Species at Risk Act contested by Alberta The threats to Canada’s caribou herds have been widely talked about for years. Various efforts to save such herds have been discussed and implemented in many cases, but sporadically it seems. Most of… »
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.
Economy, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Cannabis: the new industry, the new career
With recreational use of cannabis set to become legal later this year, industry is gearing up to meet an expected huge demand. The industry needs staff and Niagara College in southern Ontario is set to meet the demand. Alan Unwin… »
Environment & Animal Life, International
Major move for thousands of Montreal animals
The approximately 4,500 animals in the variety of environments at Montreal’s “biodome” are going to move out. The biodome- a combination zoo, aquarium, botanical garden, and museum is planning a major renovation, and the animals can’t stay while the project… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology
Could your cheap USB charger harm you?
Health Canada has ordered a huge recall of some 1.5 million uncertified USB chargers. The massive recall of at least 27 brands comes on the heels of a large sampling and testing programme following a number of reports of fires… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics
The Arrow will live and fly again!
Avro Arrow airworthy replica nearing completion It was 60 years ago this month that one of the world’s greatest interceptors took to the skies for the first time. Built by the A.V Roe Company of Malton, near Toronto Ontario, the… »
Canadian bureaucrat rewriting communications history?
Bureaucrat calls Bell’s invention of telephone into question. It’s a tax dispute that has involved Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone. In fact it brings up a bureaucrat’s personal doubts about Bell’s reputation as the inventor of the telephone.… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International
Vast boreal forest in Alberta threatened by climate change
New research shows the boreal forest in Alberta will be dramatically changed in the decades to come due to human induced climate change. As the climate warms, droughts longer and more frequent and forest fires become more prevalent the study… »
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Facebook backlash continues
New survey checks attitudes since revelations of misuse of data The worldwide backlash started with the recent revelation that a British-based company, Cambridge Analytica quietly gathered data on some 50 million Facebook users, This came on the heels of allegation… »
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Vancouver to host Canada’s biggest Burlesque Festival
It’s called the Vancouver International Burlesque Festival 2018.This is the thirteenth year for an event that has been growing every year. The two day event takes place on Friday April 6, and Saturday April 7th. Diamond Minx, her professional stage… »
Canada’s Premier Music Awards Event: Junos
This weekend saw Canada’s top musical talent gathered in Vancouver for the top music awards show in the country. The Juno awards are named after Piere Juneau, first president of the Canadian Radio-tv and Telecommunications Commision. The show was hosted… »
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