After long delays and strong opposition from fishermen, a giant generating turbine has been placed on the ocean floor in the Bay of Fundy. Designed to harness the power of one of the world’s highest and strongest tides, the turbine… »
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.
History: Nov.7, 1900 – 3 Victoria Crosses for Canada
One of Canada’s oldest regiments, the Royal Canadian Dragoons has for it’s regimental badge, a South African springbok. It might seem strange for a Canadian military unit to have an African animal as its symbol, but it goes back to… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
Docu-drama: Black Watch Snipers
In time for Remembrance Day, November 11, a new docudrama reveals the remarkable story of five very special members of Canada’s storied highland regiment, the Black Watch Robin Bicknell is producer and director of Black Watch Snipers © Yap Films ,… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
The “dry” tropical forests are dying.
A scientist based at the University of Alberta will be travelling to the major international climate summit in Morocco for COP-22. Arturo Sanchez research is focussed on the little studied area of the world’s “dry” tropical forests and their role… »
Canadian to race Formula 1
He’s young and he’s hot, and now it’s official, Lance Stroll who just turned 18 in October, has signed to race Formula 1 in 2017. After a stunning season in Formula 3, it was announced today that the young Canadian… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Canadian fertility doctor facing lawsuit
Ottawa doctor accused of switching donor sperm for his own. She always wondered about the fact that she didn’t resemble her parents. Now an Ottawa woman has a good idea of why. Rebecca Dixon has olive-coloured skin and brown eyes, while… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Health concerns over critical heart surgery machine
A critical piece of equipment used especially in open heart surgeries is now in question. A warning has been issued that the equipment may transmit a rare slow-developing bacteria known as non-tuberculosis mycobacteria (NTM). Letters have been sent to thousands… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Climate change affecting predator-prey balance
It seems climate change could throw the delicate natural balance of predators and prey, off kilter. Two biological mathematicians studied the relationship between a predator, the great horned owl, and a prey animal, the snowshoe hare. Lead author Rebecca Tyson… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
History: Nov 2, 1936 -Canada’s Public Broadcaster birthday: 80 today
Canada’s public broadcaster, the CBC, is 80 years old today. Modelled somewhat on the BBC, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation came into being on November 2, 1936. Surprisingly many of the issues that led to the creation of the CBC are… »
Health, International, Society
Stop men dying young: November is Movember-for men’s health
It’s an annual movement which began in Australia.. Movember, or “moustache November”, was started in 2003 to raise awareness and charitable funds for men’s health issues. The Movember Foundation has now become a world-wide movement with events in countries around… »
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