One of society’s biggest pastimes is bingo. Extremely popular, it gets very little media attention whether in church basements, various charity events, at county fairs, or big commercial operations, even though vast numbers of people participate regularly across the continent,… »
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.
Coyote concerns again after aggressive behaviour and attacks
A woman and her friends in Kamloops, British Columbia, had a terrible experience after they, their dogs, and a pack of coyotes tangled. Kristin Simkins was walking her two large dogs along with her friends two large dogs along a… »
National teacher survey reveals deep concerns related to COVID-19
Almost 18.000 public school teachers across all of Canada responded to a survey in both official languages (English/French) by the Canadian Teachers Federation, and the responses indicated serious worries about education of young people both during the pandemic and the… »
Survey: Canadians not rushing to resume ‘normal’ activities
A new survey from the Leger Marketing firm for the non-profit Association for Canadian Studies shows some interesting attitudes related to COVID-19 Conducted in early July and released today, a survey shows Quebeckers most likely to return to giving handshakes… »
University requires COVID liability waiver, students object
After early shutdowns this spring and a variety of online efforts for students to complete the year, most educational institutions are preparing to reopen this fall. However, with ongoing concerns about spreading the coronavirus, some institutions, especially those of higher… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Society
COVID-19: Drive in movies making a comeback
In its heyday in the 50’s and 60’s, drive in theatres were scattered in the thousands across North America and in many other places around the world as well. With the arrival of video cassette recordings, and cable TV, their… »
Notre Dame Cathedral to be re-built as it was; Canada offers materials
The world was shocked and horrified to see one of the world’s most iconic architectural wonders, burning and severely damaged just a little over a year ago in April 2019. The fire occurred during the latest restoration project of the… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics, Society
Canada’s immigration numbers slowly increase in spite of COVID
The arrival of COVID-19 in Canada caused immigration processing to come a near halt, but the latest figures from Canada’s immigration department showed numbers of immigrants accepted increased significantly in May from the previous month. Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada… »
Performance, scandal: Trudeau’s popularity drops but still high among Canadians
Two national surveys by the non-profit Angus Reid Institute show that Liberal voters are still committed to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in spite of the current scandal over the WE Charity contract and generally no improvement for Canada on the… »
Possible investigation into Trudeau, WE Charity multi-million dollar contract
The concern over the Trudeau government’s awarding of sole-sourced contract to the WE organisation is growing as the opposition Conservative Party is now seeking advice to launch a criminal investigation. The concern is over Trudeau’s personal and family connections with… »
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