When it was recently announced that Kanye West had been hired to perform at the closing ceremony of the PanAm games in Toronto, many expressed surprise. That surprise quickly turned sour as opposition to his presence started, and is growing.… »
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.
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Arctic : Climate change, shrubs, and shrinking tundra
An international team of scientists in nine countries, covering 37 sites have completed a comprehensive look at the tundra ecosystem. They were specifically looking at how Arctic warming is allowing shrubs to move northward into the tundra where previously only… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Politics
Update on Arctic Iron ore mine
There are new developments in the ongoing saga of a huge iron ore mine in the Arctic. The federal minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, Bernard Valcourt, has bypassed the Nunavut Planning Commission (NPC) decision against an expansion of… »
Vacations? Canadians need to let go, but don’t
Summer vacation..time to kick back, relax, let go…or not. Two studies show Canadians just can’t relax and a substantial number work for their boss in their own spare time. A new Randstad Canada Workmonitor survey found 50 percent say they don’t… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
Canada: a pretty darn good place to live
All things considered, Canada is certainly one of the best overall countries to live in. Pick your survey but Canadians know it’s a great place. In its annual Quality of Life survey of cities, Mercer placed Vancouver at number 5 after… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Canadian research leads to earliest detection of infection
Any medical professional will tell you that the earlier a disease is detected, the better. Researchers at McMaster University have now created a technology that can detect diseases even before symptoms show up. Yingfu Li (PhD) is a professor in… »
Indigenous, International, Society
The unbreakable Canadian “code” of the Second World War
It was a truly amazing story and it has been turned into a great movie, called, “The Imitation Game’. It’s about the special team led by Alan Turing at Bletchley Park and how they broke the German Enigma code in… »
Saving a magnificent wooden church
There are several words to describe the large wooden churches on Prince Edward Island: magnificent, breath-taking, awe-inspiring are certainly among them. But these churches need money for upkeep, and like many churches now, are in financial trouble. An architectural beauty,… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics, Society
History: July 14, 2002- Canadian saves France’s President
July 14, 2002 was a pleasant Sunday in Paris, sunny but not too hot, nor too cool. A Canadian school teacher was about to make history. Maxime Brunerie is held by a police officer after he fired a rifle shot… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International
Bumble Bee decline: study shows climate change as a main factor
Much has been made of farm use of insecticides, particularly the family of neonicotinoids, as a significant cause in the decline of honey bees. Experts have long said this is most certainly also a factor in decline of wild bees,… »
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