A new survey of Canadian attitudes towards the Muslim community shows a slight majority see them as partners in the fight against radicalization, and not part of the problem. However, the survey also shows a distinct desire for the Muslim… »
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.
Interest rates: Canadians living too close to the edge
A million Canadians are living on borrowed time, and borrowed money. A new survey shows a mere 0.25 percent increase in lending rates would push some 700,000 Canadians into a financial squeeze. Increase the lending rate by one full point,… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Polar bear adaptation to ice loss: not really working
Polar bears need sea ice to hunt and mate. With climate change, the ice season is becoming shorter, meaning bears are spending longer periods on land. Some have been trying to adapt to the increasing delays between freeze-up by seeking alternative food… »
Arts & Entertainment, Politics, Society
Is it done?The long and expensive saga of the Richler bandstand.
It has been five long years in the making, and it appears to be complete, although no official announcement has yet been made. After years of debate and controversy on how to honour world renowed Montreal author and columnist Mordecai… »
168 years lost, HMS Terror found at last
Another piece in the mystery of the doomed Franklin expedition has been finally discovered, at least all indications point that way. Apparently the crew aboard the Arctic research vessel Martin Bergmann found the shipwreck on September 3 but the news… »
Indigenous, International, Society
Honouring an Aboriginal Hero of WWII
Canada’s history is strangely not a subject that is really known in any depth by a large segment of the population. This is partly due to a lack of history teaching in education systems across Canada. Sadly, it is even… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
New agenda for world conservation efforts
It was a huge international conference on conservation of the world’s natural ecosystems. There were some 10,000 delegates from 192 countries at the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) 10-day meeting in Hawaii which ended this weekend. Plastic… »
Technology vs. new rules in the sport of curling
Technology in sport changes everything, and that seems to the case for the international sport of curling. On Saturday (Sept.10) the 54 member World Curling Federation, the ruling international body for competitions, agreed on new rules to deal with new… »
Preserving an aspect of pioneer life- in noise and smoke
This week we hear about a group preserving a bit of Canadian pioneer history in a way. It is loud, it is smoky, but it is lots of fun too. For over 50 years now the Saskatoon Muzzle Loaders Club,… »
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The LINK Online Sat. Sept. 10, 2016
Your hosts- Lynn, Carmel, and Marc A court case which began this week could eventually threaten the entire Canada Health Act and the country’s public health care system which provides care to one and all, without regard to their financial… »
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