A new survey suggests 43 per cent of Canadians spend less than one hour each day enjoying a meal with friends and family and 29 per cent spend more than four hours with screens. The survey was conducted for Loblaw… »
Highlights
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
History recovered from the sea: 19th century rifles
(public comments open at bottom of all RCI stories- Comments will be posted after moderating) A most unusual historical find is slowly nearing it’s first appearance in public after spending about 150 years on the sea floor off Canada’s east… »
Fitness expert suggests how to stick with it
It is common for Canadians to resolve to get fit at New Year’s, but many quit after the first month or two. Personal trainer and fitness expert David Kim-MacKinnon says it is difficult to stick with it and only half… »
Extreme pay disparities grow
A new report suggests the average Canadian employee will have to work full time for a year to earn what a top CEO makes before noon on January 2. The report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives shows that… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Politics, Society
Feds issue warning to owners of Fraser River islands
Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans is going after the owners of islands located in the Fraser River for what environmentalists have long said are actions that threaten the survival of salmon, steelhead and endangered white sturgeon in the region.… »
Canadian arrested in Netherlands for airport bomb threat
A 51-year-old Canadian man is being interrogated by Dutch police after being arrested Monday night claiming he had a bomb in his luggage at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport. Police have not released the man’s name. A spokesperson for the border police… »
Economy, Health, International, Society
New Food Guide expected to spark much controversy
Canada’s updated Food Guide will be released this year. It’s the first time in 11 years, Health Canada is releasing a revamp and it’s going to make some waves. Rumoured recommendations in the new guide have many in the country’s… »
Ski program for Indigenous youth continually moving ahead
A program to improve the health and well being of Indigenous youth through outdoor sport and play really appears to be working in the Canadian West. Spirit North is doing just fine, thank you very much. Led by a former… »
Health, International, Society
Your presence is requested at a brief respite from the world’s madness
Let’s pull no punches. It’s been a rough, rough year for way too many residents on Planet Earth. You know who they are. You might even be one of them. Answers abound on what to do. I’ve got a brief… »
A look back at 2018 in pictures from Canada and around the world
New Year’s affords many of us the time to take a brief break as we gather ourselves for what’s ahead. It is also, of course, a time to reflect on what’s behind. Some of those stories are happy. Some are… »
The world in pictures
Canada in pictures
