Andrew Beckett, joined the military as a high school dropout, He has since gone on to become a trauma surgeon and authority on trauma techniques. His skills and lessons learned at front line battlefield hospitals are helping to improve emergency… »
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.
Rough and tumble: Rugby Canada vs Ireland, Romania, Samoa
Canada’s senior men’s rugby team faces a stiff challenge on Saturday (Nov 12) as it begins a three match European tour. Canada’s team has pulled its players from all across the country with players from Newfoundland to British Columbia in… »
Environment & Animal Life, International
History: Nov 10, (1913, 1975) the deadly Great Lakes gales
That good ship and crew was a bone to be chewed … »
Economy, International, Politics
International trade and President-elect Trump
During his campaign U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly said he would either scrap or renegotiate international trade deals. This includes deals like the long-standing North American Free Trade Agreement among Canada, the U.S., and Mexico, and the Trans-Pacific Partnership… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Society
Did Americans searching Canada’s immigration website cause a crash?
As yesterday’s vote count in the US presidential election proceeded showing a Trump lead, the number of searches on the Canadian government immigration website increased. It now appears that traffic was so heavy that at one point the site simply… »
Economy, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
History: Nov 9 1965: The great northeast blackout
About 35 million people left in the dark By the 1960’s, North America was becoming heavily reliant on electricity. A relatively prosperous economy meant people were buying a lot more of the increasing variety of electric and electronic gadgets that… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics
Another setback for groups opposed to GM salmon
Environmental groups have been very concerned since the government granted approval for the creation of genetically modified salmon. A bio-tech firm established in the maritime province of Prince Edward Island has created a salmon that grows bigger, faster than natural… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Politics, Society
It’s official, Canada bans microbeads
A notice in the official Canada Gazette of November 5, 2016 indicated a ban on plastic microbeads would come into effect starting on January 1, 2018. The Canada Gazette is the official newspaper of record of the federal government which… »
History Nov. 8, 1946 Canada’s unexpected civil rights heroine
The Canadian who preceeded Rosa Parks by almost a decade. She was Canadian, young, beautiful, a successful Halifax-based businesswoman, and black. It was because of Viola Desmond’s colour that she unexpectedly became a heroine that changed history in Canada. Thanks… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
War Story-The Damage Done (documentary)
It’s Remembrance Week in Canada, the week leading up to Remembrance Day on November 11, when the nation pauses to remember the sacrifices of those who went to war. In this new documentary another aspect of war is discussed, the… »
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