority, says Canadian envoy
Canada’s top priority in its relations with China right now is to secure the release of two Canadians detained by Chinese authorities and save the life of a third one sentenced to death by a Chinese court, Canada’s ambassador in… »
Historic covered bridges to be preserved by province
Only 54 covered bridges remain in the eastern province of New Brunswick, down from 304 in the 1950s. Time, accidents and weather have hastened the destruction of these wooden structures. The government of the province is promising to review the… »
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