Many of Canada’s majestic city trees are being devastated by invasive species. Currently several cities are being obliged to cut down large Elm trees, many over 100 years old, victims of a fungus – Dutch Elm Disease – borne by… »
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.
School board digs in against WWII vet and teacher son
For a 90 year old Canadian veteran this latest battle has been nerve wracking, frustrating, and difficult to comprehend. His plane leaves for Holland where he will participate in ceremonies to mark the 70th anniversary of the Liberation of Holland.… »
Canada’s cyberbullying and revenge porn law applies to adults too
A new law has come into effect in Canada which amends the Criminal Code, the Canada Evidence Act, the Competition Act, and the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Act. Bill C-13, known more commonly as the cyberbullying act, was… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Needed: Action now on antibiotics and “superbugs”
Canada’s Auditor-General released a report this week on how well Canada is doing in terms of dealing with the increasingly worrisome phenomenon of drug-resistant bacteria, or “superbugs”. In this 2009 photo, the yellow dots are colonies of bacteria from tap… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Politics, Society
World Wildlife Fund welcomes change at helm of Arctic Council
Foreign ministers from the eight Arctic states- Canada, the U.S., Russia, Greenland (Denmark), Iceland, Norway, Finland and Sweden – along with representatives from six indigenous organizations and several observers like the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), met in Iqaluit, Nunavut this… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Across wide Canada by canoe
The paddling home crew tests out their new 17 foot long prospector canoe © Courtesy Paddling Home 2015 It’s going to be an epic journey, and provide memories for a lifetime. A young family of three, Benoit Gendreau-Berthiaume, his wife… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Higher elevations are warming too, and faster
For some time studies have indicated that polar regions, especially the Arctic, is warming at a faster rate than those regions closer to the equator. A new international study appears to indicate that a similar phenomenon is happening to layers… »
Overheated housing sales in Canada result in new scheme
Recently many domestic and international financial analysts have said Canada’s housing market is overheated, that house prices are much overvalued. Many say the market “bubble” is long overdue to burst and have a price collapse. That doesn’t seem to be… »
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Workers “National Day of Mourning”
On average, every day in Canada, 2.47 people are killed in work-related accidents. Initiated by the Canadian Labour Congress, in 1984, as a day of remembrance for workers killed or injured on the job, April 28, was officially recognized by… »
Economy, Health, International
Canadian dentistry goes to Kenyan villages
A trio of dentistry students from the University of Alberta are still talking about an exciting and useful trip to Kenya. The third year students took their skills to three relatively remote locations to provide charitable dental care to local… »
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