Toronto’s mayor sent the image in a tweet early this morning Eastern Time, adding “The Toronto sign in front of City Hall has been dimmed today to mourn the victims of this vicious terror attack in #Christchurch.” Toronto’s famous CN… »
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.
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, International, Politics, Society
European Union to begin new travel document requirement
New travel requirements for Europe Canadians are used to fairly easy travel to most countries around the world, especially Europe. Show your passport and that’s about it. Well, for Canadians and some 60 other countries like the U.S., it’s about… »
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The LINK Online, Mar. 15,16,17, 2019
Your hosts, Terry, Lynn, Marie-Claude, Marc (Video of show at bottom. Also archived on the Radio Canada Int’l Facebook page) U.N. report on environment: humanity is at a crossroads It’s a dire report that ties climate change and other environmental… »
International, Politics, Society
SNC Lavalin scandal: Another faux-pas for the Liberal government?
The scandal that is rocking the Liberal government of Justin Trudeau has grown yet again. The government also seems to be continuing on a rocky path and strategy. An emergency meeting of the Justice Committee investigating the situation was shut… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
X-games (winter) : Calgary to host next three years
They’re young, new, hip, exciting, wild, yes a tad dangerous, and they’re coming to Calgary, Alberta, for the next three years. Calgary officials, including the mayor, the provincial minister of culture and tourism, and Calgary tourism CEO were on hand… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Society
International survey on nationality: Who is “accepted”
Who is a “real” …. (insert your country here) Does someone “belong” to your country, or not? It seems there are about six categories of opinion according to the international polling agency Ipsos. A second survey just released by the… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
Once Our Land: graphic novel story continues
The story of an unlikely pair of survivors in a post apocalyptic world continues with the release of Once Our Land-2. Artist Peter Ricq of Vancouver pits the remaining humans in 1830’s Germany against alien invaders. The young girl and… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Politics, Society
The 2019 “best” (worst) of government waste awards announced
Where hard-earned taxpayer dollars go to disappear They’re called “The Teddy Awards” named after a former government bureaucrat , Ted Weatherhill, who was eventually fired after charging taxpayers vast sums for food and drink expenses over several years. The awards… »
Arts & Entertainment, Politics, Society
Ontario: No phones in classrooms
In an announcement Tuesday, Ontario’s Education Minister said mobile phones will not be allowed in school classrooms starting in September which is the beginning of the next school year. The reason is the claim that cell phones are a distraction… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Politics, Society
Ontario may ban plastic straws and single use plastic
Canada’s most populous province is exploring a ban on plastic straws and other single use plastics such as plastic untensils like those often found in fast food outlets. A document was released this week called, Reducing Litter and Waste in… »
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