The Battle of Quebec: the plains of Abraham In terms of size, it was not an epic battle, but in terms of its effect on the course of world history, enormous. On the morning of September 13, 1759, a brief… »
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.
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Canadian paediatricians modify position on circumcision
T The Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) has slightly modified it’s position on male circumcision. The last position statement released by the CPS in 1996 stated that circumcision of the foreskins of male penises, was “not recommended as a routine procedure”.… »
Economy, Immigration & Refugees, International
Migrant flood, possible security threat?
A human tide of migrants is moving from Syria and other conflict areas in the middle-east towards western Europe. Many observers have noted that a majority among them are males aged 15 to 40, a group most often associated with… »
History: Sept.10,1939, it’s WAR for Canada
Everyone hoped it would not come to this, but the storm clouds had been brewing for years The Munich Agreement of September 1938, signed by England, France, Germany, and Italy, had allowed Nazi Germany to occupy the “Sudetenland” portion of… »
Bluenose II, finally sailing, but still in the sea of controversy
The Bluenose schooner is one of the most iconic and recognized symbols of Canada. Canadians see it every day on their 10-cent coin. The latest version of these sleek sailing vessels is now on a tour of the east coast… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Predators, prey, and the mathematics of nature
Science has long presumed, and taught, that when the numbers of prey increase, the number of predators increase in a linear relationship. New research says that’s not actually the case at all, that a doubling of prey does not result… »
History- Sept 9, 1949 Canada; the deadliest airline sabotage
In 1949, airline travel was still an exciting and relatively rare experience for the population in general. Love-triangles however, have been known throughout history. On this day in 1949, those two things would collide with tragic results to make Canada… »
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International
International action plan to save the polar bear
For years, there have been concerns raised about the plight of what is arguably the Arctic’s most iconic animal. Threatened by climate change and melting ice, there have been many studies showing some populations of the bears are thinner, mating… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology
Spider personality changes after tiny exposure to pesticide
It may be hard to imagine, but even spiders have individual personality traits and behaviour. Research from McGill University found that when exposed to very minute amounts of a common pesticide, their behaviour changed. Raphaël Royauté (PhD), led the research… »
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous
Aboriginal group wins against fracking company
An aboriginal group in the west coast province of British Columbia has won a legal challenge against an oil and gas company Nexen was granted a licence in 2012 to use millions of cubic metres of water a year from… »
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