Well, it could have been serious, but thankfully wasn’t. It was however a bit of a different situation for police on Toronto area highways. Toronto traffic is congested at the best of times, and with the new PanAm games “HOV”… »
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.
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
History: July 13 1953- Shakespeare saves a dying town
In 1950, the town of Stratford Ontario was dying. The main industry was repairing steam locomotives, a technology that was all but dead. Local journalist Tom Patterson was looking for an idea to save the little town located on the… »
Major decline in seabirds: ocean ecosystem in trouble
It seems shocking, but a study of seabird populations shows that since the 1950’s there has been a 70 percent decline in seabird populations. Michelle Paleczny is currently a biologist working with Parks Canada, but researched the decline in seabirds… »
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The LINK Online, Sat.,July 11, 2015
This week Terry Haig sits in for Lynn, joining Carmel and Marc. One horse died instantly and two others were put down by veterinarians after this crash at the Calgary Stampede’s GMC Rangeland Derby on in 201 © CBC The Calgary… »
History- July 10, 1943 (WW-2) the invasion of Europe
The vast majority of people who think about the invasion of Europe in the Second World War, think of D-Day and the beaches of Normandy in 1944. That was the second invasion. The first actually occurred almost a year earlier.… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
British Columbia: hot water, and heat over water bottler
While Canada’s west coast province swelters under an unusual drought and heat waver, There have been some ripple effects, beyond the multitude of forest fires. The heat is warming rivers aided by low levels due to a low winter snowfall… »
Economy, International, Politics
Greece: Too big to fail? Canadian economist explains
The situation with the European Union is in crisis with Greece heavily in debt and risk of financial collapse. How did it get to this point, and what are the implications. George Georgopoulos (PhD) is associate professor in the Department… »
History; July 9, 1960; the miracle at Niagara
It was a quiet, calm, sunny summer day back in 1960 in southern Ontario. But a miraculous story was about to occur that would make news around the world. Tens of thousands of tourists were on both the American and… »
PanAm Games traffic: you knew someone would try this
Rush hour traffic in any big city in North America is always frustrating. Canada’s biggest urban area, the greater Toronto area, or GTA, meaning the city and surrounding suburb cities, has grown so large it’s now called the greater Toronto-Hamilton… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
New dinosaur species unveiled
Wild and scary looking horns all over its head, the Royal Ontario Museum is announcing their find of a new dinosaur species. It’s new, but in fact very old, being the oldest species in the triceratops family. Dave Evans (PhD)… »
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