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Demonstrators in Quebec have discovered banging pots and pans as protest language against a perceived growth in inequality. The cacophonous movement of the casseroles is expanding to other cities in Canada and beyond.
Canada is gripped by a gruesome murder case in which the perpetrator sent body parts to political parties and posted a video of his crime on the Internet. The suspect, a 29-year-old porn actor known as Luka Rocco Magnotta, is on the run.
Student demonstrations against a proposed increase in tuition fees have grown into the most potent protest movement in North America of the day. Like Occupy, the ‘Red Square’ movement demands less emphasis on neoliberal values. And like the Arab Spring, young protesters in the streets want to bring the government to its knees.
Canada is resisting efforts to curb international trade in asbestos, the building material that can cause cancer. The country, which prohibits its use, wants to continue to export the material to developing countries where it is still allowed. In the mining town of Asbestos, people are hoping for a revival of good times.
Enduring harsh winters is the Canadian way. No winter phenomenon is unheard of in the ‘Great White North’. Blizzards, black ice, frostbite and wind chill: they’re all part of the Canadian winter experience. ‘Cold out, eh?’ A winter appreciation from Montreal.
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is on the rise in many parts of the world. In North America, the sport has eclipsed boxing as the most popular extreme fighting sport. The often bloody competition is worth billions of dollars. Critics reject the phenomenon as human cockfighting. Report on fight night.
Montreal is making a big bet on bicycling with the launch of its own system of public bikes, called Bixi. The Canadian city hopes to set an example in car-loving North America, to get people out of their gas guzzlers and onto two wheels.
One of the world’s southernmost populations of white whales can be seen during a boat tour of Quebec’s St-Lawrence River. In silence, the belugas swim alongside the boat and underneath it – a breathtaking glimpse of an exotic northern species.
The world exhibition Expo 67 in Montreal marked the centenary of Canada and is regarded as an exuberant birthday party. The country was visited by the world and came of age as a multicultural nation. For the 40th anniversary of the watershed event, join a cool trip back to Montreal in the swinging Sixties.
A controversial code of conduct for immigrants in the rural village of Hérouxville has fueled a debate in Quebec. To which extent should society conform to the religious practices of newcomers?
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