At the height of the Christmas travel and shopping weekend, one of the worst ice storms in Canada’s largest city struck. Ice heavy branches also fell on cars and houses causing extensive damage © CBC Over 250,000 people are still without… »
Highlights / Year: 2013
International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Historical radio anniversary, Dec 23, 1900, Dec 24 1906
While Marconi is often credited as being the, or at least, a father of radio, he was in fact experimenting with wireless telegraphy. His spark technology was also a dead end and would be abandoned by 1912. At the same… »
Arts & Entertainment, Highlights, Politics, Society
Rob Ford takes the cake
Say one thing for Toronto Mayor Rob Ford. He can leave ’em laughing. At least on late-night television in the United States as he became maybe the most famous Canadian since Wayne Gretzky. Right up there is the current pantheon… »
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The Expos dream lives on
Dreams die hard in baseball. Maybe because, unlike so many other sports, there is no time clock. The game is over when only when one team gets 27 outs and not before. And make no mistake, a Major League dream… »
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ARTS- Book:Non-fiction: Marc Dauphin- Combat Doctor
On this edition of our spotlight on arts, culture, and lifestyle, an eye-opening look at the lifesaving work of medical staff during the war in Afghanistan. Dr.Marc Dauphin shortly after dealing with new cases. In the background, staff are in… »
Land purchase to enable grizzly bear sex
A threatened population of grizzly bears in the Selkirk Mountains of western Canada may have an easier time hooking up with other grizzlies in the Purcell Mountains now that a conservation group has purchased some land there. It’s important for… »
Politics Today – December 22, 2013
On this edition of Politics Today RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda reports on the emergency House of Commons meeting called to deal with the massive mail delivery cuts planned by Canada’s postal service, Canada Post. He also reviews a unanimous decision by… »
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The LINK Online (Dec 21, 2013)
The last show before Chistmas, and the last show with the regular Link team this year, with Lynn, Wojtek, and me, Marc. Close-up of a dental drill, or “bur”. Tiny particles of the burs are broken off during procedures and… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, Indigenous, International, Politics, Society
Eye on the Arctic – 2013 year in review
Each week Eye on the Arctic features stories and newsmakers from across the North 2013 was another big year for Arctic news, especially in Canada. Earlier this year, Canada took over chairmanship of the Arctic Council from Sweden. This put… »
Supreme Court strikes down certain limits on prostitution in Canada, but…
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of Canada has struck down three provisions of Canada’s Criminal Code, the keeping or being found in a bawdy house or brothel, the living on the avails of prostitution, and communicating in public… »
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