Students, 40,000 of them, from over 70 high schools across the province of Ontario, walked-out of class today to protest the new Conservative government‘s changes to the revised Sex Education curriculum. “Youth showing up for youth” Rayne Fisher-Wilson, a grade 12 student in Toronto, who was one of the organizers of today’s…...إقرأالمزيد

  By: Rafah Alsaad   The Cross Culture Learner Center "CCLC" in London celebrated its 50th anniversary. 50 years of service and support for the newcomers to Canada. The celebration presented some success stories for refugees; one of them explained what he faced in his country, sharing his story with the attendees at the event. He…...إقرأالمزيد

It is election time again. Running for London’s mayor are 14 candidates all seeking to replace Matt Brown who is not running for re-election.  Matt was the subject of a sex scandal with a City Councillor member and has decided to step aside. I have written articles on London elections in the past and was asked to prepare this review.  A…...إقرأالمزيد

A political heavyweight has officially launched his effort to become London’s next mayor. Former Conservative MP Ed Holder made the official announcement at Innovation Works Thursday, where he also addressed what is likely to become the most-discussed issue during the city’s municipal election. READ MORE: Former MP Ed Holder to run for…...إقرأالمزيد

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 on farms, or as domestics in houses. From 1869 until 1940, orphaned children and those…...إقرأالمزيد

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 African leader Nelson Mandela. “We will continue to speak up for the refugees of Rohingya, for the Yazidis…...إقرأالمزيد

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 the regular bicycles. The  initiative is part of a pilot project which…...إقرأالمزيد

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 how different religions coexist in Canada. Through audio and video features, interviews with religious leaders…...إقرأالمزيد

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 “Having an opportunity for any new language [in schools], I think, is a great idea to have and,…...إقرأالمزيد

Residents of Ottawa were in full cleanup mode Monday after two devastating tornadoes touched down in the Canadian capital on Friday. Four people remain in the care of the Ottawa Hospital Monday morning, including one in critical condition and another in serious condition, a hospital spokesperson told CBC News. Across the Ottawa River in Gatineau,…...إقرأالمزيد