Imagine the shock to learn your son or daughter, who grew up watching cartoons, playing with friends, enjoying sports and music, suddenly, very suddenly, disappeared. Then later you discover they have joined ISIS and are fighting as extremist jihadis in… »
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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the LINK Online: Sat, Mar.19, 2016
Your hosts today are Lynn and Marc, although we will have a story from Carmel, filling in for Levon this week Prime Minister Justin Trudeau officially launched Canada’s campaign for a non-permanent seat on the Security Council In the lobby… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
An Arctic “museum” for the lost Franklin ships
It was one of the most enduring mysteries of exploration: what happened to Arctic explorer, Sir John Franklin and his two ships and crew in 1848. Marc-André Bernier, Parks Canada’s manager of underwater archelogy, sets a marine biology sampling quadrat… »
Economy, International, Politics
Canada seeks to improve arms sales to Middle-East
In the midst of a controversy over the Liberal government’s plan to proceed with a massive sale of armoured vehicles to Saudi Arabia comes word the government is seeking a salesman to promote and increase Canadian arms sales to the… »
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Gasoline pump warning-you’re hurting the planet
In Canada and some other countries, every cigarette package is emblazoned with a big health warning. Now, a community of about 35,000 in west coast British Columbia wants the same sort of thing at gas stations on every pump pistol.… »
Economy, Health, Politics, Society
Private vs. public: Battle for Ontario’s health-care system
Canada has long had a publicly-funded health care system. Generally it means that for the majority of medical situations and hospital visits there will be little or no cost to the patient. The provinces however control their own health care… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
David Suzuki (PhD) at 80: a lifetime of science and environmentalism
He is perhaps Canada’s best known crusader for the environment. David Suzuki (PhD) a renowned geneticist, many years ago morphed into a committed environmentalist. He is extremely well-known in Canada for his many years hosting the national television science show,… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, Society
Canadian food inspectors express concerns
According to a new Abacus Data survey commissioned by their union, some 55 percent of the food safety workers for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency say that current staffing levels are insufficient and 70 percent think a major food illness… »
Whose history is right: Controversial new Quebec history course
The government in the mostly French-speaking province of Quebec is proposing an new history course for high-school students (teenagers) in the province. It has raised several concerns among history teachers, especially in English schools who say it reflects Quebec “nationalist”… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Society
St Patrick’s Day- Canada
In mid-March in Canada, the population of “Irish” seems to suddenly grow exponentially, and although in many parts, white snow is often still very much present, lots of “green” appears as well. It’s all to celebrate St. Patrick’s day. St.… »
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