Who would have thought? A Canadian firm has created perhaps the world’s only, actual log car. It’s also the fastest, at 90 km/hr. (Apparently its top speed would be over 200km/h but that has never been tested.) It’s called the… »
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, Environment & Animal Life, International
Aquaculture: limitations of vaccines
Aquaculture, or fish farms, have come under quite a bit of criticism, but in spite of that, they have now become a crucial part of the the world’s food supply. Brian Dixon (PhD) is a professor of biology and Canada… »
Canada’s top whisky, 2018 awards
The eighth Canadian whisky awards are out, and a C$165 brand is tops for 2018. JP Wiser’s 35 year old got top honours this year being described by the Chairman of the judges, Davin de Kergommeaux, as having, “An elegant… »
Environment & Animal Life, International
Canada-Australia, the rocks that connect us
Canada and Australia are literally half a world apart. A new study however says that wasn’t always the case. A new research paper shows that a portion of Australia once belonged to what is now Canada. The paper was published… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, Indigenous
Climate change increasing diseases in Arctic
New study implicates global warming in spread of disease including parasites. It’s a parasite that is widely spread around the world, and it has been found among high percentage of the Arctic population Toxoplasmosis is caused by a parasite known… »
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The LINK Online, 20-21 Jan. 2018
Your hosts, Lynn, Marie-Claude, Levon, Marc **. (video of show at bottom) Human Rights Watch has issued their annual report. It looks at the human and civil rights situation in some 90 countries. This year the report notes the rise… »
Korean war : celebrating the 65th anniversary of a daring hockey game
Some 65 years ago, Canadians were on the front lines in the deadly Korean war. In the cold winter of 1952, Canadians had already been involved in some of the most bitter fighting of the war. Then as a morale… »
Whither the troubled MMIWG inquiry?
Indigenous expert looks at the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Inquiry The federally funded inquiry looking into the national tragedy of a high proportion of missing and murdered First Nations females has been plaqued by controversy from the… »
Prison: Judge rules solitary confinement unconstitutional
A judge in the west coast province of British Columbia has made a landmark decision regarding prolonged solitary confinement in federal prisons. The judge ruled that the practice, also known as “administrative segregation”, contravenes aspects of the Canadian Charter of… »
Barenaked Ladies: Music Hall of Fame inductees
The Canadian band with the odd name, Barenaked Ladies, is now going to be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and with good reason. Ed Robertson, Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn and Tyler Stewart – alongside original member, co-founder and… »
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