A company called “Drone Delivery Canada” has signed a $2.5 million deal to use drone technology to deliver small packages and mail to remote communities in the Ontario far north. The deal with the Moose Cree will deliver letters, general… »
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.
International, Politics, Society
Canada will sign contentious U.N. Migration Pact
(public comments open- scroll to bottom to submit- Comments will be posted after moderating) A two-day international conference in Marrakesh, Morrocco will see most of the U.N. member states sign an agreement on “migrants”. On Friday, Canada’s Immigration Minister Ahmed… »
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The LINK Online Dec. 7-8-9, 2018
Your hosts: Carmel, Marie-Claude, Levon, Marc (video of show at bottom) China demands arrested Huawei exec be released One of the top executives of the Chinese technology and telecom giant Huawei was arrested in Canada on December 1 as she… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
World renowned cellist in the subway
One of the world’s most celebrated musicians, YoYo Ma will give a surprise performance in the Montreal underground transit system, the Metro. A post on the renowned cellist’s Facebook page read, “Yo-Yo Ma will surprise passers-by at a mètro station… »
Economy, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Not so merry a Christmas for Canadian workers
It should be a joyous time of the year as families prepare for Christmas and the holidays. But for tens of thousands of Canadian workers, that is unlikely to be the case this year. An abrupt announcement of another closure… »
Economy, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Statistics Canada pauses data collection on citizens finances over privacy concerns
Statistics Canada is the federal agency responsible for collecting statistics on all aspects of Canadian life. When it was learned the agency was beginning to collect personal banking information on 500,000 citizens, there was an outcry over invasion of privacy.… »
Economy, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Canada- 5G- security concerns about China
The world is quickly moving towards the new technology of 5G networks. There has been widespread international concern however about China’s activity and eagerness to get involved in ‘western” development of the new networks. This particularly involves tech giant Huawei… »
Supreme Court decision on police shooting
Canada’s highest court has decided on a “leave to appeal” ( a request to appeal and be heard by the highest court) in the case of a police shooting. This morning the SCC released its decision that it will not… »
Environment & Animal Life, Politics
Climate change: are cities ready?
A new study looked at some 63 of the most populous municipalities across the country, and evaluated their plans to cope with climate change. Dave Guyadeen (PhD, MCIP, RPP) is lead author of the study, He is an assistant professor… »
RBC Taylor Prize for non-fiction: long list revealed
The RBC Taylor Prize long list has been released, It’s the prize for the best Canadian literary work of non-fiction. The trio of jurors consists of, Camilla Gibb (award winning novelist), Roy MacGregor (multi-award winning non-fiction author) and Beverley McLachlin… »
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