Your hosts today are Wojtek and Marc, with Lynn contributing but not available in studio The serious health issues of respiratory dermatological problems, cancer and birth defects in nail salons have to be addressed says Anne Rochon Ford, Research Associate… »
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.
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Major Supreme Court decision: doctor assisted suicide not illegal
In a landmark and unanimous 9-0 decision the Supreme Court ruled the Criminal Code laws prohibiting physician-assisted death infringes Section 7 of the Charter, which states that everyone has right to life, liberty and security of the person The case… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Report warns more Arctic shipping will increase warming, affect health
A new report on air pollution from ships in the high Arctic warns of huge increases in air pollution from shipping. Although the report by the the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) is called “Air pollution from marine vessels… »
Big win for public sector unions in Canada
The Supreme Court of Canada has recently handed down what is being viewed as a landmark decision for public sector workers who might be prevented from going on strike in a labour dispute. The decision came in the case of… »
Alberta’s wild horses- controversial round-up
Another chapter in the ongoing controversy over feral horses in Alberta is about to begin. The provincial government has hired wranglers who will begin to round-up about 60 of the animals in an area south of the Red Deer River… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
Feb.5, 1911; The final entry, the Lost Patrol
They say that pride goeth before a fall, and that was surely the case in December 1910 for a mail patrol in the high Arctic On February 5th , 1911 a starving, half-frozen Inspector Francis Fitzgerald scribbled a note in… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Measles concern with minor outbreak in Toronto
A recent incident of four cases of measles in Toronto has officials concerned. The disease, caused by a virus, has been virtually eliminated in Canada thanks to vaccination programmes, with only a few cases per year reported. These are usually… »
Arts & Entertainment, Society, Sports
Tournament to celebrate the birthplace of hockey
This weekend Windsor Nova Scotia will hold its fourth annual Long Pond Classic hockey tournament, as the birthplace of hockey. It’s sure to elicit loud arguments, but Windsor Nova Scotia claims the title as the place where hockey was born… »
February 4, 1880: murder, vigilantes, burnings, secrecy, ghosts
Like something out of an American wild west movie, on February 4th, 1880 in the province of Ontario, violence of the worst kind occurred in the dark shadows of night. James Donnelly, his wife, a son and a niece were… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology
New study shows, high salt intake can change the brain.
A new study by an international research team led by McGill University researchers has shown that high salt consumption can “reprogramme” certain aspects of brain function, with repercussions on blood pressure and health. Charles Bourque (PhD) is a professor in… »
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