After eight days of deliberation, a Montreal jury has found Luka Magnotta guilty of first degree murder in the death and dismemberment of a Chinese student Jun Lin in 2012. Lin- 33- a Chinese student at Montreal’s Concordia University met… »
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
Death to bedbugs!
They’re called bedbugs, but the truth is they can hide anywhere in the house, and while they were once thought to be almost eliminated in developed countries, they’ve made a huge and extremely annoying comeback. While the little bloodsuckers are… »
The bitter Hong Kong Christmas of 1941
Only hours after the Japanese attack on the American naval base at Pearl Harbour, Japanese forces launched an attack against the British colony of Hong Kong. Canadian soldiers with Bren Gun obviously in a training photo. The garrison troops… »
Tainted street drugs send 10 to hospital
It was a hectic Friday night for police and hospital staff in the western Canadian city of Saskatoon Saskatchewan. Some 10 people were rushed to hospital with serious health issues which resembled a drug overdose. Police say it appears the… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Kerfuffle at Ontario government and stakeholder meeting on neonicotinoids
On December 18th an important discussion meeting was held between government ministries and various stakeholders to discuss the Ontario government’s plan to restrict use of the contentious insecticides known as neonicotinoids which have been linked to mass bee die-offs. Ann Slater… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Warmer Atlantic ocean: adverse affect on fish stocks
A government scientific report quietly released in November paints a gloomy picture for fisheries in Newfoundland/Labrador and by extension throughout Canada’s east coast fishery. The report says that the warming ocean is adversely affecting fish stocks, including shrimp. In Newfoundland,… »
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Mummering, a unique Christmas tradition in Newfoundland-Labrador
There’s a wonderful strange Christmas tradition in Canada’s Atlantic province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Known as mummering (or jannying), it’s an ancient tradition. A relatively recent phenomenon, St John’s held its 6th annual Mummer’s Parade last weekend © CBC People dress up… »
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The LINK online Sat Dec 20, 2014
The full team is with you this week, Wojtek Gwiazda, Lynn Desjardins, and Marc Montgomery. Agent Orange and other defoliants that were used during the Vietnam war were also used at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown causing disease among the military,… »
Environment & Animal Life, International
New report reinforces fact of fast-warming Arctic
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has just released its “Arctic Report Card” annual update for 2014. It reaffirms what many previous reports and studies have stated, that the Arctic is warming at twice the rate of anywhere… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International
Government recognizes die-off of bats
The federal government has just listed three species of bats in Canada as being “endangered”. Bat populations in eastern Canada have been devastated by a fungus known as “white nose disease”. It first appeared in New York state in 2006… »
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