The animated series The Simpsons has been one of the most popular shows on American television and is now in its 30th season.. The show has skirted controversy before in various episodes, and the latest episode is part of a… »
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.
Health, Internet, Science & Technology
New treatment to aid Parkinson’s patients (interview)
Parkinson’s Disease is a degenerative brain disease, and one of the effects is hindering movement such as the ability to walk around. This could range from a shuffling gate, to a condition known as FOG, of “freeze of gait” meaning… »
Immigration & Refugees, Politics
Catalan separatist denied entry to Canada
Invited by Quebec separatists, a challenge to the denial of entry will be placed with federal court today Invited to tour Quebec by a separatist group in the province, Spain’s Catalan separatist leader was denied a visa by the Canadian… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, International, Politics, Society
Francophone Games: Quebec bales out too
Canada is a federally bilingual, English and French country, with New Brunswick the only officially bilingual province. Quebec’s official language is French. All have been big supporters and participants in the Jeux de la Francophonie, a major international sports event,… »
Arts & Entertainment, Environment & Animal Life, Health, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
The LINK Online Apr. 26,27,28, 2019
Your hosts, Marie-Claude, Levon, Lynn, and Marc (video of show at bottom) United Nations asks for international support to fight Ebola The fight against the deadly Ebola disease continues, this time against a fresh outbreak in the Democratic Republic of… »
Economy, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Airlines ratings: on time-or not, and dealing with complaints
In fact a new survey puts two major Canadian airlines near the top and well down on customer satisfaction. The European company, Claim Compass rates some 150 airlines around the world for customer satisfaction in terms of flight delays, and… »
Uncategorized
D-Day 75” Juno Beach Centre Identity Disc campaign.
Crossing a border, or boarding a plane or any number of other situations might involve someone asking you for your “I.D.” Usually this is thought to be short for “identification”. but it’s possible that in fact it might come from… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Politics, Society
Huge First Nations land claim in court
A court case begins in Toronto today pitting two aboriginal groups against the federal, provincial, and several municple governments in Ontario. The Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON) first filed the claim over 20 years ago. They say the various levels of… »
International, Politics, Society
Canada history: WWI- April 22-24, 1915: Baptism by fire and poison gas
By April 1915, the First World War already had months of grinding deadly stalemate already behind it. Canadians, relatively fresh on the scene. had been moved into an allied bulge into the German lines called the Ypres Salient. Second Battle… »
Health, International, Society
Polyamory-loving more than one at the same time- with permission
It’s technically called “consensual non-monogamy”, or “ethical non-monomagmy” or “polyamory, meaning carrying on two or more relationships at the same time, and with the consent of all involved. Most would consider this a marginal lifestyle, but research shows roughly four… »
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