Canada’s national postal union had begun a series of rotating strikes as they seek a better contract with the public mail delivery service. The union representing about 50,000 workers began a series fo rotating strikes at four cities across Canada… »
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.
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Author Rawi Hage: Beirut Hellfire
Award winning author Rawi Hage came to our studios to talk about his new novel, “The Beirut Hellfire Society” with Marc Montgomery. The author of award-winning novels “De Niro’s Game”, “Cockroach”, and “Carnival”, his latest work draws in part on… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, International
Lyme disease may be vastly under-detected in Canada
A new report by two researchers suggests there may be many more people suffering from Lyme disease than reporte. The researchers from Mt Allison University in New Brunswick, and from the University of Calgary, said that unreliable blood tests are… »
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The LINK Online, Oct 19-21, 2018
Your hosts: Lynn, Levon, Marie-Claude, Marc (video of show at bottom) The disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi With circumstantial evidence that appears to point to an extrajudicial killing of the journalist inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, only a few world… »
Canadian troops once again guard Buckingham Palace
Canadian troops have once again been named to perform as the Queen’s Guard in London. Some 80 members of the Royal Canadian Regiment (RCR) are heading to the UK along with 35 members of the Royal Canadian Artillery (RCA) band.… »
Economy, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Future not bright for cable/satellite TV, landline telephones
The traditional home telephone wired in to a network, and cable television, once almost standard fare in all homes, are facing a bleak future. A new survey of Canadians by the Angus Reid Institute shows about a third of respondents have… »
Khashoggi mystery: international reaction limited to “concern”
Some media outlets are reporting alleged new and horrific details regarding the mysterious disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Circumstantial evidence would seem to indicate a murder inside the embassy, something the Saudis have denied. International reaction has been muted,… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Health, Politics, Society
Cannabis Canada: Day one of legality – most interesting
Toronto Police Services (TPS)- pot is not an emergency call Canada has spent the first full day of legalised recreational use of cannabis, and it was interesting. Line-ups were long at the several legal, provincially licensed or controlled outlets across… »
Coin commemorates end of First World War
In less than a month, many nations around the world will mark a momentous date. This year, November 11th will be the 100th anniversary of the Armistice to end the horrific tragedy of the First World War. To mark the… »
Economy, Health, Politics, Society
Government cannabis sales vs black market
Billions of dollars for black market, or billions in revenue for government and industry? On this first day of legal sales of recreational marijuana (medical sale has been legal since 2001), crowds have gathered to purchase from government stores, and… »
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