With COVID emergency orders having resulted in the shut down of many small businesses this summer, and clientele reduced even when open, many business owners are feeling the pressure. A survey in the last week of August by Canada’s Business… »
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 History, Nov 13, 1981 Canada’s arm in space
In 1981 many of the world’s space scientists and engineers were watching what was going on in orbit around the Earth. It was going to be a test of an incredibly innovative new space tool the Shuttle Remote Manipulator System.… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics
Canada reacts to ouster of pro-democracy politicians in Hong Kong
Condemnation, fast track of work permits, emergency evacuation plan In a move by Beijing to further exert its authority over Hong Kong, it granted powers to the city legislature to remove legislators deemed not sufficiently loyal to Beijing. Pro-China chief… »
COVID- ‘A bridge too far’. Quebec students banned from New Brunswick
To protect its residents from outside COVID infections, New Brunswick had joined with other maritime provinces to create a so-called ‘bubble’ earlier this year. This involved not allowing anyone from outside the province, or the maritime bubble, to enter. That… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International
More ‘murder hornets’ found in B.C.
Two more of the Asian giant hornets have been found this month in British Columbia. The huge stinging insects are the largest wasp-type insect in the world with queens growing to about 5 cm. and a wingspan that would cover … »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Marine mammals may be at risk of COVID from humans; study
While there have been indications that this pandemic spread from animals to humans, a new study shows humans could spread it to marine mammals. Dalhousie University in Halifax looked at the process by which the virus invades human cells by… »
Health, International, Politics
COVID: potential new vaccine brings hope, but reports of drawbacks?
The pharma giant Pfizer made a huge announcement this week in which the world breathed a collective sigh of relief and hope. Pfizer and partner BioNTech announced on Monday that their vaccine was shown to be 90 per cent effective… »
International, Politics, Society
REMEMBRANCE- New emotional documentary gets veterans stories
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, one of the most horrific modern wars. A documentary film released in time for this year’s Remembrance Day, is a poignant reminder of the sacrifice and… »
New Canadian banknote: but who will be featured?
Canada is beginning to change its banknotes once again. The first major change came with the $10 note in 2018 when the image on the face was that of Viola Desmond, a black Nova Scotian businesswoman who fought for her… »
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Remembrance: Canada’s reluctance to talk about its courageous military history
As we approach Remembrance Day on the 11th when Canadians will honour their fallen soldiers, the question is, why do Canadians, and the world know so little about the vital Canadian contributions to victory and the incredible individual exploits of… »
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