Dancer says Royal Winnipeg Ballet kicked him out for doing porn
A ballet dancer is accusing the Royal Winnipeg Ballet of kicking him out of its school because he was taking part in pornographic videos. Jeppe Hansen, 22, had danced on stages around the world and...
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Quebec town a ‘war zone’ after derailed train explosions
5 people are dead and about 40 others are missing after derailed train cars carrying crude oil exploded in Lac-Mégantic, a municipality of 6,000, about 250 kilometres east of Montreal. The multiple...
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Canadian professor created Kryptonian language for Man of Steel
After years teaching a course that examines constructed languages such as Star Trek’s Klingon and Avatar’s Na’vi, Christine Schreyer got the unique opportunity of creating a new language herself. In...
View ArticleCanadian Army will replace Maple Leaf ranks with British-style designations
Canadian officers will soon replace the Maple Leaf badges on their shoulder boards with original British Army and Commonwealth designations. The announcement made on Monday by Defence Minister Peter...
View ArticleHalf of Canadian parents underestimate CT scan risks
Only half of parents of children with head injuries are aware of the potential cancer risks associated with CT scans, a Canadian study suggests. Researchers at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto...
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New plant at Toronto Zoo will use animal poop and garbage to generate...
Rhinos, pandas and many other animals from the Toronto Zoo will soon be contributing in their own special way to Ontario’s power supply. A new biogas plant to be built on zoo grounds in 2014 will...
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One in five Canadians still think women encourage sexual assaults
About 19 per cent of Canadians believe women encourage or provoke assault when they are drunk, a recent survey suggests. The survey commissioned by the Canadian Women’s Foundation also found that 15...
View ArticleMajor Canadian retailers sign Bangladesh factory safety agreement
Some of Canada’s biggest retailers have signed a 5-year North American pact to offer money for training and upgrading of factories in Bangladesh. The agreement signed by Canadian Tire Corp., Wal-Mart,...
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From hockey enforcer to Green Party candidate in Quebec: Georges Laraque
After years playing hockey for the Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Montreal Canadiens, George Laraque will try his hand at politics. The ex-NHL player is the Green Party’s candidate in...
View ArticleFacebook opens office in Montreal
After launching offices in Toronto and Vancouver, Facebook will now help Quebec businesses expand their presence on its social network. The company’s latest Canadian branch is now open in Montreal....
View ArticleYoga pants still see-through because worn too tight, Lululemon says
After making “big changes” to its yoga pants, Lululemon now says they could still be see-through because customers wear them in sizes that are too small. Last March, the Vancouver-based company...
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New program will encourage nurses to work in rural Manitoba
The government of Manitoba will offer a tuition grant of up to $ 10,000 for nurse practitioners who decide to work for one year in a rural community after graduation. “Nurse practitioners play a vital...
View ArticleGrowing trend with moving Montrealers: leaving their chickens behind
Every week in Montreal, hens and roosters are being abandoned by owners unable to take care of them, says the local Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). Raising chickens for fresh...
View ArticleOne in six Canadians relies solely on online content for entertainment
About 16 per cent of Canadian adults no longer watch any conventional TV, preferring to stream online content, a new poll suggests. The research, done by ComScore and commissioned by Google, found that...
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Young Canadians showcase trade skills at international competition
Young Canadians did well competing against the best of the world at the 2013 WorldSkills Competition, in Leipzig, Germany, in July. Albertan Michael Scheideman, 21, of Wembley, took home the Gold medal...
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The Link Online #54
This week, with regulars Wojtek and Lynn on vacation, I’m joined by Gilda Salomone and Carmel Kilkenny..Listen A massive wildland fire in British Columbia in the Okanagan in 2003. A new report says...
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Winnipeg artists want to ‘creatively connect’ with beluga whales through music
Two Winnipeg artists have created an underwater sound system that plays music to beluga whales in northern Manitoba. Laura Magnusson and Kaoru Ryan Klatt have already started their summer concerts for...
View ArticleDon’t clamp baby’s umbilical cord too early, McMaster expert
Delaying umbilical cord clamping for 3-5 minutes is better for babies, a new report suggests. The Cochrane study, a meta-analysis of 15 trials with 3,911 women, says delaying cord clamping for as long...
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Irish boy brings bottle tossed in the ocean 8 years ago back to Quebec
A ten-year-old boy who found a bottle on the shore near his home in Ireland is ivisiting Quebec to meet the girls who tossed it in the ocean more than eight years ago. Oisín Millea found the bottle...
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Paleontologists need help from Albertans to discover new fossils unearthed by...
Last month’s floods in Alberta caused a lot of damage. But if there a silver lining to the tragedy, it’s that the recently exposed rocks on riverbanks could increase the chances of finding dinosaur...
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