Sometimes it’s easy to forget that Canada is still a relatively young country. After achieving an outstanding reputation in the First World War, where Canadians were widely recognised as the best of the Allied troops, and after equally remarkable achievements… »
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.
Canada’s national police seek options to increase recruiting
(public commenting open below all RCI stories- comments posted after review by moderators) For over a decade, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have been looking at ways to increase recruiting. With graduates of the “Mountie” training facility often not… »
Internet, Science & Technology
Technology and you in 2019
“Tech” is growing everywhere, from increasing presence of smart phones, laptops, and tablets, to autonomous vehicles, to “smart” appliances and houses, and even entire communities. But with all this technology, and information about your own activity and habits, what about… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
History recovered from the sea: 19th century rifles
(public comments open at bottom of all RCI stories- Comments will be posted after moderating) A most unusual historical find is slowly nearing it’s first appearance in public after spending about 150 years on the sea floor off Canada’s east… »
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The LINK Online Dec 21-22-23, 2018
As we prepare to pause for the Christmas holidays, your hosts this week, Lynn, Levon, Marie-Claude, and Marc (video of show at bottom) More Canadians arrested in China Another Canadian is reported to be under arrest in China, although this… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Politics, Society
Reports say Japan will withdraw from the International Whaling Commission
Many media are reporting that Japan is set to withdraw from the IWC shortly. The country which has often been in disagreement with IWC whaling restrictions says it will soon return to commercial whaling. However they will not longer hunt… »
Canadian Taxpayers Federation:The year-end financial naughty and nice list
It’s an annual assessment of what the government and other public agencies do with Canadian’s tax money. The non-profit taxpayer advocacy group, Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) has just released this year’s assessment of what is being done with taxes. The… »
Having trouble sleeping? It seems more people are
A new study says the incidence of insomnia for Canadians is increasing. The study shows that between 2007 and 2015, reported cases of insomnia increased by 42 per cent. We spoke with Dr Judith Davidson, Dr. Judith R. Davidson, (Ph.D.,… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Canada’s pipeline debate: simmering in the background,ready to boil again
The long standing dispute over the Trans-Mountain pipeline expansion, has been surpassed in the news by other political events, but it hasn’t gone away. Permission for the huge project was tossed out when a court agreed with legal challenges saying… »
Canada’s Prime Minister losing popularity at home
Polls have become an important tool for politicians, and although popularity polls are not always an indication of what will happen come election time, they are still widely used. The latest popularity poll shows Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slipping… »
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