(public comments open on all stories-scroll to very bottom of page) Any bluewater navy needs resupply ships to keep its fighting vessels going. Canada had three at one point, then two, and then as they were retired, by 2014 there… »
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.
International, Internet, Science & Technology
Canada: Sales of electric vehicles and hybrids continue to grow
As more and more automakers join the fray, the choice of EV’s or hybrids for consumers continues to grow. Sales are now reflecting a greater move towards such vehicles. From the tiny Smart Fourtwo Electric (starting at $29,050) to the… »
Removing Cornwallis- facts vs modern social justice agenda
Recently the bronze statue of Edward Cornwallis was removed from a park in Halifax. It is the city he founded in 1749. A military officer, his mission was to establish a strong British presence on the east coast of mainland… »
Federal government to appeal ruling against solitary confinement
Just a month after a British Columbia judge ruled that indefinite solitary confinement in prisons was unconstitutional, the federal government is appealing the ruling. In his ruling the B.C. Supreme Court judge said that such confinement “places all Canadian federal… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Politics
Cyber threat: FBI issues yet another warning about Huawei- ZTE
For years security experts in Canada and the U.S have been expressing concerns about Chinese high-tech firms and potential spying. Last week FBI director Christopher Wray told a U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee hearing that the government should be ” deeply… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology
A Canadian driver at the Daytona 500
Stock car racing is huge in the U.S. and arguably the biggest event of the season, is the Daytona 500, which attracts literally millions of fans and viewers each year. In 2006 the event listed 20 million television viewers D.J.… »
It’s the annual “Teddy Awards”: Government waste at its best (?)
You might be forgiven if you haven’t heard of the Teddy Awards, it’s not something that governments across Canada are eager to promote. The Teddy trophies, resembling pigs are given out by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF), a not-for-profit organisation… »
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The LINK Online Feb 16-17-18, 2018
Your hosts this week, Lynn, Levon, Marie-Claude, and Marc (video of show at bottom) We start with our colleague Jiangang Wang from the RCI Chinese section to chat a bit about Chinese New Year in Canada. This month the trial… »
Immigration & Refugees, Indigenous, Society
University limits job posting to minorities only
Dalhousie University in Halifax is seeking a new vice-provost of student affairs, a position created in 2016. But in a move that has sparked debate, the institution has declared that it is seeking a “racially visible” or Aboriginal candidate only.… »
National Flag Day: Celebrating Canada’s Maple Leaf flag
Today Canada celebrates its flag, the red and white Maple Leaf. It is also one of the youngest flags having been officially raised for the first time in a chilly ceremony in front of Canada’s Parliament, on February 15, 1965.… »
The world in pictures
Canada in pictures
