Yesterday afternoon, members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police dismantled a First Nations road blockade in northern B.C. They were enforcing a December court injunction against members of the Wet’suwet’en who are protesting a proposed 700 kilometre gas pipeline which… »
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.
Stranded seals move into Newfoundland town
A small town in northern Newfoundland has a problem. Seals are flopping through town. Residents of Roddickton spotted seals in the areas late last year, but recently the seals have been making their way into the town, sometimes along the… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
The “right to be forgotten online”: Canadians say yes
The right to privacy vs. the right to free speech access to information A new poll shows a slim majority of Canadians agree with the concept known as the “right to be forgotten online”. This means the right to have… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology
The Year 2018 in space
It was an exciting year for space discoveries. A new satellite is exploring planets beyond our solar system , a visitor from beyond our galaxy and China achieves a major accomplishment on landing a probe on the far side of… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International
Pipeline protests continue: Gas pipeline in northern British Columbia
While debate over oil pipelines in southern Canada continue, another pipeline conflict is brewing in northern British Columbia. This time it concerns a 700 kilometre gas pipeline to stretch from Dawson Creek in the northeast of the province to Kitimat… »
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The LINK Online, Jan. 4-5-6, 2019
your hosts to start the new year, Lynn, Marie-Claude, Marc *(video of show at bottom of page) How to best deal with the Christmas tree, post-season They bring a bit of nature from the outdoors into the home, and with… »
Top baby names, Canada, in 2018
The count is in an the top baby names in Canada last year have been released. According to the site “Baby Centre”, short names have become very popular for girls last year, while for boys, a lot of popular names… »
Petition: Give Northwest Angle, Minnesota, back to Canada
It’s a tiny bit of the U.S.A. but really it’s in Canada. In fact you can’t get to this bit of Minnesota from the U.S. by road, you have to go through Canada, mostly through the province of Manitoba. In… »
The “dry January” movement
It’s a simple idea. After a period of perhaps heavy alcohol consumption during the Christmas holidays, take one month off and abstain completely from alcohol. Sue Vandermorris (PhD, C.Psych) says that going dry in January is a good idea because… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Canadian oil company fined (again) for migratory bird deaths
The Syncrude company operating in the western province of Alberta’s oilsands region, has been fined $2.7 million dollars for causing the deaths of 31 blue herons. A large containment pond for a mixture of bitumen, water and other chemical byproducts… »
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