After almost all major and minor festivals, exhibitions, sporting events, and fairs have been cancelled this year due to COVID-19, comes concern that the much loved spooky and sweet Halloween might be cancelled as well. The event in the evening… »
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.
Controversial WE Charity to shut down in Canada
The so-called political scandal involving Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the WE Charity is back in the news with word that the charity is closing operations in Canada. Canadian brothers and founders of WE Charity, Craig and Mark Kielburger, announced… »
Arts & Entertainment, Environment & Animal Life
The farmer vs the giant biotech multinational: Percy – the film
The story of an independent farmer in Saskatchewan in an epic legal battle against biotechnology and chemical giant Monsanto over 20 years ago is now going to the big screen. The legal battle between canola farmer Percy Schmeiser and Monsanto… »
Investigation into shutdown of Canada’s respected pandemic early warning agency
In the late 1990’s Canada created an agency in collaboration with the World Health Organisation to act as an early warning system for pandemics and other major health outbreaks. With a multilingual staff, it monitored a variety of sources to… »
Uber toughens policy on masks
The ride hailing service Uber says that it is instituting a new aspect to its rule on mask wearing. In May, the service required its drivers and delivery people (Uber Eats) to wear masks as a COVID-19 preventative measure, and… »
COVID-19: Do ‘it’ with a mask: Canada’s top doctor
Could it be just a little kinky perhaps? Canada’s top doctor concerned about spreading the COVID-19 virus has suggested that new sex partners should wear a mask during their tryst.. In a statement from the Public Health Agency of Canada… »
Canada history: Aug 31,1993: Canada’s military bids farewell to Germany
Canadian Forces Europe (CFE) ends On this date the last of Canada’ s military forces said goodbye to their home away home in southern Germany. CFB Baden-Soellingen, and CFB Lahr had been the site of Canada’s NATO forces for some… »
What are ‘stock tanks”? Seems they’re the new cool pool
Livestock watering tanks are the new trend for city dwellers. Actually stock tanks or “watering troughs” are big containers, usually of galvanised steel, that one can see on farms to provide water for livestock. Available in a variety of sizes,… »
Vandals wreck Montreal statue of Canada’s founder
Political leaders condemn the act. A peaceful march in Montreal on Saturday afternoon calling for defunding of the police ended in the destruction of a statue of Canada’s founder. The bronze statue of Sir John A. Macdonald has stood for… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Internet, Science & Technology
Crisis facing broadcasting in Canada; study
Canada was a major pioneer in broadcasting, not the least of which was the invention of radio by Canadian Reginald Fessenden, and critical advances by other Canadians like Ted Rogers and many others including Canadian George Retzlaff who invented instant… »
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