With the arrival of the pandemic and rapid increase in positive cases and deaths, politicians on the advice of their health officials, instituted lockdowns and other restrictions. Many people, in spite of government emergency funding programmes, have found themselves in… »
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, Economy, Health, Society
Canada’s largest city cancels all city-led events to the end of the year
In an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19, virtually all major events across the country were cancelled this year. This includes parades, festivals, large ethnic and religious celebrations, fairs, exhibitions and sporting events. The loss of these events has… »
Huge jump in lumber costs means more expensive homes
Canada is a land of forests. Wood and lumber for construction is common and plentiful in Canada and should in theory be inexpensive. Not so since COVID-19. The cost of construction lumber has spiked considerably – in some cases up… »
Indigenous, International, Society
Survey finds Canada’s post-secondary education institutions are ‘diverse’
With deep concerns rumbling through Canadian society and in other countries around the issues of racism and diversity in positions of responsibility, it seems that’s not an issue for Canada’s institutions of higher learning. A new survey sponsored by Innovation,… »
Crucial challenge to federal carbon tax ends Day-1
After a several month delay due to the pandemic, the provincial challenge to the federal government’s carbon tax finally began yesterday at the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) The hearings continue today. As a pillar of the government’s “green” policy,… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics
Canada history: Sept. 23 1958: Canada’s bitter nuclear arms debate begins
In the late 1950s, the Cold War between the ‘West’ and the USSR was in full force. The threat of nuclear conflict and mass destruction on a global scale was a very serious worry as the ‘nuclear arms race’ was… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Privacy concerns: Anonymous request for personal information worries farmers
Farmers throughout the province have expressed deep concern about an official Freedom of Information request from an unknown source. An FOI (also known as Access to Information and Privacy) is a federal law which gives Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and any person… »
Lobster dispute between Indigenous and commercial fishermen still boils in N.S.
A decades old dispute in the Maritime provinces has boiled over again this month in Nova Scotia. The dispute is over an Indigenous commercial lobster fishery while the season is closed to non-Indigenous fishermen. Last week a Mi’kmaw band in… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Society
Provincial challenges of federal carbon tax at Supreme Court today
After a long delay due to the pandemic, provincial challenges to the federal government’s imposed carbon tax will begin today in Canada’s highest court, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC). As part of an environmental effort to slow global warming… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Health
The COVID grinch that may have stolen a big Christmas event in Toronto
it may be that another major annual event in Canada’s biggest city has become a victim of COVID-19. The Toronto Christmas market is modelled loosely on European Christmas markets such as Germany’s Chriskindlesmarkts. This was to be the 11th year… »
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