The general perception is that elderly drivers are bad drivers. Strangely enough even many seniors think seniors are not good drivers. But that’s not necessarily what a researcher in Ottawa has discovered in years of study. Sylvain Gagnon (PhD) is… »
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.
Arts & Entertainment, Health, Society
Electronics-screen time: harmful to eyesight? Or not?
Electronic devices now dominate our lives. At work we might spend several hours staring at the screen, at other times we’re staring at mobile phone screens, and laptops and tablet screens. And then of course there are television screens as… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
Young Canadian enters F1 circus
This is exciting news for Canadian F1 fans. There hasn’t been a Canadian driver in Formula One in ten years. That may change in the coming years with the announcement that Nicholas Latifi of Toronto Ontario has been signed to… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Mathematical model to help in disease outbreaks
Mathematics and health care; not necessarily two things one would image to go hand in hand with each other, especially in times of medical crisis such as the ebola outbreak. But, that’s exactly what a researcher in Toronto has done.… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Society
Dream job for a kid!
Imagine, you’re say 10 or 12 years old and your job is to play with all kinds of new toys. Yep that’s your job, and for the next full year it will be the job of 12-year-old Émile Burbidge from… »
International, Politics, Society
It’s Commonwealth Day !
What? Indeed for the vast majority of Canadians, and those of many other nations, today will be unremarkable and just like any other. If they notice, Canadians may wonder why the Royal Union Flag (Union Jack) is being flown alongside… »
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Ken Dalgarno-artist inspired by nature in Saskatchewan
There is certainly no lack of fantastic subjects in Canada for artists. Mostly however nature artists have focussed on Ontario’s often wild northern forests and lakes, and on the magnificence of our Atlantic and Pacific coasts, and the Rocky mountains.… »
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The LINK Online, Sat.12 March, 2016
Your hosts today Lynn, Carmel, Marc A public inquiry called Canada’s tainted blood scandal of the 1980s a public health calamity. Survivors say Canada can’t make the same mistakes again. © PC/Ryan Remiorz/Canadian Press In the 1980’s Canada purchased blood from… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Politics
Discussions underway on who can claim the Arctic seabed
Quietly flying under the news radar is an extremely important international meeting in New York City. Economic control of extensive regions of the Arctic seabed is a question involving potentially billions of dollars as it is thought there is vast mineral… »
Government deficit spending to stimulate the economy: not good says economist
It is a typical government policy, spend public funds to stimulate the economy. This almost always involves borrowing money and creating deficit budgets..i.e. spending more than the government takes in. In a way, it’s like buying things with your credit… »
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