While southern parts of central and eastern Canada have been dealing with extreme Arctic temperatures, freezing most of the vast Great Lakes, it certainly hasn’t been the case on the west coast, or western Arctic. Figures released by the Colorado-based… »
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.
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RCI 70th anniversary: (Film) – 21st anniversary with former RCI journalist
On the occasion of its 21st anniversary, innovative half-hour television show Take 30 invited one of its producers, a former host with RCI to talk about the broadcaster. Begun in 1962, by 1966 Take 30 had evolved into an interesting… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
Hi-Yo Silver! The passing of “Tonto”
On March 5, 1980, “Tonto” died in California from complications of stroke he had suffered in 1976. He was 67. From 1949 to 1957 and for years afterward in re-runs, literally millions of young TV viewers across North America knew… »
Arts & Entertainment, Politics, Society
The annual awards for government waste
They’re called the “Teddy’s, named after a former bureaucrat (terminated in 1998) who had exhibited particular exuberance in spending taxpayer money not in accordance with his position especially when it came to meals, in once case charging $700 for a… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
RCI 70th Anniversary- the first official broadcast (film)
After initial but not particularly pressing discussions in the 1930’s about Canada joining the world’s other major nations as a shortwave broadcaster to adding it voice to world discussions, the outbreak of war suddenly increased the pressure. At the same… »
Update: impersonating military officer
He looked every bit the part- to the non-military eye, of a wellturned out and decorated sergeant in the Canadian Forces.. Last year in the nation’s capital on the solemn occasion of Remembrance Day, November 11, last year Franck Gervais… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Potential Canadian breakthrough in “lazy eye” treatment
It’s a potential new cure for amblyopia, or lazy eye which affects about three percent of the population. Canadian university researchers and tech companies have developed an entirely new technique and technology to treat the condition using video games. Robert… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Anger, frustration over extended cod fishery
Independent inshore fishermen in Newfoundland are angry and frustrated at a Department of Fisheries decision to extend the cod fishing season until the end of March again this year. The season was supposed to end March 01, prior to spawning… »
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Canadian traditional Chinese medicine company fined for smuggling of wild animal parts
Mrs Qin Zhou, listed as Director of Carbo Herbal Supplies Inc. of Toronto, Ontario, has pleaded guilty to six charges under the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (WAPPRIITA). The company imports and… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Potentially toxic blue-green algae increasing everywhere
Zofia Taranu PhD-lead author of the international study looking into the growth in incidence of “blue-green algae” © supplied It’s become an annual news story in Canada in the past few years. Every summer there are more and more reports of… »
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