Saskatchewan, one of Canada’s prairie provinces, is now home to the largest and oldest specimen of a Tyrannosaurus rex. The well-preserved fossils, about 65 per cent of the beast, were found back in 1991, but it was only able to… »
Marc Montgomery
With a passion for anything antique with an engine, and for Canadian and world history, Marc comes with a wealth of media experience. After DJ work at private radio in southern Ontario, and with experience in Canadian Forces radio and tv in Europe, the state broadcaster in Austria (Radio 3), and the CBC in Ottawa and Montreal, he was the host of the immensely popular CBC and RCI show, "The Link". He is now part of the new RCI online team producing stories from and about Canada from coast to coast.
Environment & Animal Life, International
Canada’s southernmost community slowly washing away
The small community on Pelee Island in the middle of Lake Erie, is home to a variety of wildlife, homes, and cottages. It’s under threat of slow erosion. In 1972, a storm that swept across the lake, washed away five… »
Hate speech or freedom of expression? (interview)
Even as Canada’s Prime Minister is in Paris to join the Christchurch Call to curb the spread of violent and extremist behaviour, a government committee in Ottawa is studying hate speech in Canada. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Justice and… »
Arts & Entertainment, International
NBA: Drake factor- music banned and Toronto loses game-1
There has been much made about Canadian rap star Drake and his alleged bad luck factor on teams and players he supports. Spotted wearing a particular team logo at a game, or being photographed with a player, whether hockey, soccer… »
Uncategorized
Renowned authority on UFO’s dies
Stanton Friedman, dead at age 84 They’re called “ufologists” by some, these are people who study unidentified flying objects- or UFO’s. Stanton Friedman was among the best known authorities on “UFO’s” in the world, although he preferred to call them… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology
Farmers and “CleanFARMS” and the effort to recycle plastic (interview)
Most people probably wouldn’t think about it, but farms in Canada generate thousands of tonnes of waste plastic annually. Fortunately there’s a concerted and well-organised effort in the past decade or more to keep this enormous amount of plastic from… »
Economy, Immigration & Refugees, Politics, Society
Canada history: May 15, 1919 – The labour dispute that shook Canada
Winnipeg General Strike For thousands of soldiers who had risked life and limb for their country during the First World War, the return to civilian life was frustrating. Finding a job was difficult with many factories now closed, bankruptcies common,… »
Indigenous, International, Politics, Society
Nazi flag destroyed: vandal or hero?
There is a universally despised symbol, that of the Nazi “hakenkreuz” a twisted swastika, while in recent years the Confederate flag of the U.S has also fallen into disfavour over the segregation and history it represents. Thus, it was an… »
Economy, International, Politics
China, U.S., Canada: trade and political disputes and world domination (interview)
A trade dispute is growing between China and the U.S which could easily have repercussions worldwide. The U.S and China will be together at the upcoming G-20 summit, at which point the situation may calm, or as many think, escalate.… »
Economy, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Cashless stores: Discrimination?
In this increasingly digital world and corporate push towards digital-paperless transactions such as billings, payments and so on, it seems cash itself is under threat. Quite a number of stores are going “cashless”, but while many perceive that as progress,… »
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