New Brunswick’s lieutenant-governor gave the incumbent Liberal Leader Brian Gallant permission to attempt to form a minority government on Tuesday even as the Liberals won fewer seats than their main opponent in Monday’s provincial election. New Brunswick’s electoral landscape was thrown… »
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Backlash grows over Trump tweets on reporting sexual abuse
Women are flocking to social media to share their experiences of sexual assault and why they never reported it to police. This follows U.S. President Donald Trump’s tweet last Friday which suggested that if Christine Blasey Ford’s account “was as… »
Highlights, International, Politics
Psst: wanna buy a used military drone? Almost new, and only missing a few vital things
Canada-German deal reported to be possible Germany is trying to sell off a huge military drone that it has barely used but which has cost it over 700 million Euros. Canada is said to be a possible buyer even though… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Immigration & Refugees, International, Society
British Home Child Day of Remembrance, in Toronto
British Home Children were a largely forgotten group of little immigrants to Canada. until recent years. Most Canadians have no knowledge of the program that brought over 100.000 children from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, most often as indentured labour… »
Canada’s first professional Muslim theatre company launches in Montreal
Drawing on Montreal’s multicultural artistic talent, Canada’s first professional Muslim theatre company is set to make history Thursday, hoping to build bridges of understanding and dialogue with the wider Canadian society. The Silk Road Theatre is set to open its… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
Eugenie Bouchard loses in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Eugenie Bouchard, the Canadian tennis player who went all the way to the Wimbledon Final in 2014, is continuing her dismal season in 2018.. Bouchard, 24, was eliminated today in the first round of the Tashkent Open in Uzbekistan. She… »
Trudeau ‘reaffirms resolve’ to carry Nelson Mandela’s torch
Canada will continue to call out the unfair treatment of racial and ethnic minorities, of women and girls, and of Indigenous peoples, said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Monday, speaking at a United Nations event in honour of the late South… »
Bike sharing in Montreal: RCI tests the new electric BIXI
Montrealers can now use electric bicycles through the city’s bicycle sharing system BIXI Montreal. Radio Canada International (RCI) tested the new electric BIXI. Since mid-August, some 30 electric-assisted bikes have been made available to the public, at the price of… »
RCI Microsite: Democracy and Religions – From one prayer to another
Everyone knows that anything to do with religion is a delicate subject, complex and open to diverse interpretations. The ambition of this Radio Canada International project is not to look at religions per se, but rather to examine and understand… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Society
Farsi:10th second-language in British Columbia schools?
Farsi, taught as a second-language, in some British Columbia schools, may soon be a reality. Also known as Persian, Farsi is the mother tongue of over 28,000 people in British Columbia, according to the most recent census. Farsi Dar B.C. Campaign… »
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