Too much reflection; difficult to detect incoming asteroids, meteors On a clear night, perhaps while camping or out in the country away from city light pollution, you look at the sky and marvel at the stars. You might also see… »
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.
Naval supply ships for Canada: a question of politics, time, money
Anyone who follows Canada’s military procurement knows it is and long has been, fraught with issues, delays, changes, and costs. A new report suggest Canada could have had new naval supply ships, if it hadn’t delayed the original programme years… »
The ‘hot’ Christmas sales item, now with a police warning
As we approach Christmas and the giving season, consumers are beginning to shop for gifts for loved ones. A couple of the hottest items are the gaming stations XBox series X and PS5, in fact they’re in such high demand… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics, Society
Trudeau immigration increase, not so popular with Canadians
At the end of last month, Prime Minister Trudeau and Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino unveiled plans for a substantial increase in immigration into Canada. The plan set targets of 401,000 immigrants next year, increasing to 411,000 in 2022, and 421,000… »
University picks new sports teams name, replaces controversial one
In the wave of controversy that has swept North American sports team names, another well-known long-standing name has been dropped. The latest to do so is one of Canada’s oldest and respected institutions, McGill University in Montreal and today they… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Facebook tries to hire from federal agency drafting regulations
Parliamentary committee to study relationship between government and Facebook Even as the federal Liberal government was discussing new regulations for controlling tech giants economic and cultural influence in Canada, one of them was trying to hire from the federal agency… »
Canada history: Nov 16, 1857- VC for courageous black Canadian
On this date William Neilson Edward Hall of Nova Scotia, was in a desperate battle advancing a heavy 24-pounder naval gun amidst the deadly hail of musket balls, smoke and the mayhem of battle in India against Sepoy rebels. For… »
Menq Wanzhou: China-Canada- and a U.S President Biden
Since December 1, 2018, Canada has been caught in the middle of a legal and diplomatic dispute involving its two major trading partners. Legally bound by a U.S-Canada extradition treaty, Canada detained Huawei top executive Meng Wanzhou at the request… »
Environment & Animal Life, Politics, Society
Mandating electric cars, Canada
Another shot has been fired against the internal combustion engine (ICE). The mostly French-speaking province of Quebec, and second most populous in Canada, has ordered that from 2035, all new cars sold in the province must be electric. The move… »
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Legal challenge begun in relation to exploratory drilling in marine refuge
Environmentalists are dismayed that a permit has been given to allow oil exploration to take place in one of Canada’s coastal marine reserves. The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) announced last week that it will grant an exploratory… »
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