It’s a bit of scary statistic: one in five baby boomers will likely develop dementia. A new report looks at how to improve the lives of those living with dementia and that of their caregivers. One of the authors is… »
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Reform announced for troubled national police force
The Canadian government will create an external board of advisers to improve management practices of the RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police). In addition, independent investigators will be hired to deal with internal complaints of harassment and bullying, some of it… »
TSB joins investigation of fatal Ottawa bus accident
Canada’s Transportation Safety Board is joining the the investigation into last Friday’s bus accident in Ottawa that killed three people and injured 23 others. Ottawa’s police chief, Charles Bordelerau, made the announcement Wednesday afternoon in Ottawa. Bordeleau said the city… »
Canada should ‘play hardball with’ China, says activist
Relations between Canada and China have sunk to an all-time low since Canada responded to an extradition request from the U.S. in early December 2018 and arrested Meng Wanzhou, a chief executive with telecommunications giant Huawei. In what looks like… »
Environment & Animal Life, Politics
Millenial vote a major factor in Canada’s next election
Millenials, those young people born between 1980 and 2000, are part of the largest segment eligible to vote in the upcoming federal election in October. The youth vote, which surged from 41 percent of those eligible to cast a ballot,… »
Risk for breast cancer may be more accurately predicted, sooner
In Canada, one in eight women are expected to develop breast cancer one in 31 will die of it. Now, scientists says a simple saliva test could help gauge with “unprecedented accuracy,” a woman’s risk of developing the disease during… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Radio Canada International: Spectres of Shortwave
It started out as an art project, but circumstances changed and it became an artistically inspired documentary look at the former shortwave service. It deals in part with the history of the shortwave transmission site, its massive antenna array, and… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Health, Politics, Society
Concerns about civil rights over new drunk driving law
New drunk driving laws have come into effect in Canada, and have caused quite a stir in the legal community not the least of which involves civil rights issues Micheal Engel (BA, LLB) has a legal practice in Toronto specialising… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics
Granting Saudi teen asylum fits Canadian policy
Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland welcomed 18-year-old Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun at Toronto’s airport on January 12, 2019 calling her “a brave new Canadian.” Canada quickly granted asylum to the teenager upon a request from the United Nations High Commissioner… »
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The LINK Online, Jan 11,12,13, 2019
Your hosts, Lynn, Levon, Marie-Claude, Marc (video of show at bottom -Facebook archived version starts after one minute) Canadian officials meet with detained Canadians in China For the second time in a matter of weeks, Canadian officials have been granted… »
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