After a brief passage across the Canadian media landscape, the Sun News TV Network has been switched off. Quebec-based media mogul, Pierre-Karl Peladeau, CEO of Quebecor, announced the intention to start a “conservative” news service in 2010, and after a… »
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.
The best cheeses of Canada.
Yes folks, one of Canada’s top cheesy events is coming up, the Canadian Cheese Grand Prix. This year judging takes place February 21-22, with winners announced at the Gala of Champions on April 22nd, in Toronto, Ontario Every two years… »
More extreme weather in Canada
While the southern west coast is experiencing mild temperatures above freezing, most of the rest of southern Canada is experiencing Arctic-like weather Windsor, the most southerly city in the country, shattered its cold weather record today with a reading this… »
David Balzer on “curating” in the contemporary art world and everything else.
David Balzer, Toronto-based, author, critic, editor. © Jim Verburg This week a bit of a philosophical look at the art world, and from a different perspective. Contemporary art can be a confusing world to understand and appreciate at times, and… »
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The LINK Online Sat, Feb. 14
Your valentines this week are Wojtek Gwiazda, Lynn Desjardins, and Marc Montgomery Former Conservative MP Eve Adams was joined by opposition Liberal leader Justin Trudeau in Ottawa on Monday, Feb. 9, 2015 as she announced that she is leaving the… »
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“It’s a stupid idea”
That was the reaction of Edmonton area Member or Parliament, Laurie Hawn, to a preliminary report by Canada’s federal Commissioner of Official Languages. Canada is an officially bilingual country, with English and French. Commissioner Graham Fraser’s report says that ministers… »
Happy 50th ! Canada’s National Flag
Canada is still a relatively young country, but our national flag is even younger. The Canadian Maple Leaf, now one of the most recognized flags in the world, celebrates its 50th anniversary this Sunday February 15th Throughout most of our… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
How you can admit to crimes you didn’t commit
In a surprising new study, researchers in Canada and Britain have shown how easily completely innocent people can be guided not only into thinking they committed crimes in their youth, but also in creating detailed memories of those crimes. Stephen… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life
Controversy growing over western Canada wolf cull
Some research professors in British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan are arguing against the western wolf cull currently being carried out by the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. In a paper published online this week, they say the killing of… »
Standing for success at school
An elementary school in the prairie province of Saskatchewan is involved in an interesting learning experiment. There are no chairs in the classroom for young students in Grade 1 at Delisle Elementary in the town about 43 kilometres southwest of… »
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Canada in pictures
