Workers at the Canadian Banknote Company located in the capital, Ottawa, wore black shirts on this day back in 1989. It was the last print run of the Canadian one dollar bills. The government wanted to switch to one dollar… »
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.
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Internet, Science & Technology
Global warming, retreating sea-ice and energy cost to swimming polar bears
It’s a previously unknown side effect of global warming but it’s simply a case of putting a couple of known factors together for the first time. We know Arctic sea-ice is retreating, and we know polar bears need the ice… »
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Internet, Science & Technology
Major scientific study of Canada’s coasts and climate change.
With its three ocean coasts and islands, Canada has the longest coastline in the world, at over 200,000km. A major and very detailed study on climate change and its effects on the country’s various coastlines has been released this week… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
The pinball wizard is Canadian
Ever since I was a young boy, I’ve played that silver ball…….He’s a pinball wizard. There has to be a twist. A pinball wizard’s got such a supple wrist. (Pinball Wizard-The Who) Canadian Robert Gagno is pictured next to the… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
How well does your ‘smart’ gadget protect your privacy?
It’s called the Global Privacy Sweep, an annual event whereby privacy agencies examine privacy issues in an international collaboration and exchange. Vance Lockton is Senior Analyst for Stakeholder Relations in the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. Vance Lockton… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
History: April 18, 1946 Canada breaks the baseball colour barrier
70-years ago today, the colour barrier in professional basebal was broken in North America, through a Canadian team. Baseball was and is, one of America’s favourite games. It was also extremely white. There was a “negro” league, but for the… »
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Are police tracking your mobile phones?
They are not authorized in Canada, but that limitation may not have stopped police forces here from using them. It’s now also the subject of an official complaint in Ottawa and another case in Vancouver filed by privacy groups What… »
Arts & Entertainment, International
Bronze sculpture, religion, and artist Tim Schmalz
Even as a very young man, Timothy Schmalz had religion in his life. However a change came about early his artistic career and he became much more inspired by religion. Artist Tim Schmalz and his sculpture and tribute to Padre… »
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The LINK Online Sat. Apr.16, 2016
To leave your comments to this and any other story, scroll to the very bottom of the page Your hosts today , Lynn, and Marc, The brown rat, or Norway rat, is the most successful species on Earth, second only… »
History: April 15, 1945- British-Canadian Liberation of Bergen-Belson death camp
Located in north Germany about half way between the port city of Hamburg, and Hanover, in April 1945, the huge Bergen-Belson concentration camp was in the middle of the war zone. Following several days of negotiations between the Allies and… »
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