This past Sunday, May 3, was marked as “World Press Freedom Day”, an occasion to highlight situations where press access to information, and limitations on writer’s ability to create freely is being limited. The organization PEN International originally stood for… »
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, Health, International
Warm weather means more ticks, disease potential
When people and their pets venture out much more frequently in the warm months, medical officials are advising to be wary of ticks. The tick nymphs tend to emerge in early to late spring. With climate change, more species of… »
Immigration & Refugees, Indigenous, International, Society
Inuit from Siberia to Greenland share genes
A new study shows that all Inuit- Iñupiaq speakers in the Arctic share a commen genetic background. It was published on April 29th in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology. The study was initiated by elders in Barrow, from Alaska’s North… »
Statue honours WWI most famous poem, poet.
This past Sunday marked the 100th anniversary of the writing of one of the most iconic poems of the First World War. In Flanders Fields was written by Canadian surgeon Lt.Col John McCrae. During the horrifically bloody second battle of… »
International, Politics, Society
May 5-Holland remembers: Canada and their liberation
Today, May 5th, marks the 70th anniversary of the Liberation of Holland. Canadian veteran today from the CBC live feed at the liberation of Holland ceremonies about a restored WWII vehicle from Keep them Rolling © CBC BGen E. Beno (ret’d)… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Society
Offshore investors in Burnaby land rush
Business Vancouver is noting a land rush by Chinese speculators in Canada’s west coast city of Burnaby BC. The city adjoins the major urban port city of Vancouver, one of the hottest real estate markets in Canada. The website reports… »
New song inductees into Canada’s Hall of Fame
The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame has just inducted two vintage rock songs as the latest entries into the Hall of Fame. They are “As the Years Go By” by the Montreal group Mashmakhan, and Câline de Blues- by the Montreal… »
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Canadian gives new life to an old instrument-Frank Edgley Concertinas
Thanks to a Canadian, an old instrument is making a comeback in popularity. Well over a century ago, the Concertina, more commonly known as a “squeeze-box” was a widely popular instrument, but over time faded almost into obscurity by the… »
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The LINK Online Sat., May 2, 2015
Your hosts today are Lynn, Marc, and for the final time before retirement after 35 years, Wojtek. In this undated photo provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is one form of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) bacteria, sometimes called… »
“Health care in crisis”, Ontario Medical Association President
Dr Ved Tandan, president of the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) gave a tough speech this week. He said in spite of the province’s economic challenges, health care needs in Canada’s most populous province musn’t be pushed to the back. “Our… »
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