The political scandal rocking the ruling Liberal party and occupying news for some 54 days resulted in another shock wave last night. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expelled two prominent women from the caucus to prevent what he called “civil war”… »
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.
Declawing cats: Petition started against “cruel practice”
A campaign called “feline from head to claw” has been launched by the Montreal branch of the Society for Protection of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) It has created petition to get the Quebec veterinarians society (OMVQ) to issue a ban… »
Economy, International, Politics
Canada wants answers from China on canola ban
The trade dispute with Canada over canola appears to be Chinese reaction to the arrest of a top Huawei official here, requested by the U.S. Trade in canola with China represents about 40 per cent of Canada’s canola exports worth… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Google streetview: Now you can visit Mars (on Earth)
Google has taken its “streetview” cameras to the high Arctic before, but now they’ve gone to another very special place..Mars. Well, almost. Devon Island is the site of a Mars mission training ground The remote and desolate Devon Island is… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Canada: A world hot spot..but that’s not good
A new multi-disciplinary report on climate shows Canada is warming at twice the rate of the global average. Northern regions are warming even more at about three times the global average. The report by Environment and Climate Change Canada also… »
China reiterates warnings over South China Sea
At a recent academic conference, two Chinese officials repeated warnings about incursions into the South China Sea, a region over which it claims jurisdiction. The warning was aimed specifically at the United States which insists, as the U.N has said,… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Sports
Fledgling women’s hockey league folds
It began in 2007 to promote hockey as a professional sport option for women, but now the Canadian Women’s Hockey League (CWHL) Board of Directors has announced that the league cannot continue and will cease operations on May 1. A… »
Internet, Science & Technology
History Canada: April 1, 1924, The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed
When the First World War began in 1914 aviation was still in its earliest infancy. War has a way however of driving technological advances and soon aircraft became a major factor in the war. At first, Canadian aviators became members… »
Economy, Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Canadian non-profit agency says literacy should be a right
It seems shocking but in a developed country with a well-established education system, about a fifth of the population has serious problems with literacy, and almost half the population is below the international average standard for literacy. That’s according to… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
The silent killing of marine life: Ghost gear
Second annual report rates seafood companies for ghost gear It’s known as “ghost gear” or abandoned, lost, or discarded fishing gear (ALDFG). These are nets, traps, lines, or hooks left floating in the ocean or any water body, and which… »
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