Arguably Canada’s biggest theatrical event, the annual opening of the Stratford theatre summer season, suffered a major shock Monday. The season opening gala at the Festival theatre, a typically grandiose event in Stratford Ontario, was hurriedly cancelled due to a… »
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.
Arts & Entertainment, International
Canadian wins International ‘Timbersports’ title
Toughest “lumberjack” championship It takes fantastic power stamina, and accuracy with deadly sharp axes, handsaws and chainsaws to win. The elite lumberjack competition is known as the Stihl Timbersports Championship. This year it was held in Marseille France on May… »
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Unique study looks at ageing: complex connections of health, lifestyle
In-depth, long-term study on ageing Canadian researchers are looking into what is likely a world first kind of study. Although other studies have looked at individual aspects of things like health, or psychological issues, this one looks at many issues… »
International, Politics, Society
Canadian Head of “La Francophonie” criticised, may be headed for the door
Second term for Canadian in doubt Michaelle Jean has had a highly successful career, Born in Haiti, she came to Canada as a refugee, eventually to become a well-known broadcaster on Radio-Canada, the French arm of Canada’s public broadcasting network.… »
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The Link Online May 25-26-27,2018
Your hosts, Lynn, Levon, Marie Claude, Marc (scroll to bottom for video of show) The Friendly International Dispute Over an Arctic Island It’s a very small island in the middle of the Arctic ocean. Trouble is it’s smack dab in… »
Environment & Animal Life, International
Deadly legacy of war
Baltic Sea: clearing old ordnance The Second World War may be generations and many decades past, the First World War, now a century in the past, but a deadly legacy remains. During both wars, various combattants set thousands of naval… »
Arts & Entertainment, Environment & Animal Life, Society
Canadians say zoos, aquariums ok, but not for dolphins, whales
The issue of animals in captivity has become a thorny one in recent years, especially in relation to cetaceans, (dolphins, whales) In Canada, only two facilities house cetaceans, Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ontario, and the Vancouver Aquarium in British Columbia.… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics
American pamphlets discovered encouraging illegal entry to Canada
It was discovered just this past weekend that a pamphlet is being distributed at American hotels and bus terminals near the Canadian border giving advice for migrants to cross illegally into Canada. Politically this is called “irregular” crossing into Canada.… »
Economy, International, Politics
Chinese takeover of Canadian firm blocked
National Security Issues Cited Chinese acquisition of Canadian tech, oil and other companies received a setback today. A state-owned Chinese company- China Communications Construction Co. Ltd.,- had been trying to acquire Canada’s largest engineering and construction giant, Aecon. In addition… »
Oh Canada- what weather you have!
It is one large country, but what variations in conditions! In Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, wildfires, aided by unusually hot weather and lack of rain are threatening many communities and some evacuations have been ordered. New Brunswick in the east,… »
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