New study shows a possible link The commercials say over and over, protect your family from bacteria and use our disinfectants and eliminate all those nasty bacteria. Parents of course want to protect their children from all harm or danger,… »
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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Canada’s burgeoning cannabis industry and the US border
Since the announcement that recreational cannabis would be legalised in Canada, there have dozens of new cannabis industry start-ups. Management teams formed, investors investing, workers hired for greenhouses and retail outlets. But, in the U.S, federal law still lists it… »
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International lumberjacks to compete for title of world’s best
Stihl Timbersports extreme championahip world title-U.K It’s a competition that requires great strength, great stamina, and great skill in what is an extreme sport, called Timbersports. After a series of national competitions in countries around the world to select the… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Another step toward defeating resistant/tolerant bacteria
Researchers in Canada have found a potential weakness in one of the most common, serious, and even deadly bacteria that has been difficult to treat with antibiotics. Dr. Dao Nguyen (MD. MSc), is a scientist from the Translational Research in… »
Economy, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Robots and AI may take your job
New survey shows worldwide worry Think about it, when driverless vehicles come on-stream, what happens to literally millions of bus drivers, taxi drivers, and the huge variety of truck and delivery drivers. And that’s just the start. RCI: Feb 2018:… »
Distracted driving: Everybody else is doing it, but not me
Statistics don’t add up A recent survey of Canadians found that some 80 percent said they regularly see other drivers using mobile phones behind the wheel in the past year, but less than a quarter (21%) said they have done… »
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The LINK Online Sep 14-16, 2018
Your hosts, Carmel, Levon, Marie-Claude, and Marc (Video of show at bottom) Google: from garage to world -wide domination in 20 years From a university thesis, to a multi-billion dollar corporation, “Backrub” and later “Google” is now the absolute dominant… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Wilderness preserved: Conservationists acquire large tract of Great Lakes land.
Lake Superior is the world’s largest freshwater body of water by surface area. It’s location in northern Ontario means it has not had quite the same amount of development pressure. That pressure is growing however as more people seek waterfront… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology
A whale of a tale: Lost Narwhal finds new “diverse” friends
(public commenting open on all RCI stories at bottom. Comments will be posted after approval) The narwhal, an iconic Arctic species, is almost never spotted in the south. Somehow one narwhal, thought to be a young male, became lost, really… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Is Asian dust warming the Arctic faster than thought?
Desert dust effect on a changing Arctic climate A Canadian researcher has discovered what appears to be an aspect of Arctic temperatures that has not been noticed before. That is, the effect of Asian desert dust on satellite temperature readings… »
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