November 11th, is the national day of remembrance in Canada. It’s a time to honour and reflect on all those Canadians who served in war and conflicts, and made the ultimate sacrifice. It began a year after the end of… »
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.
Remembrance: The personal letters of one of the few
Hurricane Pilot- Wartime Letters of W.O. Harry Gill 1940-1943 (Goose Lane Editions) It’s a small book, but a very personal one. It’s the story of a young man’s experience as he left his fairly quiet and protected life in small… »
Massive scandal in international sport
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), has released a devasting report today about international sports competitions and systemic doping, along with allegations of bribery and extortion.. The report was particularly damning of Russia saying it ran a “state-supported” doping programme, and… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Building a better Canadian honey bee
Canadian beekeepers have been seeing substantial and above average die-offs of bees over the winter during the past several years. The beekeepers have been complaining that farmer’s increased use of neonicotinoid pesticides have been a strong factor in this loss… »
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Harsh criticism- Canadian business leader against TPP trade deal
It is perhaps the biggest international trade deal ever. For years, government negotiators from the 12 nations involved have held meetings in secret as they worked out the various aspects of the complicated deal With some information emerging, many in… »
War Story Afghanistan: Documentary director Barry Stevens
Canada’s involvement in the war in Afghanistan was as long as both the First and Second World Wars combined. Barry Stevens is co-executive producer and directed the series called War Story-Afghanistan, the fourth in a series of documentaries on Canada’s… »
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The LINK Online Nov. 07, 2015
Your hosts today, Lynn, Levon, and Marc Pascal Paradis (centre), executive director of Lawyers Without Borders Canada, speaks at a press conference in Montreal Nov. 3, 2015. Sitting next to him is Ensaf Haidar, the wife of jailed Saudi blogger… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology
Protection delayed for ancient Arctic forest
Millions of years ago, the Arctic was covered in fairly dense vegetation and forest. There was also a wide variety of animals at various times, from ancient turtles, alligators, camels, and more. Ancient forest- massive climate change Arctic As the… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
History: November 6, 1991 Canadians cap the last oil fire in the Gulf War
In 1990, after a long-standing feud with neighbouring Kuwait, Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi army invaded the country. Iraq had accused Kuwait of slant drilling into Iraq’s Rumaila oil field, and then of overproducing oil beyond OPEC treaty limits, causing a drop… »
Why male songbirds are colourful, and females aren’t;..more or less
Colourful male birds, and more camouflaged females; it seems both are a bit of a trade-off according to new research The research shows that some of the old theories were correct, but notes that the reasons for colour or lack… »
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