It was once the biggest caribou herd in Canada. In the 1980’s the herd numbered over 700,00. In 2013, it was estimated at about 20,000, and now that estimate has declined to about 10,000. While the George River heard numbers… »
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. 06 Feb., 2016
Your hosts, Lynn, Levon, Marc Khadye Beye This week a special appearance from Khadye Beye, who is our web editor. She is putting together a website specifically geared to black history month, celebrated every February in Canada, the US, and… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
Vancouver woman’s plea for Japanese elephant
If it was a human, it might well be considered cruel and unusual punishment. That’s what Vancouver blogger Ulara Nakagawa thought when she saw the elephant in what she describes as a “prison” in “one of the cruellest, most archaic… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology
Looking into the secrets of black holes and supernovae
That’s one of the aspects of a new Japanese-led international space project called Astro-H. The new international probe uses five specialized x-rays and detectors to peer deep into monster black holes, and the traces of supernovae, gigantic explosions of stars… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Editing the human gene: science and ethics
A recent development in genetics research has enabled scientists to cut and paste genetic information much more rapidly, more accurately, and much less expensive than ever before. Because of this, scientists also expressed concern about controlling the process especially since… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life
Wild boars, feral pigs: double dose of destruction
It’s a growing concern for farmers and conservationists from Ontario westward to British Columbia. As the numbers of wild boars and feral pigs grow, so to does the damage they are doing to crops and land, livestock, and other wildlife.… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Politics, Society
Canada’s Great Bear rainforest preservation deal
It has been 20 years in the making. Now an agreement has been reached among environmentalists, aboriginal groups, logging companies, and the government, to protect a massive area of British Columbia’s coastal rainforest. Valerie Langer, director of forest conservation for… »
Economy, International, Society
Concern over another US takeover of Canadian chain
US Lowe’s buys out RONA It is causing a storm of concern in Canada, and especially Quebec. It is a major news story across Canada as one of country’s biggest hardware and home improvement chains, RONA is being taken over… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Will they or won’t they ban bunker fuel use in Arctic
The Arctic Council has been meeting this week in Stockholm, and one of the issues under discussion is the ues of “heavy fuel oil” (HFO) by ships plying Arctic waters. As the U.S is the current chair of the Arctic… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Human sounds convey emotions faster than words
It seems that ancient survival and communal adaptations still lurk in our brains. Research at McGill University in Montreal has found that people can detect the meaning and intent of non-speech vocalizations,, grunts, laughter, moans, growls etc, virtually instantaneously, faster… »
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