This week, the Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA) has called on the Canadian government to levy a tax on soft drinks. The Association says the high sugar content contributes to obesity and to the ever–increasing rate of diabetes. Sylvain Charlebois 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.
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
Canadian gold mining company spat with Greece
A dispute with the recent “leftist” government in Greece has led to suspension of operations at two Canadian run gold mines there. El Dorado Gold has announced it is “rethinking” its activities in Greece and has suspended activity at its… »
History Jan.12, 1990: Rising to the level of incompetence
Who hasn’t heard of the “Peter Principle”? On this day, Jan 12, 1990, Canadian Laurence J Peter died. He was the originator of the internationally-known “peter principle”. He also originated literally dozens of quotes people commonly use every day in… »
Bridge failure cuts Canada in two
It may seem incredible to most, but there is only a single roadway linking eastern Canada to western Canada. Now, a bridge which carries all traffic on the Trans-Canada Highway, designated in the province of Ontario as Highways 11 and… »
19-year battle against tax agency. A win for the “little guy”
How many time have people wished they could win against the taxman? Almost two decades ago, Irvin Leroux was a businessman in Prince George, in west coast British Columbia when he received an assessment notice saying he owed over 600,000… »
International, Politics, Society
History: January 11, 1815; From Scotland to the creation of Canada
On January 11*, 1815 a third child was born to a humble textile merchant and his wife in Glasgow. The boy was named John Alexander Macdonald.**Of humble beginnings, he would become the most important figure in Canada’s history. John was… »
Arts & Entertainment, Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Documentary film: Josh Freed- Deluged by data
We have mobile phones, tablets, and apps for things that most people can’t even imagine. Montreal author, columnist, filmmaker Josh Freed tries on a data device However, some people have given themselves over completely to new electronic devices. There’s even… »
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the LINK Online, Sat. Jan. 09, 2016
Your hosts this edition, Lynn, Levon and Marc Canadian John Beeden bacame the first man to row across the Pacific Ocean, a journey that took him 209 days to complete. © courtesy J Beeden The spirit of adventure and daring lives… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
You are what you tweet
It appears Canadians are more polite than Americans Two PhD candidates at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, studied “geo-linguistic” differences, between two countries where English is the primary language, and were among the first to conduct such research. Daniel Schmidtke… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
From the Holocene epoch, to the Anthropocene and human dominance
Scientists have been debating the issue for quite some time: that is, have we entered a new geological age? Now a large and eclectic international group of scientists has written a working paper on defining the reasons for naming a… »
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