He was one of those teen sensations of the late 1950’s and early 1960’s, Young, handsome, with a smooth melodic voice, Bobby Curtola was already well-known in Canada in the early 1960’s. In 1962 he broke through internationally with his… »
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.
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Documentary film: After Circus-lives of performers
They come from vary diverse backgrounds but quickly become a close knit family, in fact in some cases their lives depend on each other. Dolly Jacobs and Rafael Palacios: incredible strength needed to make it safe while looking effortless combined… »
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The LINK Online, Sat. 04 June, 2016
Your hosts this week, Carmel Kilkenny, Levon, and Marc Members of Greenpeace protest in front of the cross atop Mount Royal in Montreal early Tuesday morning, March 18, 2014 to bring attention to boreal forest logging. © PC/Peter Mccabe The Canadian-based… »
The Vikings discover Newfoundland, again!
Many hundreds of years ago the sight of a Viking “dragon” ship on the horizon was something to be feared. Residents of the northern peninsula of Newfoundland spotted the distinctive shape off their coast this week, but there was nothing… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Canadian government fish quota far too high
An environmental group says the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) is ignoring science and its own recommendations. DFO recently set allowable catches of mackerel in two fishing zones, area 3 and 4, at 8,000 tonnes. Ten times above… »
Economy, International, Politics
Why no political ‘left’, or Labour Party, in the USA?
Many countries around the world have a multi-party system, such as Canada and as such allow for a political spectrum The United States seems to be locked into a two party system. A Canadian analyst says that wasn’t always the… »
Major shakeup in Canadian TV
An announcement by Canada’s largest private TV network, CTV, caught Canadians by complete surprise today. ‘Canada AM’, the longest running TV morning show in the country, also known as a breakfast show in some countries, is ending after 43 years.… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Politics
Recommendation of boreal forest for World Heritage status
An area larger than Belgium. Two distinctly different areas in Canada have joined 15 other sites around the world as recommended for World Heritage status for 2016. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the International Commission on… »
Economy, Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Canada moves toward more restrictions on cigarette packaging
Canada, in several respects has been a leader, or among the leaders, in trying to reduce tobacco smoking through packaging restrictions. The Canadian government now wants to join other countries like Australia in requiring ‘plain packaging’ or generic packaging. David… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Politics, Society
History: June 1, 1938- Superman introduced to the world
It was June 1938. Kids all across North America were eager to get their hands on a new comic book. It was called Action Comics, and featured on the cover was a new character who was also an entirely new… »
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