(NOTE: Psychologists have repeatedly said that a quest for attention and “notoriety” is often the reason for such attacks and that naming such individuals only serves their purpose and is believed to inspire so-called “copycat” crimes. As such I will… »
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.
Health, Internet, Science & Technology
Delving into the mystery of eggs and human fertility
It’s known that as a woman ages, it becomes more difficult to conceive or to produce healthy babies. Researchers in Montreal, have come a step closer to understanding egg development and possibly someday treatments to improve the chances for successful… »
Economy, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
History: April 23, 1906 Alberta introduces speed limits
The newly invented technology of the automobile was quickly catching on around the world, and with it, problems. The western prairie province of Alberta which had only joined the Canadian Confederation in 1905, saw its first automobile arrive in 1901.… »
Health, International, Politics
the LINK Online Apr. 20-21-22, 2018
Your hosts today, Lynn, Marie-Claude, Levon, and Marc (Video of show at bottom) Facebook and criminal court jurys A recent revelation sent shock waves through the Quebec justice system. The anonymity of jurists in criminal court cases is one of… »
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International
The end of the south Selkirk caribou virtually certain
They were called the “ghost herd” because there were so few in number, and so seldom seen. Now they’re on their way to become just that, ghosts. Of a herd which once had vast numbers at the beginning of the… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Politics, Society
Financial institution backing out of new tar sands, fossil fuel projects
Europe’s largest international financial institution, HSBC (Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Company) has made a major announcement today. The worlds seventh largest lender said it will no longer finance any new developments dealing with Canada’s tar sands, Arctic drilling or… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Criminal courts and Facebook: shocking legal ramifications
It’s a critical facet of common law, that of the anonymity of jurists helping to judge evidence in criminal trials. Recently it was learned that lawyers in Quebec could use Facebook to discover the identity of people serving on jurys.… »
Environment & Animal Life, International
Desperate attempt to free right whale
Marine biologists are on the lookout for one of the few remaining northern right whales. The female known as “kleenex” was first spotted entangled in 2014, and hadn’t been seen until March of this year when she was spotted off… »
Free-the-beer: Supreme court ruling today
Landmark ruling on provincial trade regulations While the Canadian federal government negotiates international free trade deals, it’s not the same within Canada. The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has ruled today on a case known colloquially as “free the beer”.… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Politics, Society
Expert says NAFTA trade deal means Canada can’t limit emissions
The trade talks continue with senior members of the Canadian, American, and Mexican governments to work out details on renewal of the North American Trade Agreement. It’s being called “NAFTA 2.0 For People or Polluters?” The international trade talks now… »
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